Regional Engagement Coordinator: Northern Canada

Who We Are
Founded and chaired by Nobel Laureate and former US Vice President Al Gore, The Climate Reality Project is dedicated to catalyzing a global solution to the climate crisis by making urgent action a necessity across every level of society. The organization has branches in 11 countries, including Canada, and over 31,000 volunteer Climate Reality Leaders. Over 1,400 of those Climate Reality Leaders (CRLs) are located in Canada.

The Canadian organization was established in Montreal in 2007 as a charitable organization, and has its own initiatives tailored to the Canadian context. We believe education is the key to the success of the climate movement. By spreading knowledge pertaining to climate science and by teaching citizens how to be effective communicators on the topic, we are empowering people to become impactful catalysts for change in their communities.

One of our key programs is the Leadership Corps Program (https://www.climaterealityproject.org/training), whereby selected advocates and influencers from all backgrounds in over 100 countries are trained by Vice President Gore himself to mobilize communities for climate action. These trainings feature a wide array of experts who inspire participants and teach them about: the science of climate change, the solutions available, powerful storytelling and public speaking techniques, media engagement strategies, best practices in grassroots organizing, networking approaches, and how activists can build momentum in their communities. As a prerequisite to participation in a training, CRLs commit to performing at least 10 Acts of Leadership (AOLs): activities that educate, drive action, and support solutions to climate change, for example: meeting with an influencer, giving a presentation, organizing an event, mentoring a peer, publishing a blog post or news article, and appearing in the media. A cornerstone of these AOLs giving presentations on the climate and solutions to climate change: we see peer to peer education as a key tactic to fostering grassroots action. Over 1400 trained Climate Reality Leaders are currently educating their communities, inspiring their fellow citizens for change, and pushing for greater climate justice and sounder policies across the country. Organized under 11 Lead Mentors who offer on-the-grounds support and regional networking opportunities, these climate advocates have access to a wide array of tools, projects and programs developed by CRP (headquarters, in the USA) and CRPC to foster impactful climate action and prolonged engagement.

Our second key program is the Community Climate Hub (CCH) (www.climatehub.ca) initiative. Since 2017, Hubs promote sustainability at the municipal level by creating and networking existing citizen-led groups across the country and providing them with the tools and strategic support needed to influence climate policy and reduce GHG emissions. With this initiative, our collective goal is to get local and municipal government to commit to net-zero emissions by mid-century. These commitments need to be rooted in justice and equity, and our organization will support their efforts to reach and exceed their objectives. The CCH are coordinated locally by 14 Regional Organizers.

Position Title: Regional Engagement Coordinator: Northern Canada

Reporting to: Climate Reality Project Canada’s Community Engagement and Program Development Manager

Workplace: Remote work. The candidate must be located in Northern Canada (Yukon, Northwest Territories or Nunavut) for the foreseeable future.

Start date: as soon as possible

Contract length: Until March 31st, 2022, renewable on an annual basis.

Schedule: 15 hours work per week (Monday – Thursday), generally between 9:00 and 18:00, though additional flexibility may be required for communications with stakeholders in different time zones.

Remuneration: Salary commensurate with experience.

Deadline to apply: April 30th, 2021

What We’re Looking For

The Climate Reality Project Canada is looking to enhance its community engagement programming in 4 key regions: Eastern Canada, Northern Canada, the Prairies, and Québec (outside of Montreal). To achieve this, 4 new Regional Engagement Coordinators will ensure an on-the-grounds presence in each of these regions, in order to offer their expertise and support to Lead Mentors & Climate Reality Leaders, as well as our Regional Organizers and the Hub members. Thanks to these 4 regional representatives who are intimately familiar with the local context and are connected to a regional network of stakeholders in community and climate advocacy, CRPC hopes to build meaningful, long-lasting relationships and partnerships with key partners in each region, recruit more participants to Leadership Corps trainings, continuously support CRLs in performing and reporting AOLs, as well as empowering local advocacy through our CCH program. Importantly, the Regional Engagement Coordinators will ensure effective collaboration between the various programs of CRPC, notably the Leadership Corps, Campus Corps and Community Climate Hub initiatives, and will also build bridges between these programs and relevant organizations and programs in the region.

