Community Development Lead

1 month ago

Guelph, Canada Yorklands Green Hub Full time

**Yorklands Green Hub (YGH) **i

The Yorklands Green Hub (YGH) is a non-profit organization working to create a one-of-a-kind green hub in Guelph for the benefit of the community on part of the former Ontario Reformatory (OR) heritage lands. The vision of Yorklands Green Hub is to foster environmental sustainability through educational programming and advocacy, and the public use and stewardship of the site.

We are looking for an energetic and dynamic Community Development Lead to build relationships with stakeholders, businesses and underrepresented communities. The person will be responsible for establishing a Community Engagement Advisory Committee and an Environmental Education Advisory Committee to conduct a review of our environmental education programs and conduct community consultations to identify emerging community needs and feasible improvements..

This is a part-time contract of 25 hours per week for 24 months.

**Major Responsibilities**:
Community Engagement
- Develop and build relationships with community stakeholders (including neighbourhood groups, under-represented communities, businesses, local and provincial governments, school boards, universities, and other partners
- Form two advisory committees: 1. a Community Engagement Advisory and 2. an Environmental Education Program Advisory Committee
- Organize and conduct regular meetings with Committees
- Conduct community consultations and focus groups to obtain feedback on current engagement methods and potential new or updated educational programming
- Based on advisory committees’ recommendations, refresh and update the YGH membership model and environmental education programs as appropriate and feasible
- Facilitate and coordinate implementation of school programs and other community engagement events
- Establish 3-5 new school sites for environmental programming

Reporting and Evaluation:

- Implement systems to track progress and communicate this to the Board and funders
- Implement evaluation systems, to measure successes and outcomes as required by the Board and ensure they can be effectively communicated to the Board, and other interested parties in a timely fashion
- Maintain and ensure records and documentation of all financial transactions are kept and tracked as required and keep within set budgets
- Maintain records of volunteer hours, operations, meeting and program participants, and other metrics as required.

Marketing and Promotion:

- Assist with maintaining and updating website and social media accounts for marketing and promotion
- Promote programs and events in various other ways

**Skills and Qualifications**:

- Post-secondary education, community development, engagement, education or other relevant field
- Must demonstrate experience in community engagement with the ability to collaborate and develop relationships with partners, stakeholders, volunteers, board members, under-represented minority groups and the general public
- Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, with an emphasis on interpersonal connections, presentations, and facilitation
- Experience in development of educational materials for children and youth
- Experience with surveys, focus groups and program evaluation
- Must be able to work both independently and with a team
- Experience using Wordpress a key asset
- Must be able to effectively use administrative software, Google Drive, Zoom and MS Office.
- Knowledge of environmental stewardship is a key asset

Working Conditions:

- Must be able to walk for extended periods on uneven surfaces on occasion
- Shared space office; remote work including zoom meetings; off-site meetings as

requested
- Occasional weekend and/or evening work
- We welcome people from all backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and experiences. Yorklands Green Hub is an equal opportunity employer._

Please submit a cover letter along with your resume.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Contract
Contract length: 24 months
Part-time hours: 25 per week

**Salary**: From $28.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Flexible schedule
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

- Do you live in Guelph or within 20 kms?

**Experience**:

- community development: 2 years (preferred)

Shift availability:

- Day Shift (required)

Willingness to travel:

- 50% (preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Guelph, ON N1H 3A2

Application deadline: 2023-08-01
Expected start date: 2023-09-01

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