Canadian Organic Growers ,Organic Agriculture Data Coordinator Jobs in Canada

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Description:

Reporting to the Acting Executive Director this position’s primary
responsibility is to develop a national framework to collect organic
data (price, quantity, production, etc.) that can be used for both
research purposes and for use by new, transitioning and established
farmers.

One of the main focuses of this position will be to manage and develop
the Organic Price Tracker database
(http://www.organicpricetracker.ca). The database is a
tool that makes
organic data available and has been identified as critical for
supporting organic farmers with their farm management planning and
decisions.

Key responsibilities include:
• Identify and assess reasons for gaps in organic agriculture data collection
• Assist in developing a national strategy for addressing these gaps
• Develop and maintain collaborative partnerships and serve as a
liaison for the project between COG and key stakeholders
• Develop standardized processes to collect and analyze data from a
variety of sources
• Extract, manipulate, analyze, and report data; manage data; prepare
and maintain data files; verify data to ensure data integrity
• Maintain and update data definitions and databases
• Assist with project management and program delivery
• Coordinate volunteers
• Assist with the management of COG’s internal operating systems
including COG’s database, website, and IT systems
• Assist with COG’s daily operations

Essential Qualifications:
• Knowledge of data gathering methodology and data input and analysis
• Excellent strategic and logical thinking
• Ability to work independently in solving problems
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Project development or management experience
• Good team player
• Good communicator (written and verbal)
• Experience and knowledge of organic agriculture
• Experience working with databases or client management software
• Experience working with web software

Asset Qualifications:
• Experience working with software such as Raiser’s Edge, Simply
Accounting, Adobe Creative Suite
• Experience working in non-profits and small organizations
• Programming skills and experience with HTML, PHP or CSS
• Experience working with WordPress
• Experience coordinating volunteers
• Bilingualism (written and spoken fluency in French)

You must be a reliable self-starter with a positive attitude and the
ability to take initiative, and pursue new opportunities for the
organization.

Terms:

Salary for this position is $31,200. The successful candidate will be
expected to work 37.5hrs/wk with 12 days paid vacation. Occasional
evenings and weekends will be required.

This project is funded in part by Career Focus, an Agriculture and
Agri-Food Canada program, and following applicant criteria must be
met:
• be between the ages of 15 and 30;
• be unemployed or under-employed;
• have graduated in the last three calendar years from:
• an agriculture-related program in a university, college or CEGEP;
• or a provincial program focusing on biology, chemistry,
environmental science, geographical science, agricultural and
veterinary science or applied technology; and
• be a Canadian citizen or have landed immigrant status.

Please note COG is an equal opportunity employer and does not
discriminate against any race, ethnicity, religion, or gender.

Application Process:

Please apply by March 6th, 2015. Mail PDFs of your cover letter and resume to:
employment@cog.ca