Coordinator: Strategy and Advocacy

1 week ago

Ottawa, Canada Canada Green Building Council Full time

**Location**: Ottawa

**Position Type**: Hybrid

**Position Title**: Coordinator: Strategy and Advocacy (Bilingual)

**Location**: Ottawa

**Date**: December 2024

**Position Type**: Hybrid position

**ABOUT CAGBC**

The Canada Green Building Council (CAGBC) is an industry-led organization representing the green building and real estate sectors. Through market engagement, cutting-edge research, relevant education, impactful advocacy, and trusted certification programs like LEED, Zero Carbon Building Standards (ZCB), and Investor Ready Energy Efficiency (IREE), we provide the building sector with the tools, insights, and knowledge to capitalize on green building.

CAGBC’s momentum is driven by our commitment to supporting members, clients and stakeholders in designing, constructing, and operating buildings. Together, we prove that green buildings are good business, unlocking value, increasing asset resiliency, and helping organizations achieve sustainability, carbon leadership and ESG goals

**JOB PROFILE**

The Coordinator, Strategy and Advocacy, supports CAGBC’s advocacy initiatives and strategic efforts by providing research, stakeholder engagement, and logístical assistance. Reporting to the Director, Strategy and Advocacy, this role plays a key part in advancing the organization’s policy objectives, cooperating with external stakeholders, and ensuring the smooth delivery of advocacy activities. This position involves close collaboration with cross-functional teams to support the development and execution of impactful corporate and advocacy strategies.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**

**Advocacy and Policy Monitoring**
- Monitor and analyze policy developments, legislative changes, and regulatory trends related to the green building sector.
- Assist in preparing policy briefs, position papers, and advocacy materials to communicate organizational priorities to external stakeholders
- Track and report on the impact of public policies on organizational goals, providing actionable insights in support of CAGBC’s strategic priorities

**Stakeholder engagement**
- Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including public servants, parliamentary offices, industry members, and partners.
- Coordinate meetings, events, and communications with external stakeholders to support advocacy activities and policy discussions.
- Prepare materials and presentations for stakeholder engagements, ensuring consistency to support the achievement of CAGBC strategic and public policy interests.

**Strategy development**
- Assist in the development and execution of corporate strategies that align with the organization’s overarching goals.

Note: This job description highlights the general nature and level of the assignments required by this position. This is not a completely exhaustive list of duties; additional related duties may be assigned.

**SKILLS**
- Strong research and analytical skills with the ability to conduct thorough research, analyse complex policy and legislative issues, and synthesize findings into actionable insights.
- Superior communication and writing such as preparing clear, concise, and compelling policy briefs, reports, and presentations for diverse audience.
- Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to multi-task and manage numerous projects concurrently with conflicting priorities while ensuring a high quality of execution.
- Demonstrated ability to exercise diplomacy and build rapport as well as maintain effective relationships with employees, government and industry personnel, and other stakeholders.
- Problem-solving and adaptability with the capacity to identify challenges, propose solutions, and adjust strategies in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
- Fluency in both French and English, with the ability to prepare materials and engage stakeholders in both languages.

**PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES**
- Good judgement and fully capable of working in a team-oriented, virtual environment.
- Able to work with a diverse group of stakeholders, anticipate needs and issues in advance, and be comfortable with working through contentious matters when necessary.
- Capacity to complete tasks in a self-directed manner.
- Ability to travel.

**EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE**
- Post-secondary degree in public policy, government affairs, political science, or related.
- Two to four years of experience in some combination of advocacy, public policy and project management
- **TO APPLY**:_

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $48,000.00-$65,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Flexible schedule
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Work from home

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

**Education**:

- Bachelor's Degree (required)

**Experience**:

- Advocacy and Public policy: 2 years (required)
- Project management: 2 years (required)

**Language**:

- fluent French and English (required)

Work Location: Hybr

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