Advisor, Communications - Ottawa, Canada - Federation of Canadian Municipalities

Federation of Canadian Municipalities

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Ottawa, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Description

The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) is the national voice of municipal governments, representing the interests of cities and communities with the federal government.

Position

Advisor, Communications - Community Canopies

Department

Growth and Development - Green Municipal Funds (GMF) - Communications

Classification

Level 5

Salary Band

$73,000 to $82,500

Languages

Bilingualism (English/French) is required.

Term

Permanent Full-Time

Location

Hybrid (Ottawa)/Remote (Canada)

Why GMF is the place for you
At GMF, we empower our people to create change where it has the most impact - municipalities.

GMF is a $1.6 billion permanent endowment from the Government of Canada, managed at arm's length, making it nimble and available for higher-risk, higher-impact initiatives.

A further $530M investment into GMF to support the National Adaptation Strategy was announced in November 2022. Our team is committed to helping local governments switch to sustainable practices faster. GMF is the cornerstone program of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM).

Our unique mix of funding, resources, and training gives municipalities the tools they need to build resiliency — and create better lives for Canadians.

Through GMF, municipalities have reduced carbon emissions; built better transportation assets; constructed efficient and resilient buildings; diverted waste from landfill; made previously unusable land available for development; and improved soil and water quality.

You in this role:

The Advisor, Communications - Community Canopies develops and leads communications strategies, plans and services in support of FCM's MAMP. He/she provides strategic communications advice, planning and senior writing support to assigned program areas.

The Advisor, Communications - Community Canopies oversees the planning and implementation of the communications products and activities and assesses FCM Program communication vehicles and recommends measures, processes and tools for quality assurance, effective dissemination of resources, and continuous improvement.

The work at FCM includes FCM becoming an even more member-driven organization that balances the realization of its goals with a people-centered approach.

The incumbent embodies FCM's commitment to being a healthy, diverse, inclusive, and anti-racist organization. As a member of the team, the Advisor, Communications - Community Canopies works in a manner that embraces these values, the corporate culture and the passion for FCM's mandate

What you'll be doing:

The Advisor, Communications - Community Canopies:

Provides strategic communications advice and oversees the implementation of communications and marketing workplan
Oversees the development and delivery of communications programs/activities (English/French) to advance FCM's corporate objectives.
Provides senior writing and editing services for a broad range of communications and promotional products, including key messages, website and social media content, ecommunication, publications, presentations and annual reports.
Coordinates and oversees work assignments with external suppliers, such as editors, graphic designers and translators.
Leads the monitoring and evaluation of communication activities, including the analysis of analytics related to social media and our website, to ensure continuous improvements in the development and dissemination of program information and resources.
Contributes to strategic approach to GMF's webbased communications to ensure quality, accuracy, timeliness, relevance and alignment with overall communications strategies and standards.
Leads project teams and works collaboratively with team members for projects that frequently must be delivered on time and on budget.
Is responsible for conduct aligned to FCM's competencies and values.
May be called upon to participate in crossfunctional teamwork.

Your skills make us better:

You bring:

Education:

A combination of professional and lived experience and/or postsecondary education in communications, journalism, or other relevant field or a combination of education and experience that would be considered equivalent.

Experience:

Five to six (56) years of professional writing experience, with a preference given to speech writing experience.
Demonstrated experience using key messages to construct engaging narratives that further corporate and political objectives.
Experience as a copy editor adhering to organizational style guidelines, as well as voice and tone.
Experience working with elected officials or senior corporate figures considered an asset.

Knowledge: