Position: SENIOR CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) ADVISOR, EXTRACTIVES
Organization: CBSR
Location: Calgary (preference) or Vancouver

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Reporting to the Director of Advisory Services, the Senior CSR Advisor, Extractives will:
• Manage strategic and day-to-day relationships between CBSR and priority member companies
• Look for specific opportunities to directly promote CBSR expertise to individual companies
• Convert opportunities into high impact sales proposals
• Run the proposal cycle to confirmed member service or advisory services projects for CBSR
• Act as the main contact person with senior client team members and decision makers
• Lead all aspects of large projects, including overall and day-to-day management of advisory service project teams, partners and associates
• Identify opportunities to develop CBSR tools, service lines and products
• Provide coaching and support to more junior CSR advisors, particularly in areas of expertise

• Identify strategic opportunities and support member engagement efforts for members
• Identify and nurture relationships with partners and other leading CSR practitioners
• Work with the team to refine, manage and deliver on CBSR’s value proposition

PRIMARY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Member engagement
• Act as a senior advisor with clients, members and partners
• Liaise with members in general and act as primary contact with priority member companies
• Provide strategic expertise and guidance to CBSR’s members and clients on CSR issues
• Leverage CBSR knowledge to advise members and clients to answer specific questions as they arise
• Develop sales materials, issue briefs and value-added tools for CBSR members based in areas of specialty
• Identify opportunities to directly share and promote CBSR expertise to member companies
• Contribute to the planning, development and support of the member services team Advisory services
• Lead sales conversations to identify and scope specific advisory services opportunities
• Develop proposals that address opportunities and outline high impact ways that CBSR can provide service
• Lead and coordinate project teams made up of staff from different disciplines and different seniority levels across the organization and outside of the organization
• Manage all aspects of large projects, including overall and day-to-day management of advisory service project teams, partners and associates
• Develop CBSR perspectives and value added tools, service lines and products to assist the deepening of CSR commitment and practice in our member companies

Member development
• Use sector expertise and networks to identify new member prospects for CBSR
• Identify and nurture key contacts (senior, CSR budget decision makers)
• Develop prospect sales material and presentation based on knowledge of sector
• Lead and attend relevant prospect meetings Relationship management
• Build high impact, trusting and valued relationships with CBSR’s members at senior levels of their organization, to meet their needs and deliver CBSR products and services
• Identify, scope and champion opportunities for strategic partnerships with stakeholders, including industry partners, non-member companies, consultants and other subject-matter experts

POSITION REQUIREMENTS
• Demonstrated excellence and achievement in project management, sales, consulting, and business development
• Minimum 3 years experience managing high performing individuals as part of a small team
• Minimum 5 years experience related to a CSR industry or functional area
• A post-secondary degree in a related field and 5-8 years of relevant experience
• Knowledge of and experience in the oil, gas and/or mining industries
• Highly motivated and effective team player
• Familiarity with the network of leading stakeholders in the CSR community
• Excellent written and oral communication/presentation skills
• High ethical professional standards and values
• Fluency in Spanish is an asset

MISSION
Founded in 1995, CBSR provides thought leadership and candid counsel to our members as they formulate powerful decisions and actions that improve business performance and contribute to a better world. We are passionate about our work in corporate social responsibility (CSR) and the work that we do with our members.

CBSR’s work style and culture At CBSR, we pride ourselves on our engaging culture and mission focused work. We are a small, energetic, and nimble organization, efficient with our resources and highly effective in the work we undertake.

We seek team members that are:
• Able to collaborate and work independently
• Committed to producing only the highest quality products and services
• Creative problem-solvers, focused on solutions
• Effective time managers who are able to meet deadlines and manage multiple priorities
• Willing to travel as needed to meet member needs

PROMOTING DIVERSITY
CBSR is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. We actively seek to recruit people with diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives reflecting the full diversity of our economy and society.

COMPENSATION
Compensation is competitive and commensurate with skill, knowledge and experience level and the constraints of a non-profit business organization with a bonus and excellent benefits program in place.

TO CONTACT US
Please e-mail your cover letter and resume by September 10, 2010 to the attention of:
Azar Pourian – applications@cbsr.ca

Please ensure you include ‘Senior CSR Advisor-Extractives in the subject line of your email. No phone calls please, e-mail your questions or inquiries.

CBSR will only contact applicants short listed for the position. Let us know how you heard about the position.

