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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! ____________________________________________________________________________ . [as posted to GoodWork http://www.GoodWorkCanada.ca ] [plus topical links and resources, below - ed ] EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Tidal Barriers Outreach Coordinator Ecology Action Centre http://www.ecologyaction.ca Date posted to GoodWork: Apr 28, 2005 Application deadline: May 10, 2005 Start date: May / ASAP Location: Halifax NS, Canada Tidal Barriers Outreach Coordinator The Ecology Action Centre is the oldest environmental organization in Nova Scotia and has been in existence since 1971. Currently, the Ecology Action Centre has 750 members, 150 active volunteers and seven issue committees, focusing on transportation, wilderness preservation and forestry, coastal issues, urban planning, renewable energy, agriculture and food, and marine conservation. Ecology Action Centre's mission is to encourage a society in Nova Scotia which respects and protects nature and also provides environmentally and economically sustainable jobs for its citizens. The Ecology Action Centre's tidal barriers work aims to increase public awareness about the effects of tidal restrictions on salt marshes and fish passage between ocean and freshwater environments. This project will provide information and facilitate collaboration around the impacts of tidal barriers on essential estuarine and tidal river fish habitats in the inner Bay of Fundy. The focus of this project is raising awareness around the threats that tidal barriers pose to the recovery of endangered inner Bay of Fundy Atlantic Salmon and other associated anadromous / diadromous fish populations, and the importance of mitigating or removing barriers to tidal flow and fish passage. We will work closely with existing watershed stewardship organizations and provincial and federal regulatory agencies to improve understanding and stewardship efforts to recover salmon and other migratory species' rivers in the inner Bay of Fundy. Overall responsibilities: The outreach coordinator will prepare a series of outreach materials (tabloid, brochures, and posters) and make presentations to interested groups throughout the inner Bay of Fundy Watershed. The staff person will also target individual rivers within the inner Bay of Fundy watershed for more intensive outreach. In these areas the individual will build partnerships and conduct focused education, stewardship, and restoration planning activities about the threats posed by tidal barriers to migratory fish populations. Fact sheets will be produced about each river system and its tidal barriers to be used as a basis for developing restoration plans for removal of tidal barriers at these sites. The outreach coordinator will work with the Coastal Issues coordinator at the Ecology Action Centre in Halifax. Specific Responsibilities: 1. Research: in-house and web-based research; interviews 2. Produce and deliver outreach materials, resource documents, and fact sheets 3. Organize workshops, meetings and presentations 4. Assist with other coastal campaign activities as needed Term of employment: Employment will be for 8 months starting in late May. Position is 4 days a week (28 hours). Salary: Salary $12 -- 14 / hour; commensurate with experience Qualifications/Skills Required: - Excellent oral and written communication skills; ability to write and deliver presentations to a variety of audiences - Strong research skills using a wide variety of sources; attention to detail - Strong planning and organizational skills - Ability to work independently with minimal supervision - Familiarity with Nova Scotia coastal policy and river conservation - Experience working with diadromous / anadromous fish populations (Atlantic Salmon, Striped Bass, American Shad, American Eel) an asset - Creativity and ability to take initiative - Team oriented, motivated, and conscientious - Environmental ethic and NGO volunteer experience an asset - Proficient with MS Word, Excel, e-mail, and internet, all within a PC environment - Must be available to travel and work periodically on evenings and week-ends - Must hold current driver's license (personal car available for outreach work is an asset) TO APPLY: Applicants should email a cover letter, highlighting their qualifications for this position, along with a resume and the names and contact details for 3 references to "coastal@ecologyaction.ca" with Tidal Barriers Application in the subject line. We thank all applicants but only candidates chosen for an interview will be contacted. Due By: 5:00 pm Tuesday, May 10, 2005 Ecology Action Centre 1568 Argyle St. Suite 31 Hfx, NS B3J 2B3 902-442-0199ph 902-422-6410fx website: http://www.ecologyaction.ca ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [GoodWork Editor adds... topical links, resources & opportunities: Ecology Action Centre http://www.ecologyaction.ca/ Coastal Issues - Ecology Action Centre http://www.ecologyaction.ca/coastal_issues/coastal_issues.shtm http://www.ecologyaction.ca/coastal_issues/coastal_barriers.htm Coastal Ecosystems http://www.google.com/Top/Science/Biology/Ecology/Ecosystems/Coastal/ Wetlands, Marshes, Salt Marshes & Tidal Barriers Wetland http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wetland http://www.google.com/Top/Science/Biology/Ecology/Ecosystems/Wetlands/ Marsh http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsh Estuary http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estuary http://www.google.com/Top/Science/Biology/Ecology/Aquatic_Ecology/Estuarine/ http://www.google.ca/search?q=%22tidal+barriers%22 Water & Watershed Stewardship Water http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watershed Watershed http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watershed Links & Orgs. http://www.cen-rce.org/eng/caucuses/water/ http://www.thegreenpages.ca/web_resources/wtr/default.asp http://directory.google.com/Top/Society/Issues/Environment/Water/ http://www.google.com/Top/Science/Environment/Water_Resources/ Halifax, Nova Scotia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax http://directory.google.ca/Top/Regional/North_America/Canada/Nova_Scotia/Localities/H/Halifax/ ] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This message will be posted at http://www.goodworkcanada.ca Any changes or corrections will appear there. 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