Program Director - Climate

Program director - climate

At A Glance

Location: Ecojustice has offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, and Halifax. Remote Candidates are welcome to apply. This role will require occasional travel.

Hours: 35 hours weekly, permanent

Salary: $118,097-144,329 annually

Reports to: Executive Director

Office Requirement: Hybrid in office or fully remote

Recruitment Details:

Ecojustice is partnering with Max Mollineaux of WMC to facilitate the recruitment process for this role. Max brings extensive experience in executive search and leadership development.

To apply for this role, please submit your resume and cover letter by November 6, 2024, at https://careers.wmc.ca/#/posting/PR-4152.

For more information, contact Max at maxm@wmc.bc.ca .

Ecojustice is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourage all qualified candidates who are excited to take on a leadership role in advancing our mission to apply.

About Us

Ecojustice is Canada's largest environmental law charity, dedicated to fighting for a healthier environment through legal action and advocacy. Our work is grounded in our commitment to justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, and Reconciliation. As part of our ongoing efforts to achieve systemic change, we are recruiting for the role of Program Director - Climate.

Our Mission is why people join Ecojustice. People who choose to join us recognize that this planet is our most treasured inheritance, and it is our imperative to be good stewards for the generations who follow us. We believe in protecting the environment while having enough time off to enjoy it. If you are courageous, collaborative, and dedicated to the fight for a healthier environment, you will find your people here.

We go to court- Our lawyers represent citizens, environmental organizations, First Nations, sustainable businesses, labour organizations, and any other groups that share our mission.

We push for better laws- Our experts testify in front of committees and make recommendations to strengthen environmental legislation.

We engage the public- Our work highlights environmental issues and changes the conversation, forcing our leaders to sit up and listen.

About The Role

As Program Director - Climate, you'll play a pivotal role in directing a team of lawyers, communicators, and campaigners to drive impactful climate litigation and law reform. You'll guide strategy to hold governments and corporations accountable for climate commitments, including just transition, sustainable finance, delivering on the goals of the Paris Agreement and securing a rapid phase out of fossil fuels.

Your leadership will build the Climate Team's capacity while fostering collaboration across Ecojustice's Nature and Healthy Communities portfolios. You'll identify innovative opportunities to shape climate law, particularly through litigation.

A key part of your role will be advancing Ecojustice's Strategic Plan by embedding justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, and Reconciliation (JEDI-R) into projects, fostering partnerships with Indigenous and equity-deserving communities. Additionally, you'll cultivate relationships with clients, allied organizations, communities, and donors to further Ecojustice's mission.

If you're a visionary leader with a passion for climate justice and equity, this role offers a meaningful chance to drive systemic change in Canada.

Responsibilities

As the Program Director - Climate you will:

• Engage as an innovative thought leader in climate law and policy
• Lead development and implementation of Climate Program strategy
• Build Climate Program impact and capacity by collaborating with department leaders in
  • Strategic litigation files
  • Law reform campaigns and projects
  • Communications initiatives
• Direct and mentor a team of talented and committed lawyers, strategic communicators and campaigners
• Develop the long-term partnerships with key clients, allied organizations, communities, and donors that are critical to Ecojustice's mission and strategic goals.
• Embody Right Relations with Indigenous and equity-deserving communities, you will model and promote these values
• Advancing Ecojustice's Strategic Plan by embedding justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, and Reconciliation (JEDI-R) within the Climate Program

Role Success - Experience AND Competencies

Necessary experience to be successful in this role includes:

• At least 5 years of experience in litigation
• Lawyer and member of provincial law society in good standing
• Demonstrated strategic and innovative case development
• Experience leading teams, coaching, and mentoring
• Extensive knowledge of climate law and policy
• Demonstrated experience and competency in relationship management including collaboration and emotional intelligence
• Experience directing projects including strategic planning, goal setting, budgeting, key performance indicators, and success measures
• Public communication delivering key messages to public, private, and media audiences

Other experience considered in the success of this role includes:

• Demonstrated experience leading and managing programs and teams within the climate movement
• Working in coalitions across organizations
• Securing funding to support program objectives
• Acting as an organizational spokesperson
• Leading through organizational growth and change
• Demonstrate work and knowledge embedding justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, and Reconciliation in program and project planning

Our Commitment To Justice, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Ecojustice is committed to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment and is responding to the calls for action to further reconciliation.

We encourage applications from people with relevant job-related skills and who come from communities that have been structurally marginalized based on race, religion, nationality, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression. Members belonging to communities that experience marginalization can self-identify during the application process if they choose to do so.

Great Reasons To Join Us

• Recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 charities by Charity Intelligence.
• Hybrid, remote, or full office setup including a $125 stipend for green transportation if you select hybrid.
• 3 weeks of vacation increasing every two years of service up to 6 weeks
• Annual winter break
• 14 public holidays (including National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and National Indigenous Peoples Day) and 2 additional floater days
• 4 hours per month of paid personal life organization time
• 5% salary RRSP contribution after 1 year
• Additional flexible leave policies that accommodate physical and mental health leave, caregiving responsibilities, volunteering, and other life events.
• 100% employer-paid extended health benefits package, including up to $1500 per year of mental health coverage and employee and family assistance program
• $500 per year wellness spending account
• Parental leave top-up for birthing and non-birthing parents.
• Colleagues dedicated to environmental impact through their work at Ecojustice (99% mission alignment rating from internal surveys).
• A culture of collaboration where employees are fostered by their managers (97% manager relationship rating from internal surveys).
• Learning opportunities to further our strategic commitment towards justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, and reconciliation.

Our Commitment to Transparency and Workplace Accessibility

As a charity, our value proposition is that of a mission-based organization, offering high-value benefits and perks. We are consistently benchmarking base pay to the non-profit industry and relevant areas of expertise to ensure we are both competitive and fair. Transparency, as well as diversity, equity, and inclusion are important to us. We post predetermined salaries to ensure that the hiring process and compensation are equitable for all.

Ecojustice strives to ensure that our online application system and recruitment process are accessible to individuals with different abilities and encourages candidates to contact careers@ecojustice.ca for any accommodation requests.