[Sust-mar] Fundy Baykeeper Coord., Conservation Council of NB, f/t, Feb 10 deadline

Tue Jan 31 16:37:56 EST 2006

[as posted to GoodWork http://www.GoodWorkCanada.ca ]
[plus topical links and resources, below - ed ]

JOB POSTING

Fundy Baykeeper Program Coordinator
Conservation Council of New Brunswick
http://www.conservationcouncil.ca

Date posted to GoodWorkCanada.ca: Jan 31, 2006
Application deadline: Feb 10, 2006
Start date: Feb 20, 2006
Location: St. Andrews NB, Canada

FUNDY BAYKEEPER PROGRAM COORDINATOR

Conservation Council of New Brunswick wants to hire a 
highly motivated recent university grad who is interested 
in a career in the environmental movement. Under the 
auspices of our Fundy Baykeeper Program, a member of 
the Waterkeeper Alliance ( http://www.waterkeepers.ca ), 
the coordinator will become involved in many issues of 
importance in the lower Bay of Fundy and Gulf of Maine 
and help build the Fundy Baykeeper Program into a strong, 
long-standing force for environmental protection.

Requirements:

Applicants must be 30 years or younger, have a post-
secondary degree, and be eligible to work in Canada. The 
position is subsidized by the federal Youth Career Focus 
program. Candidates must not have been previously 
employed in a position funded by this program.

Duties: 

Under supervision of the Marine Program Director, the 
Fundy Baykeeper Program Coordinator will implement a 
strategic plan for the Fundy Baykeeper program, including 
carrying out a policy and education project on sustainable 
aquaculture. Tasks include (but are not limited to) research 
and report writing, issue advocacy, event coordination, 
media relations, website and listserv maintenance, funding 
proposal development and reporting to funders.

Skills: 

Besides having a passion for protecting the environment, 
the successful candidate will have a thirst for learning, 
excellent writing and speaking skills (English mandatory, 
French an asset), be highly motivated and self-directed, be 
comfortable working in an unstructured environment both 
independently and as part of a team, be willing and able to 
assume a high level of responsibility for a project from 
start to finish, show initiative to seize and develop new 
opportunities.

A post-secondary degree in a relevant field would be 
Environmental Studies, Marine or Environmental Sciences, 
or a degree with a focus on environmental policy. 
Demonstrated previous involvement in environmental 
issues (ie. volunteer, summer job, student organizations) 
is important as well.

The first twelve months of this position will be treated as 
an internship and will include training modules on key 
aspects of the position such as project management, 
communications and proposal writing. After twelve 
months, the position becomes a regular CCNB staff 
position.

Time frame and remuneration: 

This is a full-time position (40 hrs per week). Salary for the 
first twelve months will be entry level at $25,000/annum. 
After one year, salary will be within a range of $30,000 to 
$36,000 and job designation will change to Program 
Director.

TO APPLY:

Please e-mail or fax your resume with a covering letter 
stating why you believe you are well-suited for this 
position (REALLY important) to:

Janice Harvey
Conservation Council of NB
jharvey at conservationcouncil.ca
Fax: 506-529-4160.

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[GoodWork Editor adds... topical links, resources & opportunities:

Conservation Council of New Brunswick
http://www.conservationcouncil.ca

Waterkeeper Alliance 
http://www.waterkeepers.ca

Fundy Baykeeper Campaign
http://www.conservationcouncil.ca/marine/marine_baykeeper.html

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Bay of Fundy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_of_Fundy

Marine & Coastal Ecosystems, Conservation
http://www.conservationcouncil.ca/marine/index_marine.html
http://directory.google.com/Top/Society/Issues/Environment/Conservation_and_Endangered_Species/Ecosystems_and_Habitats/Coastal_and_Oceans/
http://directory.google.com/Top/Science/Biology/Ecology/Aquatic_Ecology/Marine/

Fish Farming, Aquaculture, Ocean Conservation - campaigns, groups, resources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_farming
http://www.conservationcouncil.ca/marine/index_marine.html
http://www.farmedanddangerous.org/about/groups.html
http://directory.google.com/Top/Science/Environment/Water_Resources/Oceans/
http://directory.google.com/Top/Business/Agriculture_and_Forestry/Aquaculture/

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St. Andrews, New Brunswick
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Andrews%2C_New_Brunswick
http://directory.google.ca/Top/Regional/North_America/Canada/New_Brunswick/Localities/St._Andrews/

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