CANADIAN GEOTHERMAL ENERGY ASSOCIATION

Full Time Operations Manager (Youth Employment)

7/24/2017

The position

CanGEA is looking for an Operations Intern for start date September 1st, 2017. This position will be based in Calgary, AB, and may include occasional travel.

Tasks

Use communications and media platforms to connect with the public and the geothermal industry
Continually attract members to CanGEA
Support current CanGEA members
Provide administrative support to CanGEA
Plan events
Be responsible for all operations and income

Manage yearly memberships and payments
Update the website and PowEARTHful campaign
Use media platforms to communicate CanGEA's current events to the public
Assist with writing news articles
The position includes, but is not limited to, the above tasks and may include roles not listed that support CanGEA

Requirements

Ability to work in a low-structured, self-motivated environment
Knowledgeable about geothermal energy and passionate about supporting and promoting the industry
Effective in communicating both to the public and to members
Recognition of work priorities

To be ELIGIBLE for this opportunity, the candidate must meet the following requirements:

A post-secondary graduate
Between 15 and 30 years of age (inclusive)
A Canadian citizen, permanent resident of Canada, or granted refugee status in Canada
Legally entitled to work according to the relevant provincial legislation and regulations
Must be a CanGEA Member

Apply

Please send a cover letter and your LinkedIn profile, or your resume to info@cangea.ca.

Website Developer Summer Student Intern

6/23/2017

Thank you to everyone who applied. This position has been filled.

The Position

CanGEA is looking for an Website Developer Summer Student for start date between July 3-Aug. 7, 2017. This position will require occasional work within our Calgary office, but will be mostly work from home

The internship will run for 4-9 weeks maximum at 30 hours/week, at a start date and length agreed upon between CanGEA and the applicant.

The deadline for applying is June 28, 2017.

Tasks

Make this website look better and more user-friendly
Create a members-only portal
Update data for the powearthful.org website
Create automations for renewals and emails

Requirements

The applicant must provide their own computer
Have a working knowledge of Weebly and WebFaction (or ability to learn)
Experience in website development or design an asset

The position is through a Student Grant and the applicant therefore must be:

Already enrolled in post-secondary education
Returning to school in the following academic year (Fall/Winter 2017)
The applicant must also be a CanGEA Member to apply
Between 15-30 years of age (inclusive) at the start of employment (as per the grant)
At least 15 years of age
A Canadian citizen, a permanent resident, or protected person under the Canadian Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and legally entitled to work and study in Canada.
Must be enrolled in a program that will result in a Certificate, Diploma, or Degree. Technical training for Apprenticeship is not eligible

Apply

If you are interested in applying for this position and meet all the requirements, please send your resume to info@cangea.ca
A cover letter is not required at this time but you may include 2-4 sentences on why you are interested in this position.

The deadline for applying is June 28, 2017

Policy Summer Student Intern

4/24/2017

The Position

CanGEA is looking for an Policy Manager Summer Student for start date between July 3-Aug. 7, 2017. This position will be based in Calgary, AB, and may include occasional travel.

The internship will run for 4-9 weeks maximum at 30 hours/week.

The Policy Manager Summer Student will be working alongside the full-time Policy Manager. CanGEA’s goal is to advocate for our members so that they are able to grow the Canadian geothermal industry. In CanGEA, the Policy Manager is responsible for translating policy priorities/gaps/opportunities identified by the Policy Manager, the CanGEA Board and CanGEA’s greater membership into clear, concise and actionable government engagement. The Policy Manager is the bridge between CanGEA members and policy makers. This means that the successful applicant will also be able to effectively communicate government developments, programs, stakeholder engagements etc. to the CanGEA membership as they are released.

Tasks

The successful applicant will also be responsible for supporting other CanGEA activities which include but are not limited to:

Planning and executing educational and capacity building events for diverse audiences
Growing CanGEA’s membership through impactful social media presence and one on one business development meetings;
Preparing grant proposals as well as identifying new funding opportunities.

The Policy Manager duties include but are not limited to:

Actively participate in all government stakeholder engagements related to geothermal;
Author memorandums and other government submissions, such as pre-budget consultations;
Develop strong and positive relationships with elected officials and government employees to build geothermal awareness and knowledge at the level of decision makers;
Craft professional reports;
Pro-actively engage Canadian government regarding geothermal.

