Engagement and Communications Coordinator - Vancouver, Canada - University of British Columbia

University of British Columbia

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Vancouver, Canada

4 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Staff - Non Union

Job Category

M&P - AAPS

Job Profile

AAPS Salaried - Information Services, Level A

Job Title

Engagement and Communications Coordinator

Department

Communications | Transit Projects | Public Engagement

Compensation Range

$5, $8,081.00 CAD Monthly

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Posting End Date

April 24, 2024

Note:
Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above.

Job End Date

Jun 30, 2024

This position is expected to be filled by promotion/reassignment and is included here to inform you of its vacancy at the University.

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students.

Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

Department Summary

UBC Campus + Community Planning are a team of sustainability, planning, design, engagement, and community building professionals dedicated to building a vibrant and sustainable community for everyone who studies, works, lives and creates at UBC.

To do our work, we actively engage with Musqueam, students, faculty, staff, residents and visitors to UBC.

We are planners, designers, public consultation professionals, building inspectors, sustainability experts and others who make the decisions that shape the physical environment and supporting land use and sustainability policies at UBC.

Our key responsibilities include long-range planning, campus and landscape design, licensing and regulation, and managing programs for sustainability, planning and transportation initiatives, as well as community programs.

Together with the campus community, we are striving to make the world a better place: the heart of our academic mission.

We are committed to careful planning, informed consultation and coordination.

By respecting our physical environment and the people who call it home, we help the campus evolve and create extraordinary experiences.

Description Summary

The Engagement and Communications Coordinator is an entry-level position within Campus and Community Planning's Public Engagement team.

The coordinator will assist with C+CP outreach and engagement activities through the development and execution of various communications, including but not limited to, social media graphics, digital signage, website content and the distribution of communication toolkits.

The coordinator will also plan and deliver events to support a range of engagement initiatives and as needed, will help with the analysis and reporting of feedback from engagement activities.

The primary focus of this role will be to support the engagement and communication goals of Campus Vision 2050 and the UBC Neighborhood Climate Action Plan.

Communications plays an important role in ensuring that engagement with UBC's diverse campus communities - including Musqueam, faculty, students, staff, neighbourhood residents, and alumni - are inclusive, respectful and align with UBC and C+CP's commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.

Organization Status

This position will report to C+CP's Communications Manager with a dotted reporting line to the Engagement Manager. They will work closely with the Campus Vision 2050 team while also supporting the C+CP Public Engagement team.

Work Performed

Engagement- Coordinates engagement outreach through the planning, hosting and delivery of engagement events.

This includes coordinating student staff that are supporting engagement outreach.- Manage and write the event briefing.- Performs analysis and synthesizing of data gathered from engagement activities as needed.

Communications- Creates promotional materials (from concept to publish/print).

These include posters, social posts and postcards.- Researches, writes and/or coordinates content for student, staff, faculty and resident audiences, including, but not limited to people and project profiles, announcements, educational and informational posts and stories.- Creates/writes content for social channels, including photography, illustrations, videos, blog posts, as aligned with wider communication initiatives and/or campaigns- Develops communication toolkits to distribute to campus partners.- Manages the planning of the C+CP editorial calendar including content creation.- Produces photography and video content as needed and identified in communication plans.

- Liaises with internal an