Project Porchlight is an energy efficiency campaign administered by One Change, a not-for-profit organization that advocates community engagement and environmental sustainability. The communications coordinator helps to implement Porchlight’s strategic communications plan and coordinate public outreach activities for our campaigns. This is a full-time position, based in Ottawa.
Responsibilities:
- Serves as the key liaison between the communications team in Ottawa and regional campaign staff.
- Coordinates communications-related activities for Project Porchlight.
- Oversees and helps manage community events across all campaigns, ensuring consistency and necessary communication between head office staff and field staff.
- Monitors events section of database to ensure that all events are tracked and properly inputted.
- Assists in the writing and editing of media releases, fact sheets, advertising copy and other materials necessary for the promotion of the campaign.
- Maintains relationships with key stakeholders, including media representatives, sponsors, partners, and members of the public.
- Customizes outreach strategies for the local campaign.
- Implements community engagement activities.
- Responds to information requests from staff, the media, volunteers, and the public.
- Assists in tracking of the communications budget.
- Monitors the communications strategy to improve external and internal communications.
- Communicates with outside service providers to ensure timely delivery of quality materials.
- Provides regional staff with communications updates and support.
- Oversees and updates content for the web site.
- Monitor and update One Change’s social networking sites (e.g., Facebook, Flickr).
- Represents Project Porchlight at community events.
Qualifications:
- Personable, with excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills
- Post-secondary communications or related degree or diploma, or equivalent experience
- Three to five years work experience
- Excellent writing and editing skills
- Demonstrated experience working with the media
- Ability to anticipate and respond to opportunities and challenges
- Strong organizational skills, ability to multi-task, and work independently
- Highly motivated, creative, resourceful and a strategic thinker, with strong teamwork and relationship building skills
- Proficiency with MS Office software programs
- Experience in a complex, diverse, not-for-profit organization an asset
- A clear understanding and demonstrated commitment to One Change’s goals and values
Please submit your application, including cover letter, to Manon Crôteau, Manager of Communications and Outreach, by Monday, July 21, 2008: manon@onechange.org.
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