Climate Action Strategy Associate

DiscoverEE; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Living Wage Employer

Customizable Benefits

Generous Vacation

Extra Stat Holidays

Immediate Health Coverage

Defined Benefit Pension

Job summary

Vancity is seeking an Associate, Climate, to support climate business development and the Climate Action Plan. The role coordinates workplans, conducts targeted research, prepares materials, tracks activity, and advances priority initiatives.

Hybrid work with on-site events and reporting to the Director, Climate Strategy & Performance. The position emphasizes collaboration across Business & Commercial, Inclusive Banking, Member Experience, Product, Innovation, VCIB, Marketing and Impact

Qualifications

• Strong research and analytical skills, with the ability to gather information from multiple sources and turn findings into clear, practical insights.
• Excellent written communication skills with the ability to develop concise briefing materials, presentations, summaries, and plain-language content for different audiences.
• Strong coordination and organizational skills to manage workplans, timelines, documentation, follow-ups, and multiple priorities.
• Ability to collaborate across internal teams and external partners to support climate business delivery.
• Sound judgment and initiative to identify gaps, propose improvements, and manage defined workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating climate business workplans, action trackers, meeting notes, follow-ups, timelines, and implementation materials.
• Conducting targeted research on climate business opportunities, member needs, partner activity, market examples, policy signals, incentives, and emerging sustainable finance practices.
• Supporting climate business pilots, member supports, product enablement activities, partnerships, convenings, workshops, and working groups; coordinating tasks and logistics.
• Preparing briefing notes, opportunity scans, comparison tables, slide content, speaking points, FAQs, and partner materials for internal use and member communications.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to support climate business delivery and track progress to identify insights and opportunities.

Skills

Research

Coordination

Communication

Collaboration

Organization

Proactiveness

Job description

Vancity is seeking an Associate, Climate, to support climate business development and the Climate Action Plan. The role coordinates workplans, conducts targeted research, prepares materials, tracks activity, and advances priority initiatives.

Hybrid work with on-site events and reporting to the Director, Climate Strategy & Performance. The position emphasizes collaboration across Business & Commercial, Inclusive Banking, Member Experience, Product, Innovation, VCIB, Marketing and Impact