Communications Coordinator

4 weeks ago


York, Canada Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres Full time

**Objective**:
To coordinate OFIFC’s public communications, public relations, public profile, and Social Media activities. This includes working with staff on various communications tasks, such as marketing, public education, and branding activities.

**Key Deliverables**:

- To ensure OFIFC’s overall communications and social media needs are addressed and coordinated in a consistent, professional manner and are aligned with OFIFC’s long-range strategic plan.

**Key Responsibilities**:
Communications (70%):

- Assists with the development and maintenance of the public and corporate image of OFIFC including ensuring consistency in OFIFC branding in print or online;
- Researches, prepares, edits, and produces appropriate OFIFC communications, presentations, interviews, media releases, publications, and communiqués;
- Maintains a photograph library for OFIFC communications and media activities;
- Develops strategic initiatives to assist workgroups to adhere to in areas of external communications, public awareness, and education campaigns;
- Coordinates related communication, public relations, corporate communication products and responses on behalf of OFIFC;
- Use social media platforms to bring awareness of the OFIFC and its objectives;
- Provide guidance in public relations issues and crisis management as needed;
- Stay up to date on current communications trends to analyze metrics, statistics, and data to provide advice on results-based communications approaches;
- Provide support for internal communications, including newsletter maintenance, employee engagement activities, and other related activities; and
- Acts as a brand ambassador for the OFIFC.

Media Relations and Social Media (30%):

- Undertakes all aspects of media liaison and OFIFC social media activities;
- Monitors and analyses the media reports and improves urban Indigenous issue developments and coverage in the media including increasing the visibility of the Friendship Centre movement, individual Friendship Centres and the OFIFC;
- Maintains, collects, and formats information for the OFIFC website;
- Coordinates OFIFC media, public relation, and social media response activities.

**Education/Work Experience**:

- Completion of post-secondary education in Communications or a relevant field
- Minimum 1-3 years experience in a similar role
- Awareness of Indigenous culture; experience working with Indigenous communities an asset

**Behavioural Competencies**:

- Meticulous attention to detail
- Integrity & Credibility
- Proactive & Takes Initiative
- Planning & Organizing
- Result Oriented

**Technical Competencies**:

- Thorough understanding of complex historical, economic, political, and social factors that have an impact on current urban Indigenous people;
- Excellent knowledge and management of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram, Google+, and other social media platforms;
- Solid understanding of the digital environment, new technologies, and staying up to date with the latest social media best practices;
- High proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, web design, and publishing;
- Understanding of media marketing tools, SEO, and web traffic metrics

**What we offer**:

- Culture-based organization
- Pay Range: $58,000 - $68,000
- Comprehensive Health benefits after probationary period
- Virtual first - Hybrid working model

The OFIFC is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce; we promote employment equity and encourage applicants to indicate if you belong to one of the four designated employment equity groups Women, Indigenous peoples, Persons with disabilities, or Members of visible minorities when you apply. Preference will be given to qualified Turtle Island Indigenous people or members of First Nations, Inuit and Métis including treaty, status or registered Indigenous people, as well as those non-status and non-registered who self-declare as such.

Accommodation:
The OFIFC is committed to providing barrier-free and accessible employment practices in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Should you require Code-protected accommodation through any stage of the recruitment process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to meet your needs.

**Salary**: $58,000.00-$68,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Paid time off

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- York, ON M5A 1E8: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

**Experience**:

- public relations: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in York, ON M5A 1E8



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