Are you interested in working on long-term real world projects that help make Vancouver the Greenest City in the World?

Campus City Collaborative (C3) is an inter-institutional collaboration between the City of Vancouver and Vancouver’s six public post-secondary institutions (BCIT, ECUAD, Langara College, SFU, UBC and Vancouver Community College).

CityStudio is an innovative program designed to help Vancouver reach its goal to be the Greenest City in the world by 2020. The project and course work emphasize sustainability leadership, social enterprise, education of change managers and the development of green business. Beginning in September 2011, the CityStudio pilot will operate as a program with a number of faculty and courses to implement long-term real world projects.

This inter-institutional pilot program emphasizes integration of students and projects across the learning institutions and will connect to the City of Vancouver and to one another in a collaborative model of learning.

Summary
Reporting to the project leads, the program coordinator will facilitate this integration of courses, projects and research, and will facilitate and oversee connections between students, the City and the academic institutions. The project co-ordinate will also focus on the long term viability of the project.\

There is additional focus on the experience of students and City of Vancouver staff, with measurable outcomes and results. Long term strategic planning and fundraising for the project are also required

We are looking for someone who is passionate about sustainable cities, motivated, organized, self-directed and creative. The ideal candidate has outstanding strategic skills, convening skills, interpersonal skills, initiative, project coordination as well as grant writing and fundraising experience.

Job Description
Project Coordination

• Coordinate development, launch and outreach for CityStudio
• Coordinate with City of Vancouver staff about their needs and projects
• Coordinate with Inter-Institutional Teaching Team – arranging meetings, agendas and timelines
• Coordinate with external stakeholders and partners
• Administrative support for project
• Management of CityStudio space

Grant Writing and Fundraising

• Aid in development of fundraising plan for the project
• Partnership Development
• Volunteer Coordination
• Budget tracking

Outreach and Communication

• Key person to respond to inquiries about the project
• Coordinate communication – web, social media etc. with Greenest City Team and Media at partner schools
• Facilitate and build relationships between students, institutions, the City, and relevant individuals and community groups

Qualifications

• Experience working with and passion for local government, sustainability, design and/or community engagement
• Experience working in higher education
• Excellent interpersonal, relationship-building, written and oral communication skills
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with strong administrative and time management skills
• Highly self-directed, reliable, responsible and flexible
• Proven ability to take initiative and work with little or no supervision
• Strong ability to engage and facilitate meetings with a range of stakeholders
• Experience writing grants, developing funding proposals and preparing budgets, administering grants, and strategic planning
• Experience working with websites, social media

This full-time contract position (averaging 40 hours/week) begins June 13th 2011 and runs until May 30, 2012 with a strong possibility of renewal. This position offers a salary of $70,000 and benefits package. A laptop and stipend for cell phone and expenses will also be provided.

How to Apply
Please submit a cover letter and resume addressed to Juvarya Warsi at jwarsi@vancouvereconomic.com. Please include your name in subject of the email.
Closing Date: June 1st 2011. The intended start date for the position is June 13, 2011.

While we thank all candidates for applying, only those who are shortlisted will be contacted.