Position: Member Experience
Manager
Organization: Sustainability CoLab
Location: flexible across Ontario with a preference for any one of
Ottawa, Toronto or Waterloo Region
Manager
Organization: Sustainability CoLab
Location: flexible across Ontario with a preference for any one of
Ottawa, Toronto or Waterloo Region
MEMBER
EXPERIENCE MANAGER
EXPERIENCE MANAGER
At
Sustainability CoLab, we’re scaling a
ground-breaking
Sustainability CoLab, we’re scaling a
ground-breaking
, community-led social innovation that helps businesses thrive
by becoming more environmentally sustainable. We support 8 community organizations (‘Network Members’)
across Ontario that are each launching or growing programs to help businesses
set and achieve sustainability goals. With the increased political support for
climate action at the federal and provincial levels, and the CoLab Network’s growing
results and influence, it’s an exciting time to join our team.
Position
Overview:
Overview:
The
Member Experience Manager is responsible for all facets of the support Network
Members receive from CoLab to accelerate the launch and growth of their
target-based sustainability programs for businesses (the “Member Experience”).
As an intentional network builder and network connector, he/she creates a
strong culture of learning, collaboration, and results-focus in the network,
and connects the dots between Members to strengthen their programs & foster
collaboration. The Member Experience Manager ensures that members have the
supports they need to be successful, and is integral in building a vibrant and
cohesive community of practice.
Member Experience Manager is responsible for all facets of the support Network
Members receive from CoLab to accelerate the launch and growth of their
target-based sustainability programs for businesses (the “Member Experience”).
As an intentional network builder and network connector, he/she creates a
strong culture of learning, collaboration, and results-focus in the network,
and connects the dots between Members to strengthen their programs & foster
collaboration. The Member Experience Manager ensures that members have the
supports they need to be successful, and is integral in building a vibrant and
cohesive community of practice.
Term: 1 year contract,
maternity leave cover
maternity leave cover
Compensation: $57,000/year +
$1,500 health allowance. As an additional perk, CoLab has an unlimited vacation
policy.
$1,500 health allowance. As an additional perk, CoLab has an unlimited vacation
policy.
Start
Date:
January 16, 2017 start-date desired
Date:
January 16, 2017 start-date desired
Location: Flexible across
Ontario with a preference for any one of Ottawa, Toronto or Waterloo Region.
Ontario with a preference for any one of Ottawa, Toronto or Waterloo Region.
Reports
to:
Managing Director
to:
Managing Director
What’s
it like working at CoLab?
it like working at CoLab?
At
CoLab we seek to blend the nimbleness and autonomy of a small team with the
influence and opportunities afforded to a national network.
CoLab we seek to blend the nimbleness and autonomy of a small team with the
influence and opportunities afforded to a national network.
Here’s
a bit about us:
a bit about us:
- We
are bold, ambitious, and optimistic. Our vision is for an economy that
makes environmental sustainability, human well-being, and business success
synonymous. - We
care about what we each accomplish, not where we work from or how many
hours we put in. - We
want working together to feel effortless and the ways we work together to
be intuitive. - We
embrace innovation: we’re willing to take risks, we know we’ll make
mistakes along the way, and we push ourselves to apply what we learn each
time. At CoLab, it’s okay to fail. - We
have fun, enjoy working together, and laugh often. - We’re
not satisfied with the status quo: we don’t think “because that’s how it’s
always been done” justifies a course of action. We challenge each other,
think critically, and strive for objective decision-making.
What
does the Member Experience Manager do?
does the Member Experience Manager do?
Duties
and Responsibilities
and Responsibilities
CoLab
refers to primary ownership/accountability for a particular piece of work as
being led by the ‘Quarterback’, whereas providing support on tasks in areas
being led by others is termed ‘Contributor’.
refers to primary ownership/accountability for a particular piece of work as
being led by the ‘Quarterback’, whereas providing support on tasks in areas
being led by others is termed ‘Contributor’.
