Job Description & Responsibilities
This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing Atlantic Canadian initiative. The successful candidate will gain valuable hands-on experience, including training community water monitoring partners, assisting water monitoring programs, advanced data management, communications and more. This is a 1 year contract with possibility of renewal. The hired Technician will report to AWN’s Director.
Key responsibilities:
In collaboration with AWN Director:
Develop a plan for growing the Wet-Pro and DataStream water quality testing and data management programs
Facilitate training to community partners throughout Atlantic Canada, including traveling to partner offices and monitoring sites to offer hands-on training to staff and volunteers on calibration techniques, data management and monitoring protocols;
Manage AWN’s Equipment Bank program through coordinating loans throughout the field season, building relationships with partners, calibrating equipment, and organising pick-up and drop-offs throughout the season;
Facilitate the onboarding of new partners to AWN and Atlantic DataStream;
Occasionally representing AWN at water events across the Atlantic region- though rare these may take place in evenings and weekends;
Participate in organisational development by writing and editing grant applications;
Provide data management support to Network Partners
Work with The Gordon Foundation’s Data Specialist to support Network partners in managing and uploading data to Atlantic DataStream
Assist in the organisation of and help facilitate data related events such as AWN’s upcoming summer data management workshops;
Assist in administrative tasks, including partner outreach and correspondence, website maintenance, and communications (mostly via social media and newsletters).
Required Qualifications
Passion for the environment and water quality coupled with the desire to work for a non-profit;
Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience
Post secondary degree in related field
Strong writing, editing and presentation skills;
Understanding of water quality monitoring or research;
Experience with Data Management and analysis;
Excellent organisation, communication and problem-solving skills;
Curious, self-motivated, and capable of building lasting relationships;
Ability to work as part of a team and independently;
Canadian citizens, permanent residents or persons granted refugee status in Canada;
Legally allowed to work according to the relevant provincial and Canadian legislation and regulations;
Full driver’s license.
Desired Qualifications
Basic knowledge of water monitoring techniques, methodologies, and protocols is preferable but all required training will be provided;
Experience with project implementation and management;
Experience with planning and managing events, data management, and grant writing
Sales or canvassing experience and asset;
Proficient with MS Officer, Google Drive, and WordPress.
Experience with storing, manipulating and translating data with Microsoft Excel, R or other analytical programs
Additional Details
This is a full-time position based at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, NS. If you wish to apply, please email your resume and cover letter as a single document to Emma Wattie at environmental.network@smu.ca with “Water Technician” as the subject line. Only those shortlisted for interviews will be contacted.