Who You Are

You are passionate about the mission of the Climate Reality Project to empower citizens from all paths of life and grassroots movements through a distributed engagement model, and you are very familiar with climate science and community engagement. You enjoy strategic development and hands-on advocacy. You are well rooted in the regional network of climate and community advocates. You are committed to solving the climate crisis through deep citizen engagement, organizing, and multi-stakeholder convening. You are committed to diversity and inclusion, have a passion for social and environmental justice and an enthusiasm for operating in an intercultural work environment. You are a compassionate and natural convener, consensus-builder, meticulous problem-solver who loves to co-create, design and operationalize processes to support CRLs and Lead Mentors in performing and reporting Acts of Leadership. Collaboration is your middle name, and you are sensitive to the realities of working with volunteers. You are eager to use the team’s resources efficiently to maximize our real-world impact. In addition to being strategic and systems thinkers, the Regional Engagement Coordinators are people who pay close attention to detail and deadlines, love to tackle challenges, and are enthusiastic about implementing programs and contributing to the creation of new ones.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The Regional Engagement Coordinator is a champion of networking and of building bridges. This person will act as the main channel between CRP’s Canadian branch office and Lead Mentors / CRLs and Regional Organizers / CCH members in their region, and will also have their tentacles in a variety of internal and external programs in order to enhance collaboration, build partnerships, stimulate the creation of engagement opportunities for CRLS, and help grow the Leadership Corps both in terms of size and of impact. This person will be involved in developing compelling programming for CRLs, and will lead the implementation of existing and new programs in their region.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Sift through existing tools and resources in order to evaluate their appropriateness given the regional culture and context, and make suggestions for improvements on existing tools or in the creation of new ones.
• Contact schools, businesses and organizations in order to promote CRPC presentations and the CCH initiative.
• Develop partnerships with these organizations in order to help place CRPC as Canada’s leading peer to peer education supplier.
• Promote and help recruit participants for Leadership Corps Trainings.
• Help build bridges between the region’s Regional Organizers (of the CCH program) and Lead Mentors (of the Leadership Corps program) in order to foster better collaboration between these two initiatives.
• Work closely with the Youth Engagement Coordinator to help organize CRPC presentations in post-secondary campuses in order to help grow and bolster the Campus Corps program.
• Help increase citizen participation in the data collection process of the National Climate League, an annual exercise in participative democracy that results in the publishing of a Standings Report on cities’ performance relative to 30 indicators of quality of life.
• Collaborate closely with the Community Engagement and Program Development Manager to implement existing programs, to adapt them to better suit the region’s context, and to create new ones so as to foster more significant engagement in the region.
• Make recommendations to improve the recruitment, engagement and retainment of CRLs.

REQUIREMENTS:

Education & Experience:

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in campaign coordination or a similar outreach, community engagement, network management or relationship building type role for an environmental or community organization.
• Undergraduate degree in environment, sociology, political science or related fields preferred.
• Strong volunteers’ coordination, advocacy or campaigning, and management experience required.
• Having completed a Climate Leadership Corps Training is considered a strong asset.

Skills & Qualifications:

• A passion for, and knowledge of, climate change science and solutions are required.
• Deeply rooted in the regional network of climate and community advocates.
• Extensive experience in community organizing and grassroots mobilization.
• Fully fluent in the region’s main language(s), both written and spoken.
• Outstanding leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Able to communicate professionally and effectively with people from all paths of life.
• Excellent problem-solving ability.
• Results-oriented mindset.
• Very well-organized and detail-oriented.
• Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Office, adept at Word processing, use of Excel spreadsheets, Airtable, data management, email software, web browsers.
• Knowledge of Salesforce or similar CRM platforms is considered an asset.

To Apply:

Please send a resume and cover letter before 9:00PM on April 30th, 2021 to Émilie Campbell-Renaud (she/her), Climate Reality Project Canada’s Community Engagement and Program Development Manager.

Please note that only the candidates selected will be contacted.

The Climate Reality Project Canada is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, disability or any other category prohibited by local, provincial or federal law. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, social and recreational activities and termination.