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Director of Finance and Administration

(Calgary)

The Pembina Institute is seeking a director of finance and administration who is analytical and highly organized, possessing impeccable attention to detail and strong leadership skills. The successful candidate will be responsible for establishing the Institute’s Calgary office as the organization’s new finance and administration hub.

The director of finance and administration’s primary responsibility is to oversee organizational financial management (60%) and core operation services (40%). The successful candidate will lead a seven-person finance and admin team with expertise in human resource management, organizational administration, financial accounting, accounts management, and office management/IT. The individual will play a direct role in hiring three core finance/administrative positions to support the transition to Calgary as the organization’s new finance and administration hub.

The successful candidate will be joining a dynamic team of nationally recognized professionals who apply their technical acumen, industry knowledge, values and creativity to resolving the Canadian energy sector's most prominent environmental challenges. The full-time (40 hours/week) position requires occasional work on evenings and weekends and may require travel.

Roles and responsibilities

  • Preparing quarterly and annual financial statements and leading annual external audit;
  • Monitoring and analyzing the organization’s financial health and overseeing production of accurate, timely and relevant financial information for management, as well as internal and external audiences;
  • Overseeing the annual organizational budget process in conjunction with the managing director;
  • Managing, analyzing and forecasting cash flow;
  • Managing and overseeing payroll and overall bookkeeping functions;
  • Managing and continuously updating and enhancing financial and accounting business practices, policies, and procedures.

For a more complete description of roles and responsibilities, click here.

Essential skills and qualifications

We will review applications for clear evidence of the following:

  • Strong personal commitment to sustainability and advancing the mission of the Pembina Institute
  • Related university-level degree;
  • Professional certifications/designations, such as MBA, CA, CGA, CMA strongly preferred;
  • At least seven years of overall professional experience and ideally five or more years of progressively increasing financial, operations and supervisory management experience;
  • Non-profit financial management experience an asset;
  • Experience with holding final responsibility for financial data as well as reporting of financial data of an organization and/or an organizational unit.

For a more complete description of desired skills and qualifications, click here.

How to apply

Email a cover letter (max. two pages) explaining your interest in working with Pembina and a resume outlining your skills, education and experience to careers@pembina.org; in the subject line, please identify the position you are applying for and include your last name.

Please save your file as a PDF using the naming convention lastnamefirstletter-resume-DirectorFA-2013.pdf (example: smithm-resume-DirectorFA-2013.pdf)

Applications linked to online portfolios and/or other resources will also be accepted as long as they are accessible online and accompanied by a written resume and cover letter.

Application deadline: Midnight on Sunday, June 23, 2013.

Preferred start date: August 2013

The Pembina Institute and The Pembina Foundation are equal opportunity employers. We thank all applicants for their interest but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Director of Development, Pembina Institute and Executive Director, The Pembina Foundation for Environmental Research and Education

(Toronto or Calgary)

We are looking for a single individual to fill two distinct positions:

  • Director of Development of the Pembina Institute (70%), reporting to the Managing Director of the Pembina Institute.
  • Executive Director of The Pembina Foundation (30%), reporting and directly accountable to the Pembina Foundation Board of Directors.

For a full job description click here.

As the Director of Development of the Pembina Institute, you will be responsible for overseeing all of the Institute’s Fund Development (FD) activities in support of Pembina’s strategic priorities and change strategy. This includes:

  • Building and managing the Fund Development team.
  • Securing annual revenue from a combination of foundations, major donors, individual donors (direct mail and online appeals), special events, and corporate sponsors.
  • Working with the Executive Director and senior staff to update the organization’s fund development strategy.
  • Serving as a member of the Operations Management Committee (our management team).
  • Overseeing the organization’s use of Constituent Relationship Management software (Salesforce).
  • Continuing to build internal infrastructure to support the fundraising activities of other Pembina Institute staff.

As the Executive Director of The Pembina Foundation, a registered charity, you will be responsible for strictly following all of the Foundation’s policies while attracting, collecting, and distributing funds in a manner that is consistent with the mandate and charitable objects of The Pembina Foundation. This includes providing:

  • Clear and strategic guidance to The Pembina Foundation’s Board of Directors to aid decision making.
  • Effective oversight of the organization’s finances, records and official donor correspondence.
  • Fund development expertise and management with respect to:
  • Building a legacy donor campaign
  • Producing Pembina Foundation annual reports
  • Updating and maintaining the content of the Pembina Foundation website
  • Effective donor stewardship and strengthening of the annual donor base
  • Detailed briefings for both positions will be provided at a later phase in the selection process.

