Join our team! We’re hiring an Environmental DNA Program Coordinator
Title of Position: Environmental DNA (eDNA) Program Coordinator
Term of Employment: March – November, 2022 with indefinite extension possibilities
Wage: Commensurate with experience
Location: Anywhere in Canada, with preference close to a major airport
Deadline to Apply: March 15, 2022
Submit Application to: Raegan Mallinson, Program Manager: raegan@livinglakescanada.ca
Hours: 40 hours/week, FTE 1
About our Organization: Join our growing team who are all incredibly dedicated and passionate about all things water! Living Lakes Canada bridges the gap between science and action, to foster citizen-based water stewardship. Our mandate is to help people across the country understand the intimate connections between water quantity, water quality, land-use, climate change, biodiversity, and healthy human communities by building a water stewardship ethic that we can be proud of.
Job Summary: Living Lakes Canada is seeking a Program Coordinator (full-time employee). We are seeking an individual with experience in the non-profit sector, field work and is Canadian Aquatic Biomonitoring Network (CABIN) certified. The successful candidate will possess strong leadership, communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills. Experience and sound judgment to plan and accomplish goals as well as a wide degree of creativity and rigour are expected. The program coordinator will work independently via remote work space, collaborating with the Living Lakes Canada team, the project team, and external partners on a regular basis.
The eDNA Program Coordinator will support the following programs:
Living Lakes Canada is growing our capacity to provide water monitoring tools and training, including training and tool development with cutting edge environmental DNA technology.
Responsibilities:Reporting to the eDNA Program Manager, the responsibilities of the eDNA program coordinator include:
Training/monitoring:
- Deliver extensive field work training that can require irregular/long hours, often in remote locations
- Travel nationally to training locations during the spring, summer, and fall months (May – October)
- Build and maintain positive and collegial relationships with multi-sector external partners
- Generate Memorandum of Understandings to support external partnerships
- Upload, transcribe, report, and analyze data
- Build and maintain appropriate Indigenous relationships
- Work with Applied Reconciliation coordinator for Indigenous pre-engagement, ethics, and protocol training
- Complete field work logistics planning including travel, accommodation, food arrangements
- Allocate, organize, and ship equipment
- Assist with training material development
CABIN Train-the-Trainer
- Assist with CABIN courses (x1)
- Assist with external partners with CABIN monitoring
- Co-Lead CABIN course (x1)
- Lead CABIN Audit course with ECCC (x1)
- Complete CABIN Train-the-Trainer program
- Lead STREAM/CABIN trainings at national level
Fundraising/Administration
- Plan and coordinate fundraising applications
- Contribute to fundraising database
- Complete funding reports
Communications
- Develop monthly blog/reflections for work completed to share with LLC network
- Develop social media content for multiple platforms – Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, Twitter
- Support development of training recap videos
- Update websites with training dates, locations, and details
Core Competencies:
- Field work experience
- Teaching experience
- Excellent time management skills and ability to prioritize work
- Knowledge and experience working with Google Suite, Microsoft Office Suite, Zoom, DocuSign preferred
- Typing skills
- Attention to detail and problem solving skills
- Communicates effectively, both verbally and in writing
- Adaptable, capable of handling a large amount of information and data
Qualifications:
- Certified in the Canadian Aquatic Biomonitoring Network (CABIN) protocol
- Experience with field collection of environmental DNA
- An undergraduate or Master’s degree in a related field
- 1-2 years experience working in environmental monitoring and/or program delivery
- Reliable, self-motivated and independent with a demonstrated ability to collaborate well within a team
- Demonstrated ability to support multiple projects, set priorities, meet deadlines and support others to do the same
- Understanding of NGO operations, including fundraising, finances, administration, human resources, strategic planning and team building
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Commitment to Living Lakes Canada’s mission
To Apply:
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Please submit a resume and cover letter with references to raegan@livinglakescanada.ca no later than February 1, 2022 at 5:00pm PST. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
