Administration Manager
EMPLOYMENT: Permanent, Full-time with 6-month probationary period
SALARY RANGE: $60,000 - $65,000 per year (based on 1.0 FTE)
BENEFITS: Remote Work Stipend, Health Benefits, Generous Vacation, Paid Office Closure, 4-Day Work Week Pilot.
LOCATION: Remote, anywhere in Canada. Must be able to work within GCC’s core working hours of 11am-3pm EST
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 26 November 2024, 11:59 pm ET
START DATE: 6 January 2025 (negotiable)
Organizational Background:
Sustainable and climate-ready communities are urgently needed. Green Communities Canada (GCC) has been leading a community-based climate action movement for more than 25 years, working together with our members from across the country to advance transformative, equitable, and lasting change. As a membership-based organization, our mission is to connect community-based climate action groups through a national network to share resources, co-design innovative programming, and elevate the collective impact of GCC members. GCC’s current program areas of focus are sustainable mobility, home energy efficiency, green infrastructure, and equity, diversity, and inclusion.
PURPOSE & OBJECTIVES:
The Administration Manager will report directly to the Executive Director, Brianna Salmon.
The objectives for the Administration Manager position are:
- Provide administrative support to the GCC Board, and to staff
- Assist with bookkeeping tasks alongside the Director of Finance
- Provide program support
- Act as GCC’s Health and Safety Representative
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
- Minimum 3 years of related work experience in an administrative support position
- Post-secondary degree or diploma in business, non-profit administration, accounting or a related field, or equivalent work experience
- Experience working with Boards of Directors, preferably in the nonprofit and/or charity sector
- Experience with QuickBooks Online
- Demonstrated ability to use virtual meeting platforms, including Microsoft Teams and Zoom.
- Experience using MS Office, comfortable in a digital environment, and adaptable to learning new applications and systems
- Ability to work independently and handle multiple priorities
- Ability to maintain strict confidentiality and handle sensitive information with professionalism and discretion
- Strong attention to detail
- Strong organizational skills, including task management and note-taking
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience with hiring processes, and equipment requisitions
Other Desirable Qualifications/ Skills/ Experience:
- Experience working in the not-for-profit, charitable, or environmental sector.
- Experience with accounting or financial management.
- Proficiency in French and/or additional languages
How to Apply:
Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following materials in a single PDF file to info@greencommunitiescanada.org with the subject line “Administration Manager”, by 26 November, 11:59 pm ET:
- Cover letter (1 page maximum)
- CV (2 pages maximum)
We sincerely thank all applicants; however, we will only be able to personally contact those selected for an interview.
Green Communities Canada
We support grassroots-led climate action through leadership, connection, training, and funding.