Essential skills and experience

For a more complete description of desired skills and experience, click here.

  • Seasoned fundraising professional with solid prior fund development training (this can take many forms).
  • Staff management experience in the charitable and non-profit sector
  • Ability to understand the function of the Pembina Foundation and facilitate the role it plays in gathering and distributing funds in a manner that is consistent with the goals of the Foundation.
  • Experience managing a group budget within a frugal organizational culture.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills and ability to maintain excellent relationships (often remotely via virtual tools) with Pembina Institute staff, volunteer Board of Directors, foundation funders, industry executives, major donors, individual donors, service providers, and partners.
  • Highly collaborative, consultative and comfortable with decision making in a consensus-oriented, flat organizational structure.
  • Proven ability to multi-task and prioritize activities.
  • A good sense of humour.

How to apply:

Email a cover letter (max. two pages) explaining your interest in working with Pembina and a resume outlining your skills, education and experience to careers@pembina.org; in the subject line, please identify the position you are applying for and include your last name.

Please save your file as a PDF using the naming convention lastnamefirstletter-resume-FD-2013.pdf (example: smithm-resume-FD-2013.pdf)

Applications linked to online portfolios and/or other resources will also be accepted as long as they are accessible online and accompanied by a written resume and cover letter.

Review of applications will begin immediately and the search will remain open until the position is filled.

The Pembina Institute and The Pembina Foundation are equal opportunity employers. We thank all applicants for their interest but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Senior Consultant, Corporate Consulting

(Calgary)

The Pembina Institute is seeking a talented Senior Consultant with strong leadership skills. The successful candidate will be joining a dynamic group of nationally-recognized professionals who apply their technical acumen, industry knowledge, values and creativity to the Canadian corporate sector's most prominent sustainability challenges. The full-time (40 hours a week) position may require travel and requires occasional work on evenings and weekends.

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Manage and mentor junior team members
  • Manage large projects with multi-disciplinary teams
  • Act as client liaison, ensuring needs of the client are met
  • Facilitating solutions-focused consensus-building processes
  • Represent the Institute at public events

For a more complete description of roles and responsibilities, click here.

Skills and Qualifications

We will review applications for clear evidence of the following:

  • 5+ years of relevant professional experience
  • Strong industry experience or understanding, preferably in energy and environment (other relevant areas may include associated government departments; environmental/CSR consulting; academia; international development, government and/or advocacy)
  • Top-notch leadership and talent management skills; ability to manage, mentor, motivate and inspire team members
  • Strong background in risk assessment and high technical competence.
  • Minimum undergraduate degree in engineering, business and/or sustainability related subject area
  • Demonstrated commitment to sustainability and social change
  • Skilled and articulate oral and written communicator
  • Superior research and writing skills
  • Self-motivated and results-oriented, with drive and initiative

For a more complete description of desired skills and experience, click here.

How to apply:

Email a cover letter (max. two pages) explaining your interest in working with Pembina and a resume outlining your skills, education and experience to careers@pembina.org; in the subject line, please identify the position you are applying for and include your last name.

Please save your file as a PDF using the naming convention lastnamefirstletter-resume-SeniorConsultant-2013.pdf (example: smithm-resume-SeniorConsultant-2013.pdf).

Applications linked to online portfolios and/or other resources will also be accepted as long as they are accessible online and accompanied by a written resume and cover letter.

Application deadline: The deadline has been extended to midnight on Sunday, June 23, 2013.

The Pembina Institute is an equal opportunity employers. We thank all applicants for their interest but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Technical and Policy Analyst

(Edmonton)

The Pembina Institute is seeking an outgoing and resourceful Technical and Policy Analyst with three to five years of experience in energy resource management and the environment who is committed to helping Canada and Alberta to transition towards a sustainable energy future. The full-time (40 hours a week) position may require travel and requires occasional work on evenings and weekends.