Network
Communication and Administration (Quarterback, 35%)
Communication and Administration (Quarterback, 35%)
- Conduct
biweekly check-ins and follow-ups with Network Members to stay abreast of
program developments and identify areas of support. - Act
as the primary contact for Network Member communications, including
consolidating updates from across the network through engaging monthly
member emails, and creating a weekly digest of key stories posted on the
CoLab Commons member portal. - Keep
member administration up-to-date. - Lead
the strategy, delivery, and evaluation of the onboarding process for new
Network Members. - Ensure
the voice and needs of the CoLab Network are adequately considered in key
decisions made across the CoLab team.
Delivery
of Member Benefits (Quarterback, 35%)
of Member Benefits (Quarterback, 35%)
Manage
the delivery of supports CoLab provides to the network:
the delivery of supports CoLab provides to the network:
- Coaching
(contributor):
Identify and connect Network Members to coaching opportunities with the
Executive Director when the need arises. - Peer
Learning:
Organize high quality peer learning opportunities, including an annual
in-person retreat for Network Members and quarterly peer-to-peer webinars. - Resources:
Ensure members know about and have access to high quality resources
through CoLab’s Resource Hub; ensure that resources developed by Network
Members get actively shared; and support the creation of new resources
where needed. - Connections
and Partnerships: Identify, explore, and manage
value-added partnerships for Network Members; ensure members know about
connections CoLab can make to speakers or organizations to support their
programs. - CoLab
Commons:
Update, maintain and animate CoLab’s online portal, which is the central
communications and knowledge sharing platform for the CoLab Network.
Member
Experience Strategy and Projects (Quarterback, 30%)
Experience Strategy and Projects (Quarterback, 30%)
- Lead,
evaluate, and continually improve CoLab’s Member Experience, particularly
as CoLab scales and delivers support to a growing network across Canada. - Develop
new supports and implement ways to build a stronger community of practice
within the network.
Key
Skills and Characteristics Required to Succeed in this Role:
Skills and Characteristics Required to Succeed in this Role:
- Conscientious
and detail-oriented: Ability to juggle multiple
priorities, effectively balancing day-to-day needs from a growing number
of Network Members while making progress on larger projects related to
improving the Member Experience. Builds trust that work is completed with
high care and quality. - Exceptional
interpersonal, communication, and facilitation skills:
Ability to listen well and form strong relationships with Network Members
and external partners. Strong facilitator of connections and conversations
within the network, with exceptional oral and written communication
skills. - Initiative:
Identifies
necessary improvements, new directions, and priorities in his/her work,
and is proactive in bringing those forward with rationale and
recommendations for implementation. - Critical-thinker
and strategic decision-maker: Can think critically and
strategically to create potential solutions and recommendations with
strong justification, and inform key decision-making across the CoLab
team; can act decisively to focus resources on the highest value
activities. - Project
management skills: Demonstrated success with
managing significant projects from conceptualization through to
implementation; organized, manages time well, and can “pull-up” to achieve
the desired outcomes. - Continuous
improvement:
Learns quickly from trying things out and integrates those learnings in a
thoughtful way to achieve stronger outcomes. - Thrives
in a fast–paced,
evolving environment where the road ahead isn’t always clear.
To
Apply:
Apply:
Please
send a resume and cover letter to Priyanka Lloyd, Managing Director, at hr @sustainabilitycolab.org* and indicate where you
heard about this opportunity. Interviews will begin the week of December 5th.
We sincerely thank all applicants, however, we will only be able to personally
contact those selected for an interview.
send a resume and cover letter to Priyanka Lloyd, Managing Director, at hr @sustainabilitycolab.org* and indicate where you
heard about this opportunity. Interviews will begin the week of December 5th.
We sincerely thank all applicants, however, we will only be able to personally
contact those selected for an interview.