Position Summary: ACAP Cape Breton is seeking a Volunteer & Operations Coordinator. This is a 10 month contract position, with the potential of renewal depending on funding. The successful candidate must be based in Cape Breton, with a preference for candidates working remotely in western Cape Breton.

 

This is a new position for our organization. We’re looking for someone with an empathetic, equity and service-oriented lens on community environmental engagement. The successful candidate will be organized and able to help us create new organizational structures and materials. There is significant scope to co-define the work plan and activities.

 

The position also includes communication with other community organizations, including Mi’kmaw organizations, municipalities and councils, and individual volunteers and community leaders.

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The start date for the position is negotiable; we prefer a start date in August.

 

Closing date: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and interviews will take place in the first weeks of August.

 

Apply: Please apply by submitting a resume and cover letter to jobs@acapcb.ns.ca with “Volunteer & Operations Coordinator” in the email subject line. For a position of this type, we advise submitting a resume of no more than two pages, and a cover letter of 1 page.

 

We are committed to equity in our hiring practices and operational practices. If you have questions about this position that are not covered by this description, you are welcome to contact Kathleen Aikens (ed@acapcb.ns.ca).

 

Anticipated salary: $23-$26/hour, depending on experience and qualifications.

 

Benefits: Vacation time starts at 6% paid vacation, with an additional paid week during December holidays. We observe 14 paid holidays annually. We also have paid personal & family sick days (up to 15 annually).

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Access to employee health benefits and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with 75% employer coverage for both individual and family plans; Ability to set your own schedule within the required program parameters; Flexibility to take advantage of professional learning opportunities on work time. 

 

Work hours: 35 hours/week, Monday-Friday, with occasional weekend work. Our hours are typically 8:30am-4:00pm, but with significant flexibility outside fixed programs and meetings.

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Occasional evening and weekend programming is required, but you will be given time-in-lieu/banked time to compensate. 

 

The main responsibilities of the position include:

• Working with the Executive Director to implement new processes and structures related to our operational expansion.

• Working with ACAP program leads to better integrate volunteers into projects.

• Creating new operational materials, including volunteer orientation manual, check-lists, databases, etc.

• Building new relationships with organizations and community groups, with a particular focus on areas outside of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality.

• Working with a diversity of organizational partners, from municipalities to volunteer associations to Mi’kmaq organizations to provincial and national environmental organizations.

• Leading and/or participating in community engagement activities and special events.

 

Required skills and experience:

• Minimum of 2 years’ relevant experience (experience in community development and community engagement).

• Experience working with volunteer projects or programs.

• Demonstrated experience in managing projects to completion.

• Enthusiasm for working with diverse community organizations. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

• Flexibility, creativity, and the ability to work with uncertainty. 

• ·Organized and able to create new systems and procedures from scratch.

• Access to a vehicle for travel.

• Commitment to incorporating environmental values, and justice, equity, diversity, and decolonization principles into your work.

• Ability to work with a team and learn from others’ knowledge and experience. 

 

More Information About ACAP Cape Breton

 

Mission: To support resilient, environmentally sustainable communities across Unama’ki - Cape Breton

 

We value:

• Action: We put knowledge into action through restoration, education, and advocacy.

• Solidarity: We support a sustainable future for all, across environmental, social, and economic spheres.

• Humility: We are continuously learning and deepening our expertise. 

• Holism: We recognize that the complexity of the world around us requires systems-thinking and holistic solutions to address ecological challenges.

• Care: We employ care and respect towards all living things, human and non-human.

• Reconciliation: We are committed to true reconciliation with Indigenous communities, through respectful relations, good partnerships, and recognition of Mi’kmaq as custodians of the land in Unama’ki.

• Collaboration: We recognize that good work is achieved through collaboration and partnerships.

• Evidence: We respect diverse evidence sources, such as scientific literature, community-held knowledge, lived experience, and oral history.

• Hope: We recognize the vital importance of hope in facing environmental challenges.

• Community: We are community members, and our work serves the communities that surround us. 

• Active citizenship: We believe that environmental challenges are solved through democratic participation and an informed, engaged citizenry.

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