Type: part-time renewable one-year contract
Organization: Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Responsibilities:
• Provision of strategic advice and recommendation to the CMOS council on the
achievement the goals of the society, on its governance, its programs and its
operations.
• Foster good relationships with related scientific societies within Canada and
with other national meteorological and oceanographic societies.
• Representing CMOS as a member of umbrella organisations such as the
Partnership Group for Science and Engineering (PAGSE) and Canadian Consortium
for Research (CCR)
• Fostering public visibility of CMOS and its programs through the issuance of
position statements, open letters to public officials, news releases, publicity
brochures, participation in meetings with public officials etc.
• Supervising the national office and support staff for national programs
including membership, committees, publications, the annual congresses,
education and outreach, prizes and awards, scholarships, certification,
maintaing records of the society’s operations and all the general business and
financial affairs.
• Acting as signing authority on behalf of society for contracts, grants and
agreements and for reporting on the same.
Required Competencies:
• Dedication to the goals of CMOS and its success as an organisation.
• Leadership and communication skills
• General knowledge of science and scientific societies
• Ability to formulate objectives, strategies and action plans and to motivate
others
• Ability to self – motivate and work independently
• Fluency in English
• Understanding of financial analysis, planning, budgeting and reporting
Assets:
• A person willing to work in the Ottawa office for 2 days per week.
• It is preferred that the candidate have skills in the use of HTML code and
the J-Query command set to aid with management of the society database, website
and organisation of the society’s annual congress.
• Familiarity with standard office software tools.
• Being bilingual is viewed as being a significant advantage.
• Understanding of Not-for-profit / charity organisations.
Remuneration:
This is a part time position requiring on average 2 days per week physical
presence in CMOS offices in Ottawa. It is a one-year renewable contract without
benefits. The Executive Director is expected to function as an independent
consultant not as an employee. Compensation to be negotiated.
Please apply via email to:
president@cmos.ca