Our Story & Purpose:
We’re Vancity, a member-owned credit union built on the principles of inclusion and social justice. Since 1946, our relentless commitment to these values has helped us challenge the status quo and break down barriers. We’ve made bold commitments to become net-zero by 2040 across all mortgages and loans, and we’re actively pursuing strategies in Indigenous banking and financial resilience for our members. As the largest private sector Living Wage Employer in Canada, we’re proud to be consistently recognized as one of the country’s Top Employers. If you’re ready to join our team of 2,300 diverse individuals, access competitive rewards and benefits, and be part of a greater movement - apply today!
Your Role in Supporting Our Members:
As an Associate, Climate, you will support climate business development and the implementation of Vancity’s Climate Action Plan by coordinating workplans, conducting targeted research, preparing materials, tracking activity, and helping advance priority initiatives. You will bring together relevant insights, documentation, and inputs to help the team identify climate business opportunities, support members, and move initiatives from discussion into action. Through strong coordination, research, and communication, you will create capacity across the Climate team while growing your independence within defined responsibilities.
This is a Full-time, Permanent role based at our Vancity head office and will report directly to the Director, Climate Strategy & Performance. While this position provides a hybrid work arrangement, you will be expected to be on-site for events and business demands.
How You'll Make an Impact:
- Coordinating climate business workplans, action trackers, meeting notes, follow-ups, timelines, and implementation materials to keep priority initiatives organized and moving
- 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 by coordinating tasks, inputs, logistics, and documentation
- Preparing clear briefing notes, opportunity scans, comparison tables, slide content, speaking points, FAQs, member-facing summaries, partner materials, and internal updates
- Collaborating with internal teams across Business and Commercial, Inclusive Banking, Member Experience, Product, Innovation, VCIB, Marketing, and Impact Strategy to support climate business delivery
- Tracking climate business activity, member uptake, product activity, partner feedback, implementation progress, and emerging trends to identify useful insights, learnings, and opportunities for improvement
- Maintaining practical tools, project documentation, contact lists, calendars, referral pathways, process guides, training inputs, and other resources that support consistent climate business implementation
- Translating detailed or technical climate information into accessible, plain-language materials that help members, partners, employees, and leaders understand opportunities, supports, and progress
What You’ll Bring to the Team:
- Experience supporting projects, initiatives, research, business development activities, or program implementation in a collaborative environment
- Strong research and analytical skills, with the ability to gather information from multiple sources and turn findings into clear, practical insights
- Strong coordination and organizational skills, including the ability to manage workplans, timelines, documentation, follow-ups, and multiple priorities
- Excellent written communication skills with the ability to develop concise briefing materials, presentations, summaries, and plain-language content for different audiences
- Strong relationship and collaboration skills with the ability to coordinate effectively across internal teams and with external partners
- Sound judgment and initiative, including the ability to identify process gaps, recommend improvements, manage defined workstreams, and escalate risks or complex decisions appropriately
Extra Skills That Set You Apart:
- Experience or knowledge related to climate action, sustainable finance, climate business, financial services, or community-focused sustainability initiatives
- Experience supporting pilots, partnership initiatives, workshops, working groups, or cross-functional projects
- Experience translating technical, research, policy, or market information into accessible materials for varied audiences
You’ll Thrive Here If You Are:
- Collaborative – You build productive relationships across teams and bring people and inputs together to move shared priorities forward.
- Organized – You create structure around complex work and keep actions, timelines, materials, and follow-ups on track.
- Curious – You enjoy researching emerging climate and sustainable finance developments and identifying what is relevant and actionable.
- Clear Communicator – You turn detailed information into concise, practical materials that make complex topics easier to understand.
- Proactive – You spot gaps, coordination issues, and opportunities for improvement and bring forward thoughtful recommendations.
We value lived experience, so if you are interested in this role, we encourage you to apply even if you feel your skills don't perfectly align with those listed.
What You’ll Earn:
This role offers a salary range of $69,700 to $90,200 per annum. The base pay offered may vary depending on factors such as relevant qualifications, skills, previous experience, and internal equity. As part of our total rewards package, employees may also be eligible for our annual incentive program, subject to program eligibility requirements.
Why You’ll Love Working Here:
A career at Vancity is more than just a job, you’re joining a tradition of change-makers who are creating lasting change for our communities. Beyond base pay, we offer a comprehensive total rewards package to ensure our employees are empowered to thrive:
- Living Wage Employer: We’re the largest private-sector Living Wage Employer in Canada and consistently ranked among Canada’s Top Employers.
- Customizable Benefits: Permanent employees receive flexible benefit packages that can be tailored annually to meet evolving needs.
- Generous Vacation: New employees start with 3-4 weeks of vacation per year, with additional days earned over time.
- Extra Stat Holidays: In addition to BC’s 11 statutory holidays, we offer 2 extra days, plus care days for personal or family illness.
- Immediate Health Coverage: Health and dental benefits begin on your hire date, with three levels of coverage to choose from.
- Defined Benefit Pension: Our retirement plan provides a guaranteed income for life, recognizing that retirement looks different for everyone.
Vancity Talent Programs:
Vancity supports an inclusive hiring process for candidates who self-identify as Indigenous, Black, or Trans. With special permission from the BC Human Rights Commissioner, this initiative provides access to career development opportunities, prioritized job screening, and feedback. Any information you choose to share will be stored securely and used only for recruitment and career development connected to this initiative, in line with the BC Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). For details, please see our dedicated Talent Programs job posting.
At Vancity we’re committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace to help our people and communities thrive and prosper. Diversity in our workforce is integral so that we can truly represent, understand and respond to our community needs and deliver on our member experience.
This role is an open vacancy, and our hiring process is grounded in fairness, transparency, and inclusion.
We are committed to an inclusive, barrier-free and accessible recruitment experience for all candidates. If you require any accommodations or support at any stage of the recruitment process (including the application stage), we encourage you to let us know by contacting our Talent Acquisition team at recruitment@vancity.com. We’re here to work with you to ensure your needs are met promptly and effectively. All requests will be handled with the utmost respect and confidentiality, so you can participate fully in the process.
