Researcher and Community Facilitator

Company: Sustainable Brant

Position: Researcher and Community Facilitator
Organization: Sustainable Brant/Better Brant
Eligibility: Canadian citizen, permanent resident or refugee, 30 years or younger
Term: Immediate until March 31/26, full-time

Location: between Brantford and Ancaster, Ontario
Housing: option of on-site accommodation

Do you have training or interest in land use planning and protecting natural areas, water and farmland?  

Have you done archival research, or worked for a museum, or are you interested in doing museum related work, including some renovations? 

Have you any experience in working with or forming a charity or a land trust?

Do you have any knowledge of Indigenous-settler history in Brant County and Brantford? 

Have you helped with event planning or facilitating workshops?

We research and promote:

• the protection of farmland, natural and built heritage, and water, within the County of Brant and Brantford, and
• inclusive, transparent governance on all levels of government.

We work with

• partners such as Ontario Farmland Trust, Langford Conservancy, National Farmers Union-Ontario, members of Six Nations, Canadian Environmental Law Association, Ecological Farmers of Ontario, Ontario Land Trust Association, rural environmental planners, and
• community members

Job Description:

You would be involved in helping with the following:

Researching, teaching, and promoting:

• Responsible growth and the prevention of sprawl within the County of Brant and Brantford, 
• history of indigenous-settler relations in our communities,
• protection of farmland, natural heritage, built heritage and water,
• conservation practices for farmers and landowners

Helping our sister organization (Langford Conservancy)

• to acquire charity status, and improve board governance
• to start a museum (physical renovations) and gain museum status (helping to assemble historical archives), and
• to rescue and redistribute organic food