Coordinator, Ocean Wise Shoreline Cleanup

7 days ago

Toronto, Canada Ocean Wise Conservation Association Full time

**We need the ocean. The ocean needs us.**

**Role Summary**

Reporting to the Manager of the Ocean Wise Shoreline Cleanup (OWSC) program, the OWSC Coordinator will work as part of the Shoreline Cleanup and Plastics team to support, grow and strengthen the program and the impact of our Plastics initiative as a whole, working towards our goal of radically reducing macro and micro plastic pollution. As the OWSC Coordinator, you will be responsible for planning and hosting Shoreline Champion events, volunteer and partner outreach, data collection, analysis and impact reporting, inventory tracking, and internal and external communication.

This is a 6-month contract based in Toronto, Canada, starting April 1st, 2025.

**Who You Are**

You are an organized, proactive and mission-driven individual who thrives on community engagement.

**What You Will Be Doing**

**Major Accountabilities**
- Planning and leading outreach activities to inspire and empower both individuals and groups to join us in completing cleanups
- Building and maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders

**What You Bring**
- Demonstrated experience in event coordination and delivery
- Ability to develop and maintain relationships with corporate partners
- Professional oral and written communication skills, including excellent public speaking skills
- Strong customer service skills
- Excellent time management and organizational skills with the ability to meet deadlines and remain calm under pressure
- Flexibility and ability to learn new skills very quickly
- Proven ability to work effectively in a team
- Ability to use Salesforce considered an asset

**How You Will Be Measured**
- Ability to effectively coordinate Shoreline Champion events, ensuring seamless logistics and positive relationships with partners
- Successful achievement of program goals and objectives including reaching event delivery targets and litter data collection rates
- Accurate and organized contribution to the Ocean Wise Shoreline Litter Database, including data reporting and analysis.

**What We Offer**

This 6-month contract position offers:

- A remote working environment, when not leading events, note this position must be located in Toronto.
- A competitive base salary, $53,000 - 59,000, in line with market data for not-for-profit organizations
- 4% pay in lieu of vacation
- 5 paid sick days, after 90 days.
- Paid Statutory and General Holidays each calendar year, if applicable.
- Professional development opportunities
- The opportunity to be part of a team that’s helping to save the ocean

**Where and How You’ll Work**

This position is based in Toronto, Canada. The role may require flexibility to travel for events and/or to work occasional weekends and evenings to attend Ocean Wise Shoreline Cleanups, events, and conferences.

The role involves driving, sitting, standing and talking for prolonged periods, exposure to outdoor environments with seasonal temperature fluctuations, and lifting heavy objects on a daily basis (up to 20 kgs to chest level). It also involves working on a computer screen for extended durations.

**Who We Are**

Ocean Wise is a global conversation organization on a mission to build communities that take meaningful action to protect and restore our ocean. Learn more about us at ocean.org.

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