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Reports to:&nbsp;Communications &amp; Design ManagerFTE (based on 35 paid hr work week):&nbsp;100% FTEStart date:&nbsp;February 2, 2026Annual salary:&nbsp;$47,500 - $52,500About the Centre for Ocean Literacy CollaborationThe Centre for Ocean Literacy Collaboration (COLC) is a living lab for high-impact public ocean engagement. We work with partners and communities to mobilize research and knowledge into collaborative action. Launched in 2018, and formerly known as the Canadian Ocean Literacy Coalition, COLC is a nationally and internationally recognized leader in ocean literacy collaboration and innovation. Our mission is building an ocean-engaged society – a society that better understands, values, and cares for the ocean.COLC’s position as&nbsp;a living lab for high impact public ocean engagement, is rooted in transdisciplinary research and impact measurement. Our work generates evidence-based insights on effective design and approach to knowledge mobilization and public ocean engagement (e.g., what works, how do we know, what is being measured and how, what change is happening). We work with a network of over 600 partner organizations representing a range of sectors, through key initiatives such as&nbsp;<a href="https://centreforoceanliteracy.ca/our-work/engagement/ocean-week-canada/" target="_blank">Ocean Week Canada</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://centreforoceanliteracy.ca/our-work/engagement/community-grants-program/" target="_blank">Community Grants Program</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://oceanliteracyresearch.com/ocean-and-society-survey/" target="_blank">Ocean &amp; Society Survey</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="https://centreforoceanliteracy.ca/our-work/engagement/blue-schools-canada/" target="_blank">Blue Schools Canada</a>, as examples.&nbsp;COLC operates as a national project office with an administrative home at the Ocean Frontier Institute (OFI) at Dalhousie University.&nbsp;The Role:Reporting to the Communications &amp; Design Manager, the Content Creator is a key member of the communications team, responsible for creating digital assets to maintain COLC’s presence and engaging our audience through various online platforms. Your expertise in digital communication and user experience will play a vital role in promoting our mission and key initiatives to advance ocean literacy, marine conservation, and the implementation of the Canadian Ocean Literacy Strategy.&nbsp;What You’ll Do:Primary duties will include creating assets for social media, creating assets for websites, improving online user experience, updating web content, and assisting in the creation of other presentations, newsletters, and reports as needed.Content Creation:<ul><li>Collaborate with team members to develop and edit content for the organization's website, newsletter, and reports</li><li>Design captivating graphics and written content for social media platforms, maintaining consistency in branding and visual identity</li><li>Create and/or curate videos and photos for use on COLC websites and social media</li></ul>Social Media &amp; Email Marketing:<ul><li>Assist the marketing specialist with the creation and execution of social media content and campaigns across various platforms (Facebook, Instagram, BlueSky, etc.) to promote the COLC's various initiatives and raise brand awareness.</li><li>Support the communications team with the creation and execution of email marketing campaigns.</li></ul>Website UX and SEO:<ul><li>Collaborate with the Communications &amp; Design Manager, Marketing Specialist, and web developers to implement website enhancements and optimize user experience.</li></ul>Required:<ul><li>A Bachelor’s degree in (Science) Communications, Digital/Visual Communications/Marketing, Environmental Education, or a related field.</li><li>Experience using graphic, video editing, and marketing software (such as Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, Affinity, Mailchimp, Google Ads).</li><li>Experience with social media platforms (Facebook, BlueSky, Instagram, Youtube, etc.)</li><li>Experience with website content management systems (WordPress, Squarespace, etc.)</li><li>Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a fast-paced environment.</li><li>Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within a team environment, and to take responsibility for achieving your objectives and tasks working on your own at a distance (remotely).</li><li>Self-motivated with a positive attitude and a willingness to learn and jump right in!</li><li>Bilingual in English and French.</li></ul>Assets:<ul><li>Understanding of HTML and CSS.</li><li>Knowledge of, and passion for, the environment and ocean conservation.</li></ul>Working Conditions<ul><li>Occasional work after hours and on weekends may be required. </li><li>Occasional travel within Canada may be required. </li><li>The successful applicant will be eligible for either remote work or hybrid work (combination of in-person work on campus and remote work) as agreed by all parties based on operational requirements and university guidelines.</li></ul>How to apply:Interested applicants are invited to submit&nbsp;(1) a résumé and (2) a cover letter to <a href="mailto:jobs@centreforoceanliteracy.ca" target="_blank">jobs@centreforoceanliteracy.ca</a>. Please submit your completed application as a single PDF file and use a subject line that includes “Content Creator - LAST NAME”. Feel free to include any additional portfolios or work samples. The deadline for receiving applications is&nbsp;January 11, 2026.We thank all applicants for their interest. We will review all applications and conduct interviews with select candidates the week of January 19-23, 2026. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. All applicants must be eligible to legally work throughout Canada at the time of applying. This posting may remain open until a qualified candidate is hired.COLC and Dalhousie University are equal opportunity employers. We are committed to building a diverse team, where everyone can work safely in a barrier-free environment. We encourage candidates from historically marginalized groups, including women, Indigenous Peoples, people with disabilities, people from different racial and ethnic backgrounds, and those who identify themselves as 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply.

