Climate Change Project Officer

Job description

Your mandate
Support First Nations climate leadership through a new funding initiative for community-based climate change projects.

Your main responsibilities
• Carry out the deployment of a new climate change initiative for First Nations in Quebec
• Support the First Nations communities who are willing to implement climate change projects, in terms of project design, implementation and monitoring
• Coordinate a First Nations climate change committee
• Maintain collaboration with First Nations, governments and other organizations involved in the initiative
• Follow up agreements, budgets and activities related to the initiative
• Write activity reports, funding requests and other
• Carry out various punctual or special mandates related to the projects

Required experience and qualifications

Do you have the profile?
• Combination of academic or professional experience in climate change or a related field, such as environmental sciences, geography, political science, biology, community development, etc.
• Organizational, writing and interpersonal skills
• Availability to travel occasionally throughout Quebec and to First Nations communities
• Excellent communication skills in French and English, both written and spoken
• Experience in project or program management (an asset)
• Relevant experience working with First Nations or in an Indigenous organization (an asset)
• Knowledge of an indigenous language (an 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 2024-06-25 at 20:24