Communications Manager

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The Communications Manager will lead the development and implementation of all company communications while ensuring stakeholder engagement with Seabird Island Band Members and other key stakeholder groups. The manager oversees the production of high-quality content that engages members and stakeholders while building brand recognition. Main duties include developing and managing a team to create informative content, press releases, articles, and diverse media to communicate our organization’s brand, products, and services.

The Communications Manager works collaboratively with all levels of leadership, senior management, and a variety of internal and external stakeholders.

**SUCCESS PROFILE**

What does it take to be successful working in the Culture & Community Services department at Seabird Island? Check out the top traits we’re looking for and see if you have the right mix.
- **Top Performer**: Excels at driving team performance, is highly resilient, and possesses strong critical and strategic thinking skills.
- **Strategic**: Thrives on strategy development and the ability to transform strategy into execution
- **Leader**: Can demonstrate thought leadership, develop cross-functional partnerships and effect multifaceted change. Is an experienced leader who is able to have tough conversations and make decisive calls while inspiring and motivating your team to excellence.
- **Organized**: Can prioritize demands, and teach others to do the same
- **Builder**: Fosters talent and fills gaps by identifying and acting upon strengths and development areas.
- **Passionate**: A passion for communications that you’ll share with the organization.
- **Innovative**: A collaborative attitude, participating in planning, developing, extending services

**WORK THAT MATTERS**

Seabird Island Band is a place to learn many skills. We are many nations, but we proclaim one goal to strengthen our pride, our language, our culture and our freedom.

Seabird Island located 1 kilometer from Agassiz, BC on the beautiful Fraser River, 120 km east of Vancouver.

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**BENEFITS & PERKS**
- Extended health and dental benefits,
- Accrued vacation and sick time,
- Pension plan with matching employer contributions,
- Access to internal training programs, professional development and skill enhancement,
- Collaboration with an interdisciplinary team,
- Equitable hourly rates and
- Casual dress code

**WHAT YOU'LL DO**

**Management and leadership**
- Provide overall leadership to the Communications, including management of direct reports:

- work planning, scheduling, payroll processing and assessment of staffing need.
- Employee management: hiring/promotion, staff development, coaching/mentoring, and performance management. including but not limited to, conflict resolution, discipline, and termination recommendations.
- authorizing leaves of absence.
- evaluating the program to ensure appropriate quality and effective use of resources; and
- promote shared team goals and collaboration among members.
- Prepare business plans, annual operating and capital budgets pertaining to Communications, in consultation with
- Monitor overall performance of Communications against the business plan and budget, including authorization of expenditures.
- Prepare operating and capital budget variance reports and take corrective actions as required.
- Administer/monitor the approved annual budget including authorization of expenditures.
- Prepare and assist in the preparation of reports and recommendations for the Director and stakeholders.
- Attend Committee, community and other public meetings and events as required. Make presentations and provide advice/guidance on Communications-related issues and strategies.
- Initiate actions required by the Director and coordinate and monitor assigned tasks emerging from meetings as directed by the Director.
- Accountable to ensure staff are knowledgeable of applicable health and safety legislation, are trained to act appropriately in emergency situations, practice safe program delivery, and operate equipment and materials safely utilizing safe work practices.

**Engagement and marketing**
- Have a strong understanding of Seabird Island’s vision, policies, procedures, practices, and company culture.
- Establish and maintain communications protocols, procedures, messaging style and branding that is reflective of company culture, its audience, and Indigenous culture.
- Liaise with departments, the Executive Director, and stakeholders to recommend how to maximize the messaging from departments and the company to its various audiences.
- Create dynamic, culturally reflective communication pieces that integrate Indigenous ways of communication with mainstream channels and enhance company culture in client, member and management relationships and organizational processes.
- Craft new, innovative ways to build awareness, enhance engageme