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Northern Water Futures</td>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 0px;">At Laurier,
we are a community. It’s what brings our students here and
what keeps our people here.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 0px;">As an
educational institution, we inspire lives of leadership
and purpose in our student community. As an employer, we
seek, foster and value the same qualities of leadership
and purpose in our employee community.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 0px;">We currently
have an opportunity to join the Laurier community as a
Project Coordinator, Northern Water Futures.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 0px;">Laurier is a
leader in cold regions research. Our growing emphasis in
this area has led to the development of a large and active
research program in the Northwest Territories. This is
formalized through the Government of the NWT – Laurier
Partnership agreement providing direct dialogue between
Laurier researchers and GNWT decision makers.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 0px;">We currently
have an opportunity to join the Laurier northern research
community and contribute to this exciting initiative as a
Project Coordinator. The Project Coordinator will be
responsible for managing the projects and administration
needed to support the work for Laurier’s Global Water
Futures project entitled Northern Water Futures. The role
will support the Principal Investigator and a team of more
than fifty Canadian Arctic researchers. This position will
involve coordination and execution of all aspects of new
and on-going research with the project. She/he will also
participate in the analysis of project data, writing of
reports and academic papers and may be involved in
presentations.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 0px;">The
incumbent will report to the project Principal
Investigator, Dr. Jennifer Baltzer. He/she will also work
directly with other members of the university and external
stakeholders as required.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 0px;">Responsibilities
will include, but are not limited to,</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong>Coordination
and General Project Administration:</strong></p>
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<li>Coordinates and executes the day-to-day operations of
the project;</li>
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<li>Acts as a liaison between various members of the
research team;</li>
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<li>Organizes workshops and meetings;</li>
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<li>Takes and circulates minutes for several meetings per
month;</li>
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<li>Assists with electronic data files and performs data
entry;</li>
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<li>Ensures accurate and detailed records are maintained;</li>
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<li>Supporting grant writing and related activities;</li>
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<li>Reviews data results from project including
statistical significance and emerging themes;</li>
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<li>Assists in the writing and interpretation of study
findings;</li>
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<li>Assists with preparation of publications and
presentations;</li>
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<li>Manages project budget;</li>
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<li>Manages accounts receivables and payables;</li>
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<li>Oversees and completes expense reports;</li>
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<li>Collaborates with various units across campus
including research finance, the office of research
services, accounts payable and procurement to ensure
compliance with university and funder policies;</li>
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<li>Prepares financial reports for project funders in a
timely manner;</li>
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<li>Designs, maintains and organizes financial tracking
files.</li>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 0px;"> <strong>Reporting</strong></p>
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<li>Files monthly reports;</li>
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<li>Sets up project tracking systems;</li>
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<li>Completes and manages the project tracking system;</li>
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<li>Writes annual reports for funders and other
stakeholder groups.</li>
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<li>BSc or MSc (preferred) in a related discipline
(environmental sciences);</li>
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<li>2 years of demonstrated experience coordinating
research grant functions including reporting and
expenses;</li>
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<li>Previous exposure to proposal writing;</li>
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<li>Passionate about northern research;</li>
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<li>Strong organizational, decision-making and
problem-solving skills;</li>
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<li>Results oriented and highly adept at setting
priorities with a strong ability to handle multiple
priorities and meet short deadlines;</li>
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<li>Ability to work independently and as part of a team in
a complex environment;</li>
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<li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills;</li>
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<li>Adaptability and flexibility.</li>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 0px;">This
position will be a 1 year renewable contract for up to 3
years with review after the first six months.</p>
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limited term role up to 12 months.</td>
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<p style="margin: 0px;">Please submit a cover letter and
resume.</p>
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and sexual orientations, persons with disabilities,
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