Location: Remote with occasional travel (AB preferred)

Reports to: Project Manager

Duration: Part time ASAP to March 31, 2026 with one year renewal opportunity

Compensation: $24,000 to $27,500 (18.75hrs/ week)

About UNA-Canada:

The United Nations Association in Canada (UNA-Canada) is a national charitable organization with the mandate of educating and engaging Canadians in the work of the United Nations (UN) and the critical global issues that affect us both in Canada and internationally. Established in 1946, we are as committed and relevant as ever in today’s Canada. We highlight and help Canadians live out the SDGs in our context. We grow global citizens who embrace the principles of the UN in order to build a stronger, more outward-looking Canada. Finally, we are also committed to maintaining peace and unity in Canada from grassroots to Ottawa by helping build bridges and connecting people to find common ground irrespective of political, racial or any other divide.

Green School Volunteers Across Canada will activate youth-led engagement through the creation of ECO Clubs that will promote civic engagement through meaningful committed service opportunities while gaining valuable skills that will benefit them in life and work. In addition, the project will enhance youth’s readiness for leadership roles and community participation through service in Environmental and Sustainability projects aligned to issues youth are passionate about. Project activities will be delivered in Ontario (Ottawa-Toronto) and Alberta and one other province to be determined.

We are seeking individuals in Alberta to support our program as a PT project officer.

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Project Manager or designate, the Project Officer will:

• With the leadership of senior team and project team, contribute to the successful delivery of the project known as “Green School Volunteers Across Canada”;
• Contribute to implementation of the work plan for the project that will successfully meet the funders targets while providing meaningful engagement for the youth participants of the project. The targets are creation/enhancement of 24 Eco Clubs, which will engage 240 youth that will give 120 community service hours each.
• Participate in the planning and logistics of community engagement round tables;
• Reach out to teachers, schools and school boards with the goal of recruiting 24 youth leaders within the school to develop or enhance 24 Eco Clubs;
• Assist the 24 recruited youth leaders engage an additional 240 youth volunteers including Indigenous and youth in under-served communities within the schools to participant in the development and enhancement of Eco Clubs;
• In collaboration with subject matter experts in areas such as Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Indigenous engagement and Environment and Sustainability create resources such as online workshop, guidebook, and 3 day workshop to be used in the engagement of the diverse youth participants;
• Assist in planning and delivering online training sessions, including all logistics;
• Assist the youth leaders and youth volunteers in planning environmental activities including sustainability audits, clean ups, tree planting to promote community service engagement;
• Regularly meet the youth leader and youth volunteers to give support on the continued development of the Eco Clubs mission and goals;
• Tracking of the number of community service engagement hours by all youth;
• Assist with the planning and logistic of the in person 3 day regional workshop;
• Assist in writing reports, tracking data as required by the funder.

Relevant Qualifications and Experience

• Proven experience with the recruitment of youth;
• Proven experience in organizing events;
• Proven experience in collecting and organizing data;
• Proven experience in engaging youth from under—service communities;
• University degree in Education or relevant experience in the social sciences;
• Sensitivity to working with education administrators, teachers and diverse cultural communities and families;
• Strong interpersonal skills and understanding of Canada’s population diversity;
• Strong attention to detail;
• Ability to work as a member of a team;
• Excellent communication skills.

Please email your resume and cover letter to [email protected]