Environmental Law, Environmental Protection

East Coast Environmental Law invites applications to join our team as an Administrative Coordinator.

Position: Administrative Coordinator
Organization: East Coast Environmental Law

Location: Anywhere in Atlantic Canada (working remotely / from home)
Part-time Contract: 20 hours/week, flexible schedule, $25.00 per hour.

About East Coast Environmental Law (ECEL)

ECEL is an environmental law charity that delivers public-interest environmental law services throughout Atlantic Canada. We envision a future in which laws and legal systems protect ecological health and promote environmental and climate justice in our region. To that end, we advocate for progressive environmental laws and policies, provide public legal education on environmental laws, and share our legal skills to support individuals, communities, and organizations that are working to prevent or redress environmental harms.

About the Position

Answering to the Executive Director, this role offers a unique chance to work alongside experienced environmental lawyers and gain valuable insights into the legal aspects of environmental protection. It is a one-year contractual position with the potential to become a permanent position after the first year. This is currently a ½ time position (20 hours per week) with the potential for an increase in hours. The position allows for flexible work schedule options to accommodate personal needs and maintain work-life balance.

Skills and Experience:

• Detail oriented, accurate, and reliable
• Excellent organizational skills
• Effective written and oral communication skills in English
• Comfortable creating and working with databases (e.g. spreadsheets, MailChimp, etc.)
• Experience performing administrative duties
• Familiarity with accounting and/or finance
• Experience working with web-hosting software (e.g. Squarespace)
• Familiarity with grant reporting and submitting
• Work and/or volunteer experience with environmental organizations

Responsibilities

• Administrative tasks and communications, including organizing meetings and events, supporting donor communications, administering student programs, and drafting reports;
• Assisting with management of finances, including basic book-keeping, finance tracking, drafting invoices and receipts;
• Administrative support to staff developing funding proposals (this may include submitting proposals to online portals or corresponding with the administrators of funding programs);
• Supporting staff in drafting and publishing news items, press releases, and informational backgrounders for the ECEL website; and
• Ensuring the ECEL website content is kept current by posting new reports and other materials as necessary and corresponding with web technician as necessary.

ECEL Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Hiring Policy

The fundamental consideration for recruiting and retaining staff at ECEL is individual achievement and merit and, in particular, demonstrated dedication to protecting the environment and developing environmental law. ECEL seeks to provide a fair and equitable work environment and to offer all individuals full opportunity to develop their potential. ECEL will strive to advance the interests of equity seeking groups to ensure that equal opportunity is afforded to all who seek employment at ECEL and all employees are treated equitably. In accordance with the principle of substantive equality and in furtherance of efforts to remediate historical discrimination and disadvantage, ECEL may from time to time prioritize the hiring of applicants belonging to minority or underrepresented groups.

Application deadline: Open until position is filled

Anticipated start date: ASAP

To apply, please email your resume and cover letter combined as a single PDF document to

Lisa Mitchell, Executive Director
admin@ecelaw.ca

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Qualified candidates will be interviewed as applications are received. Receipt of an application will be acknowledged but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.