Evergreen,Program Manager Jobs in Canada

ganization that makes cities more livable. By
deepening the connection between people and nature, and empowering Canadians to
take a hands-on approach to their urban environments, Evergreen is improving
the health of our cities—now and for the future.

• Manages
  and supports the program team
• Tracks
  and manages the Evergreen Vancouver program budget
• Oversees
  Vancouver projects through project management processes, clear
  prioritization, efficient staffing assignment and ensuring sufficient
  resources to meet targets and deliverables
• Leads
  local fundraising efforts, including prospecting; outreach; proposal- and
  report-writing; and stewardship, in conjunction with Evergreen’s
  Development team
• Contributes
  to national and local program planning, development and strategy,
  including participation in Evergreen’s annual operational planning process
• Cultivates
  and maintains program partnerships and client relationships in the Metro
  Vancouver area, including those with local school boards, municipalities,
  community groups, and others (in conjunction with the Managing Director)
• Acts
  as primary liaison between Evergreen’s BC office and Evergreen’s
  Toronto-based Marketing and Communications, and Finance and Administration
  Departments.

• Leadership.
  Mobilize teams, lead by example, inspire others to achieve.
• Analytical/Decision
  Making/Problem Solving skills. Draw insightful conclusions from
  information. Assess situations to determine the importance, urgency and
  risks, and make clear decisions which are timely and in the best interests
  of EG. Assess difficult situations to identify causes, gather and process
  relevant information, generate possible solutions, and make
  recommendations and/or resolve the problem.
• Managing
  up (i.e., manage manager). Clarify performance expectations,
  keep manager abreast of activities, seek guidance from manager when
  necessary, communicate needs for job performance / satisfaction (e.g.,
  need for information, development, etc.), open to feedback
• People
  management. Clarify
  performance expectations, provides professional/performance development
  support, recognizes people’s strengths & accomplishments, provides
  guidance while allowing independence, provides constructive and timely
  feedback, informal and formal (e.g., annual performance appraisal),
  communicates relevant information (e.g., management decisions, etc.), open
  to feedback
• Communication.
  Speak, listen and write in a clear, confident, respectful, thorough and
  timely manner using appropriate and effective communication tools and
  techniques.
• Strategic
  thinking/vision.
  Assess opportunities and threats, options and actions based on comprehensive
  analysis of current and future trends and conditions in the environment,
  and the vision and values of Evergreen. See and communicate the big
  picture in an inspiring way.

• Supervised
  by: Managing Director, Programs
• Supervises:
  Program staff, including Project Managers and Coordinators.

• Minimum
  post-secondary diploma/degree
• 5+
  years of experience in relevant management roles
• Solid
  knowledge of citybuilding and urban innovation sustainability issues, trends,
  and stakeholders — particularly in the Metro Vancouver area.
• Excellent
  track-record in resource and fiscal management
• Strong
  networking and partnership-development skills
• Demonstrated
  fundraising success
• Bilingual:
  English and French, an asset

• Primarily
  office work
• Working
  hours (40 hours per week, occasional evening and weekend work)
• Occasional
  travel

• $45,000
  to $52,500