Current Opportunities

Campaigner, Climate Change and Clean Energy Program

Location: Vancouver, BC- travel will be required

Reporting: Director, Climate Change and Clean Energy Program Description

The responsibility of the climate change campaigner is to build public support for the goals of the climate change and clean energy program. This will include: developing and implementing strategies with the climate change team, developing networks among ENGOs, opinion leader groups and in target communities in support of the climate change program, developing relationships with key government officials and contributing to the policy documents and briefing notes in support of the climate change program. The Campaigner will have special responsibility for developing a sustaining community that support the goals of the climate program in key social, cultural and business communities.

Contact: http://www.davidsuzuki.org/about/employment/

The Cloud Institute: Project and Communications Manager

Reports to the President

The mission of The Cloud Institute is to ensure the viability of sustainable communities by leveraging change in K-12 school systems to prepare young people for the shift toward a sustainable future. We are currently seeking a full-time Project and Communications Manager to oversee and support client projects, EfS training workshops, events and the full range of marketing and promotional activities. The ideal candidate will be a team player with experience managing multiple projects and deadlines.

Areas of Responsibility:

• Project Management

Manage client projects including planning, scheduling, monitoring, and implementing tasks to completion. This role is also responsible for contributing to curriculum development, project research, submitting reports and narrative summaries, and client communications.

• Marketing, Publication and Communications

The project and communications manager is responsible for web development and maintenance, online marketing efforts (including a social networking campaign), design and distribution of newsletters, and client communications and support through online tools like Curriki and Cloud Commons. This role also designs, prints and manages inventory for flyers, brochures, posters, curriculum design kits and other branded materials; and develops and/ or edits publications including (but not limited to) Cloud units and curriculum, design tools, and program journals.

• Training, Workshops and Events

Manage and co-develop content for Cloud virtual training program, workshops (Advanced Summer Institute, one-days, brown-bags, etc), conferences and events. Tasks include recruiting attendees, managing the budget, contact lists, logistics, and producing program material. This role will also schedule and prepare for executive director media appearances and speaking engagements (keynotes/panels), and be an active participant at trade shows, managing the booth and materials, and interacting with potential clients, customers and/ or partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required, Masters preferred

• 2-3 years minimum program/ project management or support

• 1-2 years minimum marketing and communications experience required

• 1-2 years minimum experience in a non-profit or education setting preferred, but not required

• Familiarity with EfS, sustainability, and/or systems thinking required

• Ability to communicate effectively with staff, clients, customers, and partners and leads

• High degree of organization and efficiency

• Proficiency with HTML, Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop, In Design

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Application Process

Qualified applicants should submit a letter of interest, resume via our online application. Email submissions will be discarded. No calls please.

http://cloudinstitute.org/getinvolved/job_app.php

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