Communications Coordinator

2 weeks ago


Red Deer, Canada RED DEER CATHOLIC REGIONAL DIVISION NO.39 Full time

**Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools is seeking a 1.0 FTE Communications Coordinator - Board Relations**

The goal of the Communications Coordinator - Board Relations is to maintain effective internal and external communication between Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools and our stakeholders (staff, parents, students, local communities, etc). This is a 1.0 FTE probationary contract.

**The Role of the Communications Coordinator - Board Relations**

The goal of the Communications Coordinator is to maintain effective internal and external communications between Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools, our staff, our parents and our communities, with a focus on governance, stakeholder relations and board priorities.

**Primary Focus**:
Facilitate positive communication between Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools' internal and external publics, focusing on governance and strategic development.

This role focuses on:

- Assisting trustees, senior administrators and principals in fulfilling their community relations objectives.
- Maintains and helps to develop the Superintendent profile and priorities.
- Helps lead corporate projects and strategic planning initiatives for the Division in consultation with Senior Administration and the Board of Trustees.
- Engages stakeholders through the Alberta Education Assurance Model framework and stakeholder engagement opportunities, with a focus on Division transparency.
- Results reporting of stakeholder engagement initiatives
- Develops and maintains positive relationships with stakeholders to foster and grow community engagement for the Division.
- Crisis management mitigation and awareness.
- Profiling the good news about Catholic education in our Division;
- Informing external public about educational or programming choices available at Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools;
- Communicating and promoting the unique identity and key benefit of Catholic education.
- Fostering and facilitating a sense of community;
**Primary Duties and Responsibilities**:
Develop, implement and assess a Division communication plan that provides direction for communication initiatives and marketing strategies.

Provide crisis communications support to the Division and schools.
- Prepare the Chair of the Board and/or Superintendent to meet with media to ensure accurate, timely and consistent information. Ensure media are handled fairly and are given appropriate, accurate and consistent information in a timely manner.

Provide assistance to the Board of Trustees through:

- Board meeting highlights
- Board advocacy key messaging
- Promoting board members and initiatives (newspaper, radio, social media, etc)
- Working with the provincial government and Alberta Education
- Monitoring emerging issues and initiatives that may impact the Division

Develop and maintain strong relationships with the media.
- Help journalists with story requests
- Coordinate media relations opportunities through statements, conferences and photo opportunities

Ensure the Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools brand is used consistently and aligns with divisional identity in all messaging. In addition, assist schools in their own branding.

Promote Board initiatives, services, programs and events in order to increase public awareness of Catholic Education.

Produce a variety of division communications and marketing materials
- This includes written communication (examples: speeches, letters, briefing notes, documents, etc).

Facilitates two-way communication between the Division and local communities.
- Develops and maintains relationships with other organizations in Central Alberta.
- This includes community linkages to municipalities and counties.

Improve and monitor internal communication in the Division.

Help organize Division events, including school openings, Celebration of Excellence and the Red Deer Regional Catholic Education Foundation on an as-needed basis.

Collaboratively develop and monitor the Communications budget.

**Qualifications**:

- Degree or diploma in communications, public relations, marketing, journalism, etc.
- 1 to 3 years of communications experience or a graduate from a Communications program.
- Passionate about the communications profession.
- Excellent written, oral and interpersonal communication skills.
- Experienced in photography and video.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and Google Suite. Understands how to use Adobe Creative Suite, InDesign, Premiere and Illustrator.
- Strong understanding of digital marketing and social media.
- Skilled in the areas of graphic design, publishing, professional writing and advertising.
- Proficient in using Canadian Press Style.
- Superior organizational and time management skills.
- Works well in a team environment, as well as independently.

Montfort Centre 5210 - 61 Street Red Deer Alberta T4N 6N8
T: 403-343-1055 F: 403-347-6410 rdcrs.ca

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insura



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