Our salaries generally range from $99,470 - $111,650 and are based on qualifications and experience

At the Green Municipal Fund (GMF), we create change where it matters most—in Canada’s municipalities. As the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ flagship program and backed by a $2.4 billion endowment from the Government of Canada, GMF helps Canadian municipalities, big and small, invest in their future by supporting homegrown sustainability and resilience projects that work for Canadians by creating jobs, lowering costs, and strengthening local economies.  

Through our unique mix of funding, resources and training, GMF is enhancing the quality of life for people in Canada by accelerating a transformation to sustainable and resilient communities. Since 2000, GMF has invested over $1.6 billion in local projects helping communities avoid 2.9 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions, while also contributing $1.24 billion to the national GDP and creating more than 13,000 person-years of national employment.

Purpose of the role

• Lead the design and delivery of a portfolio of capacity development initiatives in line with NZA program objectives, including awareness raising, skills development and technical training, delivered through internal teams and external partners. 
• Develop annual work plans aligned with the GMF Strategic Plan, NZA strategic directions and NZA Performance Management Framework, including financial and results reporting.
• Manage program resources and budgets for NZA Capacity Development activities, ensuring alignment with program objectives and timely delivery.
• Report to and ensure alignment with strategic direction of the Director, Net Zero Acceleration Programs. Ensure the Director is engaged on emerging issues, relationships, team workplan and budget. 
• Identify emerging sector needs, trends and opportunities to continually improve the effectiveness and uptake of capacity building initiatives.
• Liaise and collaborate closely with Managers across programs and functions to ensure effective collaboration, alignment, coordination, and complementarity of teams’ priorities and activities.
• Represent NZA and FCM in high priority seminars, conferences, events and meetings with municipal officials and other key stakeholders. Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with external stakeholders and networks to ensure relevancy of program approaches and continual sharing of knowledge and information on capacity building related activities and stakeholder needs. 

People Leadership

• Lead and empower a team of professionals delivering capacity building to municipal staff, elected officials and other municipal practitioners.
• Responsible for oversight, objective setting, performance evaluation, performance management, succession planning, recruiting and onboarding of all direct reporting staff.
• Responsible for ensuring work-life balance is maintained while achieving program objectives.

Your skills make us better 

• Master’s degree in environment, public administration, urban planning, program management, education or related field or equivalent combination of education or experience.
• Minimum 10 years of progressively senior professional experience in capacity building, environmental sustainability, program management, financial management and people management,
• including responsibility for developing and delivering a portfolio of initiatives or services
• Demonstrated experience managing and supervising teams, including leadership, teambuilding, mentoring and coaching skills, ability to optimize staff capacities across a team with a range of
• experience levels and consultant support, and lead a highly collaborative team with clear performance expectations and in an outcomes-focused client service environment.
• In-depth knowledge of energy and climate change, particularly in the municipal context.Experience working in or with municipalities is a strong asset.
• Knowledge and experience related to capacity building approaches, adult education, facilitation, and the transfer of skills and knowledge.
• Good knowledge of program monitoring and evaluation approaches, frameworks, and tools.
• Strong verbal and written communication, interpersonal, negotiation, representation and influencing skills.
• Network of key stakeholders in Canada who are strategic for skills building and policy development related to energy efficiency, emissions reduction, renewable energy generation is an asset.
• Capacity to work in a changing environment and willingness to take on new or evolving responsibilities.

Language:

• The ability to work in both official languages (English and French) is a strong asset

We prioritize work-life balance with our flexible model:

• When we say flexible work model, we mean that in collaboration with your manager and based on what your team needs, you have the flexibility to determine when you work so that you can enjoy a healthy balance between work and personal demands.
• While you do need to live in Canada for this role, you can primarily work from home. Travel may be required to Head Office in Ottawa periodically.  The majority of the GMF team operates from the National Capital Region.
• We do like to visit the areas we are impacting and it allows us to see unique and wonderful parts of our country. You may find yourself traveling nationally no more than 10% of the time. 

We don’t just talk about employee wellness, we live it:

• Summer hours between July 1 and Labour Day:
  - 7-hour workdays rather than 7.5
  - Every Friday off in the summer
• Flexible work arrangements to support productivity and well-being
• Commitment to employee development
• Competitive range of employee benefits and services
• Office facilities located in the Byward Market and Ottawa’s downtown core

We’re committed to fostering an organizational culture that embraces equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging, where individuals from diverse racial and ethnic identities, nationalities, social economic status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression and physical and mental abilities can thrive and be fully engaged at their best level.

We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process.