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Position: Coordinator, Engagement
Organization: Efficiency Canada
Location: remote, anywhere in Canada

Position Overview

We are seeking to employ an enthusiastic and driven Coordinator, Engagement.

The Coordinator, Engagement will play a crucial role in supporting Efficiency Canada's mission to drive policy change and advocate for an energy-efficient economy. Reporting to the Manager, Engagement, this position offers an opportunity to actively engage with supporters, maintain database integrity, connect with industry stakeholders, assist in social media activities, map political contacts, and provide administrative support for Communities of Practice.

Responsibilities

• Engage Efficiency Canada's supporters to deepen involvement in core issue areas like building codes, provincial policy, clean heat, workforce development, and energy justice, encouraging impactful actions such as campaign participation, event attendance, and advocacy for related policy changes.
• Regularly update and maintain Efficiency Canada's supporter database, ensuring accuracy, integrity, and segmentation for targeted communication by adding new contacts, removing outdated entries, verifying details, tracking interactions, recording engagement levels, and implementing data hygiene practices.
• Connect with other nonprofits in the energy efficiency sector through various channels, establishing and maintaining beneficial relationships, seeking collaboration opportunities, staying informed about industry trends, and representing Efficiency Canada in relevant networks.
• Support the organization’s external engagement by ensuring strong follow-through from events and relationship-building activities. This includes tracking contacts and interactions in our database, coordinating timely follow-up, and helping to connect in-person or virtual touchpoints with longer-term engagement strategies. You’ll play a key role in making sure our presence at events translates into deepened relationships and concrete next steps with allies and partners.
• Create a stakeholder map of Efficiency Canada’s political contacts, identifying key individuals or organizations with influence, conducting research to map relationships, assess support levels, and develop strategies for effective engagement to advance organizational goals.
• Provide administrative support for Efficiency Canada's Communities of Practice, facilitating communication, collaboration, and knowledge sharing among members by organizing meetings, preparing agendas, taking minutes, managing platforms, coordinating events, sharing resources, and ensuring smooth operations

Qualifications

1. Experience: Interest in or basic understanding of energy efficiency-related policy and political advocacy.
2. Technical Skills: Familiarity with CRM databases (Nationbuilder, etc.). Proficient in remote collaboration tools (Slack, Google Meet, Asana, etc.).
3. Other Skills: Strong writing and communication skills, ability to work as part of a team, attention to detail, and ability to connect with individuals over video calls.
4. Additional Requirements:
   • Must be between 15 and 30 years old at the start of the contract;
   • Must be legally entitled to work in Canada;
   • Must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or have been granted refugee status;
   • Must not be in receipt of Employment Insurance, cannot be currently enrolled in school; and
   • Must be a graduate of degree or diploma programs from universities, colleges, post-secondary schools of technology, post-secondary institutes and CEGEP (collège d’enseignement général et professionnel, Québec).

Reporting Structure

The Coordinator, Engagement will report to the Manager, Engagement.

Location

The location of this role is remote. Preference will be given to residents of Ontario.

Compensation

• $68,000 annual salary
• Work remotely with opportunities to meet team members at in-person events.
• A knowledgeable, high-achieving, experienced and fun team.
• A nationwide and diverse work atmosphere.
• Flexible and remote work arrangement.
• 22 vacation days.
• 18 wellness days.
• Additional days off around statutory long weekends from April to September, an annual winter holiday shutdown, and your birthday off.
• Training and development budget to support your professional goals.

To Apply

The deadline for online application is May 9, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. (ET). Applicants are encouraged to apply earlier and up until the deadline. We will review applications as they roll in. To apply for this opportunity, submit a cover letter and resume as a single PDF to HR@efficiencycanada.org . PDF files should follow the file naming convention ‘Last Name, First Name’. The subject of your email must say “Coordinator, Engagement”. Please outline your pronouns and availability in your cover letter. 

About Efficiency Canada

Efficiency Canada is the national voice for an energy efficient economy. We envision a future where Canada uses energy efficiency to its fullest potential. Efficiency Canada is housed at Carleton University’s Sustainable Energy Research Centre, which is located on the traditional unceded territories of the Algonquin nation. efficiencycanada.org

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