Executive Assistant / Operations Coordinator

Position: Executive Assistant and Operations Coordinator for Orchard Campus, Seed Facilities, and Field Work
Organization: Seed the North, Inc.
Location: This is an on-site position, we will assist with relocation to Hazelton, BC / or commute from Smithers or Terrace

Seed the North is a landscape scale ecological restoration company working on and in the soil side by side with Indigenous communities, government, businesses, nonprofits, and research institutions to create and sustain good jobs restoring wildfire and erosion affected areas, fighting the biodiversity crisis, and sequestering carbon.

We are actively building our team and expanding our campus to increase our capacity to fulfill these mission critical projects for the boreal and subboreal and their communities.

Due to the urgent and vital nature of ecological restoration, the Executive Assistant / Operations Coordinator should be an engaged, curious, intelligent problem solver with a high capacity for detail.

In this role, you will contribute to the curriculum planning, promotion and delivery of our land based training workshops for Indigenous communities

You will be supporting the founding principal, focusing on keeping Seed the North nimble and organized.

You will complete many small but critical tasks, some in the span of an hour and others that are part of six plus year projects.

You will be working with our collaborators and crew to give timely and complete correspondence and report to our funders and clients.

You will learn new things every day, largely set your own schedule over the course of a week, and help the founding principal set her schedule over the course of the month.

Within this full time permanent position, you are free and encouraged to propose vacation and continuing education up to three months of the year that supports your vibrancy and growth as an individual and/or in terms of your role in the organization.

• Location: This is an on-site position, we will assist with relocation to Hazelton, BC / or commute from Smithers or Terrace
• Job Type: Permanent / long term
• Salary: $60,000 - $65,000 plus continuing education and travel
• Seasonal Workload:
  • 9 months full time on site
  • 2 months paid education + 1 month paid vacation
• Pay Structure: Bi-weekly payroll

We at Seed the North are grateful to live and operate on the unceded territory of the Gitxsan people.

In keeping with our commitment to cultivate a diverse and inclusive workplace, we encourage applications from members of groups that have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized, including First Nations, Metis and Inuit peoples, Indigenous peoples of North America, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQ+ persons.

How to Apply

Please send a carefully written cover letter, resume, and selected portfolio materials (if applicable) to careers@seedthenorth.ca prior to closing date of March 1, 2025, 11:59pm PT

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