Flood Adaptation Facilitator

FLOOD ADAPTATION FACILITATOR

Position: Full Time Contract Position
Available: August 2025
Term: August 2025 - March 2027
Salary & Benefits: $70,000-$75,000 per year, based on experience and qualifications
Employer RSP contribution
Eligible for hybrid remote work/office model
Wellness allowance and professional development opportunities

Scope:

The Flood Adaptation Facilitator requires an organized, results-driven individual who can work independently to produce the deliverables associated with the project. The position will assist municipalities to understand and adapt to flood hazards. The Flood Adaptation Facilitator will work with various cross-sector stakeholders including administrators, elected officials in local government, subject matter experts, and the provincial government to coordinate, package, and deliver resources related to flood mitigation. The position will play a lead role in building municipal capacity to respond to both inland and coastal flooding.

Qualifications:

• A self-directed individual with the ability to meet deliverables outlined in a workplan and manage multiple project outputs simultaneously
• Education/experience in planning, sustainability, environmental science, engineering, or a related field considered an asset
• Experience with stormwater management is considered an asset
• Experience working with municipal government
• Knowledge of flood hazards and related mitigation and adaptation strategies, including impacts to infrastructure considered an asset
• Knowledge or experience with zoning, by-law development, and other aspects of land-use planning
• Project management experience with the ability to meet deadlines and provide quarterly reporting to the provincial funder
• Proven ability in stakeholder engagement, facilitation, and consensus building.
• Strong facilitation skills, including working with various stakeholders from academia, environmental organizations, and municipal government

Education:

• Post secondary degree in planning, sustainability, environmental science, engineering, or a related field

Hours of Work: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Monday-Friday

Some evening and weekend work required from time to time

A FULL LIST OF POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES CAN BE FOUND HERE: Flood Adaptation Facilitator

To Apply:

Submit a cover letter and resume to:

Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities
1809 Barrington Street, Suite #1500
Halifax NS B3J 3K8
Att: Selection Committee
E-mail: [email protected]

Applications accepted until the position is filled

Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities values diversity and inclusiveness and encourages applications from all qualified candidates, including Aboriginal/Indigenous persons, racially visible persons, persons with disabilities, and women. Any job applicant requiring accommodation in order to ensure equal access to employment, remuneration, promotion, and training is encouraged to make their accommodation needs known, to the extent that they are able.

We thank all applicants, however only those invited for an interview will be contacted.