Position: Programme Officer (Marrakech Process)
Organization: United Nation Environment Programme
Deadline: August 26, 2010

VACANCY NOTICE NO.: NA-10-29
DUTY STATION: Paris
GRADE: P-3
IMIS NO: 604607
DURATION: 10 Months

Duties and Responsibilities:
Under the overall supervision of the Programme Officer coordinating the Marrakech Process and the overall supervision of the head of the Goods and Services Unit, in the Sustainable Consumption and Production Branch (SCP), the incumbent will perform the following duties:

1. Support the organization of the International Meeting of the Marrakech Process (MP)/Intersessional Meeting of CSD.
a) Support coordination and work together with United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) in the preparation of the international/intersessional meeting and the CSD 19.
b) Contribute to the drafting/revision of the background papers, in particular to the development of the 10 Year Framework of Programmes (10 YFP) proposal and elaboration of the Marrakech Process (MP) progress report.
c) Liaison with the Advisory Committee, (AC) sharing information on the preparation of the meeting and seeking advice. This will also include the preparation of the AC meeting back to back to the intersessional meeting.
d) Support the organization and coordination of the working groups planned for the meeting.
e) Support the drafting of the meeting report

2. Support regional strategies and initiatives of the Marrakech Process:
a) Support UNEP regional offices work to develop and implement regional SCP programmes/initiatives, including the outcomes of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD), Regional Implementation Meetings (RIM)s.
b) Assist in building new initiatives and partnerships on SCP promoting and implementing SCP in the regions.
c) Ensure cooperation among the regions, the Marrakech Task Forces, Major Groups and development agencies to support the SCP strategies, programmes and initiatives.
d) Support UNEP regional officers in the organization of regional and sub-regional meetings under the Marrakech Process, to feed into the design and implementation of the 10 YFP. Participate in the preparation of project proposals (and fund raising) to support the implementation of regional strategies.
e) Participate in regional meetings, give presentations, provide training and act as a UNEP secretariat if requested.

3. Contribute to innovative approaches to strengthen the engagement of the Business and Industry sector as well as support cooperation with the UNEP’s Green Economy Initiative (GEI):
a) Promote and support the development of joint projects and partnerships with business serving as pilot implementation of 10 YFP on SCP at the regional and national level, including through the Marrakech Task Forces.
b) Streamline input of Business and Industry Forum to design of 10 YFP to allow integration with that of governments and other stakeholders.
c) Coordinate with UNEP Green Economy team, providing inputs to the Green Economy Initiative (GEI) reports as well as collectively identifying possible joint projects.
d) Contribute to the preparations of Rio+20, providing inputs on SCP and the role relevant policies and the 10 YFP in transitioning to a Green Economy.

4. Support the overall activities of the Marrakech Process:
a) Prepare briefing notes, updates and speeches on the MP, CSD 19 preparations and negotiations on the 10 YFP.
b) Participate in the preparation of fundraising proposals to support the development and implementation of the 10 YFP.
c) Assist in the budget management and administration work.
d) Perform other duties as assigned.

Competencies:

Professionalism: Knowledge and research on sustainable consumption and production project/programme implementation ability. Good research and analytical skills, combining economic, environmental and developmental perspectives. Ability to foster co-operation among a diversity of public officials and relevant stakeholders; deliver technical support for the development of the 10YFP and be able to coordinate a research project. Experience with assessing and demonstrating the potential for environmental and SCP projects.

Communication: Excellent communication skills, written and spoken as well as ability to draft/edit a variety of written reports; exhibiting interest in having two-way communication; demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.

Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others, and able to work in multi-cultural, multi-ethnic environment, working with transparency and building trust and
confidence with colleagues and staff members.

Planning and Organizing: Planning and organization: Ability to identify priority activities and assignments, allocation of appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work.

Qualifications and Experience:

Education:
Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in social development, economics and public policies, sustainable development and/or environmental studies. A first level university degree in
combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:
At least five years work experience in the area of sustainable development, sustainable consumption and production and development of environmental policies/initiatives, out of which at least two years should be at the international level. Experience in developing countries is required. Knowledge of the UN system is an advantage.

Languages:
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required. Working knowledge of French is desirable. Knowledge of another UN official language is an advantage.

Other Skills:
Excellent computer skills (Microsoft Office, email, internet) are required

Depending on professional background, experience and family situation, a competitive compensation and benefits package is offered. See UN website
http:www.un.org/Depts/OHRM/salaries_allowances/index.html

Preference will be given to equally qualified women candidates.

