Non-profit board position

Role: Prairies Director (board member)
Type: non-profit board / unpaid
Organization: Sierra Club Canada Foundation
Location: This is a virtual role but the successful candidate must be located in in Alberta, Saskatchewan,or Manitoba

Sierra Club Canada Foundation (SCCF) is looking for a Prairies Director to join our Board, and liaise with Prairie Chapter members and programs located in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba!

This is an exciting chance for members of the communities where we work to make a real impact for the environment, build meaningful connections, and have fun doing so! By becoming a board member you’ll be at the centre of the most pressing work of the Canadian environmental movement.

We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, individuals with disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ people, and others from equity-deserving communities. As part of this invitation, we recognize that there remains work for our entire sector to do as to commit to fostering the conditions for folks from equity-deserving communities to feel supported and valued in our work together. We are committed to building and maintaining a work environment that is welcoming to people who bring other ways of seeing, knowing and communicating to our work.

About our organization

SCCF is a registered charity whose mission is to unite people and communities to defend nature through justice-driven, democratic action. We cultivate hope, belonging, and leadership by boldly pursuing new strategies and amplifying unheard voices.

Since 1971, SCCF has accomplished tens of millions of dollars’ worth of important work, reached millions of people with environmental messages, and helped introduce whole new generations to environmentalism. From small local projects to large, multi-year campaigns with many volunteers, scientists and organizations, we are at the core of it all: we believe we are powerful together!

In 2020, our membership committed to create a movement for positive change in the decade ahead, the Decade of Change:

• We champion climate solutions and a rapid transition to 100% clean energy.
• We fight for environmental and social justice.
• We work to protect and restore nature and endangered species.
• We believe in getting people outside to explore and enjoy the outdoors.
• We promote the conservation of resources.

We are funded by individual donors, grassroots memberships, foundations and government grants. We are unique in the environmental movement because we enable average citizens to organize activities that improve our local, national and global environments.

Roles and Responsibilities

Board members work together to provide proper governance and oversight to the organization. They work collaboratively with the SCCF team, including staff, board members and volunteers, to implement our new strategic plan, and to increase our capacity and impact through fundraising and growing our membership base. We seek those who work well in a team setting and have excellent communication and listening skills.

The board of directors meets once a month for 1.5 hours. Members of the board are expected to participate in at least one committee, assist in fundraising and support the work of the organization.

Regional directors (like the Prairies Director) are expected to also liaise with their chapters.

All board and committee meetings are held online.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Nominees must be members of SCCF and age 18 or older at the time of their election or appointment to the board. Preference will be given to applicants who have an understanding of equity, diversity and inclusion. Proficiency in English is required and bilingualism is an asset as is knowledge of Indigenous languages. Selections will also factor in skills, experience, geography and diversity of the entire board.

Available Board Position

The SCCF Board of Directors consists of 12 to 14 elected directors: six to eight directors-at-large, five regional directors, and a Sierra Youth director. Each year the elected board may appoint two additional directors to serve as Secretary and Treasurer. All other directors are elected for two-year terms, or for the balance of a two-year term if a vacancy occurs mid-term. Currently, we seek the following:

• Prairies Director (1 vacancy). Only SCCF members normally residing in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba are eligible to apply for this position.

Nomination Process

If you are nominating yourself for a position on the Board of Directors, please complete this initial survey online. We will contact you.

If you are nominating someone else, please provide us with the name and contact information of that individual, and a brief biography of the person you are nominating via email to nominations@sierraclub.ca .

Applicants will be reviewed by the Nominations Committee and contacted with further information about their candidacy. Successful nominees will be voted onto the Board by currently elected Board members.

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