Halifax / Nova Scotia Jobs 2025

Position: Grassroots Engagement and Membership Coordinator
Organization: Sierra Club Canada Foundation
Location: Hybrid in Halifax, Nova Scotia – in-person for events and supervising the canvass team.

About Sierra Club Canada Foundation

The Sierra Club of Canada Foundation (SCCF) is Canada’s national grassroots environmental organization working on environmental advocacy, conservation and education. With a membership base across the country, we are committed to empowering people to be leaders in protecting, restoring and enjoying healthy and safe ecosystems. We are seeking to hire a Grassroots Engagement & Membership (GEM) Coordinator who cares about the work we do and who is a great fit for our culture and team. If you are passionate about the environment and want to join a dedicated team of staff and volunteers working together to build a movement to achieve our mission, then we want to hear from you.

About The Position

The Grassroots Engagement & Membership (GEM) Coordinator leads recruiting, engaging, and mobilizing grassroots volunteers in the activities of Sierra Club Canada Foundation in order to further the organization’s goals of the Decade of Change. The GEM Coordinator will report to the Sierra Club Canada’s Executive Director and Senior Development Manager, and collaborate closely with volunteer chapter leaders.

This year goals for the position include: increasing our membership, enhancing membership & volunteer engagement, representing members' voices in our communications, and creating opportunities for recognizing members’ contributions.

Responsibilities and Scope

• Develop a membership engagement strategy for SCCF, working in collaboration with Chapters, staff, and Board of Directors
• Act as support to Chapter Executive Committees and support nomination and other processes to ensure Executive Committee function and governance
• Develop a clear and comprehensive strategy for grassroots fundraising and advocacy campaigns, aimed at mobilizing volunteers and supporters to engage their networks
• Create outreach campaigns incorporating various advertising strategies, including email, CRM, direct mail, and social media, to promote both fundraising and advocacy campaigns effectively
• Implement data collection methods and strategies to optimize campaign effectiveness, audience engagement, audience segmentation and feedback
• Supervise membership canvassers to perform public outreach and membership recruitment in order to increase membership in the organization
• Create recruitment materials and outreach materials and social media content
• Collaborate closely with Communications and Development staff to achieve shared objectives and overall high quality experience for supporters and volunteers
• Organize the annual general meeting (AGM) of the members of the organization and ensure the AGM achieves membership goals and adheres to bylaws policies, and other corporate requirements
• Initiate, promote, and coordinate membership training and skillshare opportunities
• Stay informed about current trends in grassroots fundraising and advocacy to adapt strategies accordingly and maximize impact.
• Focus on legislation or issues relevant to SCCF’s mission

Skills, Competencies & Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills – both verbal & written
• Enthusiasm for working with volunteers and for SCCF Decade of Change goals
• Experience supervising young staff &/or volunteers
• At least 1 yr of database &/or CRM experience
• Familiar with online file sharing systems such as Dropbox, Google Drive
• Ability to work independently
• Must have secure and stable internet & phone available to you
• Available for evening meetings to accommodate volunteers’ schedules and at least one annual weekend meeting (AGM)
• A team player who values diversity, who collaboratively shares information, and who recognizes and draws on team strengths to advance our fundraising efforts
• Bilingualism is an asset.

Does this sound like you? If so, we welcome your application!

Terms & Benefits

• 37.5 hours/week employment at $25/ hr, based on experience
• Annual professional development support
• Benefits including vision, dental and extended medical
• Outstanding vacation policy

• Flexibility to work virtually from home with the ability to access our Ottawa office beneficial but not required
• Strong team support and camaraderie

To Apply

Deadline to apply for this posting: March 24th at midnight. We are actively interviewing qualified candidates, so please apply promptly.

Please email your resume/CV and cover letter as a single document to hr@sierraclub.ca . Please include “Grassroots Engagement & Membership Coordinator” in the subject line of your email. Your email/cover letter should:

• Outline the relevant experience you have in relation to this position.
• Explain why you are excited to join our team.
• Demonstrate how your approach will help SCCF fulfill its grassroots mission.
• Please mention you saw this at GoodWork.ca.

We appreciate you taking the time to apply, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

We are happy to provide additional information about the position upon request to the email above.

SCCF is committed to justice, inclusivity, equity, and diversity within our community. We seek to hire talent with a range of life experiences and perspectives, recognizing that our mission-driven work is best advanced by the contributions of people of all genders with diverse backgrounds, beliefs, and cultures. We encourage applicants from all ages, cultures, races, religions, colours, sexual orientation, gender identities or expressions, disability statuses, nationalities, or other statuses protected by law.

If you have special accessibility requirements that need to be considered during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing us at hr@sierraclub.ca . All information relating to accommodation needs will be addressed confidentially.