L'action climatique au Québec

Position: Quebec Coordinator
Organization: Climate Action Network - Réseau action climat Canada
Location: Remote within Quebec

Reports To: National Policy Manager
Employment Type: Permanent, Full-time
Salary: $69,671 to $73,981, plus 6% RRSP matching and health benefits.
Works Closely With: National Policy Team; Member Services and Movement Building Team; Communications Team; International Diplomacy Team
Start Date: Monday, August 31st, 2026

How to Apply: Submit a resume and a brief cover letter outlining your interest and relevant experience as one PDF document to hr@climateactionnetwork.ca . Please mention you saw this at rcen.ca or goodwork.ca. Alternative application formats are welcome: you may submit a video or audio cover letter instead of a written version. Please note that residence within Quebec is a requirement for this role. Applicants from outside of Quebec will not be considered.

About Climate Action Network Canada (CAN-Rac)

Canada’s primary network of organizations working on climate change and energy issues, CAN-Rac is a coalition of close to 200 organizations operating from coast to coast to coast.

Our members include major Canadian environmental organizations, local volunteer-run organizations focused on regional issues, and organizations of all sizes and scopes in between. While Climate Action Network nodes exist all over the world, and work together globally, Canada’s is unique in that it brings environmental NGOs together with trade unions – including some of the largest labour organizations representing fossil energy workers, Indigenous rights holders and national and regional Indigenous organizations, social justice, international development, health and youth organizations, faith groups and local, grassroots initiatives. For more than three decades, CAN-Rac has been the only national organization with a mandate to promote the interests of the Canadian climate movement as a whole, rather than any one individual organization.

As a large, multifaceted network, we drive change by building relationships of trust through which we and our partners learn, unlearn and unleash creative, transformational, justice-based solutions to climate challenges. While the network strives for the same goals, our successes draw on the unique strengths, tactics and theories of change held by our diverse members and allies.

Equity & Accessibility Statement

CAN-Rac is committed to building a workplace grounded in equity, collective access, and care. We understand access as an ongoing shared practice and we work proactively to create conditions where people with a wide range of bodies, minds, and lived experiences can thrive.

We strongly encourage applications from people who are Indigenous, Black, racialized, 2SLGBTQIA+, people with disabilities, newcomers, people from working-class backgrounds, and others who have experienced systemic exclusion in policy, environmental, or advocacy spaces.

We value multiple forms of expertise, including lived experience, community-rooted knowledge, and non-traditional career pathways. Research shows that candidates from marginalized communities may hesitate to apply unless they meet every qualification; if this role resonates with you, we encourage you to apply.

Access needs are individual and dynamic, and we welcome open conversation about what supports you. We strive to cultivate access intimacy — a felt sense of being understood in one’s access needs — and we approach every stage of hiring and employment with transparency, curiosity, and respect. Our selection criteria are clearly defined and applied consistently, and we view recruitment as a relational process rather than a test of endurance.

Job Summary

Reporting to the National Policy Manager, the Quebec Coordinator strengthens the integration of Quebec membership and issues into CAN-Rac’s national policy, political strategy and movement coordination.

The Coordinator serves as a two-way bridge between CAN-Rac’s national work and Quebec’s distinct political and advocacy context. They bring Quebec members’ analysis and priorities into national discussions and help Québec members interpret and respond to federal, national and international climate developments.

The role advances this mandate through political analysis, strategic convening, relationship-building, government relations, campaign coordination and bilingual communications.

Key Responsibilities

1. Quebec–Federal Policy Integration and Political Strategy — 45%

• Co-develop and coordinate the implementation of CAN-Rac’s Quebec policy and political-engagement strategy and annual work plan.
• Monitor and interpret political, policy, legislative, parliamentary, media and advocacy developments in Québec based on CAN-Rac’s agreed organizational and Québec work-plan priorities.
• Bring Québec members’ analysis, priorities and political realities into CAN-Rac’s national policy development and political-strategy discussions.
• Interpret federal policy developments, CAN-Rac positions and national climate initiatives within Québec’s political and advocacy context.
• Provide Québec members with relevant national context, including federal developments, CAN-Rac priorities, network responses and opportunities for influence.
• Contribute Québec-specific analysis and strategic advice to government-relations, parliamentary, election, campaign and advocacy planning, including building relationships and attending meetings with elected representatives and their staff.
• Advise CAN-Rac colleagues on how national initiatives, strategies and communications may be understood or received in Québec.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with relevant Québec elected officials, political staff, public servants and government representatives, including those engaged in national and international climate processes.