Roles and Responsibilities

The Technical and Policy Analyst position is a hybrid position whereby you will spend time working within the oilsands program, as well as time on consulting projects with the arctic and public sector services program areas. In addition, this position will require you to raise awareness about the implications of oilsands development, advocate for potential solutions and support the Institute’s approach to engaging with provincial and federal governments, First Nations, corporations and other NGOs in managing impacts and driving improvements in environmental performance in the oilsands. This position will also require research, analytical work and writing in support of consulting projects with the public sector services and arctic programs. Some duties expected include:

  • Research and assemble technical information in order to assess and communicate the environmental impacts of oilsands development in accurate, compelling and accessible language
  • Draft, refine, and build support for specific environmental policy proposals, working in collaboration with allies in the industry, community, government and non-profit sectors
  • Review and understand the conclusions presented in environmental impact assessments for major oilsands projects
  • Conduct research, writing and analysis as it relates to deliverables relating to oilsands, arctic or public sector services projects.

For a more complete description of roles and responsibilities, click here.

Skills and Qualifications

We will review applications for clear evidence of the following:

  • Undergraduate degree in engineering, planning, public policy or related studies in the natural sciences; graduate degree preferred.
  • Experience in providing consulting services to clients
  • Demonstrated ability to conduct quantitative and qualitative technical research in the area of energy, environment and policy
  • Familiarity with relevant topics such as oilsands, natural resources management, economics, and environmental law
  • Technical expertise in either climate policy, water policy, aquatic ecology, toxicology or air emissions from industrial processes
  • Understanding of the environmental impacts of unconventional energy development
  • Strong research, writing and problem-solving skills
  • Demonstrated commitment to sustainability and social change

For a more complete description of skills and qualifications, click here.

How to apply:

Email to careers@pembina.org with subject line specifying the position you are applying for and your last name.

  • cover letter (max. two pages) explaining your interest in working with Pembina and a resume outlining your skills, education and experience (one document)
  • professional writing sample (ie. publication major paper)

Please save your file as a PDF using the naming convention lastnamefirstletter-resume-TechnicalPolicyAnalyst-2013.pdf (example: smithm-resume-TechnicalPolicyAnalyst-2013.pdf) .

Applications linked to online portfolios and/or other resources will also be accepted as long as they are accessible online and accompanied by a written resume and cover letter.

Application deadline: Midnight on Sunday, June 30, 2013.

Preferred start date: July 2013

The Pembina Institute is an equal opportunity employers. We thank all applicants for their interest but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Analyst, Corporate Consulting

(Calgary)

The Pembina Institute is seeking a highly motivated Analyst with strong technical skills to join its corporate consulting team, based in Calgary. The successful candidate will be joining a dynamic group of nationally-recognized professionals who apply their technical acumen, industry knowledge, values and creativity to the Canadian corporate sector's most prominent sustainability challenges. The candidate should be able to thrive under limited supervision. The full-time (40 hours a week) position may require travel and requires occasional work on evenings and weekends.

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Conduct thorough technical, quantitative analysis
  • Critical review of the quantitative analysis of peers
  • Support development of reports and presentations for clients
  • Support the business development process through building proposals and creating project plans
  • Collaborate with internal teams
  • Manage projects from initiation to completion.
  • Co-facilitation of internal and client meetings/workshops.

For a more complete description of roles and responsibilities, click here.

Skills and Qualifications

We will review applications for clear evidence of the following:

  • High technical competence
  • Undergraduate degree in an engineering, business and/or sustainability related subject area
  • Demonstrated commitment to sustainability and social change
  • Some industry experience or understanding, preferably in energy and environment
  • Project management experience
  • Facilitation and public speaking experience
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Self-motivated and results-oriented, with drive and initiative

For a more complete description of skills and qualifications, click here.

How to apply:

Email to careers@pembina.org with subject line specifying the position you are applying for and your last name.

  • cover letter (max. two pages) explaining your interest in working with Pembina and a resume outlining your skills, education and experience (one document)
  • professional writing sample (ie. publication major paper)

Please save your file as a PDF using the naming convention lastnamefirstletter-resume-Analyst-2013.pdf (example: smithm-resume-Analyst-2013.pdf).

Applications linked to online portfolios and/or other resources will also be accepted as long as they are accessible online and accompanied by a written resume and cover letter.

Application deadline: Midnight on Sunday, June 23, 2013.

Preferred start date: September 2013

The Pembina Institute is an equal opportunity employers. We thank all applicants for their interest but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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