Overview
Program Coordinator, Mother Tree Jobs in Vancouver, Canada at University of British Columbia
Staff
– Union
Job Category: CUPE 2950
Job Profile: CUPE 2950 Salaried
– Administrative Support 2 (Gr4)
Job Title:
Program Coordinator, Mother Tree
Department:
Research | Simard Lab | Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences | Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Stewardship
Compensation Range: $4,281.00 – $4,386.00 CAD Monthly
Posting End Date:
August 6, 2026
Note:
Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.
Job End Date:
August 31, 2027
The expected pay for this position is $ 4,281.00 /month.
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Job Summary
The Program Coordinator, Mother Tree plays a vital role in supporting the continued growth, visibility, and impact of Mother Tree research, a UBC-based initiative at the forefront of Indigenous-led Forest stewardship, regenerative forestry, and conservation. As Mother Tree’s activities, partnerships, and public profile continue to expand, this position provides scheduling coordination, engagement logistics, communications implementation, event support, inquiry triage, and related administrative support to help ensure Mother Tree activities are organized, responsive, and well-coordinated.
A key coordination responsibility of the role is supporting the scheduling and logistics required for Mother Tree-related research, engagement, partnership, and public-facing commitments. The Program Coordinator also supports communications workflows, event and engagement logistics, public-facing correspondence, meeting materials, and engagement-related trackers that maintain continuity across Mother Tree activities. These activities help amplify Mother Tree’s research and engagement, strengthen the visibility of the Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship and UBC, and advance shared priorities related to research impact, partnerships, sustainability, climate-focused work, and environmental stewardship.
Working in a collaborative and evolving environment, the Program Coordinator exercises sound judgment, discretion, initiative, attention to detail and strong organizational skills while coordinating competing priorities and supporting cohesive work across the Mother Tree team, Faculty collaborators, partners, and external audiences.
Organizational Status
Reporting to the communications lead, Mother Tree Project & Program, the incumbent works independently on most tasks, seeking guidance from the communications lead with new or complex issues. The incumbent works with faculty, staff, students, researchers, and liaises with numerous external organizations and the general public.
Work Performed Program Coordination, Scheduling & Logistics
- Coordinates Mother Tree-related calendar, including internal and external meetings, engagements, conferences, stakeholder and partner engagements, travel-connected public outreach commitments.
- Supports logistical planning for scheduled Mother Tree engagements, partnership, and meeting commitments, liaising with hosts and internal team members to confirm timelines, itineraries, registration details, preparation needs, and supporting materials.
Communications Implementation & Content Administration
- Provides day-to-day communications support to the communications lead, including drafting correspondence to complex inquiries, and conducting routine background research on topics related to Mother Tree activities, partnerships, and public engagement.
- Supports communications implementation by coordinating information, timelines, approvals, and follow-up for Mother Tree updates, stakeholder correspondence, approved donor-facing materials, newsletters, website updates, reporting inputs, and public engagement materials.
- Maintains approved communications materials and reference records, including research activity updates, partnership information, and public-facing resources, ensuring they are accurate,…
Title: Program Coordinator, Mother Tree
Company: University of British Columbia
Location: Vancouver, Canada
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