All applications to be sent to the following address on or before the deadline of 26/08/2010. Applicants should send a completed United Nations P.11 or Galaxy Personal History Form together with a covering letter of one to two pages summarizing how they meet the requirements of the job to:

Lowri.rees@unep.org

UN staff members must submit scanned copies of their two latest Performance Appraisal System (PAS) reports at the time of application to the email address above.

PLEASE QUOTE VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT NO.: NA-10-29
(Applications without Correct Vacancy Number will not be Considered)

The United Nations shall place no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. (Charter of the United Nations – Chapter 3, article 8). The United Nations Secretariat is a non-smoking environment.

Position: OffsetID Team Leader
Organization: Habitat Enterprises
Deadline: August 31, 2010

THE ROLE | OFFSETID TEAM LEADER
The OffsetID Team Leader will lead the testing of OffsetID with a trial user in a four-month Canadian Government funded platform trial. At the same time this person will begin the commercialization process of the platform through partnership/user generation. He or she will work with the proven and experienced team of software and carbon experts at Habitat and its platform trial partner. The role will primarily focus on management of the platform development process and business development activities, as below. After the 4-month trial it is intended that the OffsetID Team Leader will become full time lead of the OffsetID project within Habitat.

Click here for full job description, including a list of the activities the OffsetID Team Leader will be responsible for from September 15 – December 15 2010.

KEY BENEFITS TO JOINING HABITAT

• Collaborate with an accomplished, fun, and entrepreneurial team, board, and investors
• Gain exposure to the carbon market and contribute to large scale carbon reduction
• Oversee development of a first of its kind carbon asset identification/valuation platform
• Potentially earn an equity position in a quality early stage company with significant growth potential

RENUMERATION
Habitat Enterprises offers a remuneration package for this position comprising of a blend of cash & stock options (dependant on experience and preference) plus performance bonuses.

APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS

The successful candidate will have a background in one or more of the following:
• Ecommerce site development and commercialization
• Software design and deployment
• Product, ecommerce or software savvy business development managers from other sectors (i.e. product development, research and development, etc.)
• Carbon finance / carbon IT

Other requirements:
• Entrepreneurial and business development experience
• Reside in Vancouver, BC
• Be open to becoming an employee of Habitat
• Love working in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment

HABITAT ENTERPRISES | OFFSETID TEAM LEADER

WHAT WE DO
Habitat Enterprises (“Habitat”) is a pioneering carbon asset development firm with a strong track record in the low carbon marketplace. Habitat is building a portfolio of carbon offsets by providing carbon finance and offset certification to capital projects that reduce methane gas, which is 21 times as harmful to the atmosphere as CO2. Its activities aim to make the world’s environment cleaner while delivering attractive financial returns to its project partners and investors.

Habitat makes methane reduction projects profitable and makes more methane reduction projects happen. Habitat finds projects that could reduce methane emissions in large quantities and partners with the project developers or organizations developing the project early in the project cycle. Habitat invests in certifying the carbon reductions as carbon offsets and secures a buyer for the carbon offsets – adding an additional revenue stream to the project while securing a stream of carbon offsets to its portfolio. Through its technology, capital, and engineering partnerships, Habitat also structures project finance and provides anaerobic digester design to certain projects.

The team at Habitat Enterprises consists of leading talent in emissions markets and carbon finance who are driven by the opportunity to lead a fundamental transition in the global economy. Together, we are demonstrating the financial opportunity associated with the low carbon economy, and convincing more and larger investors to enter this sector.

OFFSETID
OffsetID is a proprietary offset project identification and assessment platform that allows users (clean technology firms, investors, project developers, and companies) to find out if a project or technology has the potential to earn carbon offsets. For investors and project developers seeking new offset opportunity, OffsetID is a simple offset deal flow and portfolio management tool for finding, tracking, and analyzing new offset projects/investments.

OUR VISION
The solutions to climate change involve governments, international organizations, the general public – and private capital. Habitat Enterprises is driven to channel significant amounts of capital into the solutions to climate change.

Our vision has created a working culture that is shared by our employees, advisors, partners, and Board of Directors, made up of a dedicated commitment to fighting climate change in cooperation and using our diverse skill sets, a strong spirit of entrepreneurship, and a shared desire to make a difference.

