Education and Outreach Intern

Education & Outreach Interns – Multiple Locations

Position: Education and Outreach Intern
Location: Whitehorse, YT
Salary rate: $10.30/hr, 38hrs/week
Duration: 14 Weeks (May 28-August 27, 2012)
Closing date for applications: May 20, 2012, 5:00 p.m. PST

Position: Education and Outreach Intern
Location: Saskatoon, SK
Salary rate: $9.5/hr, 37.5hrs/week
Duration: 12 Weeks (June 11-August 27, 2012)
Closing date for applications: May 28 2012, 5:00 p.m. EST

Position: Education and Outreach Intern
Location: St. Johns, NFLD
Salary rate: $10.00/hr, 35hrs/week
Duration: 7 Weeks (July 2-August 27, 2012)
Closing date for applications: June 4, 2012, 5:00 p.m. PST

On the weekend of September 8-10, 2006, 45 youth organizations from across Canada came together to form the Canadian Youth Climate Coalition – to stand united for a sensible climate future. The first meeting brought together 60 young people.  Immediately following the founding meeting, local groups of volunteers developed in Ottawa and Edmonton, with the aid of CYCC founding members. Through these groups and with the guidance of a dedicated volunteer Council, the CYCC became newsmakers.

The Canadian Youth Climate Coalition is a united front of youth from across Canada tackling the biggest challenge of our generation, the climate crisis. Acting locally, provincially, federally, and internationally, we combine our forces to educate and empower youth. We organize campaigns and actions to create the change we need to see in the world.

Working in schools and communities from coast to coast to coast, we are calling for and building a just and prosperous transition to the new Canada we all need to see. This is our future, it’s too important to leave up to anyone else.

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:

The Education and Outreach intern will work with the National Director of the CYCC to implement CYCC projects in their region, primarily focusing on the Wings of Change education project, Clean Energy Campuses and PowerShift Canada. They will work to connect local organizations and youth volunteers with the work of the CYCC and develop regional strategies to develop CYCC campaigns. This summer, interns will focus largely on creating a base of support for PowerShift Canada, organizing and fundraising locally to mobilize youth from their region to PowerShift.

Your responsibilities include:

• Contribute to implementation of CYCC projects in your region.
• Contribute to design, development and implementation of local project strategies, especially PowerShift Canada outreach strategies.
• Strengthen, broaden and diversify local volunteer engagement and work.
• As part of national team contribute to the implementation of a volunteer-based local group structure. Build capacity within local and regional groups through local leadership development, organized trainings, resources, materials and collaborative planning.
• Plan, lead and coordinate local activities.
• Organize local project meetings.
• Organize volunteer participation in events.  Research, gather and circulate information, organize trainings and information sessions prior to events.  Follow through, evaluate and report after events.
• Development of local materials such as correspondence, orientation packages, information for the web-site, etc.
• Web site and social media group’s regular updates.
• Responsible for regular work planning including submission of regular reports to supervisor. Participate in all meetings required.
• Local fundraising.
• Other responsibilities as required

You possess:

• Excellent leadership skills;
• Excellent organizational, strategic planning, and time management skills
• Proven skills in recruiting, engaging and organizing volunteers;
• Experience in volunteer management; good understanding of group dynamics
• Experience working with youth between the ages of 15-30
• Strong communications skills, both verbal and written in French and English
• Experience in public speaking
• Ability to be an articulate, informed, and motivational representative for the Canadian Youth Climate Coalition.
• Proven judgement ,analytical and time management skills;
• Proven fundraising skills
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills, good networking abilities;
• Ability to work on a team as well as independently;
• Extremely well-organized and able to meet deadlines and juggle multiple projects at one time in a fast-paced work environment;
• Word processing and computer skills;
• Good knowledge of web based social networks and new media
• A demonstrated commitment to climate justice
• The ability to work evenings and weekends on occasion

Applicants for this position must have been students in the last semester, and planning to return to school in the fall.

The Canadian Youth Climate Coalition welcomes the contributions that individuals from marginalized communities bring to our organization, and invites Indigenous/First Nations people, people of colour, women, gays, lesbians, bisexuals, queer-oriented people, transgendered/gender-variant people, single parents, members of ethnic minorities, immigrants and people with disabilities to apply.

We encourage applicants to describe the contributions and experiences they as individuals who identify with marginalized communities, would bring to the CYCC in their cover letter.

Submit applications to cycc.director@gmail.com with Whitehorse Intern in the subject line.