Position Overview
Project Neutral, a project on Tides Canada’s shared platform, is an ambitious initiative to transition neighbourhoods to carbon neutrality. For the past five years, Project Neutral has been working with community leaders, providing households with the tools to establish a greenhouse gas baseline, see how they compare to their neighbours, and explore actions that reduce energy use and carbon emissions.
Project Neutral is an award-winning initiative with established partnerships and a solid base of support in the community. In the fall of 2014, Project Neutral expanded to Guelph, Ontario and will expand to London, Ontario in September 2015. Project Neutral recently confirmed multi-year core funding to expand our team and our mandate.
To support our growth, Project Neutral is looking for a passionate and motivated Network Manager to strengthen and support our network of partner organizations and volunteers and lead our neighbourhood engagement strategy. This is a unique opportunity to build collaborative relationships and work on an innovative model to engage neighbourhoods in decarbonization via social benchmarking and community engagement.
Anticipated Start Date: Interviews will be conducted in Toronto beginning in early September, with the position expected to have a start date in September 2015 for 10 months, with a possibility of extension dependent on funding.
Location: Toronto, Ontario, with moderate travel within Southern Ontario anticipated, mainly during the fall campaign period.
Salary: A competitive salary and vacation is being offered; compensation will be based on the successful candidate’s strengths and experience.
The Network Manager will:
Work closely with the Director, Project Neutral Activators (local partner organizations) and Neighbourhood Steering Committees to plan and oversee the neighbourhood engagement strategy;
Develop tools and resources to support the local partners’ engagement activities (including a Neighbourhood Engagement Manual and promotional materials);
Develop and implement a communications plan (including press releases, newsletters and social media);
Recruit, train and oversee volunteer neighbourhood leads;
Work collaboratively with local teams and neighbourhood leads as an advisor to support their local engagement activities, including supporting volunteer recruitment and training, launch events, neighbourhood canvassing, and securing incentives from local businesses;
Provide logistical support to partner organizations during the Fall 2015 engagement campaign;
Creatively and enthusiastically champion the efforts of Project Neutral’s partner organizations and their community leaders by helping them share best practices, troubleshoot, and celebrate successes;
Develop and publish content and resources to continue to engage participating households in energy saving and carbon reduction throughout the year; and
Support organizational learning by convening multi-stakeholder workshops.
The successful candidate for this position should have demonstrated:
Familiarity with household carbon emissions, energy efficiency and conservation, and community-based social marketing;
Strong presentation skills, both verbal and written, including an ability to inspire and persuade; and
A minimum five years’ work experience, with at least two years leading community mobilization efforts, managing campaigns, and working with volunteers;
An ability to build effective relationships with diverse stakeholders, including partners, volunteers, and the general public;
Experience with grassroots mobilization and community organizing;
Excellent project management skills;
Excellent communications skills and understanding of social media tools;
A valid driver’s licence.
The following skills and experience would be considered an asset:
Experience working in the educational sector; and
Graphic design skills.
Most of all, the successful candidate should express a contagious enthusiasm for working collaboratively to tackle climate change at the community level!
How to Apply
Together with your resume, please forward a cover letter, which includes your responses to the following questions:
How did you hear about this position?
What interests you most about this position?
Based on our requirements, why are you a strong candidate?
Briefly tell us about your current/most recent job. Why are you looking for a change?
Briefly describe how you’ve demonstrated effective relationship management and how that contributed to success in your work.
So that we can ensure a mutual best fit, please provide your minimum salary requirements. Thank you.
Qualified candidates are invited to apply, in confidence, by e-mailing their resume and cover letter by August 28th, 2015 to:
hello@projectneutral.org
Project Neutral provides equal opportunity in employment and encourages applications from all qualified persons.
For more information about Project Neutral and Tides Canada, please visit:
http://www.projectneutral.org
http://tidescanada.org/projects