Community Climate Lead

The Community Climate Lead at Clean Foundation will develop and deliver initiatives for climate action in up to 20 communities across Nova Scotia. Responsibilities include building community capacity, planning climate adaptation strategies, supporting funding applications, and engaging with local partners. The role requires a background in sustainability or related fields, with strong organizational and communication skills. The position is based in Dartmouth, NS, Canada and involves visiting communities.
About Clean Foundation

Clean Foundation brings specialized teams together to work on complex problems, delivering many climate action and capacity building projects and initiatives around Nova Scotia, PEI and the Atlantic region.

Learn more: cleanfoundation.ca

What You'll Be Doing

In this role you’ll help develop and deliver the Community Climate Capacity initiative with up to 20 communities across the Province of Nova Scotia.

As a Climate Lead, you will work directly with partner communities to build their internal capacity for climate action. You will plan and implement approaches to climate adaptation and mitigation at a community scale and serve as the designated Climate Lead for up to three communities in Nova Scotia. You will support funding applications, community outreach and engagement, guide local level climate work, and visit communities around the province that are making a difference through the initiatives you support. This role is highly innovative and collaborative, working alongside the Community Climate Capacity team at Clean, as well as our many host communities and partner organizations. You are an enthusiastic, creative, and motivated leader who can work effectively with colleagues across disciplines to implement meaningful local climate change action.

Job Requirements
• Graduate of a university or community college diploma program in sustainability, environmental sciences or studies, public policy, urban planning, energy, or equivalent.
• 1- 2 years of experience in climate change and sustainability work.
• Skills and Competencies: Strong organizational, teamwork and/or project management skills and relevant subject-matter knowledge, as appropriate for the role. Mid-level analytical, strategic thinking, team leadership, problem-solving and financial skills.
• Demonstrable understanding and application of the principles of sustainability, climate change adaptation, mitigation, and community resilience. Must be familiar with climate change impacts in Nova Scotia and the existing environmental policies and regulations.
• Work related to one or more of the following fields is considered favorably and should be referenced in your cover letter or the screening questions: Extreme heat, flooding, coastal impacts, home energy efficiency, capacity building and education, community energy efficiency, clean transportation, and/or sustainable development
• Excellent organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple priorities with competing timelines.
• Performance Expectations: Individual and team performance in specialized tasks.
• Skilled verbal and written communicator, with experience in report writing, grant writing, and confidence in public speaking. Be a strong writer, presenter, and a clear verbal and written communicator. You should be comfortable and competent spokesperson for your communities’ program work.
• Cross-organizational Interactions: Collaboration with other departments for expertise sharing.
• Leadership Responsibilities: Leading project work for participating municipalities or communities.

Job Responsibilities
• Work directly with up to three communities to support the implementation of their climate change work.
• Support customized work planning for Community Climate Capacity communities.
• Research adaptation, mitigation and community planning strategies aligned with your communities’ priorities.
• Participate in community outreach events including formal presentations, and meetings with community interest groups.
• Create and manage workplans related to community-based project implementation. This includes managing multiple priorities, adhering to timelines, and program deliverables.
• Identify funding sources and support your partner organizations/communities through the development of applications.
• Represent Clean at various stakeholder and partner engagements.
• Prepare quarterly reports for each of your CCC communities.

$60,000 – $65,000

A successful candidate’s starting salary will be determined based on various factors such as skills, experience, training and credentials, as well as other business purposes or needs.

Perks & Benefits
• RRSP employer matching
• Fully covered health and dental insurance plan and 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Program
• Paid vacation and wellness days
• You get your birthday off
• Paid volunteer hours
• A hybrid work environment
• Halifax public transit subsidy

Employment Equity

Clean, is committed to Employment Equity and our goal is to have a diverse workforce that is representative at all job levels. Qualified self-identifying First Nations, Metis and Inuit, Visible Minority Groups, Persons with Disabilities and LGBTQ2+ applicants will be strongly considered for this position. If you are a member of one of the equity groups, you are encouraged to self-identify on your application.

All self-identification data is confidential and stored privately