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- Posted by Raissa Marks
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Salary: $12.00 / hour for 37.5 hours per week
Term of employment: Summer student position (up to 14 weeks) with a flexible start date finishing by August 31, 2018; Monday to Friday during office hours, with possibility of occasional evening and weekend work
Location: Moncton, New Brunswick
Position Requirements: To be eligible for this position you must:
- have been a full-time student in the semester preceding the job
- intend to return to full-time studies in the semester following the job
Requirements:
• Organizational and coordination skills
• Strong oral and written communications skills in English and French
• Strong computer skills
• Out-going and personable
Assets:
• Capable of working in a flexible work environment
• Ability to work independently but also a co-operative team player
• Quick learner and a highly motivated self-starter
• Creative and resourceful
• Background in the environmental or non-profit sector
• Interest in or passion for environmental issues
How to Apply: Please send resume and cover letter to Raissa Marks, Executive Director, nben@nben.ca
Application deadline: Friday, April 20, 2018
While the New Brunswick Environmental Network appreciates all applications, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
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- Posted by Raissa Marks
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Employer: New Brunswick Environmental Network, a non-profit, bilingual communication network linking over 100 environmental groups across the province. The network is the heartbeat of New Brunswick’s environmental movement, with a mission “to encourage and facilitate networking and communication among member groups in order to advance their work, to protect the Earth, to promote ecologically sound ways of life and to strengthen the environmental movement in New Brunswick.”
Salary: $12.00 / hour for 37.5 hours per week
Term of employment: Summer student position (up to 14 weeks) with a flexible start date finishing by August 31, 2018; Monday to Friday during office hours, with possibility of occasional evening and weekend work
Location: Moncton, New Brunswick
Position Requirements: To be eligible for this position you must:
- have been a full-time student in the semester preceding the job
- intend to return to full-time studies in the semester following the job
- Provide assistance to NBEN member groups in communicating with other community environmental groups both provincially and nationally
- Prepare and distribute regular e-mail correspondence to NBEN members regarding upcoming opportunities, special events, and news-worthy items
- Update the NBEN’s brochures and other promotional material to reflect recent changes in organizational branding
- Assist in the coordination of the NBEN’s Eco-Confluence, an event that will bring together community environmental groups, New Brunswick youth, Francophone and Anglophone New Brunswickers, and Indigenous groups to discuss and explore community involvement in environmental issues
- Assist in updating the NBEN website
- Assist in the coordination meetings and teleconferences.
- Other duties as assigned.
• Organizational and coordination skills
• Strong oral and written communications skills in English and French
• Strong computer skills
• Out-going and personable
Assets:
• Capable of working in a flexible work environment
• Ability to work independently but also a co-operative team player
• Quick learner and a highly motivated self-starter
• Creative and resourceful
• Background in the environmental or non-profit sector
• Interest in or passion for environmental issues
How to Apply: Please send resume and cover letter to Raissa Marks, Executive Director, nben@nben.ca
Application deadline: Friday, April 20, 2018
While the New Brunswick Environmental Network appreciates all applications, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
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- Posted by Annika Chiasson
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Location: St. Andrews, NB
Start Date: Negotiable
Hours: Negotiable (Minimum 30 hours per week)
Starting Salary: $50,000 (at fulltime) + Health Insurance/Drug Plan, Life Insurance, 3 wks Paid Vacation
Open Until Filled: First round of interviews to be held in early April
Fundy North Fishermen’s Association represents small-scale commercial fishermen from St. Martin’s to St. Stephen, NB including the communities of Deer Island and Campobello Island. We also represent commercial river fishermen who work the Saint John and Magaguadavic River Systems, and provide the staffing for the Fundy Weir Fishermen’s Association who fish for inshore herring. For over 25 years, Fundy North has had a strong community ethic and has worked tirelessly to preserve the fishing livelihood for the next generations. FNFA works collaboratively with local communities, other Atlantic Canadian fishermen’s associations, NGOs, and universities. (For more information see http://www.fundynorth.org/)
Job Description: This is a full-time position within a 200-member commercial fishermen’s association. The Executive Director reports to the Board of Directors and oversees the day-to-day operation of the organization.
Tasks may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Communications (with membership, government, public)
- Conflict Resolution
- Supervising Staff (3 staff plus students)
- Grant Writing
- Attending Government and Industry Meetings
- Lobbying
- Project Management
- Budgeting
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Experience in community organizing
- Strong but collaborative nature
- Knowledge of the inshore commercial fisheries
- The ability to work well with a Board of Directors and with minimal supervision
- Good working knowledge of:
- Microsoft Word
- PowerPoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Valid Drivers license and vehicle
Maria Recchia, Executive Director
Fundy North Fishermen’s Association
St. Andrews, NB
Email: fundynorth@nb.aibn.com
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- Posted by Roberta Clowater, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society - New Brunswick Chapter
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Do you want to practice your communications, education, or science skills?The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society - New Brunswick Chapter (CPAWS NB) is the provincial branch of a national conservation organization. We encourage the protection of our province’s wild ecosystems in protected areas, and work to ensure that nature comes first in parks management. CPAWS NB is looking for enthusiastic young leaders with a passion for nature and the ability to work as a key part of our environmental organization’s team this summer.The job will be based out of Fredericton, with some travel in New Brunswick throughout the summer, accompanying other staff members to events and activities.
Responsibilities include:
- Participating in training to learn basic skills, then organizing nature-focused events and activities in communities and parks during the summer of 2018;
- Promoting the events by writing notices, designing and posting posters, staffing information tables, and promoting online - with particular focus on writing French content;
- Traveling to events, accompanied by CPAWS NB staff or senior-level volunteers, to assist with outreach, especially to francophone members of the public;
- Writing materials to help educate people about nature and parks issues in New Brunswick;
- Writing reports on each event to track outcomes, results and feedback received from participants;
- Helping engage volunteers in CPAWS NB’s conservation work and education projects.
- A current post-secondary student, under the age of 30, who is studying Environmental Studies, Outdoor Education, Natural Sciences, Communications, STEM, or a related field with an interest in working in the conservation sector. The student must be planning to return to school full-time in the fall;
- Experience and interest in conservation issues, communicating with the public, or event management and promotions;
- Basic understanding of conservation and parks issues in New Brunswick;
- Ability to communicate fluently in both of New Brunswick’s official languages is a strong asset for this position. For one of the positions, the student will need to be very comfortable engaging with the public directly in French, and will need at least intermediate verbal and written communications skills in French;
- Proficiency with Word, Publisher, Excel, PowerPoint and/or other similar software, and well-developed communications skills online, with various social media;
- Exceptional organizational skills and ability to track and report on the details of various aspects of the project;
- Proven leadership abilities, ability to take initiative, ability to work independently with limited supervision and to develop own work plan to achieve assigned project tasks;
- A valid New Brunswick driver’s license is required, and the student must be able to legally work and travel throughout New Brunswick;
- Priority will be given to Indigenous peoples, women studying in the STEM fields, persons with disabilities and students who are members of visible minorities, and candidates have the option of identifying themselves as one of these groups if they so choose.
For more information about CPAWS NB, please visit our web site: www.cpawsnb.org