Requirements

Has a professional attitude and experience in both technical and policy fields through a mixture of education and industry experience
Must be comfortable working in low structure environment which includes being able to self-identify work priorities and operate independently.

The position is through a Student Grant and the applicant therefore must be:

Already enrolled in post-secondary education
Returning to school in the following academic year (Fall/Winter 2017)
The applicant must also be a CanGEA Member to apply
Between 15-30 years of age (inclusive) at the start of employment (as per the grant)
A Canadian citizen, a permanent resident, or protected person under the Canadian Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and legally entitled to work and study in Canada.
Must be enrolled in a program that will result in a Certificate, Diploma, or Degree. Technical training for Apprenticeship is not eligible

CanGEA Operations Summer Student Intern

4/19/2017

The Position

CanGEA is looking for an Operations Summer Student Intern for start date July 4, 2017. This position will be based in Calgary, AB, and may include occasional travel.

The internship will run for 9 weeks maximum at 30 hours/week.

Tasks

Use communications and media platforms to connect with the public and the geothermal industry
Continually attract members to CanGEA
Support current CanGEA members
Provide administrative support to CanGEA
Plan events
Be responsible for all operations and income

Manage yearly memberships and payments
Update the website and PowEARTHful campaign
Use media platforms to communicate CanGEA's current events to the public
Assist with writing news articles
The position includes, but is not limited to, the above tasks and may include roles not listed that support CanGEA

Requirements

Ability to work in a low-structured, self-motivated environment
Knowledgeable about geothermal energy and passionate about supporting and promoting the industry
Effective in communicating both to the public and to members
Recognition of work priorities

The position is through a Student Grant and the applicant therefore must be:

Already enrolled in post-secondary education
Returning to school in the following academic year (Fall/Winter 2017)
Applicants must also be a CanGEA Student Member to be considered for the role.

Apply

Please send your resume to info@cangea.ca

Full-Time Policy Manager (Youth Employment)

4/19/2017

The Position

CanGEA’s goal is to advocate for our members so that they are able to grow the Canadian geothermal industry. In CanGEA, the Policy Manager is responsible for translating policy priorities/gaps/opportunities identified by the Policy Manager, the CanGEA Board and CanGEA’s greater membership into clear, concise and actionable government engagement. The Policy Manager is the bridge between CanGEA members and policy makers. This means that the successful applicant will also be able to effectively communicate government developments, programs, stakeholder engagements etc. to the CanGEA membership as they are released.

The position is based out of Calgary and some travel will be required.

The hours may be part-time or full time, up to 37.5 hours a week in our peak times.

Starts: Immediately
Ends: TBA

Tasks

The Policy Manager duties include but are not limited to:

Actively participate in all government stakeholder engagements related to geothermal;
Author memorandums and other government submissions, such as pre-budget consultations;
Develop strong and positive relationships with elected officials and government employees to build geothermal awareness and knowledge at the level of decision makers;
Craft professional reports;
Pro-actively engage Canadian government regarding geothermal.

The successful applicant will also be responsible for supporting other CanGEA activities which include but are not limited to:

Planning and executing educational and capacity building events for diverse audiences;
Growing CanGEA’s membership through impactful social media presence and one on one business development meetings;
Preparing grant proposals as well as identifying new funding opportunities.

Requirements

Has a professional attitude and experience in both technical and policy fields through a mixture of education and industry experience
Must be comfortable working in low structure environment which includes being able to self-identify work priorities and operate independently.

To be ELIGIBLE for this opportunity, the candidate must meet the following requirements:

A post-secondary graduate
Between 15 and 30 years of age (inclusive)
A Canadian citizen, permanent resident of Canada, or granted refugee status in Canada
Legally entitled to work according to the relevant provincial legislation and regulations
Must be a CanGEA Member

The position is open to a diverse candidate pool and experience in geology is not required, previous Policy Mangers have had such backgrounds as Political Science, Law, and Biogeography. Please note that the age requirement is based on the requirements of the Environmental Youth Corps Internship Program, financed by Environment and Climate Change Canada, that is supporting this internship.

Apply

Please send a cover letter and your LinkedIn profile, or your resume to info@cangea.ca.