WEST BROADWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (WBDC)

One year term position - pending funding approval

WBDC is a not-for-profit organization that supports the renewal in our inner-city community.
WBDC works with residents and stakeholders toward environmentally sustainable, social
and economic revitalization of the West Broadway neighbourhood.

This position will:

• Work to improve access to, and quality of, green spaces in the West Broadway neighbourhood and support environmentally sustainable practices (ie. composting)
• Build resident capacity for green space management and development
• Ensure quality communications with residents and stakeholders on greening activities

Responsibilities

1. Support the development of green spaces in West Broadway

• Create a detailed work plan based on the final Green Space Plan to move forward on developing phase one of the Plan
• Convene and facilitate all project partners to communicate and meet regularly
• Develop proposals and identify funding opportunities
• Communicate back the community as these projects move forward

2. Green space communications plan

• Develop and implement a communications plan to inform West Broadway residents of existing green spaces, community compost sites and how they can get involved
• Facilitate communication amongst existing greening stakeholders

3. Compost Strategy

• Develop a compost strategy with the local volunteer Compost Committee
• Support the Compost Committee and the summer youth Composting
• Coordinator to maintain existing sites and build two new sites

4. Support Community Gardens

• Support three community gardens by providing resources and information to gardeners
• Support three community garden committees and build committee capacity
• Support gardeners towards garden upkeep and maintenance

5. Human Resources

• Supervise summer students (Urban Green Team, Canada Summer Jobs)
• Work with the Volunteer Coordinator to support the Volunteer management of greening volunteers

6. Community development / WBDC

• Work in a coordinated manner with other WBDC staff
• Support WBDC staff team by attending staff meetings, occasionally helping out at WBDC events (i.e. Spring Clean Up, AGM)
• Representing WBDC at appropriate events

Qualifications

• Relevant undergraduate and/or post secondary education and experience in environmental / urban planning, community development, horticulture, composting
• Experience with event planning and committee organizing
• Experience supervising youth, experience in volunteer management
• Knowledge and experience in Community Development and Community Economic Development
• Experience and knowledge of conflict mediation
• Knowledge, skills and experience in organic horticulture and composting
• Strong analytical, written and oral communication skills
• Pro-active leader, positive attitude, enjoys taking initiative, works well
• independently and in a team
• Proven experience delivering results on time and on budget
• Outreach with diverse populations
• Working with historically marginalized populations
• Microsoft Office, proficient keyboardist, email and internet

Hours of Work:
Regular office hours Monday - Friday, some evening and weekend hours required

Salary and Benefits:
$32,000 - $35,000 / year commiserate with experience. Group benefits plan available.

Hours of Work:
35 hrs/week; some evening and weekend hours required. This is a one year term
position. Continuation of the position depends on funding availability.

Start Date:
***We are currently awaiting funding approval for this project. We hope to have
funding in place by the end of April/ early May, the start date will be in May, 2009.

Please submit resume and cover letter by Friday April 17th at 4 pm to:

Molly McCracken
Executive Director
West Broadway Development Corporation
608 Broadway
Winnipeg, MB R3C 0W8
Fax: 779-2203
info@westbroadway.mb.ca
www.westbroadway.mb.ca

Thank you to all those who apply, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.