Communication & Outreach Manager

CARE Canada is looking for a Communications & Outreach Manager (10-12 month contract)

ABOUT THE ROLE / WHAT THE ROLE OFFERS

Canada’s bold Strategic Plan, From Caring Comes Courage (2021 – 2024), sets out CARE Canada’s commitment to bring all our resources, talent, and expertise to unlock women’s leadership for a gender-just future. It recognizes that to lead change and realize a better life for herself and her community, every woman needs to be safe, healthy and have a dignified livelihood. It also fundamentally realizes that ‘business as usual’ is no longer good enough: this Plan challenges us to reimagine how we achieve our mission, inspire Canadian investment, and transform our organization to be future ready.

The Public Engagement Unit is responsible for CARE Canada’s externally facing initiatives. The team is fundamental to achieving our goal of inspiring Canadians to join us in this journey with a brave and bold voice and through innovative partnerships and sustainable, balanced revenue sources.

The Communications and Outreach Manager plays an integral role in CARE Canada’s Brand, Marketing, Communication and Direct Response team. An excellent writer and communicator, the Communications and Outreach Manager is responsible for leading and supporting internal and external communications; media outreach and relations; public affairs outreach; and community mobilization and engagement.

The Communications and Outreach Manager plays a lead role in supporting the Brand, Marketing, Communications and Direct Response team’s goal to inspire Canadians to take tangible action in support of CARE Canada’s work and mission and raise awareness of the CARE Canada brand

WHAT YOU OFFER / ABOUT YOU

• 5 – 7 years of experience in marketing, communications, and/or public engagement role.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience with external communications, public relations, and media outreach.
• Exceptional written communications and editing skills.
• Experience with community mobilization and engagement.
• Experience with planning and supporting community initiatives.
• Strong capabilities in analyzing, synthesizing, and building reports and making recommendations based on data.
• Strong project management skills.
• Exceptional ability to develop and maintain key external relationships.
• Experience with trend monitoring and research.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and requests in a fast-paced team-oriented environment.
• College diploma or university degree in relevant field or equivalent experience.

WHAT WOULD MAKE YOU EXTRAORDINARY

• Knowledge of French is considered an asset.

REQUIREMENTS

Promote and maintain an organizational culture that advances gender equality, reduces power abuse and inequalities, and fosters trust and safety.

Create an environment within CARE’s workplaces, programming, and communities where CAREworks thatis free from sexual harassment, sexual abuse and sexual exploitation and child abuse (SHEA-CA).

Ensure high standards of prevention and response measures for SHEA-CA are in place consistent with theCARE International (CI)Safeguarding Policy and Safeguarding Code of Conduct.

WHAT WE OFFER / ABOUT CARE

• Starting salary range between CAD $78000 -$85000
• Comprehensive benefits package and confidential employee assistance program services available to you and your dependents from your first day of employment
• 3 weeks of annual leave (increases to 4 weeks from 2^nd year of employment)
• In addition to annual leave, we offer a December 24-January 1 office closure so we can all recharge simultaneously
• Inclusive holiday policy
• Paid sick leave
• Parental leave top-up
• Employer contributions to group pension plan after first year of employment
• Optional participation in group RRSP (eligible from first day of employment)
• International and domestic travel opportunities
• Annual all-staff retreat in Ottawa
• Learning and development opportunities and specialized training
• Flexible work hours to support employee wellbeing and productivity
• A focus on wellness and work-life balance
• Amazing colleagues who are very committed to CARE’s mission

If you are someone who thrives on challenge, loves to be part of a dynamic team and you are passionate about making a difference, then this opportunity is for you! Don’t think you check all the boxes? Reach out anyway – we would love to hear how your experience translates to this role! Please apply directly by December 13, 2023. Please note resumes will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and the advertisement will be removed once a candidate has been identified. We are only able to consider candidates who currently have the right to work in Canada.

CARE Canada is committed to employment equity, welcomes diversity in the workplace and encourages applications from all qualified applicants. Recruitment-related accommodations for persons with disabilities are available on request.

CARE Canada has a mandatory vaccination policy currently in place with accommodations based on the Ontario Human Rights Code.

As part of CARE Canada’s commitment to preventing sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, we conduct reference checks on all final stage candidates in line with the Interagency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. By applying to this role with CARE Canada, you are giving us consent to contact your previous employers to seek information in line with this scheme.