Centre for Ocean Literacy Collaboration

Content Creator

Reports to:&nbsp;Executive DirectorFTE (based on 35 paid hr work week):&nbsp;100% FTEStart date:&nbsp;February 2, 2026Annual salary:&nbsp;$60,000-65,000About the Centre for Ocean Literacy CollaborationThe Centre for Ocean Literacy Collaboration (COLC) is a living lab for high-impact public ocean engagement. We work with partners and communities to mobilize research and knowledge into collaborative action. Launched in 2018, and formerly known as the Canadian Ocean Literacy Coalition, COLC is a nationally and internationally recognized leader in ocean literacy collaboration and innovation. Our mission is building an ocean-engaged society – a society that better understands, values, and cares for the ocean. COLC’s position as&nbsp;a living lab for high impact public ocean engagement, is rooted in transdisciplinary research and impact measurement. Our work generates evidence-based insights on effective design and approach to knowledge mobilization and public ocean engagement (e.g., what works, how do we know, what is being measured and how, what change is happening). We work with a network of over 600 partner organizations representing a range of sectors, through key initiatives such as&nbsp;<a href="https://centreforoceanliteracy.ca/our-work/engagement/ocean-week-canada/" target="_blank">Ocean Week Canada</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://centreforoceanliteracy.ca/our-work/engagement/community-grants-program/" target="_blank">Community Grants Program</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://oceanliteracyresearch.com/ocean-and-society-survey/" target="_blank">Ocean &amp; Society Survey</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="https://centreforoceanliteracy.ca/our-work/engagement/blue-schools-canada/" target="_blank">Blue Schools Canada</a>, as examples.&nbsp;COLC operates as a national project office with an administrative home at the Ocean Frontier Institute (OFI) at Dalhousie University.The Role:Reporting to the Executive Director, the Ocean Week Canada Partner Coordinator plays a key role in the successful delivery of&nbsp;<a href="http://www.oceanweek.ca" target="_blank">Ocean Week Canada</a> (June 1-8), an annual national celebration of the ocean from coast to coast to coast. The Coordinator supports and engages partners, event hosts, grant recipients, regional hub leads, and ambassadors to ensure smooth communications, strong collaboration, and timely delivery of festival activities. This position also supports the broader Communications and Operations teams to amplify festival visibility, streamline processes, and help capture the festival’s impact across the country.What You’ll Do:Partner &amp; Event Host Coordination<ul><li>Serve as the primary point of contact for regional hub leads, ambassadors, museums, and other partner organizations.</li><li>Support event hosts and partners across Canada, ensuring they have the tools, resources, and branding needed for a successful event.</li><li>Maintain clear, timely, and consistent communication with all stakeholders.</li><li>Assist partners and hosts in submitting events to the Ocean Week Canada events portal.</li><li>Coordinate translation and publication of event listings and related content.</li><li>Ensure brand consistency across events, communications, and promotional materials.</li><li>Manage the timely distribution of promotional materials across Canada.</li></ul>Grant &amp; Ambassador Support<ul><li>Serve as the primary point of contact for grant recipients and ambassadors</li><li>Prepare grant agreements and collect all required documentation for the Operations Manager to enable the issuing grants.</li><li>Support ambassador engagement, including honorarium processes and communications.</li></ul>Communications &amp; Marketing Support<ul><li>Provide logistical and administrative support to the Communications and Marketing team.