Volunteer Position

Role: Volunteer Team Leader for Edmonton BEC
Organization: Biosphere Eco-Cities Canada
Location: Edmonton, Alberta

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

Edmonton Biosphere Eco-City (EBEC) is seeking a leader for a small group of volunteers, to continue development of a Database of Sustainability Projects for the city. Current projects are already posted on the EBEC website https://edmonton.bioecocity.org/ . This database allows residents to have an overview of current sustainability projects in their city. This will help them understand more about Edmonton’s sustainability activities, find what interests them, and even contact managers for more information. The current team leader has begun a new voluntary role for national coordination of Biosphere Eco-Cities but will provide the new leader with orientation to the position.

Key Responsibilities:

• Team Coordination: Organize and lead bi-weekly or monthly team meetings to track progress and support team members
• Training & Onboarding: Show new volunteers how to find and document sustainability projects effectively
• Website Coordination: Collaborate with a volunteer responsible for posting sustainability projects on EBEC website
• Engagement: Participate in monthly meetings and national EBEC meetings to align goals and share insights

ABOUT BIOSPHERE ECO-CITIES

A Biosphere Eco-City (BEC) is an urban-centred region where people and organizations cooperate for sustainability. The BEC approach uses simple Themes and Tools to engage people and develop a culture of sustainability. BEC’s 10 Tools of Sustainability – Transportation, Energy, Design, Habitat, Food, Natural Capital, Waste, Health, Recreation, and Sense of Place – represent all areas of direct action for sustainability. They serve as a framework for the database.

Five cities are participating in BEC initiatives – Ottawa, Toronto, Brampton, Edmonton, and Vancouver. They are coordinated by a national charity, Biosphere Eco-Cities Canada. For more information on the program visit https://BioEcoCity.org.

A time commitment of 3-4 hours per week is requested.

If you are interested in this volunteer opportunity, please send your resume or questions to: Yann@BioEcoCity.org

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

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