International Institute for Sustainable Development ,Project Officer Jobs in Canada

e Project Officer will
report to the Director of the Knowledge for Integrated Decisions’
Program.

IISD’s Knowledge for Integrated Decisions’ Program

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) has a
growing portfolio of work in the field of data assessment and trend
analyses across sectors to measure aspects of sustainable development
in a policy-relevant manner. IISD’s Knowledge for Integrated
Decisions’ Program aims to equip national and local governments,
communities and businesses with tools and approaches to navigate
complexity by helping them to integrate indicators of genuine progress
and the understanding of future risks and opportunities into
decision-making processes, and transparent reporting and
accountability to meet global and national commitments.

Position Description

IISD’s Knowledge for Integrated Decisions’ program is focussing on
areas such as indicators design and, reporting, foresight and adaptive
policy-making, in Canada and internationally. These include, but are
not limited to community indicators and measuring well-being,
environmental and integrated impacts assessments, and multilateral
environmental agreements. The Project Officer shall contribute to the
work on community and socio-economic indicators and integrated
assessment, data processing and analyses, and communications
associated with projects undertaken within the Program.

Duties

Under the direction of the Director, Knowledge for Integrated
Decisions’Program, or their Designate, the Project Officer will:
• Coordinate the collection of data and entry to the community
indicator system for the city of Winnipeg.
• Conduct indicator design, analyses and reporting using community and
socio-economic indicators including through collaborative and
consultative processes.
• Conduct other research on integrated (and environmental) impact
assessments on specific sectors using available data and materials
from global databases.
• Support the management and implementation of other initiatives
within the Program as required, including but not limited to:
• Assisting with collaborative planning and management;
• Attending and contributing to meetings;
• Assisting in meeting/workshop facilitation;
• Maintaining contact with key partners and information sources;
• Working with partner organizations.
• Assist with the maintenance of IISD’s institutional presence in
Winnipeg, including the maintenance of relationships within the
government, non-governmental and private sectors.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

The Project Officer should possess the following qualifications:
• Bachelor or Master’s degree in a sustainability studies related field.
• Experience in working with community/socio-economic indicators (e.g.
trend analyses, database development, reporting).
• Strong data management and data analysis skills using Excel.
• Basic understanding of integrated and environmental impact assessments.
• Fluency in Spanish.
• Strong communications and outreach skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a member of a team.

Application procedure

Please send a CV (no longer than two pages) as well as covering letter
(one page) to Human Resources at:
employment@iisd.ca
quoting “Project Officer, Knowledge for Integrated Decisions” in the
subject line. Electronic applications are preferred; there is no need
to provide hard copies.

Application deadline: April 24, 2015

IISD is committed to equal opportunity. Compensation is competitive
and will be commensurate with experience. Candidates must hold
appropriate work authorization for Canada. Although we appreciate
receiving all applications, only those candidates we wish to interview
will be contacted.