</li><li>Contribute to content preparation and dissemination, including newsletters, updates, and toolkits.</li></ul>Reporting &amp; Impact<ul><li>Coordinate collection of post-event impact surveys from event hosts, regional hub leads, and grant recipients.</li><li>Support the Communications team in analyzing survey results and compiling festival impact reports.</li></ul>Required:Experience must include:<ul><li>Minimum of 2-3 years experience in event coordination, project management, and/or program delivery.</li><li>Demonstrated experience managing partnerships or stakeholder relationships, ideally in multi-regional initiatives involving a nonprofit, cultural, and/or environmental context.</li><li>Experience organizing logistics for multi-stakeholder initiatives, including shipping, packaging, and distributing materials.</li><li>Familiarity with communications, marketing, and/or public engagement campaigns.</li></ul>Competency requirements:<ul><li>Strong interpersonal, relationship-building, and collaboration skills, working with diverse team members, partners, and collaborators.</li><li>Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.</li><li>Excellent organizational and time-management skills.</li><li>Meticulous attention to detail.</li><li>Ability to handle (and enjoy!) a large-scale, multi-partner project.</li><li>Proven track record in achieving project goals while working in a fast-paced environment, meeting established and sometimes changing deadlines, and producing high quality deliverables.</li><li>Ability to effectively problem-solve.</li><li>A flexible and adaptable approach to work requirements.</li><li>Ability to work independently (remotely) and collaboratively in a team environment.</li><li>Ability to take ownership of responsibilities, proactively identifying next steps to ensure the best outcome for the project</li><li>Superior level of skill in a networked, computer environment that includes software packages such as Word, Excel, and Google.</li></ul>Assets:<ul><li>Experience working with grant programs, including coordinating applications, agreements, and reporting.</li><li>Understanding of ocean and climate science, education, and communication.</li><li>Bilingual in English and French.</li></ul>Working Conditions<ul><li>Occasional work after hours and on weekends may be required. </li><li>Occasional travel within Canada may be required. </li><li>The employee will be eligible for either remote work or hybrid work (combination of in-person work on campus and remote work) as agreed by all parties based on operational requirements and university guidelines.</li></ul>How to apply:Interested applicants are invited to submit&nbsp;(1) a résumé and (2) a cover letter&nbsp; to <a href="mailto:jobs@centreforoceanliteracy.ca" target="_blank">jobs@centreforoceanliteracy.ca</a>. Please submit your completed application as a single PDF file and use a subject line that includes “OWC Partner Coordinator - LAST NAME”. Feel free to include any additional portfolios or work samples. The deadline for receiving applications is&nbsp;January 11, 2026.We thank all applicants for their interest. We will review all applications and conduct interviews with select candidates the week of January 19-23, 2026. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. All applicants must be eligible to legally work throughout Canada at the time of applying. This posting may remain open until a qualified candidate is hired.COLC and Dalhousie University are equal opportunity employers. We are committed to building a diverse team, where everyone can work safely in a barrier-free environment. We encourage candidates from historically marginalized groups, including women, Indigenous Peoples, people with disabilities, people from different racial and ethnic backgrounds, and those who identify themselves as 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply.

Ocean Week Canada Partner Coordinator

JOB SUMMARYThe Working Centre is seeking a Community Bike Shop Animator to join the team at Recycle Cycles. Located in downtown Kitchener, Recycle Cycles is a community bike shop that provides a caring and supportive space where people can access the tools, space, and knowledge they need to fix their own bicycles for free, and access to inexpensive bicycles and parts.Recycle Cycles is a community enterprise project, always working to create a balance between involvement and production. We host and assist all people who come into the space, building trust and relationships while also holding the boundaries of the space in a thoughtful and caring way. Volunteers are the heart of our project, and we work with a diverse team of volunteers who join us each day to share their skills and learn new ones. Understanding people’s strengths and finding meaningful ways to engage them is a key aspect of our project. This is creative, productive and community building work.The Community Bike Shop Animator takes a lead role in supporting all the activities of the shop and for fostering an inclusive and diverse community of cyclists.ABOUT THE WORKING CENTREThe Working Centre is a dynamic community-based organization, forming a web of projects that wrap around people, building stability of place, income, health and mental health. Our work includes:<ul><li>St. John’s Kitchen and Outreach Hub - An integrated web of supports for people experiencing homelessness, addiction to drugs, experiencing mental illness, focusing on those most left out. Projects include St. John’s Kitchen, Street Outreach, Specialized Outreach Services, Justice Outreach Services, and Community Dental.</li><li>Housing and Shelter Hub – We support over 165 people in 124 units of affordable, supportive, sober, women &amp; children, and health-based housing. We host a 50-cabin shelter that welcomes people from encampments to shelter.</li><li>Work and Livelihood Hub - The Working Centre’s Resource Centre is a hub for work, financial problem-solving and livelihood related issues. Projects include Job Search Resource Centre, Money Matters, and Job Café.</li><li>Community Tools and Enterprise Hub – Practical and productive examples of enterprise. We seek to serve the common good through skill building and to provide access to tools for those not able to participate in the larger economy. The main work of regeneration happens through re-use, re-purposing and creating goods and services. Community Tools seek to make daily living more inclusive, affordable and cooperative.</li></ul>The Working Centre has been developing as a Living System organization with the capacity for creative responses. A Living System means that our practices and approaches have the openness to evolve, that cooperation, responsiveness, hospitality and diversity are key features.SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES<ul><li>Coordinate and support the day-to-day operations of the shop </li><li>Coordinate volunteer involvement in shop operations, including supporting and empowering them in their learning and development </li><li>Create a safe, welcoming, inclusive, productive and fun environment </li><li>Welcome diverse folks into the shop each day, supporting any conflict resolution as needed </li><li>Creatively work to respond to each person’s needs while still holding the range of what is possible in the shop and prioritizing shop commitments </li><li>Participate in bicycle repairs and troubleshooting</li><li>Manage inventory, tracking donations, ordering and receiving supplies to ensure our shop is fully stocked</li><li>Maintain shop systems and organization so that volunteers, customers and team have a positive experience</li><li>Engage with community groups and organizations, run shop outreach events </li><li>Participate in scheduling and shop organization commitments</li></ul>QUALITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS<ul><li>Knowledge of mechanics and bicycles, experience and up-to-date capacity with tools of the trade</li><li>Support and appreciation for the purpose of Recycle Cycles as a not-for-profit community space</li><li>Interest in and experience in teaching, training or supporting people to learn new skills </li><li>Ability to multi-task, deal with multiple demands, and to stay calm under pressure </li><li>Excellent time management skills and attention to detail, with the ability to perform multiple tasks and meet deadlines while maintaining quality </li><li>Hard worker who is willing to go the extra mile to meet project needs </li><li>Ability to work well independently as well as to function effectively as a member of a diverse team</li><li>Excellent communication skills, being able to effectively engage with people from diverse backgrounds and identities </li><li>Welcomes other points of view and ideas, recognizing and embracing different and contrary perspectives with kindness, curiosity, and encouragement </li><li>Flexibility to work shifts as needed, joining the team in making sure that we have coverage of all shifts</li></ul>COMPENSATION AND BENEFITSWe are looking for someone to join our team full time, working a regular schedule that includes one evening/week plus Saturdays. Our shop is open from Tuesdays to Saturdays.The Working Centre has an equal salary policy across the organization. This position starts at $30.00/hour or $58,500 annually. We offer a full benefits package that starts after 3 months of full-time work.APPLICATION PROCESSThe Working Centre is a dynamic and highly responsive organization. Co-workers come from all walks of life, a variety of cultural backgrounds age groups. We are constantly learning and are challenged in our work. We offer a work environment that allows you to do meaningful, respectful and good work.This work is more than a job – it is about committed community work in a collaborative environment. If you think that this role would make you excited to come to work every day, we’d like to hear from you.Email your application to <a href="mailto:working@theworkingcentre.org" target="_blank">working@theworkingcentre.org</a> and include:<ul><li>A cover letter explaining your interest in this position, our organization and how your experience and skill would be a good fit.</li><li>- Your resume</li></ul>

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