Flood Adaptation Facilitator
Flood Adaptation Facilitator
FLOOD ADAPTATION FACILITATOR
Position: Full Time contract position
Available: January 2025
Term: January 2025 - March 2027
Salary & Benefits:
- $70,000-$75,000 per year, based on experience and qualifications
- Eligible for a comprehensive extended health & dental plan
- Employer RSP contribution
- Eligible for hybrid remote work/office model
- Wellness allowance and professional development opportunities
Scope: The Flood Adaptation Facilitator requires an organized, results-driven individual who can work independently to produce the deliverables associated with the project. The position will assist municipalities to understand and adapt to flood hazards. The Flood Adaptation Facilitator will work with various cross-sector stakeholders including administrators, elected officials in local government, subject matter experts, and the provincial government to coordinate, package, and deliver resources related to flood mitigation. The position will play a lead role in building municipal capacity to respond to both inland and coastal flooding.
Qualifications:
- A self-directed individual with the ability to meet deliverables outlined in a workplan
- Education/experience in planning, sustainability, environmental science, engineering or a related field considered an asset
- Experience with GIS applications, including StoryMaps considered an asset
- Knowledge of flood hazards and related mitigation and adaptation strategies, including impacts to infrastructure considered an asset
- Knowledge or experience with zoning, by-law development and other aspects of land-use planning
- Project management experience with the ability to meet deadlines and provide quarterly reporting to the provincial funder
- Strong facilitation skills, including working with various stakeholders from academia, environmental organizations, and municipal government
Education: Post secondary degree in planning, sustainability, environmental science, engineering, or a related field
Hours of Work:
- 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
- Monday-Friday
- Some evening and weekend work required from time to time
To Apply: Submit a cover letter, resume, and list of three professional references to:
Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities
1809 Barrington Street, Suite #1304
Halifax NS B3J 3K8
Att: Selection Committee
E-mail: [email protected]
Apply by: January 10, 2025 @ 4:00 pm (Atlantic)
Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities values diversity and inclusiveness and encourages applications from all qualified candidates, including Aboriginal/Indigenous persons, racially visible persons, persons with disabilities, and women. Any job applicant requiring accommodation in order to ensure equal access to employment, remuneration, promotion, and training is encouraged to make their accommodation needs known, to the extent that they are able.
We thank all applicants, however only those invited for an interview will be contacted.