Communications and Engagement Coordinator - North Vancouver, Canada - City of North Vancouver

City of North Vancouver

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North Vancouver, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Position Information

Title

Communications and Engagement Coordinator
Job Status
Temporary Full Time
Position Overview
The City of North Vancouver is the urban core of the beautiful North Shore and has a longterm vision to be "The Healthiest Small City in the World," with five key priorities to be a City for People, a Resilient City, a Vibrant City, a Connected City and a Prosperous City.
The Office of the Deputy Chief Administrative Officer is looking for a temporary full time Communications and Engagement Coordinator to join its team for approximately two (2) years.
Responsibilities
This is an excellent opportunity for a public participation professional looking to join a small and collaborative team, and excel in a position that requires skills in relationshipbuilding, strategic thinking, creativity, and the ability to balance multiple priorities. In this role, you will develop and implement engagement and communications plans that support the City's strategic and annual plans.
Your demonstrated experience in public engagement will support the City in involving interested parties in decisionmaking processes that impact them. You will work with City departments as a member of project teams to scope, design, and plan public engagement, support project teams to reach interested and impacted parties, report on engagement processes, and deliver all supporting communications work.

Requirements:

Your qualifications include a postsecondary degree and greater than five years' experience in engagement and strategic communications, ideally focused on high profile or large capital projects. You also have IAP2 Foundations training and strong knowledge of engagement principles. Your strategic communication skills include excellent written and spoken communication, issues management and understanding of community and partner relationships. A demonstrated interest and experience supporting equitydeserving communities and municipal or public service experience is an asset.
Compensation

- $ $52.21 per hour- (Pay Grade 25, January 2023 rates)

This position is currently under review
Hours of Work
The City of North Vancouver currently works on a compressed work schedule of 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday, with one scheduled day off (Monday or Friday) approximately every threeweek scheduling cycle.
Additional Information
For temporary fulltime positions of eight (8) months or longer, a City employee who is successful on the posting will have the right to revert to their former position.
How to Apply
We respectfully acknowledge that we live and work on the traditional and unceded territories of the Sḵwx̱ wú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. The City of North Vancouver is committed to Reconciliation with these Nations, who have lived on these lands since time immemorial._