Environmental / Sustainability Education

Position: Program Coordinator
Organization: Be the Change Earth Alliance
Location: Vancouver, BC

Applications reviewed on a rolling basis. Apply by August 10th at this link: https://forms.gle/TduzGZXSkSUFEcMa8. 

About the Organization...

Be The Change Earth Alliance (BTCEA) is a bold, agile, and creative charitable organization, founded in 2005 with a mission to empower youth and community members to take personal and collective action for a just, sustainable, and thriving world. Our flagship program, Student Leadership for Change (SLC), is an online library of learning resources that enable teachers to engage their students in meaningful learning, dialogue, reflection and action on climate, environmental and social justice topics. SLC engages thousands of students per year through the network of over 1,800 teachers who are actively registered for the program. The SLC holistic approach covers a full spectrum of ways participants can ‘be the change’ to address global issues, from individual, school, and community actions to political advocacy. Beyond SLC, BTCEA works to educate and empower youth through workshops, storytelling training, and hands-on mentorship.

This job is for you if you…

• Deeply care about climate, environmental and social justice
• Possess a passion for transformative youth education that fosters an ecologically sustainable, just, and thriving world
• Seek a dynamic, inclusive, and collaborative team environment where your ideas, work, and contributions are heard and appreciated

About the Role

1-2 Program Coordinators will work collaboratively with BTCEA staff to perform key roles in the design, promotion, delivery, and evaluation of Be the Change’s educational programs. All our education programs seek to engage and empower youth to take personal and collective action on climate, environmental, and social justice.

This is a highly collaborative, team-based role and work environment. Specific projects and tasks will be assigned based on each Program Coordinator’s specific interests, skills, and passion. Tasks may include but are not limited to:

• Online and/or academic research into relevant issues
• Brainstorming and supporting the creation of STEAM-integrated learning resources for youth and teachers
• Developing youth and educator learning resources
• Facilitating youth programming for community groups or at community events
• Designing and piloting youth workshops and trainings
• Synthesizing information for a youth audience
• Online and/or academic research into relevant issues
• Creating data collection and monitoring & evaluation (M&E) systems
• Updating and maintaining the BTCEA website – experience with HTML a valuable asset, but not required
• Designing and formatting webpages
• Creating graphic designs for the website, communication materials and educational materials
• Communications writing
• Social media promotion

Past experience in educational programs is a strong asset, but not mandatory, as Be the Change staff will support the incumbent to learn necessary skills. We are looking for Program Coordinators who can bring their lived experience and personal passion to the task of collaboratively creating and revising educational programs and materials. The role promises to be dynamic, engaging, and full of learning! Folks from equity-seeking groups, including Indigenous, Black, and People of Colour, are highly encouraged to apply. We welcome applicants who are well-versed in climate, environmental, or social justice, regardless of academic or formal work experience.

This is a short-term, full-time, 35 hour per week position for 12 weeks through the fall of 2025, at a wage of $22/per hour, with the possibility to extend dependent on funding. This is a hybrid position, with opportunities for both in-person and remote work. The ideal start date would fall between August 18 and September 12, 2025. This position may be partially funded by Eco Canada (see eligibility criteria below).

Qualifications

• High-school diploma and enrolled in a post-secondary program
• Collaborative worker – skilled and comfortable working closely with others
• Experience and passion for educating and empowering youth aged 11-18
• Experience or comfort with digital troubleshooting
• Lived experience that could inform weaving social justice and intersectional perspectives into BTCEA’s work

Assets

• Experience in creating curriculum materials and/or designing education programs
• Initiative - self-starter who can take initiative, but also knows when to ask questions and seek support
• Self-motivated, creative, positive, with a ‘can-do’ willingness to learn
• Kind, empowering, and glad-to-help others team player
• Organized and detail-oriented, with administrative or organizational experience
• Experience taking action related to the climate, environment, and social justice
• Research skills
• Strong time management and/or project management skills to set and meet deadlines
• Able to develop systems and processes to execute plans and track results
• Strong writer – clear, compelling and concise writing style
• Familiarity with digital tools such as Slack, Dropbox, Google Drive, Monday.com and Microsoft Office
• Graphic design skills and experience with tools such as Canva
• Experience in website updating and implementation
• Experience with managing data in Excel
• Experience with Nationbuilder

Eco Canada Eligibility Criteria

This position may be partially funded by Eco Canada. (Note that this is not a requirement of applying for the position). To be eligible, candidates must be:

• Aged 18-30
• Post-secondary graduates OR current Canadian post-secondary students
• Canadian citizens, Canadian permanent residents, or hold Canadian refugee status

Application Process

If interested, please submit an application (which will require a resume and cover letter) through this form before the deadline stated above: https://forms.gle/TduzGZXSkSUFEcMa8

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Application process overview:

• Review of application submission of each candidate
• Qualified candidates invited to complete a short initial interview
• Short-list of candidates invited for a second interview
• Jobs offered to selected candidates

Constructive feedback will be offered to short-listed candidates upon request. In the spirit of fairness and equity, we are committed to accommodating accessibility needs that arise in the application process

Please reach out to admin@bethechangeearthalliance.org with any questions.

Be The Change Earth Alliances values kindness, inclusion, equity and diversity. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply.