Earthroots ,Canvass Director Jobs in Canada

Position: Canvass
Director
Organization: Earthroots http://earthroots.org/
Location: Toronto, Ontario

Earthroots is seeking a door canvass director to build our outreach
and fundraising door canvass.


Earthroots is a grassroots, non-profit environmental organization
dedicated to the protection of Ontario’s wilderness, wildlife and
watersheds, through research, education and action. For over two
decades our canvass team has played a vital role in helping the
organization achieve its goals – we are currently looking for a new
director to lead our crew. The canvass program focuses on engaging
people in residential neighbourhoods in the GTA, increasing awareness
about the organization and our campaigns, getting petitions signed,
and raising much needed funds for our work.

If you are passionate about conservation issues, have previous
canvassing experience, and would like to work with a group of
politically active / like-minded individuals, this could be the
perfect job for you! This position allows flexibility in terms of
shift scheduling each week, and it provides a unique opportunity to
learn about the non-profit sector. The successful candidate will
become an essential part of a small, dynamic environmental
organization.

Job responsibilities include:
• Maintaining an excellent knowledge of Earthroots campaigns and a
personal canvass average above quota.
• Recruiting, interviewing, training and when necessary, dismissing canvassers.
• Training and supervising field managers.
• Maintaining positive crew dynamics and morale.
• Providing on-going training for the canvass crew.
• Overseeing cash outs and ensuring all monies are safely deposited
after each shift.
• Proper handling of petty cash and receipts.
• Negotiating annual turf and managing the turf schedule.
• Making daily turf maps.

The Canvass Director must have:

Prior extensive experience as a canvasser and good time management /
organizational skills.

Excellent communication, people management and fundraising skills are
also required. The canvass director must be confident, able to work in
a fast-paced environment, and take responsibility for a 4 – 6 person
canvass crew. Knowledge of environmental issues, Earthroots’ campaigns
and previous experience with activist / grassroots organizations are
strong assets. Having a driver’s licence and access to a vehicle would
also be of benefit.

Salary:
• $67.50 per canvass shift + bonus above quota (3 full shifts per week
minimum, 4:00 – 9:00 PM).
• $13.50 per hour (approximately 10 hours every 2 weeks) for
administration on days when not canvassing.

Application:

Please submit a resume with cover letter and references by Friday,
Febuary 27th, 2015 by email to:
canvass@earthroots.org

Only candidates chosen for interviews will be contacted.

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