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Greenpeace Canada is seeking a Volunteer Organizer to be part of our volunteer program: building a network of local groups, offering direct support for campaigns and actively supporting a robust agenda of profiling and public education activities. Greenpeace Canada’s Campaigns Department includes a Volunteer Program Team, which includes a Volunteer Coordinator based in Toronto as well as a Volunteer Organizer in each of our Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver offices.
Position: Volunteer Organizer
Location: Vancouver, BC
Reports to: Volunteer Program Coordinator
Salary rate: $ 40,127 per year
Closing date for applications: Thursday April 11, 2013
Greenpeace is the world’s leading environmental campaigning organization with 28 offices in over 40 countries – across Europe, the Americas, Asia, the Pacific and Africa. Greenpeace operates independent of government or corporate funding and relies on individuals and family foundations to fund its campaign work. In Canada, Greenpeace is campaigning on energy and climate changes, ancient forests and oceans.
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:
The Volunteer Organizer is a dynamic position that will require you to contribute to the development, expansion and implementation of the volunteer program. You will be part of the national volunteer program team and contribute in the development of a plan and strategies for this programme.
Your responsibilities include:
- Contribute to implementation of volunteer program strategies within Greenpeace Canada.
- Develop projects for volunteers both online and offline, establish objectives, strategies and tactics within the global Greenpeace objectives.
- Contribute to design, development and implementation of volunteer projects and materials that will help in achieving Greenpeace campaign objectives.
- Strengthen, broaden and diversify Greenpeace’s network of volunteers and local groups. Provide input into the development of objectives, and annual work-plan based on Greenpeace Canada’s volunteer program strategy.
- Recruitment and management of volunteers in Vancouver to support our campaigns and office while sustaining volunteer local groups in BC and Alberta.
- As part of a 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.
- Regularly update national team and other colleagues/departments.
- Plan, lead and coordinate volunteer activities.
- Recruit, screen, motivate, engage and supervise volunteers.
- Organize volunteer/activist meetings. Prepare and circulate information prior to meetings. Update attendees of these meetings. Follow through, evaluate and report after 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 materials such as correspondence, orientation packages, information for the web-site, trainings, etc.
- Updating the Greenpeace web site, social media groups and volunteer email lists regularly on campaigns and volunteer activities, while encouraging and fostering volunteer involvement and contributions.
- Prepare and send out monthly e-newsletters to volunteers in British Columbia and Alberta
- Contribute updates to the quarterly National Volunteer newsletter.
- Responsible for regular work planning including submission of regular reports to supervisor. Keep supervisor and colleagues up to date on work schedule and out of office time. Participate in all meetings (team, department and staff) as required.
- Maintain a volunteer database.
- Other responsibilities as required.
You possess:
- A demonstrated commitment, knowledge and passion for environment and social justice issues;
- Excellent leadership, organizational, strategic planning, and time management skills
- Ability to meet deadlines and juggle multiple projects at one time in a fast-paced work environment;
- Proven skills in recruiting, engaging and organizing volunteers;
- Experience in volunteer management; good understanding of group dynamics
- Experience working with people from a variety of backgrounds;
- Strong communications skills, both verbal and written in English and other languages;
- Experience in public speaking
- Ability to be an articulate, informed, and motivational representative for Greenpeace Canada;
- Proven judgement, analytical, interpersonal and negotiation skills, good networking abilities;
- Ability to work on a team as well as independently;
- Word processing and computer skills;
- Good knowledge of web based social networks and new media
- A demonstrated commitment to environmental issues and Greenpeace objectives, culture and activism methods;
- The ability to work some evenings and weekends is required;
- Occasional travel required to participate in meetings and Greenpeace activities;
Strong assets:
- English proficiency with multilingual ability, both verbal and written;
- Graphic design skills;
- Valid driver’s license
- Experience developing online community-building platforms and using new media for mobilization and campaign engagement;
Candidates should understand and support Greenpeace values: bearing witness, non-violence, independence, internationalism, and direct action; as well as Greenpeace campaign tactics, including the use of peaceful civil disobedience.
Please send resume and cover letter to:
Wendy Wright, Human Resources Coordinator
33 Cecil Street,
Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1N1
or Email: canadian.recruitment@greenpeace.org
Greenpeace Canada embraces equity and diversity and is committed to a workplace that is enriched by the people, needs and desires of Canada’s diverse community. We thank all applicants, but only those invited for interviews will be contacted.
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