Communications Officer

**About Us**

Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak / Women of the Métis Nation (LFMO) speaks as the national and international voice for Métis women across the Motherland.LFMO aims to consult, promote and represent the personal, spiritual, social, cultural,political and economic interests and aspirations of women, Two-Spirit and gender diverse people of the Métis Nation.

**Position Overview**

The Communications & PR Officer brings an experienced and skilled lens on organizational communication, public relations, and digital communications including savvy social media approach, and fundamental skills in relevant applied communications functions. This position will support the voice of LFMO and Métis women in Canada and help us to promote the aspirations of Métis women, and the issues important to us. We encourage familiarity, cultural sensitivity, and understanding with respect to Métis and other Indigenous women’s issues, Métis identity, history, and the roles that we maintain as a national organization. This position is based out of our National office in Ottawa, Ontario.
- **Key Responsibilities**_
- Creating and disseminating internal and external communications materials.
- Develop a communications plan to ensure consistency across outreach activities and through platforms.
- Working closely with our senior staff, lead or assist in a variety of media and external communications initiatives that support LFMO in its public relations and messaging strategies.
- Monitor effective communications strategies and campaigns that help the organization achieve its objectives and that heighten awareness around the work LFMO undertakes as a national organization.
- Support in the production of a variety of communications collaterals including reports, speeches, publications, op-eds and media releases for LFMO’s external communications channels including website, social media and media at large.
- Collaborate with the LFMO team staff and work with them to create strategies, ideas and content that may include newsletters, graphic or info graphic creations, photography, digital media assets, publications, website updates, media archiving, on site media event management, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube videos that provide information and promote LFMO and our activities.
- Participate in media relations: responding to media inquiries, cultivating and growing media relationships and initiating media directed campaigns that heighten awareness of LFMO’s objectives and strategic goals and underline its core messaging.
- Ensure quality of materials to ensure that they are consistent with LFMO’s brand and messaging.
- Maintain and establish relationships with LFMO’s key partners and vendors who provide communications, multimedia services, website, products, and related services for LFMO.
- Take a leadership role in establishing efficiencies, making recommendations for improvement, innovations, approaches to engagement, creating and developing communication and public relations policies and procedures in partnership with the senior staff to support the work of the organization.
- **Qualifications**_

**Required**
- Post-secondary education in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Media Studies, or a related field.
- Minimum 3-5 years of experience in a communications, public relations, or media-focused role.
- Demonstrated experience in developing and executing communications plans and campaigns.
- Strong writing and editing skills with the ability to produce clear, compelling content for multiple platforms (e.g., reports, speeches, op-eds, social media, press releases).
- Proficiency with digital communications tools and platforms, including social media (Facebook, Twitter/X, YouTube), website content management systems, and e-newsletters.
- Experience working with media outlets, including responding to inquiries and developing media relationships.
- Ability to manage multiple projects, meet deadlines, and respond to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

**Preferred**
- Experience working with Indigenous communities, especially Métis organizations or audiences.
- Strong knowledge of Métis and other Indigenous women’s issues, history, and identities.
- Visual storytelling skills, including basic graphic design, photography, or video production/editing.
- Knowledge of branding principles and experience ensuring consistency in messaging and tone across all organizational communications.
- Experience managing or supporting communications during live events (e.g., media relations, on-site support, digital engagement). Familiarity with analytics tools to evaluate communications impact (e.g., social media insights, Google Analytics).

**Working Conditions**:

- This position requires occasional travel.
- Occasionally, flexible working hours may be necessary.
- In accordance with Section 18 of the Human Rights Code of Ontario, preference will be given to qualified applicants who self-identify as Métis or Indigenous. We t