Job Postings
Hike Nova Scotia is currently hiring for the positions outlined below.
- Mi'kmaq Walking Coordinator Position (deadline July 28)
- Youth Hiking Coordinator Internship Position (closed - no longer taking applications)
Please scroll down to view specific information on each position.
Hike Nova Scotia is committed to equity and respect for all peoples and persons in all of our work. Diverse candidates and qualifications are encouraged.
Mi’kmaq Walking Coordinator
Deadline: July 28, 2024
About Hike NS
Hike Nova Scotia is a nonprofit organization that encourages and promotes a growing hiking culture throughout our great province. We strive to be the voice for those who hike, walk and snowshoe as well as those who build and maintain hiking trails.
Job Description / Responsibilities
Hike Nova Scotia’s NS Walks program supports friendly, gentle, weekly walking groups to help less active adults in Nova Scotia enjoy the benefits of walking. The Mi’kmaq Walking Coordinator will lead a pilot project meant to increase walking specifically among Mi’kmaq communities to support healthy lifestyles, connect with the outdoors and encourage active transportation. It will be developed in collaboration with Mi’kmaq organizations and communities.
Reporting to the Program Manager, the Mi’kmaq Walking Coordinator will design and implement the program. Specific responsibilities include:
- Form a management committee made up of representatives of Mi’kmaq organizations and communities, hold regular meetings to guide development and implementation
- Conduct a community needs assessment with communities to tailor the program
- With assistance from the committee and Program Manager, create a walking program development and implementation plan
- Train and support walking leaders
- Develop a communications plan and tools to promote the leader training and group walks
- Create and implement an evaluation plan
- Produce a final report with key recommendations for improving and scaling the program
Requirements
This opportunity is designated to applicants that identify as Indigenous. The ideal candidate has some or all of the following:
- Strong relationship-building skills
- Experience in training and coaching volunteers
- Experience in resource development
- Excellent communication skills: public speaking, writing, delivering presentations for various audiences and participating in group meetings
- Experience in creating and implementing communications plans and tools
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Strong organizational and project management skills
- Experience in project evaluation and reporting
Working Conditions
The Coordinator will be required to work remotely from their own home office (require their own basic remote office equipment and technology). Must attend regular in-person meetings with co-workers as well as meet with partners. Must be willing to work occasional evenings and weekends. Must have a valid drivers license.
Terms of Employment
This position is part-time (25 hours/week) for at least 29 weeks at $29.00/hr (to begin in early September). Possibility of extension depends upon funding.
How to Apply
Deadline: July 28, 2024 by 11:59 pm.
Please email a cover letter and resume to info[ ]hikenovascotia.ca. Please use "Walking Coordinator" in the email subject line.
Note that the [ ] = the "at" symbol in the email (helping us to avoid spam bots).
We thank all applicants for their time and interest, however only short-listed applicants will be contacted before mid-August 2024.
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Youth Hiking Coordinator Internship Position
Deadline: July 14, 2024 - this position is now closed
About Hike NS
Hike Nova Scotia is a nonprofit organization that encourages and promotes a growing hiking culture throughout our great province. We strive to be the voice for those who hike, walk and snowshoe as well as those who build and maintain hiking trails.
Job Description / Responsibilities
The work of the Youth Hiking Coordinator mainly focuses on increasing Hike NS’s capacity to get more young people outside enjoying parks, hiking trails and other green spaces. Reporting to the Executive Director, the Youth Hiking Coordinator will carry out the following tasks:
- Coordinate the Young Hikers Program, which supports hiking clubs at schools, after school programs and other organizations
- Assist in coordinating the Hiker Challenge program, with an emphasis on youth earning badges for hiking certain distances or in certain areas
- Assist with other Hike NS projects and general administration as required
- Support the overall work of Hike NS
A typical day might mean emails or calls with hiking club host organizations and hike leaders, developing and distributing hiking club resources, reporting on hiking club events, connecting with youth organizations about the Hiker Challenge, distributing badges and collecting data on the program. The Coordinator will touch base with the ED daily and do both self-directed and collaborative work. This includes administration and correspondence with many partnering organizations.
Requirements
Because the position is supported by a youth wage subsidy program, this opportunity is only available to youth (up to age 30) who face various barriers to employment. The successful candidate must be:
- Between 15 and 30 years of age when employment begins (inclusive)
- A Canadian citizen, or permanent resident or a protected person as defined by the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
- Legally entitled to work in Canada
- Legally entitled to work according to the relevant provincial/territorial legislation and regulations
- Must live in Nova Scotia
Working Conditions
The Coordinator will be required to work remotely from their own home office (require their own basic remote office equipment and technology). Must attend regular in-person meetings with co-workers as well as meet with partners. Must be willing to work occasional evenings and weekends. Must have a valid drivers license.
Terms of Employment
This internship is full-time (35 hours/week) for 15 weeks at $22.50/hr (from late August 2024 to early December 2024).
How to Apply
The deadline for this position was on July 14, 2024. We are no longer taking applications.
We thank all applicants for their time and interest, however only short-listed applicants will be contacted before the end of July 2024.