Please send expressions of interest to: Thomas Kineshanko
Email: info@habitatenterprises.ca
Phone: 604.639.2220



Position: Marketing & Communications Intern
Organization: Habitat Enterprises
Deadline: August 31, 2010

THE ROLE | MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS INTERN
The Marketing and Communications Intern will work closely with Habitat’s CEO and team to fully execute the
following tasks:
• Launching Habitats new brand, website and positioning in September.
• Designing and executing the company’s communication strategy for targeted stakeholders
• Refine/update company social media, website, and communications tools on an ongoing basis
• Produce stakeholder specific business cases and value propositions
• Work towards producing a strong local image and well known unique selling proposition

In addition, we are also seeking candidates strongly interested in:
• Learning about the international greenhouse gas emissions trading and finance market, the European Union
Emissions Trading System and regional North American Carbon Markets
• Defining and meeting clear performance milestones and KPIs
• Liaising with South American and other international clients

KEY BENEFITS TO JOINING HABITAT

• Collaborate with an accomplished, fun, and entrepreneurial team, board, and investors in a young and growing company.
• Gain exposure to the carbon market and contribute to large scale carbon reduction

RENUMERATION
• This is a part-time or full time unpaid internship from September to December 2010. Interns will be paid an honorarium and earn the possibility of ongoing employment within Habitat after the internship.

APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS

Required Skills/Qualifications
• Undergraduate degree or diploma from an accredited Canadian or international post secondary institution with specialization in marketing and/or communications
• Experience in Communications, online marketing/sales or corporate relations
• Computer savvy; proficient in MS Office and experience in web design/development
• Legally eligible to work in Canada

Other requirements:
• Ability to synthesize ideas quickly and formulate and manage multiple projects
• Strong team player able to quickly adapting to rapidly changing work environments
• Reside in Vancouver, BC or neighboring areas
• Be open to becoming an employee of Habitat
• Love working in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment

HABITAT ENTERPRISES | OVERVIEW

WHAT WE DO
Habitat Enterprises (“Habitat”) is a pioneering carbon asset development firm with a strong track record in the low carbon marketplace. Habitat is building a portfolio of carbon offsets by providing carbon finance, offset certification, and project finance to capital projects that reduce methane gas, which is 21 times as harmful to the atmosphere as CO2. Its activities aim to make the world’s environment cleaner quickly and in a big way while delivering attractive financial returns to its project partners and investors.

Habitat makes methane reduction projects profitable and makes more methane reduction projects happen. Habitat finds projects that could reduce methane emissions in large quantities and partners with the project developers or organizations developing the project early in the project cycle. Habitat invests in certifying the carbon reductions as carbon offsets and secures a buyer for the carbon offsets – adding an additional revenue stream to the project while securing a stream of carbon offsets to its portfolio. Through its technology, capital, and engineering partnerships, Habitat also structures project finance and provides anaerobic digester design to certain projects.

The team at Habitat Enterprises consists of leading talent in emissions markets, carbon finance, and now software, who are driven by the opportunity to lead a fundamental transition in the global economy. Together, we are demonstrating the financial opportunity associated with the low carbon economy, and convincing more and larger investors to enter this sector.

OUR VISION
The solutions to climate change involve governments, international organizations, the general public – and private capital. Habitat Enterprises is driven to channel significant amounts of capital into the solutions to climate change.

Our vision has created a working culture that is shared by our employees, advisors, partners, and Board of Directors, made up of a dedicated commitment to fighting climate change in cooperation and using our diverse skill sets, a strong spirit of entrepreneurship, and a shared desire to make a difference.

Please send expressions of interest to: Lauren Larose
Email: llarose@habitatenterprises.ca
Phone: 604.639.2221

Position: SOLUTIONS ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE – PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING
Recruitment: Verge Career Search & Recruitment
Department: Direct Sales
Role: Consult/sales to clients, customers and organizations, retrofit, energy efficiency, hvac systems

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The Energy/Hvac Solutions Account Executive will successfully deliver total solution deals to its customers. These total solutions will include equipment, parts, services, controls and other financial vehicles which provide value and savings to the customer. The Account Executive will utilize value added and financial selling techniques to develop and close such deals.

