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Tip: Your message to SUST-MAR must be html-free. So, BEFORE you hit SEND, please go to your "Format" pull-down menu and select "Plain text." Thanks! ____________________________________________________________________________ PROGRAM ASSISTANT Clean Nova Scotia DEADLINE EXTENDED! Through a partnership with the Atlantic Council for International Cooperation, Clean Nova Scotia and ABROLANDO would like to fill an internship position, which focuses on waste reduction and the illegal burning campaign. Clean Nova Scotia www.clean.ns.ca is a non-profit environmental education organization that provides information and resources to the public in order to help them make positive decisions about the environment. Clean Nova Scotia’s mission statement is “To actively and co-operatively develop a sustainable and environmentally healthy society in Nova Scotia.” The Waste Reduction Centre of Clean Nova Scotia provides waste management information to students, other youth groups and the general public via presentations and public event display booths. The Illegal Burning Project will also work with youth to educate communities on the impacts of illegal burning (health and environmental) as well as provide community-based solutions to illegal burning. ARBOLANDO www.cosett.com.bo/arbolando”is a non-governmental organisation based in Tarija, Bolivia. ARBOLANDO’s mission statement is “to improve the conditions and quality of life for the population of the department of Tarija by contributing to a collaborative process to reverse erosive processes and the desertification of the soil and to support the ecological and environmental recovery of the rivers. We achieve this through popular mobilization and education and the awareness raising of the population. Job Description: In Canada Component: The young professional will be involved with various activities under the Waste Reduction project, including: ·Assisting the Waste Reduction Centre with their waste management presentations to students; ·Staffing display booths at public events and providing waste management information to the general public; ·Researching and developing new presentations focused on waste reduction and linked to the curriculum; ·Preparing information packages for schools and businesses; and ·Assisting with the Illegal Burning Project Overseas Component: ·Raising awareness in garbage reduction, efficiently utilizing waste and improving nutrition; ·Designing resource materials to encourage recycling, waste management and waste reduction; ·Working with youth, within the school system, to promote waste management; and ·Assisting with the illegal burning campaign. Skill Set/ Qualifications: CIDA requires the intern: -Be aged 30 or under; -Be a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant able to work in Canada; -Be currently under or unemployed; -Have not previously worked outside Canada in a paid, career-related position; -Be a graduate of a college or university; and, -Have not previously participated in another Internship Program funded by the Government of Canada’s Youth Employment Strategy (YES). The ideal candidate will have: ·Strong communication skills; ·Fluency in Spanish; ·Experience doing public presentations; ·Be creative, energetic and able to work independently; ·Flexibility in work projects; ·Ability to take initiative; ·Must be able to travel and work weekends; ·Ability to prioritize and effectively handle many demands; ·Flexibility in work and living environments; and ·Previous travel or overseas study experience, especially in Latin America, would be an asset. SALARY AND BENEFITS Stipend: $200 per week. Other Benefits: ·International travel to overseas posting; ·Cultural awareness training; ·Job search skills; and, ·Other potential training courses as opportunities. DURATION: 34 weeks – 14 weeks in Canada with Clean Nova Scotia and 20 weeks in Bolivia with ARBOLANDO. LOCATION: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia and Tirija, Bolivia. APPLICATIONS DUE BY: Thursday, July 22, 2004 Applications will only be accepted by e-mail. Applicants should electronically provide a covering letter, highlighting their qualifications for this position, along with a resume and 3 references. Please send resumes to: Maria Cain, Coordinator, Clean Nova Scotia Email: mcain@clean.ns.ca We thank all candidates for their application. Unfortunately, only those under consideration will be contacted. ______________________________ WE'VE MOVED! Atlantic Council for International Cooperation / Conseil atlantique pour la coopération internationale PO Box 27025, 5595 Fenwick Street Halifax, NS/N.-É. Canada, B3H 4M8 Tel/Tél: (902) 431-2311 Fax/Téléc: (902) 431-2311 E-mail/Courriel: info@acic-caci.org http://www.acic-caci.org ____________________________________________________________________________ Did a friend forward this to you? Join sust-mar yourself! Just send 'subscribe sust-mar' to mailto:majordomo@chebucto.ca
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