[Sust-mar] 3 green employment oppportunities: Sierra Club Atlantic, Nova Scotia Nature Trust, Two Countries One Forest

Sun May 18 11:34:31 EDT 2008

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3 Employment Opportunities:

1) Outreach Coordinator, Summer Job, Sierra Club Atlantic, Halifax NS

2) Office/Membership Coordinator, f/t, Nova Scotia Nature Trust, Halifax NS

3)  Executive Director, f/t, Two Countries One Forest, eastern Canada & 
northeast USA

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1) SUMMER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Title: Outreach Coordinator

Organization: Sierra Club Canada - Atlantic Chapter 
http://www.sierraclub.ca/atlantic

Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia

Program: Canada Summer Jobs

(http://www1.servicecanada.gc.ca/en/epb/yi/yep/programs/scpp.shtml)

Terms of Employment: Temporary, Full Time

Salary: $8.10/hour, for 35 hours per week for 12 weeks

Anticipated Start Date: May 26, 2008

Anticipated End Date: August 8, 2008

Education: Must be a student, either high school, university / college

Experience: Experience working with NGO's and volunteers an asset.

Interest in environmental issues, public engagement, and natural

history an asset.

Languages: Must speak, read and write English; French an asset

Work Setting: Non-governmental organization

Generic Skills: Computer use, writing skills, public

speaking skills

Job Description: The outreach coordinator will help run our

summer programs, and encourage volunteer engagement. Summer

programs include nature outings, our annual general

gathering, and a youth gathering. The coordinator will be

asked to assist local Sierra Club groups in key conservation

programs, and to develop outreach materials, as required.

We are looking for an outgoing and creative person!

Employer: Sierra Club of Canada -- Atlantic Canada Chapter

How to Apply: Please send your resume and cover letter to:

Gretchen Fitzgerald

By Mail/In Person:

1657 Barrington St. Roy Building Suite 533

Halifax, NS  B3J 2A1

By Email: gretchenf at sierraclub.ca

Deadline for Applications: May 23, 2008

If you have any questions about this position, please contact

Gretchen at 902-444-3113 or gretchenf at sierraclub.ca .

When applying, please indicate that you saw this posting at

GoodWorkCanada.ca.

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2) EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Position: Office / Membership Coordinator

Organization: Nova Scotia Nature Trust http://www.nsnt.ca

Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia

The Nature Trust is seeking an office/membership

coordinator to help run the daily operations of our

busy non-profit organization.

The Nature Trust is a land conservation charity dedicated

to protecting Nova Scotia's most important natural areas,

through private land conservation. The Trust's protected

areas network encompasses over 4000 acres of outstanding

conservation lands on 29 sites throughout the province.

The office coordinator is a central position to the Nature

Trust, essential to the effective, efficient and

professional operations of the organization and the Nature

Trust's staff team, volunteers and Board of Directors.

Please see http://www.nsnt.ca for a full job description

and application details.

When applying, please indicate that you saw this posting at

GoodWorkCanada.ca.

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3) EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Position: Executive Director

Organization: Two Countries One Forest http://www.2c1forest.org

Location: eastern Canada (Maritimes and southern Québec) or north-east USA

A charismatic, passionate, visionary leader is sought to

guide and inspire collaborative, science-based,

landscape-scale, transboundary conservation efforts in the

Northern Appalachian/Acadian Ecoregion, situated in Atlantic

Canada, Québec, and the Northeastern United States. Ideal

candidates will love working with people who have diverse

interests and backgrounds, and will have had success in

bringing people together around a shared conservation

vision. Experience in the conservation field, and excellent

communication, management, and fundraising skills are

required. Fluent English and French language skills are

highly desirable. Office location within the region is

negotiable, though a convenient, central location in the

region is desired.

Please reply by June 20, 2008 for full consideration.

To apply, please send a cover letter, c.v., and the names

and contact information for three references to:

chantal.gagnon at 2c1forest.org .

For a full job description and information about the

organization, go to http://www.2C1Forest.org .

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GoodWorkCanada.ca.

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