Our salaries generally range from $81,708 - $92,873, and are based on qualifications and experience

At GMF, we empower our people to create change where it has the most impact – municipalities. GMF is a $1.6 billion permanent endowment from the Government of Canada, managed at arm's length, making it nimble and available for higher-risk, higher-impact initiatives. A further $530M investment into GMF to support the National Adaptation Strategy was announced in November 2022.  Our team is committed to helping local governments switch to sustainable practices faster. GMF is the cornerstone program of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM).

Our unique mix of funding, resources, and training gives municipalities the tools they need to build resiliency — and create better lives for Canadians. Through GMF, municipalities have reduced carbon emissions; built better transportation assets; constructed efficient and resilient buildings; diverted waste from landfill; made previously unusable land available for development; and improved soil and water quality.

You in this role

What you’ll be doing

• Support the design and development of awareness raising and inspiring programming related to GMF’s net zero acceleration funding areas (e.g. transportation, waste, water, land use, energy).  

• Lead the development and delivery of innovative or first of kind knowledge tools, resources and activities that support municipalities in planning for and building municipal infrastructure. 

• Develop knowledge mobilization and dissemination systems and strategies to optimize GMF’s impact and reach in the Canadian municipal sector.  

• Lead the development and refining of knowledge management systems for the Capacity Development team, liaising and collaborating with other GMF units. 

• Promote and support internal organizational collaboration on knowledge development, brokering and sharing activities. 

• Identifying and development partnership for training and activity delivery in GMF’s core funding areas. 

• Review and analyse trends from GMF supported initiatives for the purpose of producing new capacity development products and services based on best practice and lessons learned. 

• Empower capacity development staff delivering capacity development activities and services for municipal staff, elected officials. 

• Design and deliver new or first-of-kind capacity building products and services (such as trainings, workshops, advisory services, guidebooks, etc.).  

• Collaborate with colleagues across the GMF team and in other FCM programs, to ensure a coordinated and complimentary approach to FCM engagement with external partners and our membership.  

Your skills make us better 

You bring:   

• Requires a Masters’ Degree (or combined life accomplishments) in environmental studies, planning, or related field with strong background in organizational learning, adult education, or equivalent. 

• Five to eight (5 – 8) years’ experience in a relevant role (e.g., urban planning, organizational learning, information/knowledge management, training/capacity building, working in an evidence and results-based environment) that requires facilitating information and knowledge exchange within or between organizations, conducting research and developing training materials. 

• Experience using knowledge sharing tools and platforms (e.g., Learning Management System, Client Relationship Management Database e.g. CRM365, data visualization software e.g. Power BI). 

• Experience designing and facilitating participatory forums, workshops, online courses and/or training sessions for knowledge development and sharing. 

• Strong knowledge and experience in the area of sustainable municipal development, environmental issues, and program management.  

• Knowledge of the Canadian municipal sector structure, needs, and capacity. 

• Experience in group facilitation and consensus building.  

• Excellent communication and presentation skills (written and oral). Includes the ability to coordinate and work with multi-disciplinary teams, lead meetings and make formal presentations to high-level audiences. 

• Excellent customer service skills.  

• Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills with the ability to establish support and credibility at all levels within and outside the organization. 

• Strong research and analytical skills. 

• Ability to spearhead and work independently on projects using excellent judgement. 

• Excellent project management skills with strong ability to handle multiple tasks.   

• Ability to administer small budgets, allocating funds for events or travel support, correcting for variances as needed. 

• Strong political acumen and diplomacy. 

• Capacity to work in a changing environment and willingness to take on new or evolving responsibilities. 

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 10-15% 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.