Location: Regina, Saskatchewan. This position is hybrid. The successful applicant must be based in Regina, Saskatchewan, or within 30 minutes of the city, have a G license and access to a vehicle.
Preferred start date: June 2nd, 2025.
Salary: $24/hour; (Mileage $0.67/km).
Circular Innovation Council (CIC) – originally established as Recycling Council of Ontario in 1978 – believes solutions for greater resource efficiency and environmental protection is to advance the circular economy. We are inclusive and collaborative among supply and value chains; and seek to advance circular business models, products, services, research, and policy that deliver redefined values to equate social, environmental, and economic benefit.
We’re an interdisciplinary team that values collaboration, curiosity, and passion for change, fostering a supportive environment where diverse perspectives drive innovation, knowledge-sharing, and the creation of practical, impactful solutions.
As part of an expansion on CIC’s current food waste diversion pilot projects, Circular Innovation Council is partnering with the City of Regina undertake an innovative pilot program to test the feasibility of a region-based food waste diversion service model for the Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional sector (ICI) to further improve businesses’ and multi-family properties’ diversion of surplus edible food and organic materials from the landfill, and re-purpose them for a higher value. Through this initiative, pilot participants can:
This program uses a collective financial model, ensuring more equitable cost-sharing for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) participating in food rescue and organics collection services. Additionally, multi-family properties will engage in a behaviour change intervention, co-designed and implemented by the Circular Innovation Council, to promote tenant participation in organic waste diversion. The City of Regina is utilizing this pilot to explore practical solutions for businesses and multi-family properties as they prepare for the 2026 by-law mandating organic waste diversion in the ICI sector.
This dynamic role combines project coordination and research, offering an opportunity to work both behind-the-scenes and on-the-ground to support CIC’s Project Manager in the execution of an innovative food waste diversion pilot program. As part of CIC’s project team, you will support the successful implementation and delivery of a circular food waste diversion pilot and related research efforts in Regina, SK, helping to drive meaningful change in the way we manage food waste in Canada.
Download the Job Description to learn more about the requirements, and the contract.
To apply: Email your Cover Letter and Resume to [email protected] by May 21st, 2025 with subject title ‘Application: Project Coordinator/Research Assistant’.
We respectfully acknowledge that we live, work and play on the traditional territory of many Indigenous Nations and we humbly extend my respect to Indigenous individuals, communities and Elders, past and present, as the traditional custodians of this land.
Circular Innovation Council is a registered charity.
Charity Registration Number: 119112118 RR 0001
