Program Specialist

The University of British Columbia • Greater Vancouver, Canada • 1w ago

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Campus as a Living Lab, a collaborative framework for researchers, students, staff and partners to engage in applied research and innovation projects that address urgent global sustainability challenges.
Sustainability Scholars Program, an innovative paid internship program that matches UBC graduate students with partner organizations to work on research projects that advance sustainability in the region.
Sustainability and Climate Education Grants, and the Sustainability Fellows program, which are funding and interdisciplinary engagement initiatives to help faculty develop curriculum and diversify sustainability, climate and wellbeing education opportunities in their departments.
The Climate Emergency program, which engages faculty, staff, students and community in UBC's climate emergency response, including integrating climate justice throughout educational and operational activities.

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Identify opportunities and develop proposals for coordination and collaboration between the different programs, activities and cohorts, with the aim of improving collective impacts on sustainability research, teaching and learning.
Conduct background research, literature and peer reviews of similar programs and sustainability topics and develop reports to inform strategic decision-making on program directions and long-term goals.
Work with program cohorts to improve participation and strengthen benefits, including communication throughout the life cycle of recruitment, program participation and post-completion follow-up.
Support day-to-day program operations and record keeping.
Develop and implement outreach activities to increase engagement with a broader range of UBC faculty, staff and students.
Identify opportunities and support the development of new partnerships and collaborations on and off-campus.
Manage, with the direction of the program managers, existing partner relationships and communications.
Plan and facilitate meetings, workshops and other interactive sessions with program cohorts and a variety of on and off-campus audiences.
Develop knowledge mobilization plans to channel outcomes and learnings from the programs into policy and practices within UBC, and to partner organizations and governments.
Manage the creation of knowledge mobilization materials and information, either directly and with student assistants, or through co-development with faculty, staff and students in the program cohorts.
Develop reports and presentations summarizing proposals and opportunities for program growth and integration, and documenting program status and activities.
Coordinate program assessment and evaluation, in alignment with Sustainability Hub metrics and evaluation requirements, and identify areas for improvement in line with best practices.
Develop approaches and procedures to track benefits, challenges and impacts beyond program completion, including qualitative assessment strategies.
Engage with UBC academic departments to assess impacts of program on teaching and student learning practices, including identifying transferable knowledge and synergies between research and teaching activities.
Draft funding applications and support other actions to secure resources for program growth and new initiatives.
Design, develop and manage special projects and strategic initiatives as needed.
Other duties as assigned.

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Minimum Qualifications

Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline. Minimum of two years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one's own
Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing one's own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion

Preferred Qualifications

Demonstrated interest and knowledge of sustainability, climate change, and related challenges and solutions.
Experience or training in program and/or project management is an asset.
Experience with applied research projects and funding applications is an asset.
Experience or training in measurement, evaluation and learning techniques and tools is an asset.
Excellent oral and written communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.
Self-sufficient and self-motivated, ability to exercise initiative, resourcefulness and judgement.
Strong analytical skills and background in both qualitative and quantitative analysis preferred.
Ability to be thorough, accurate, and have a high level of attention to detail.
Ability to understand complex information, synthesize key learnings, and communicate with diverse audiences.
Ability to analyze problems, identify key information and issues, and effectively resolve them.
Ability to scope, plan, organize, manage, monitor, complete and evaluate projects and tasks within constrained time and resources.
Ability to work effectively, independently and collaboratively within a team environment.
Ability to develop and maintain cooperative and productive working relationships with variety of stakeholders and collaborators.
Ability to obtain and disseminate information effectively and tactfully with individuals from all levels of the University and external partners.
Ability to effectively use MS Office Suite at an intermediate level.
Ability to use Drupal, Workday, Adobe Creative Suite or web design and development software is an asset

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