Volunteer Positions

4 positions...

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(1) Position: Vancouver BEC Database Volunteer
Organization: Biosphere Eco-Cities Canada (BECC)
Location: Vancouver, BC

Are you passionate about making a difference in your community? Would you like to volunteer some free time to make Vancouver more sustainable?

THE OPPORTUNITY

Vancouver Biosphere Eco-City (VBEC) is seeking members for a team developing a Database of Sustainability Projects in the city. This database allows residents to have an overview of many interesting sustainability projects around them. Visit https://Vancouver.BioEcoCity.org to view project descriptions that have been uploaded to date.

BACKGROUND

A Biosphere Eco-City (BEC) is an urban-centred region where teams engage people in sustainable activities to develop a culture of sustainability. VBEC operates though volunteers in association with BEC Canada, a national charity that supports development of BECs in Ottawa, Toronto, Brampton, Edmonton, and Vancouver.

ORGANIZATION OF THE DATABASE

The framework of the database is BECs 10 Themes of Sustainability – Transportation, Energy, Design, Habitat, Food, Natural Capital, Waste, Health, Recreation, and Sense of Place. These are the broad areas of direct action for sustainability. Organizing the database by Theme allows viewers to focus on areas that interest them most.

TASKS OF A DATABASE TEAM MEMBER

To find a sustainability project in urban or rural Vancouver, a team member will conduct an internet search using a Theme of Sustainability or a related keyword, along with "Vancouver" and "sustainability." They will review project descriptions and select relevant one to add to the database. Next, they will write a concise description using a project template. Then they will contact the project owner to verify the description.

Volunteers are requested to spend 3-4 hours per week on the initiative. Part of this time may be monthly meetings and other team meetings as required. A team leader provides training material and advice to team members.

If you are interested in this volunteer opportunity, please send your resume or questions to yann@bioecocity.org

Please mention you saw this at GoodWork.ca.

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(2) Volunteer Position

Position: Toronto BEC Database Volunteer
Organization: Biosphere Eco-Cities Canada (BECC)
Location: Toronto, Ontario

Are you passionate about making a difference in your community? Would you like to volunteer some free time to make Toronto more sustainable?

THE OPPORTUNITY

Toronto BEC (TBEC) is seeking new members for a team that is developing a Database of Sustainability Projects. The database allows residents to have an overview of the many interesting sustainability projects in their city. Visit https://Toronto.BioEcoCity.org to view project descriptions that have been uploaded to date.

BACKGROUND

A Biosphere Eco-City (BEC) is an urban-centred region where teams engage people in sustainable activities to develop a culture of sustainability. BEC Canada (BECC) is a national charity that supports development of BECs in Ottawa, Toronto, Brampton, Edmonton, and Vancouver.

ORGANIZATION OF THE DATABASE

The framework of the database is BECs 10 Themes of Sustainability – Transportation, Energy, Design, Habitat, Food, Natural Capital, Waste, Health, Recreation, and Sense of Place. These are broad areas of direct action for sustainability. Organizing the database by Theme allows viewers to focus on areas that interest them most.

TASKS OF A DATABASE TEAM MEMBER

To find a sustainability project in urban or rural Toronto, a team member will conduct an internet search using one of the Themes of Sustainability or a related keyword, along with "Toronto" and "sustainability." They will review project descriptions and select relevant ones to add to the database. Next, they will write a concise description using a project template. Once completed, they will contact the project owner to verify the description. Additionally, team members are expected to attend monthly meetings and any other team meetings as required.

A team leader will provide training material and advice to team members.

If you are interested in this volunteer opportunity, please send your resume or questions to yann@bioecocity.org

Please mention you saw this at GoodWork.ca.

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(3) Volunteer Position

Position: BEC Secretariat Admin volunteer
Organization: Biosphere Eco-Cities Canada (BECC)
Location: Remote, anywhere in Canada

Biosphere Eco-Cities Canada (BECC) is looking for a volunteer Secretariat Administrator to manage the work of its secretariat. The secretariat coordinates activities of the various BECC teams. Its major focus is BECC’s support for development of Biosphere Eco-City (BEC) initiatives in various cities.

A Biosphere Eco-City is an urban-centred region where people and organizations cooperate to achieve sustainability. BEC activities engage them to develop a culture of sustainability in Ottawa, Toronto, Brampton, Edmonton, and Vancouver.

BECC is a national charity for support and networking of BEC initiatives, and promotion of the BEC approach. For more information see https://BioEcoCity.org.

The Secretariat Administrator, under direction of the BECC Coordinator, would:

• Liaise with leaders of BECC and BEC teams
• Create agendas and chair secretariat meetings
• Approve minutes written by the Secretariat Communicator
• Propose strategies to enhance secretariat performance
• Respond to external inquiries for information on the BEC program
• Lead development of quarterly round tables for all BEC members
• Provide periodic reports on BECC and BEC teams to the BECC board

The candidate for this position should have the following skills and experience:

• Ability to organize and communicate information
• Ability to set up and lead meetings
• Ability to write clearly and simply
• Experience with teamwork
• Leadership experience

It is expected that the candidate would be able to commit 4-5 hours per week for a year to this volunteer position. There will be many opportunities for networking and skill building.

Please send a resume or letter of interest to: yann@bioecocity.org 
Please mention you saw this at GoodWork.ca.

We can arrange an online interview at a time convenient to you.

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(4) Volunteer Position

Position: BEC Secretariat Communicator Volunteer
Organization: Biosphere Eco-Cities Canada (BECC)
Location: remote anywhere in Canada

Biosphere Eco-Cities Canada (BECC) is looking for a volunteer Secretariat Communicator to assist its Secretariat Administrator with the work of the BECC secretariat. The secretariat connects to teams in the national organization (BECC) and teams in cities with Biosphere Eco-City (BEC) initiatives. Much of the connection comes from hosting of monthly meetings of BECC and BEC team leaders.

BEC activities engage people and organizations in urban-centred regions to develop a culture of sustainability. Currently they operate in Ottawa, Toronto, Brampton, Edmonton, and Vancouver. BECC’s main role is to support development of BEC initiatives.

For more information see https://BioEcoCity.org.

The Secretariat Communicator, under direction of the Secretariat Administrator, would:

• Gather information on activities from BECC and BEC teams
• Write notes/attachments to the agenda for secretariat meetings
• Distribute invitations and agendas for monthly secretariat meetings
• Take and distribute meeting minutes
• Produce a calendar of national or international events of interest to BECs
• Receive external inquiries for information on the BEC program
• Help development quarterly round tables for all BEC members
• Write periodic reports on activities of BECC and BEC teams

The candidate for this position should have the following skills and experience:

• Ability to organize and communicate information
• Ability to take minutes of a meeting
• Ability to write clearly and simply
• Experience with teamwork

It is expected that the candidate would be able to commit 4-5 hours per week for a year to this volunteer position. There will be many opportunities for networking and skill building.

Please send a resume or letter of interest to: yann@bioecocity.org

Please mention you saw this at GoodWork.ca.

We can arrange an online interview at a time convenient to you.