Fundraising Responsibilities (60%)

• Contribute to and implement the annual fundraising strategy created by the executive director, focusing on diversified revenue streams across grants, foundations, corporate partnerships, and individual giving initiatives 

• Lead and support the writing of grant proposals 

• Research and track funding opportunties—including foundations, government programs, other nonprofits and corporate partners—and prepare recommendations to the management team 

• Lead digital and material fundraising campaigns, donor appeals, and partner engagement initiatives in collaboration 

• Create data-driven case statements, one-pagers, decks, and success stories that leverage impact evidence

• Maintain the Opportunities board, reporting schedules, and internal contact tracking systems to ensure all deliverables are met on time and to a high quality 

• Maintain strong relationships with funders through timely updates and personalized communications

Impact Responsibilities (40%)

• Lead monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) processes, including data collection tools, outcome tracking, surveys, interviews, and qualitative/quantitative analysis

• Design and implement MEL processes in collaboration with programs staff  for the organization to evaluate and communicate impact, including collecting and analyzing key metrics at organizational and program levels. This would include:

  • Collaborate with the management team to write the annual Impact Report

  • Support programs in implementing MEL processes pre, during and post program initiatives 

• Translate complex findings into accessible narratives and visuals for fundraising, communications, and public engagement

• Currently enrolled in a post secondary institution

• Between 18-30 years old 

• Access to a personal computer and cell phone

• Be a Canadian Citizen, permanent resident, or person on whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act*

• Be legally entitled to work according to provincial/territorial legislation and regulations

• Be eligible to travel internationally

*International students are not eligible. Recent immigrants are eligible if they are Canadian Citizens or permanent residents.

Required Experience  

• Education / Lived experience: An in progress or completed post-secondary degree or a combination of entrepreneurial and/or lived experience in program management, accounting, business, operations, fundraising, or a related field

• Impact measurement experience: 1+ year(s) working on data measurement and analysis for youth, climate or environment-related programs/projects/initiatives 

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities 

• Adaptable: Self-aware and able to adapt, self-manage, and ask for help through stressful, fast-paced, and uncertain environments

• Detail Oriented:Confident and enjoys working with numbers 

• Driven: Passionate about advancing youth-led climate action

• Equity-Centred: Commitment to advancing justice, equity, diversity and inclusion (JEDI), and decolonization

• Organized and Reliable: Skillfully prioritizes and completes tasks in an orderly and timely manner

• Persuasive: Skilled at communicating a vision and inspiring confidence across diverse stakeholders 

• Relationship-Builder: Strong communicator, collaborator, and facilitator who easily establishes trust and honesty and resolve conflicts, ask for help through stressful, fast-paced, and uncertain environments

• Financial Management: Experience applying sound operational and strategic finance practices, such as developing budgets when applying for grants 

• Strong Network: Well connected and respected in the climate action ecosystem, and able to engage diverse alumni, partners, and other stakeholders and facilitate conversations to understand YCL’s impact

• Nonprofit Experience: Experience working in nonprofits and/or serving on boards

• Bilingual: Proficient in written and verbal French

• Flexibility: Flexible work schedule and unlimited personal days

• Vacation: 6% paid vacation accrual 

• Health & Wellness: Lump sum allowance, monthly wellness activities with the team, and paid sick days

• Professional Development and training opportunities

YCL is an equal opportunity employer. YCL and its executives are committed to equal employment opportunity, affirmative action, and to encouraging a diverse and inclusive work environment. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, developing, and promoting volunteers and employees without discrimination or harassment. We believe that having staff who have different lived experiences and who are from different social locations is vital in demonstrating a commitment to equitable representation. Equal opportunity and inclusion are essential to Youth Climate Lab's mission and values. 

Youth Climate Lab does not discriminate in any area of recruitment, employment, or volunteer work including compensation, benefits, hiring, and promotions and terminations. We believe and are committed to treating all volunteers and employees with respect and employment actions should be based on job-related factors. Employment actions must not be based on race, colour, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry, genetics, age, disability status, protected veteran or service member status, citizenship status when otherwise legally able to work, or any other characteristic protected by law.