Company:
Coastal First Nations - Great Bear Initiative
Details:
About Us:
Coastal First Nations – Great Bear Initiative (GBI) is an alliance of First Nations on BC’s North and Central Coasts and Haida Gwaii that work together to protect our homelands, build stewardship capacity, and develop sustainable economic opportunities.
The Coastal Stewardship Network (CSN), a program of GBI, began as the Coastal Guardian Watchman Network in 2005, and works to support our members’ stewardship offices in building capacity to monitor, steward, and protect their territories.
Position Summary:
As one of two Training Coordinators on the CSN team, the successful candidate will be responsible for the development, delivery and evaluation of numerous training and professional development programs and workshops.
Training and professional development are provided to First Nation stewardship staff, including Guardian Watchmen and other technicians, program managers, and Stewardship Directors.
Priorities for training are determined by Stewardship Directors and through on-going communication, surveys and evaluations conducted with network members on a regular basis.
Upcoming training programs may include compliance and enforcement, archaeology and forestry monitoring, management skills, technical skills, safety skills, leadership skills, emergency response, and other skills related to natural resource management.
The Training Coordinator will lead or assist in other aspects of Network programming as required.
This is a full-time 1 year contract position to cover a maternity leave.
Contract renewal after this time may be considered dependent on funding and capacity. The start date will be August 19, 2019.
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Qualifications & Experience:
Qualifications
• Post-secondary degree in a related discipline
• Experience working with Indigenous communities, ideally in an environmental stewardship context, with preference given to coastal First Nations experience
• Excellent oral and interpersonal communication skills, and experience building relationships within various institutional and intercultural environments
• Excellent organizational skills and experience in delivering training programs or similar events
• Demonstrated ability to support educational and emotional needs of students; preference given to individuals experienced in trauma-informed practice
• Excellent written and financial administration skills (e.g., writing proposals and reports, invoicing, completing travel claims, and administering payments to vendors)
• Attention to detail and strong problem-solving skills
• Skilled at working collaboratively as part of a team and independently with limited supervision
• Experience maintaining self-care and resilience in a dynamic work context
• Possession of valid Class V driver’s license an asset (Class IV a preference)
Other combinations of education and experience may be considered.