Communication and Public Education Worker

Responsibilities

• Creating and maintaining a calendar of outreach activities, including community events, workshops, appearances, and other communication opportunities.
• Help in researching, writing and editing content for distribution including photos and videos.
• Establish, cultivate, and maintain community partners/stakeholders at local and national levels.
• Organize online educational workshops for professionals working within the settlement, and integration sector.
• Track educational and media projects as well as update databases and media lists.
• Perform administrative functions such as preparing minutes, monitoring deliverables, preparing presentations, scheduling meetings, making travel arrangements and other administrative tasks as needed.
• Assistance, help and support for any other needs of the Communication and Networking department, and/or any other department of the FCJ Refugee Centre.

Skills and qualifications

• Excellent writing and oral communication skills.
• Additional fluency in other languages is an asset.
• Strong organizational, time management, and planning skills and the ability to multi-task.
• Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
• Cultural sensitivity and demonstrated skills in working with new immigrants from diverse cultures and backgrounds.
• A Bachelor’s Degree in Communication, Journalism, Media, Marketing, Public Relations and/or equivalent experience.
• Strong initiative and can work with minimum supervision.
• Expertise in multimedia production, like video edition, photography and graphic design.
• Must be able to adapt to a hybrid schedule.

As an employer who values diversity in its workforce, we encourage candidates to self-identify as members of the following designated groups: women, visible minority, aboriginal peoples, and persons with disabilities.