Job Description

Communications Officer, Programs & Policy (Remote)

Mississauga, ON, Canada ? Virtual Req #875

Friday, October 28, 2022

Are you looking for more than a job? At World Vision Canada we offer challenging careers that change the lives of children all over the world and it will change yours too. Come and be part of a team of 400 Canadians with a vision for the world: Life in all its fullness for every child.

You will experience Christian faith in action helping to make real and lasting change in the lives of the world's most vulnerable children. Join the World Vision Canada team and be part of a powerful and effective force for good:

For Children. For Change. For Life.

Position: Communications Officer, Programs & Policy

Reports to: Director, Development Programs, Programs & Policy

Position Term: Full Time 3-year term

Workplace Type: Remote across Canada

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If you thrive on doing amazing, purposeful work that makes a real and lasting difference in the lives of the world's most vulnerable girls and boys, then you could be the perfect fit to join our collaborative Programs & Policy team. In this role, you'll help shape how Canadians view World Vision Canada's programming around the world and use your communications expertise to drive an overall communications plan for P&P that includes content creation, development of key supporting documents such as FAQs and briefing notes, and approaches that will raise our technical brand awareness across multiple stakeholders.

This is a cross-functional role that includes identifying opportunities to share our work and impact in humanitarian aid, development and advocacy.

Gender equality is a priority focus of WVC. As such, all duties and responsibilities will be undertaken through a gender equality lens.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Contribute to integrated communications and content strategy development, and drive engagement with real, raw, impact-driven and inspirational content from our programming portfolio.
• Provide strategic counsel and best practice guidance regarding content to your colleagues as well as senior leaders within Programs & Policy, as needed.
• Develop, implement, and monitor a comprehensive communications plan for Programs & Policy on an annual basis.
• Support Strategic Communications on blogs, social media content and media relations with opportunities such as grant impact and human interest stories.
• Collaborate closely with Public Engagement on anchor grants that require support.
• Curate images and assign guest bloggers.
• Consistently monitor and improve owned content based on metrics and key performance indicators.
• Oversee monthly reporting on P&P communications plan.
• Monitor and measure the success of owned content against objectives and benchmarks.

Qualifications required:

• Degree in Public Relations, Strategic Communications, Journalism, Marketing Communications or relevant field.
• Exceptional writing skills, including proficiency in CP Style.
• Demonstrated organizational, interpersonal communication, relationship building and negotiation skills.
• Strong time management, goal setting and reporting skills.
• Knowledge of international development, Canadian non-profit and fundraising sector a plus.
• Knowledge of Agile terms and methods a plus.

Why consider us?

• World Vision Canada has consistently been awarded Canada and GTA top employer awards.
• We are Canada's largest development, relief, and advocacy non-profit organization.
• We embody an agile mindset here.
• We offer competitive pay and benefits. Our comprehensive health benefits start at day 1 which includes a Health Spending Account.
• We match pension contributions up to 6% and provide a top-up for pregnancy & parental leaves.
• We offer extra time off for restoration by closing for an additional day on long weekends, 6 times a year.
• We provide up to six weeks' vacation, plus paid sick days, personal days & wellness days.
• We offer a family-friendly, caring, and flexible work environment.

We bring life-saving support in times of disaster. We help poor communities to take charge of their futures. We provide small loans and training that boost family livelihoods. We work with policy makers to change the way the world is run. Our Christian faith teaches us that every child, regardless of gender, faith or race, is a precious gift to the entire world - and that their wellbeing concerns us all. We shall never rest while children suffer in situations that can be changed.

Our Core Values: We are committed to the Poor. We are Christian. We are Stewards. We value People.
We are Partners. We are Responsive.

Qualified candidates must be able to demonstrate a commitment to the core values and mission of the World Vision partnership.

World Vision Canada takes our Safeguarding responsibilities seriously and we provide an environment that is safe for our child and adult beneficiaries. We have strong recruitment procedures to make sure the safest and most suitable people work with the children in our programs. We provide our staff and volunteers with ongoing supervision, support and training in their work with child and adult beneficiaries.

World Vision Canada welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Thank you for your interest; however only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

Other details

• Job Family Field Operations
• Job Function Individual Contributor
• Pay Type Salary
• Employment Indicator Remote with Travel/External Engagement

• Mississauga, ON, Canada
• Virtual