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Title | Program Manager - Green Growth |
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IMPORTANT: This Advertiser has requested that applicants MUST be National Residents / Valid Work Permit-holders. Other applicants need not apply.
The Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation of North America (CEC), headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, is seeking an experienced professional to plan, develop and implement the CEC’s cooperative work program activities related to green growth in North America and assist in strengthening the facilitation, coordination and support for the work of the Secretariat and of Party experts in pursuit of the CEC’s strategic objectives. This is a full-time two-year position with the possibility of renewal, based at the CEC Secretariat in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Under the overall direction of the CEC Director of Programs, the program manager will be responsible for establishing and maintaining effective partnerships and multilateral, consensus-building activities with stakeholders in Canada, Mexico, and the United States, including senior-level governmental officials and interested parties in academia, industry and the nongovernmental sector, to support cooperative environmental management initiatives across North America. The incumbent will be responsible for developing and overseeing CEC projects related to green growth, including environmental regulation, waste reduction, energy efficiency and sustainable trade, production and consumption. Reporting to the Director of Programs, the primary responsibilities of the incumbent in the above areas will include:
Attributes and qualificationsThe successful applicant from Canada, Mexico or the United States will have the following education and experience:
Competencies and skills
The candidate should possess excellent fluency in English and very good knowledge of one of the other two official languages of the CEC (French and Spanish). Preference will be given to candidates with proficiency in the three official languages of the CEC (English, French and Spanish). The salary for this position will be determined based on professional qualifications. An employee benefits package is included. The Commission for Environmental Cooperation promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are female, belong to a First Nation (Canada), Native American Tribe (US) or Indigenous Peoples and Communities (Mexico), have a disability, or are a member of a minority group. Please submit your resumé by 20 July 2015.
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is an international organization created by the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC), the environmental side agreement to the North American Free Trade Agreement, signed by Canada, Mexico and the United States. The CEC's mandate is to facilitate cooperation and public participation to foster conservation, protection and enhancement of the North American environment for the benefit of present and future generations, in the context of increasing economic trade and social links between the NAFTA partners. We appreciate your interest in the CEC and wish to inform you that only short-listed candidates will be contacted. All resumés will be kept on file for a six-month period and taken into consideration for any suitable vacancies during that time. |