Job Opportunity - Administrative and Program Assistant, Centre for Climate Justice, UBC

Part Time Administrative and Program Assistant

 The University of British Columbia has just approved the creation of a Centre for Climate Justice.  

 The Centre for Climate Justice at UBC advances transformative social, political and economic changes necessary to address the climate crisis and other environmental injustices, all in the face of trenchant inequalities within our communities and around the world. Supporting collaborative, interdisciplinary and intersectional research across diverse knowledge systems and geographical divides, the CCJ is a place of translation, mobilization and investigation.

 Co-led by Naomi Klein and Candis Callison (on leave), along with an executive committee of climate justice and Indigenous rights scholars, the Centre will focus on research developed in partnership with frontline communities and movements to advance an environmentally just and equitable future. 

 The Administrative and Program Assistant will work with the Research Manager, the co-directors and the executive committee on a variety of tasks to build the new centre and keep it functioning smoothly. Duties will include scheduling a variety of meetings, large and small, supporting centre outreach inside the university and beyond, organizing events, booking travel, liasoning with guest speakers, and supporting grant applications.  

 We are brand new and as part of the founding team, the Administrative and Program Assistant will play a key role in building a sturdy relational base for the organization.  

The most important qualifications for this role are:

 - Experience performing administrative tasks in an office setting using a variety of technological tools and platforms. 

- Experience organizing events.

- Literacy in climate justice issues.

- Being skillful and sensitive in relationship building, especially with grassroots social movements and/or frontline communities.

- Experience administering organizational systems and working in teams.

- Experience in simple budgeting and accounting.

- Being responsible, meticulous and trust-worthy.

 Applicants must apply through UBC’s online portal by uploading a cover letter that addresses the key qualifications listed above and an abbreviated CV. The link to the application portal with the full job description will be posted here on January 3. NOTE: applications will be accepted on the online portal only between January 3, 2022 and January 10, 2022. Candidates will not be able to access the portal until January 3. 

If you are passionate about climate justice and are a detail-oriented person with strong interpersonal skills, we encourage you to apply and build this new research centre with us.

 This job is based on the Vancouver campus of UBC.

 Start date: immediate.

 Hours, salary: 20/hrs a week, $23.89/hr.

 Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.

 This is a CUPE 2950 Level 3 position. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however internal candidates who are at Level 3 will be given priority.

 Please send queries to climate.justice@ubc.ca