Through existing relationships and other company Account Managers, this person will identify and develop
opportunities to drive orders closure. They will work with customers to determine the customer’s needs and
business issues in order to develop appropriate solutions. The Account Manager will also identify new growth
initiatives to increase the total solution to the customer.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:
• BS or BA in Engineering, Business or Marketing or equivalent technical discipline.
• Ability to generate proformas for various business situations
• Proven commercial experience with demonstrated ability to influence internal and external customers.
• Ability to develop effective long-term business relationships at all levels of Customer organization.
• Knowledge of customer financial drivers and needs.
• Customer focused mindset with ability to respond quickly to customer needs.
• Proven ability to successfully manage multiple projects at the same time
• Strong communication and presentation skills

DESIRED:
• Proven success in creative deal closing
• Solid understanding of commercial terms and conditions
• Financial experience (MBA or equivalent)
• 3+ years of sales experience
• Understanding of Six Sigma process and application

QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business or marketing from four-year college or university; and 3-10 years relevant experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents. Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints. Ability to write speeches and articles using original or innovative techniques or style.
Ability to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial or complex topics to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to work with mathematical and financial concepts such as proformas, probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
Ability to apply concepts such as
fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

REASONING ABILITY
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and
concrete variables.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This position works in a typical office environment with visits to other offices, plants, and job sites. Frequent outdoor travel is required to visit customers. During visits to job sites, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, extreme heat, and risk of electrical shock.

If you are interested in applying for this position please send your resume to:
Terry Craig
Verge Career Search
terry@vergecareers.com

Another post by a TNI member on RIM’s face-off with Saudi Arabia, the UAE, India and other governments.

Position: Managing Director
Organization: Community Power Fund, www.cpfund.ca
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Deadline: Friday September 3, 2010

The Community Power Fund is a non-profit co-operative corporation founded in 2006. CP Fund’s initial program was a project development grant program open to Community organizations wanting to develop and own renewable energy projects of any size. In 2009, the original grant program was replaced with the Community Energy Partnerships Program, a new grant program aligned with Ontario’s Feed-in-tariff program. CP Fund and Deloitte co-manage the fund on behalf of the Ontario Power Authority.

CP Fund’s mission is to be the most trusted and effective financial enabler for community owned renewable power in Canada. As part of its mission and mandate, CP Fund is in the process of developing a new entity, Community Power Capital, to pool and deploy community investment capital into Community Power projects in Ontario. Through a series of warehouse investments in Feed- in-tariff (FIT) contracted Community Power projects, CP Capital will be in a position to launch its first Fund of $20 million by the end of 2010.

CP Fund is seeking an innovative, creative and experienced Managing Director to lead CP Capital in the formation and close of its first Fund, and the many Funds that will follow given the number of projects seeking investment and the number of qualified community investors seeking lucrative and secure triple bottom line investment opportunities. The Ontario Green Energy and Economy Act and Feed-in-tariff program include several policy incentives and instruments to support the development and growth of Community Power. Community Power offers a new asset class for triple bottom line investment backed by 20 year FIT contracts.

One of the key challenges for an organization such as CP Fund is finding staff with the skills required from very different and distinct areas, such as:

• Knowledge of both the energy industry and community power sector,
• Skills in technical and environmental assessment,
• Financial skills in fund development and management, as well as financial assessment, and
• Understanding of the changing regulatory system as it relates to
renewable energy, social finance, tax regimes, co-operatives and
community-ownership.

The management team must demonstrate top quartile performance in fund
management, benchmarked against financial markets comparables, in the
following context:

• Through creative application of social finance and fund development, and
• For the purpose of making progress towards the mission.

The core Management Team will consist of the Managing Director, Director of Community, an Investment Officer and a Financial Services Program Director. Additional staff will include an Investment Analyst and other support positions as required.

Managing Director
Reports to:
o Board of Directors

Direct oversight:
o Investment Officer
o Financial Services Program Director
o Director of Community

The main tasks of the Managing Director are:
o Lead strategy development, implementation and performance
monitoring to ensure progress towards identified goals,
o Operate governance process as established,
o Prepare and deliver reporting to the board and stakeholders as
required,
o Hire and manage staff,
o Manage operations in line with values,
o Lead fund development, and
o Promote CP Capital.

