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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." In OE, select "Tools/Options/Send/"Plain Text"/Apply/Close." Thanks! ____________________________________________________________________________ . EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Coastal Coordinator Ecology Action Centre http://www.ecologyaction.ca Job Title: Coastal Coordinator Committee: Coastal Issues Committee Project: ReConnecting the Coast Initiative Location: Ecology Action Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Date posted: January 19, 2005 Application deadline: February 2, 2005 Start Date: February 28, 2005 TO APPLY: Email your resume & cover letter to: coastal@ecologyaction.ca ABOUT THE ECOLOGY ACTION CENTRE The Ecology Action Centre (EAC) is Nova Scotia's most established non-profit, community environmental organization. The EAC's reputation rests on our commitment to working for, and with, communities around Nova Scotia on issues of local and provincial importance. We play a crucial role in engaging the public in environmental issues, providing information, initiating research, and catalyzing local and government action. Our activities include, but are not limited to, transportation, marine, wilderness, urban issues, sustainable food production, alternative energy, salt marsh restoration and coastal habitat protection and public access. COASTAL COORDINATOR JOB DESCRIPTION The EAC's Coastal Issues Committee (CIC) is seeking an energetic, engaged, and goal-oriented person to implement the ReConnecting the Coast Initiative. This is an opportunity to make an impact in how Nova Scotia's coasts are protected and managed. The Coastal Coordinator will be expected to achieve concrete gains in coastal resource planning and protection in Nova Scotia. The ReConnecting the Coast Initiative is about reversing the loss of coastal habitat in Nova Scotia through encouraging heightened awareness of coastal ecosystems and supporting best practices in coastal management. The Coastal Coordinator will play a leadership and capacity- building role in facilitating and coordinating information, research, resources, and action to address coastal issues at multiple places and scales around Nova Scotia. The Coastal Coordinator will work closely with a grassroots coalition of community and stewardship groups addressing coastal threats and opportunities facing our coastal areas and communities. Another component of the program is to build on the EAC's pilot salt marsh restoration project in the Bay of Fundy within the context of a larger emphasis on coastal land use planning, coastal access, and finding mechanisms for meaningful public involvement in coastal planning and decision making. SPECIFIC DUTIES ARE AS FOLLOWS: - Take a leadership role in developing and implementing a coastal campaign around critical coastal issues in Nova Scotia - Raise public, government, and media awareness and understanding of coastal issues in Nova Scotia - Coordinate and provide support for coastal activities of a wide variety of community level partners, especially members of the Coastal Coalition of Nova Scotia - Represent EAC and CIC at relevant meetings with the public, regulatory agencies and government representatives - Coordinate, produce, and disseminate research and materials on a wide variety of coastal issues, including existing legislations and laws - Follow up and build on previous and ongoing coastal habitat protection and restoration initiatives - Manage the program within a defined budget and prepare appropriate reports to funders and advisory committees - Attend monthly CIC meetings and work with CIC to develop proposals and raise additional project funds - Contribute to and work within the EAC organization - Attract, maintain and supervise volunteers, students, and interns SKILLS REQUIRED: - A thorough understanding of threats and opportunities facing Nova Scotia's coasts and coastal communities, in particular issues related to coastal habitat loss and coastal development - University degree in environmental studies, urban and rural planning, coastal resources management, community development, or comparable experience - Excellent public speaking and writing skills - Ability to work with and strengthen grassroots coalitions - Project management experience including staff and volunteer supervision, project administration (financial and budgeting), project development and proposal writing - Planning and organization skills (manage priorities, complete action plans, and work independently with minimal supervision) - Personal skills (leadership, team oriented, energetic, motivated, outgoing, persistent, and conscientious) - Creativity and ability to take initiative SKILLS DESIRED: - A passionate interest in the health of Nova Scotia's coastal habitats and communities - Field experience (data collection), and a familiarity with conducting environmental monitoring and coastal habitat restoration - Familiar with the local community, environmental and stewardship organizations in Nova Scotia - Experience working or volunteering for a non-profit environmental or community group - Familiar with municipal, provincial and federal regulations concerning the protection and restoration of coastal habitats, coastal management, and sustainable coastal development The position will begin February 28, 2005 Salary: $17/hour; 35 hours per week. TO APPLY: Applications are due by February 2, 2005. Email, fax or mail resume and cover letter to: coastal@ecologyaction.ca Phone: 902-442-0199 Fax: 902-422-6410 Coastal Coordinator Ecology Action Centre 1568 Argyle Street, Suite 31 Halifax, NS B3J 2B3 Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Thank-you for your interest in the Ecology Action Centre and Nova Scotia's coasts. -- Coastal Issues Committee Ecology Action Centre 1568 Argyle St. Suite 31 Halifax NS B3J 2B3 tel. 902-442-0199 fax. 902-422-6410 http://www.ecologyaction.ca monthly meetings: last Thursday of each month at 6:30 pm ____________________________________________________________________________ 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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