2. Strategic Member Convening, Relationships and Coalition Coordination — 30%

• Convene and facilitate CAN-Rac’s Québec and Francophone member spaces, including regularly hosting and anchoring the Francophone member call.
• Use convenings to interpret developments, build collective positions, identify political opportunities, gather strategic feedback and coordinate advocacy.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with Québec-based CAN-Rac members and develop an in-depth understanding of their work, priorities and areas of expertise.
• Facilitate collaboration among Québec members and identify opportunities to align or leverage their respective capacities and networks.
• Coordinate Québec members around relevant policy, political, campaign and mobilization opportunities.
• Work closely with the Member Services and Movement Building Team to align Québec convening and relationship-building with CAN-Rac’s broader member-support systems.
• Represent CAN-Rac in agreed initiatives, coalitions and strategic processes involving Québec members and partners.
• Identify gaps in CAN-Rac’s membership and work with the Senior Leadership Team and the secretariat to close those gaps, with a key focus on membership recruitment in groups representing Indigenous, racialized and marginalized communities, while investing in relationship-building over membership recruitment.
• Actively work to uphold principles of climate and social justice and anti-oppression, and engage in ongoing personal education on these principles.
• Contemplate and actively seek opportunities to act in service of the overall well-being of the Canadian climate community and the extent to which that community is diverse, representative, inclusive, impactful and strategic.

3. International Climate Diplomacy and COP Coordination — 15% annualized

International climate-diplomacy responsibilities are cyclical and increase substantially in the months before and during COP. During these periods, priorities and workload allocations will be adjusted with the National Policy Manager.

• Work in close partnership with the International Diplomacy Team, to convene and prepare Québec members participating in or following international climate negotiations.
• Interpret relevant international negotiations, Canadian positions and Québec government engagement to appropriate advocacy with Québec members along with Canadian and international civil-society partners.
• Support French-language analysis, collective communications and member coordination, with responsibilities established through an annual COP work plan shared with the International Diplomacy, Communications and Membership teams.
• Familiarity with international climate diplomacy and UNFCCC processes, or demonstrated ability to quickly learn and interpret complex multilateral policy processes.

4. Bilingual Communications and Organizational Contribution — 10%

• Support bilingual communications connected to CAN-Rac’s Québec policy, political and international climate work.
• Support on an occasional basis with translation and francophone communications materials (when the Bilingual Communications Coordinator is away or unavailable)
• Work with the Communications Team to develop or coordinate relevant media materials, including interviews, op-eds, press releases and other public-facing communications.
• Develop and maintain relationships with relevant Québec and Francophone media contacts.
• Act as a spokesperson to Francophone media as needed
• Provide internal advice on Québec-specific and French-language communications related to the position’s mandate.
• Contribute, as needed, to grant applications and funder reports concerning Québec-related work.
• Perform other duties directly related to the level and scope of the position, as assigned by the National Policy Manager.

Core Capabilities and Experience

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Ability to navigate disagreement, high-pressure situations and complex relationships with care, accountability, empathy and sound judgment
• Demonstrated commitment to equity and anti-racism, with awareness of how power and identity shape relationships, decisions and participation.
• Demonstrated understanding of climate justice, Indigenous rights and the ways colonialism, federalism and regional political dynamics shape climate policy in Québec and Canada
• Strong knowledge of Québec’s political institutions, legislative context, media environment and climate advocacy landscape.
• An ability to analyze and clearly communicate political and policy developments.
• Experience convening organizations or coalitions around shared policy, political or advocacy objectives.
• Strong relationship-building and coalition-coordination skills.
• Experience contributing to government relations, political strategy, campaigns or issue-based advocacy.
• Strong coordination and project-management skills.
• Full professional proficiency in French, including the ability to facilitate complex discussions and produce polished policy and public-facing materials, as well as sufficient professional proficiency in English to work effectively across CAN-Rac’s national and international network
• An ability to connect provincial, federal and international climate developments and identify their implications for Québec-based advocacy.
• Sound judgment regarding when to facilitate, coordinate, advise, represent CAN-Rac or escalate a decision to the National Policy Manager.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: $69,671 to $73,981
• Comprehensive, employer paid benefits package.
• 6% RRSP contribution matching.
• 15 vacation days, in addition to year-end office closure and statutory holidays.
• 22 sick and personal days.
• Remote-first, flexible workplace.
• Professional development opportunities.
• 4-day work week

How to Apply

Please submit a resume and a brief cover letter outlining your interest and relevant experience as one PDF document to hr@climateactionnetwork.ca . Alternative application formats are welcome: you may submit a video or audio cover letter instead of a written version.

Please mention you saw this at rcen.ca or goodwork.ca.

Accommodations are available throughout the hiring process and during employment. Please email: hr@climateactionnetwork.ca

Our Hiring Process

We approach hiring as a relational process. Candidates can expect:

• Clear communication about timelines and stages
• Interview questions shared in advance
• Access needs asked about early and revisited as needed
• Structured evaluation criteria applied consistently
• Space to share lived, community, and movement-based experience
• Transparency about how decisions are made
• A commitment to care, respect, and collective access throughout