Project Coordinator (Education)

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

Youth are organizing as key climate critics. However, youth are construed as "future citizens" as a way to dismiss their decision-making power. This project will support youth to move beyond the streets and into decision making rooms to mobilize their right to a healthy environment. By equipping students to co-world their futures, co-author a policy paper, and plan their interventions into climate decision making spheres at local and international levels, this project will co-design transformative approaches to education with youth and their teachers from participating schools in 12 of the top 30 carbon-emitting nations around the world, as well as 26 schools across Canada.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Project Coordinator works closely and collaboratively with Principal Investigator, research team, high school teachers, and other stakeholders to plan, direct, organize, and carry out a global networked classroom on climate change and energy transition.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:  

• Work collaboratively with Principal Investigator(s) to coordinate project activities and assist with carrying out the project.
• Correspond with external stakeholders, namely teachers and high school students in schools nationally and globally.
• Organize tasks, responsibilities, and outcomes.
• Document activities and track progress.
• Establish and continually monitor/manage project expectations with team; assign tasks and identify issues for resolution to ensure optimal team effectiveness.
• Prepare and maintain all project status reports and schedules.
• Prepare and summarize project budgets.
• Foster team effectiveness by acting to develop an environment that promotes the effectiveness and morale of the team.
• Organize and host weekly research team meetings

• Build community (e.g. regular communication with teachers, high school students, and research team)
• Recruit and onboard participant teachers, youth, and mentors
• Coordinate and facilitate online and in-person events and workshops, including online methodology training and in-person writers’ retreats
• Coordinate participant travel for in-person meetings and events
• Travel to and attend teacher curriculum meetings and youth writers’ retreats
• Support data collection and management
• Collaborate with PI team and other project researchers on research and evaluation activities (e.g., survey development, evaluation reports, data collection and management)
• Process grant-related payments and purchases and track expenditures
• Other related duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS and SKILLS:

• Successful completion of a related university degree.

• Experience with Excel and collaborative online tools such as the Google suite (e.g. Google docs).
• Experience with or willingness to work with the education system (teachers, curriculum, policy, students).
• Experience with project coordination or planning preferred.
• Extremely organized, proactive, and collaborative.
• Willingness and ability to travel and to work evenings and weekends as required
• A valid driver’s license.

Applications for the successful candidate will include a:

• cover letter describing the expertise of the applicant
• complete resume
• list of at least three references.
  • Short listed candidates will be required to submit three reference letters.

Please upload all required documents to Additional Documents if no designated area is listed. Incomplete applications will not be considered.