EXPIRÉ : Waste Management Project Officer – EcoNation Program

Job description

Your mandate
* Ensure the implementation of the EcoNation program related to waste management and act as a resource person with the participating First Nations communities.
* Accompany a dozen communities in hiring and supervising an environmental awareness team.

Your main responsibilities
* Manage all the annual planning and follow-up stages of the EcoNation program, more specifically the call for participation, community adherence, training offered to awareness workers, monetary disbursements, reports, etc.
* Supervise the eco-patrol teams by ensuring regular follow-up (tasks, available tools, adequate supervision, etc.)
* Assist the eco-patrollers in the creation of awareness material (social networks, video, articles, images, etc.) in order to raise awareness of the members on several themes (composting, recycling, household hazardous waste, ecocenter, etc.);
* Develop specific material for the project (job offers, awareness tools template, development of fun and adapted activities, etc.)
* Write documents, tools and reports related to the project
* Ensure the follow-up of expenses and the allocated budget
* Assume various ad hoc or special mandates related to the projects

Required experience and qualifications

Do you have the profile?
* Undergraduate university degree or a combination of training and experience in one of the following fields: environmental sciences, communication, psycho-education, sociology, community development or another field related to sustainable development
* Ability to manage a project while complying with deadlines and a budget
* Ease with facilitation or training, ideally relating to the environment or waste management and ability to communicate, popularize and adapt to different audiences and cultures (young people, managers, in groups, etc.)
* Excellent communication skills in French and English, both written and spoken
* Knowledge of an Indigenous language (is considered an asset)
* Knowledge of and/or experience working with First Nations (is considered a major asset)

Benefits
* Work for First Nations
* Full-time position with a flexible 34-hour schedule
* Friday afternoons off
* Remote Work-Policy in place (100% remote, hybrid or 100% at the office) and the office is in Wendake
* Annual vacation upon hiring and years of experience are recognized
* Federal and provincial general holidays as well as National Indigenous Peoples Day
* 2 weeks of paid vacation during the holiday season
* Sick leave and family-related leave upon hiring
* Pension plan and group insurance after the probation period

To apply
Please fill out the form below with your resume and a cover letter to the attention of Mr. Alain Bédard and submit it before the application deadline, here → https://fnqlsdi.ca/our-team/join-our-team/
** Please note that, with equal competence, the FNQLSDI gives priority to Indigenous candidates. Only the candidates retained in pre-selection will be contacted.

Job posting period

Until 2023-08-09 at 06:32