Core Responsibilities:
• Design, launch, expansion and senior management of all CP Capital
activities, including:
o Financial Services Programs
 Financial Literacy
 Financial Advisory
o Direct Investment Funds
 Private Equity & Special Purpose Debt Funds
 Flow-Through Share Vehicles
 Longevity Funds: Co-op Lending and Investment Funds
o Fund Management & Fiduciary Services
 Co-Managed Offerings for Local Funds
 Fiduciary & Compliance Services
• Source, close and exit CP Capital deals with keen awareness to balancing
financial, environmental and social returns
• Attend Board meetings and act as liaison between the Board and CP Capital
Investment Committee and Advisory Committee
• Serve as board director for key CP Capital investees and represent CP
Capital in most important matters where key clients and partners are
concerned.

The key skills required are:
• Organizational development and management,
• Fund development and management,
• Creativity, adaptability and charisma, and
• Strategic management and partnership building.

Qualifications:
• At least five years experience and strong performance track record as a
senior partner or managing director of an established private equity firm
investing in clean technologies, renewable energy, environmental
infrastructure or like
• Comprehensive knowledge and ability to communicate complex financial
concepts and investment strategies to investors across the capital spectrum, from grant makers and governments to investment grade debt and equity providers
• Experience and success creating public-private partnerships
• Positive track record building and managing high performance teams
• Demonstrated experience or interest balancing financial, social,
environmental impacts through market mechanisms
• Entrepreneurial experience preferred

Salary:
CP Fund is prepared to offer a competitive base salary and bonus structure for this position. Please submit your resume in confidence by 5:00 pm on Friday September 3, 2010, to:

Community Power Fund
30 Duncan Street, Suite 203
Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2C3
Fax: 416-597-6953
Email: info@cpfund.ca

Here’s a link to a blog piece written by one of the members of our facilitating committee about the environmental and social implications of e-waste.

If you want to post on our blog, you know what to do… Email us at torontonetimpact@gmail.com.

We’ve created a ‘jobs’ tag and will be posting jobs in Canada that are in/related to business and sustainability. If you/your organization wants to post a job, email us at torontonetimpact@gmail.com.

Research Associate Position
Sustainable Prosperity / University of Ottawa Institute of the Environment
Deadline: August 12th 2010
Sustainable Prosperity (SP) has an opening for a Research Associate in the environment-economy area. We invite all potential candidates to submit their application by August 12th, 2010. The position starts early September, but can be adjusted depending on availability.

Sustainable Prosperity (SP) is a policy and research network of academics, together with business, policy and environment leaders who hold the shared objective of seeing Canada transition to a stronger, greener economy. SP’s particular mandate is to examine the use of market-based policy instruments that can create positive economic and environmental outcomes. SP’s work focuses (i) on the development and promotion of innovation in policy and markets; and (ii) the promotion of interdisciplinary research on environment-economy issues through the SSHRC-supported SP Research Network. (See: www.sustainableprosperity.ca )

To support this work, SP’s Secretariat – based at the University of Ottawa – is in need of research assistance. The Research Associate will work with all three of the senior staff at SP – the Executive Director, the Senior Director, Policy and Markets, and the Director of Research, as well as with the academics across Canada in the network. In particular, the Research Associate will:
Ø Carry out targeted research projects on environment-economy issues
Ø Assist in the “translation” of research reports and products coming out of the SP Research Network into policy products (such as the SP Policy Briefs)
Ø Track major research and policy trends and initiatives of relevance to SP’s mandate and function
Ø Assist in the maintenance and management of SP’s contacts database
Ø Assist in the maintenance and management of SP’s website
Ø Help to coordinate and manage network research projects and events
Ø Carry out other assignments as needed

The ideal candidate will have 1-3 years experience working on environment and economy issues, and previously have carried out policy research in this area. More specifically, the candidate should:

Ø Have completed at minimum a Masters-level degree (preferably in environmental economics or related field);
Ø Possess strong written communication skills (writing samples are required as part of the application process);
Ø Be able to demonstrate a solid understanding of environment-economy policy issues, and specifically of the role and potential contribution of market-based instruments;
Ø Work well independently, with a capacity to multi-task.
Ø Have past research experience
Ø Be willing to work in a dynamic and entrepreneurial work environment
Ø Bilingual (French and English) capacity is an important asset

This is a full-time position, based in Ottawa. Salary is competitive with the public sector, and commensurate with experience.
Please send your cover letter, curriculum vitæ and two writing samples (maximum 15 pages each) attention: Jenna Dunsby, Network Coordinator, jenna@sustainableprosperity.ca, cc’ing Sarah Van Stiphout, Executive Assistant, sarah@sustainableprosperity.ca