RESOURCE CONSERVATION
MANITOBA / GREEN ACTION CENTRE
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
July 29, 2010
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Event Coordinator - Active and Safe Routes to
School
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Application
deadline: Tuesday,
August 10, 2010
Start
date: Tuesday,
September 7, 2010
This
position is being funded through the YMCA Youth Eco Internship Program (YEIP)*.
Only those eligible for the High School Graduates YEIP can be considered for
this position. Candidates may have some university education, but cannot have a
degree. See below or www.yeip.ca for
more information.
Resource Conservation
Manitoba / Green Action Centre is a non-profit community organization currently
seeking an event coordinator for our Active and Safe Routes to School (ASRTS)
program. The coordinator will actively encourage walking and cycling as healthy
alternatives for getting kids to and from school by working closely with
teachers, parents, school staff and students at selected Manitoba elementary
schools, and will help to plan International Walk to School Month in October - a
special event highlighting these activities. The coordinator will also help plan
a regional meeting of Active and Safe Routes to School practitioners in Manitoba
and Saskatchewan in November 2010. The Event Coordinator will work closely with
the Active and Safe Routes to School Program Team on the planning and delivery
of these events.
RESPONSIBILITIES
·
Organizes and promotes
elementary school participation in the annual International Walk to School Month
in October
·
Follows up at schools to
encourage environmentally friendly travel year-round through surveys, telephone
conversations and site visits as well as ASRTS program components such as the
Walking School Bus, Walking Wednesdays Club and Neighbourhood
Walkabouts
·
Maintains a database and
contact list of participating schools and community
partners
·
Researches, prepares and
distributes kit materials such as fact sheets, checklists, surveys, brochures,
posters, and resources
·
Monitors project-related
expenses
·
Writes reports and
assists in preparing proposals and applications
·
Works co-operatively
with other Green Commuting Initiatives staff on community-based active
transportation events such as Car Free Day (September
22nd)
·
Responsible for website
updates specific to the event
·
Provides event-related
content for the quarterly newsletter “Off on the Right
Foot”
·
Promotes the event
through various media streams – press releases, public service announcements,
interviews, Facebook, etc…
·
Assists with the
coordination of a regional training event for Active and Safe Routes to School
practitioners in Manitoba and Saskatchewan (involving invitations, managing
registrations, preparing materials, taking minutes and assisting with follow-up
reporting).
QUALIFICATIONS
Must be self-motivated,
reliable and able to work collaboratively and
individually.
Key qualifications
include:
·
Self-initiator with
excellent interpersonal and time management skills
·
Professional writing,
editing, research and communication skills
·
Commitment to work in a
collaborative setting to achieve common goals
·
Experience in organizing
events and workshops
·
Background in areas such
as communications / social marketing / community development / environmental or
health education / social change / non-profit project
work
·
Familiar with Community
Based Social Marketing concepts (see www.cbsm.com)
·
Ability to handle
multiple tasks in a brisk work environment with a flexible
schedule
·
Knowledge of
internet-based communication and research tools
·
Experience in organizing
promotional events, and creativity in developing
advertising and media
campaigns
·
Experience in proposal
and report writing
·
Ease in giving public
presentations and speaking with media
·
Demonstrated commitment
to the goals of ecological sustainability and sustainable
transportation
·
Understanding of urban
transportation, planning and environmental issues
·
Experience working with
teachers, parents, administration and staff in an elementary school setting an
asset
ABOUT THE
POSITION
This position is a 4-month work placement being
funded through the Youth Eco Internship Program (YEIP)*. This program places
unemployed people aged 15 to 30 from diverse backgrounds and with a high-school
diploma (can have some university education) into paid internship opportunities
within the non-profit and community services sector in Canada with a focus on
the environment. These positions, offered in a wide range of organizations, will
help young Canadians learn the skills required to gain and sustain future
employment within the sector.
This project is a
collaboration between the YMCA and YWCA Canada, with funding provided by the
Government of Canada's Economic Action Plan. The YEIP encourages
applicants from visible minority, Aboriginal, immigrant, refugee and
traditionally marginalized communities to apply, and is committed to providing
employment supports wherever possible.
TO
APPLY fill in an internship
application at www.yeip.ca and indicate your
interest in working with
Resource Conservation
Manitoba / Green Action Centre– Active and Safe Routes to School
Program
Direct applications by
Tuesday, August 10th to:
ASRTS Hiring
Committee
Resource Conservation Manitoba / Green Action
Centre
303 Portage Avenue, 3rd
Floor,
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B
2B4
E-mail: asrts@resourceconservation.mb.ca
About RCM / Green Action
Centre:
Resource Conservation Manitoba / Green Action Centre is a non-profit,
non-governmental organization directed by an elected community Board. RCM/Green
Action’s mission is to promote ecological sustainability through environmental
education and the development of sustainable alternatives to unsustainable
current practices. Further information about RCM/Green Action projects and
activities is available on our web site at www.resourceconservation.mb.ca.
RCM/Green Action’s
on-line guide to sustainable living in Manitoba – Living Green, Living Well – is
at www.LivingGreenLivingWell.ca.
*NB: We are
currently undergoing a re-branding and name-change process. As of Fall 2010 we
will be known solely as the Green Action Centre.