Education Specialist

Job title: Education Specialist

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Job description: Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC), the leader in wetland conservation, is looking for a confident, energetic and dedicated professional to join our team as an Education Specialist.

As a member of the DUC Education Team, under supervision, you will manage, develop, market and deliver environmental education programs which support DUC’s provincial education goals in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.

You need to be an enthusiastic team player – a self-starter who can work with anyone, is capable of seeing the bigger picture and enjoys thinking out of the box. You are conservation-minded, self-motivated and can manage numerous projects on tight deadlines. Your team-oriented nature and strong interpersonal skills enable you to build solid relationships with stakeholders.

You are innovative and creative and welcome the challenge to develop and ensure the delivery of high quality education programs. These skills will aid you in overseeing the secondary school based partnership program, Wetland Centres of Excellence, the elementary school based program, Project Webfoot and the interpretive program at the Ducks Unlimited Conservation Centre.

Your three years of experience and directly related knowledge make you the ideal candidate for this full-time position, which is located in Fredericton, NB.

Requirements

· Undergraduate degree in education, environmental studies/science or natural resources

· Excellent communication and presentation skills

· Above average organizational skills

· Demonstrated ability to write proposals and program reports

· Understanding & familiarity with the maritime school curriculum guidelines

· Experience in managing a budget

· Proficient with the Microsoft Office suite of programs

· Valid driver’s license as this position requires travel within New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island

· Bilingualism and previous fundraising experience would be considered an asset

· Previous experience working for a conservation or environmental organization would also be considered an asset.

How to Apply

In Canada, we lose 80 acres of wetlands every day. This loss is the equivalent of about 45 soccer fields every 24 hours. We need your help to stop this loss.

If you are qualified and interested in this opportunity, please submit your cover letter (including salary expectations) and resumé for confidential consideration to the attention of:

Carly Bjornsson, HR Generalist

Ducks Unlimited Canada

Email: resumes@ducks.ca

Closing deadline: March 21st, 2016

Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) is the leader in wetland conservation. A registered charity, DUC partners with government, industry, non-profit organizations and landowners to conserve wetlands that are critical to waterfowl, wildlife and the environment. Learn more at ducks.ca.

While DUC would like to thank all applicants, only candidates considered for an interview will be contacted.

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Location: Fredericton, NB

Job date: Sat, 05 Sep 2020 04:58:42 GMT