Our salaries generally range from $66,990 to $75,110, 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.   

You in this role

What you’ll be doing

External (80%) 

• Acts as the first point of client contact, generally by phone or e-mail, on a portfolio of leads s, responsible for internal and external communications, document review, keeping accurate and up to date records 
• Conducts scoping discussions to ensure adherence to eligibility criteria and mandatory requirements  
• Provides assistance and guidance to applicants with a view to improving technical and economical viability and increasing the possibility of funding, which includes sharing relevant knowledge products and capacity building resources, and providing information of importance to finalizing applications and better project value  
• Develops and delivers effective presentations to various sized groups and adapts materials to those audiences accordingly 
• Participates as required in cross-functional team project work for GMF, FCM Programs department or in FCM-wide initiatives  
• Contributes to ongoing process improvements with a focus on improving client service.  
• Remains abreast of innovative trends and developments and informs relevant staff accordingly 
• Maintains accurate records of calls, meetings, presentations and follow-ups through the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system in order to ensure proper forecasting of potential applications. 
• Communicates and promote Programs through social media tools. 
• Data-mines news aggregators to identify potential leads. 

Internal (20%) 

• Participates in the development of sales/marketing strategies to meet established targets. 
• Participates in development and implementation of tools and processes that best meet market needs to effectively achieve programs business goals and priorities.  
• Stay abreast of sector events and analyze event opportunities to determine which ones will generate greatest return on investment

Your skills make us better 

  You bring:   

• Post-secondary degree or diploma in engineering, project management, environment, business 
• 3-5 years of professional experience with direct client communications or community engagement  
• Experience working in energy efficiency or retrofits, retrofit financing, transit, waste, water or land use  
• Experience in building networks and partnerships 
• Excellent client service orientation 
• Strong written and oral communication skills 
• Innovative, strategic thinker with proven initiative 
• Strong political acumen 
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team 
• Ability to work in both official languages (English and French) mandatory 
• Strong judgment and people skills 
• Highly flexible and adaptable 

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.