Training and Education Coordinator

**Who is COVE?**
Since our launch in 2018, COVE (the Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship) has been on a mission to connect people, ideas, resources, and assets to propel solutions and sustainable growth for Canada’s marine sector. COVE has been central to the creation of a large cluster of companies and in generating a best-in-class start-up ecosystem. COVE provides strategic network-building opportunities, connections, and thought leadership amongst the global ocean tech community and runs programs to foster the development of the workforce, the acceleration of ocean tech product releases, and the success of new ventures by start-ups, scaleups and SMEs. These programs and COVE’s ability to nationally harness multi-disciplinary skills and capabilities within the marine ecosystem is an enabler in solving industry challenges, generating economic benefits, and providing value to investors.

COVE is expanding rapidly, and we are continuing to build our team to support our transformative impact on the marine sector. With over 60 companies on site and its global network of 2,000+ organizations that are engaged in marine tech, it is on the precipice of becoming a global centre of excellence for industry-led innovation. We know our journey is only achievable by having a great team who shares ideas, tries new things, and learns as we go.

**The Opportunity**

The Training and Education Coordinator supports the development and launch of workforce and education development initiatives focused on building engagement and capacity with school aged youth. In this role, you will engage with various groups that interact with educators and youth supporting the team in fostering strong relationships. The Coordinator will work closely with COVE’s education and community partners to adopt and implement initiatives to grow the talent pipeline by engaging youth and promoting career choices in the blue economy. You will provide a key role in the newly launched _Offshore Wind 4 Kids_ program delivered across Nova Scotia to educate and engage youth on the importance of offshore renewable resources, influence career pathways, and build green skills.

Reporting to the Education and Outreach Manager, the Coordinator will collaborate with the team to drive successful adoption of workforce readiness programs in the marine technology sector.

**What you will be doing**:

- Assisting in the development and delivery of local and national level education initiatives particularly the Offshore Wind 4 Kids project.
- Supporting in the design and preparation of educational materials and resources.
- Presenting to youth using a variety of learning mediums such as e-learning and multi-media.
- Assessing program effectiveness to determine the impact of training/programs on youth participants.
- Working with education and community stakeholders to grow the talent capacity by driving awareness of workforce development programs and opportunities for youth.
- Communicating with educational and community stakeholders and partners that serve youth to promote and share education programs and projects offered by COVE.
- Supporting the launch and delivery of new initiatives as part of the workforce development program.
- Acting as a COVE ambassador in all areas of work and delivery, having a passion for the ocean and an understanding of the importance of preparing, attracting, and retaining the best talent for careers in the marine technology sector.

**What you will bring**:

- Bachelor’s degree in Science, Business, Education, or other related discipline.
- Minimum of 2 years experience in program development and facilitation including education/learning and development program implementation, design, development, delivery, and evaluation.
- Demonstrated ability to plan, implement, coordinate, and evaluate programs.
- Knowledge of and demonstrated ability in instructional design, analysis, measurement, and evaluation methods.
- Demonstrated report writing and project management skills to ensure program objectives and deadlines are met.
- Experience working with school age youth and/or educators.
- Demonstrated ability to be innovative and agile.
- Ability to work with diverse groups of people and cultivate relationships.
- Excellent communication skills including public speaking and an ability to communicate complex ideas in succinct and compelling ways.
- Strong problem solving and interpersonal skills.
- Knowledgeable, self-motivated, result-oriented, and able to build a plan and make things happen, while upholding honesty and integrity and without compromising attention to detail.

Additional Assets:

- Graduate level education
- Second Language (i.e., French)
- Experience working in the ocean technology field or marine sector

**Working at COVE**
Our team is passionate about supporting marine tech innovators and are tireless champions for every innovator that comes through our doors. We value integrity, creativity, and diversity, an