County, Nova Scotia. The centre is equipped with a main building that has a
kitchen, workspace, field laboratory, and several bunkhouses. The Harrison
Lewis Centre has several hundred acres of beautiful fields, bogs, barrens,
woodland, and seashore to support the delivery of educational programs and
other special events in our areas of focus: ecology and skills for rural
living.
The manager will work with the Harrison Lewis Centre Society to:
• Design and administer relevant programs.
• Prepare and implement annual and long-term budgets.
• Communicate with past, present, and future participants through the
newsletter, HLC website, and various social media.
• Actively promote and market the Harrison Lewis Centre.
• Develop a database of potential funding sources and actively pursue funding
to support the managing coordinator position and to enrich and enhance HLC
programming.
• Maintain, or oversee maintenance of, Harrison Lewis Centre facilities (from
housekeeping and landscaping to general repairs).
The ideal candidate is an energetic and imaginative individual with an
understanding of ecology and the environment, and an appreciation of rural
living and life-skills. The candidate will have a post-secondary degree in
agriculture, forestry, biology, or a related field and/or life-experience in
rural areas. Candidates without formal training but with profound knowledge of
the outdoors and relevant work experience will be given consideration.
The successful candidate will be required to live on-site or in near proximity
to the Centre for at least 5 months per year. For more information, please
contact the Harrison Lewis Centre Executive Director, Dirk van Loon at HLC@eastlink.ca
