Job Vacancy: Communications Officer

Location:  Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver.  All Greenpeace Canada staff are currently working from home due to the pandemic.

Salary:$53,399 CAD per year (prorated for partial years of service)

Reports to:  Head of Media & Communications

Details: Parental Leave replacement, Contract (till August 2022), Full-time, Union

Closing date for applicants: May 19, 2021

ABOUT GREENPEACE CANADA:

Greenpeace Canada is an independently funded, non-profit organization that works towards a greener, more peaceful world, and to confront the systems that threaten environmental justice. We challenge government and industry to halt harmful practices by negotiating solutions, conducting scientific research, introducing clean alternatives, carrying out peaceful acts of civil disobedience and engaging the public. To maintain independence Greenpeace does not accept donations from corporations or governments. Greenpeace relies on individual donors and creative partnerships to fund our environmental campaigns.

Greenpeace Canada is committed to a workplace that is enriched by the people, needs and desires of Canada’s diverse communities. We believe in having representation from many communities to effect change and will prioritize applicants from equity-seeking groups.

As an organization, Greenpeace Canada recognizes and supports the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and is committed to collaboration and consultation with Indigenous Peoples to ensure our campaigns and positions respect their rights.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a savvy media operator who enjoys the cut and thrust of the daily news cycle, has a good grasp of Canadian media, and has some understanding of who holds the power and pulls the strings when it comes to Canada and global policy. We also need a proactive communication officer who doesn’t just wait to be fed a news story but goes out there looking for one.

This would be a great opportunity for a former journalist to jump into a storytelling and media relations role, or for a community organizer practiced in outreaching and speaking to the media who wants to hit the ground running and gain experience in a fast-paced campaigning organization focused on environmental justice.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:  

  1. Use storytelling techniques to raise the profile of the organization, engage and mobilize supporters, and shift framing around campaign issues. 
  2. Lead the development of comprehensive communications strategies within the assigned campaign area, crafting objectives and creating frameworks that include the use of traditional, digital, and multi-media channels.
  3. Develop productive relationships with a wide variety of outlets and journalists.
  4. Advance GPC’s mobilization strategy by proactively seeking opportunities to highlight and amplify the work of Greenpeace and its supporters nationally and internationally. 
  5. Provide strategic advice, materials, and media relations for reactive and crisis communications as needed.Write press releases, statements, op-eds, blog posts, and other media and social media materials as needed. Prepare key messages, backgrounders, Q&As, and other materials to support our communications. 
  6. Proofread and edit a wide variety of materials for grammar, style, tone, messaging, and accuracy. 
  7. Manage design and translation requests and proofread/edit translated copy, as required. 
  8. Stay up to date with Greenpeace projects, programs and campaigns as well as relevant external developments (e.g. political, scientific) in order to ensure the accuracy of materials and participate in the strategic development of the assigned campaign.
  9. Assist in the organization of public events, including press conferences, rallies, supporter events, and non-violent direct actions. 
  10. Act as organizational spokesperson when required
  11. Provide media and public communication training, support, and guidance to Greenpeace staff and supporters.
  12. Lead cross-functional, national and global projects as needed as per established GP project management processes. Act as task managers within project management framework. Oversee approved project budgets. 
  13. Participate as a member of the broader Communications and Digital Mobilization team, supporting the overall goals and needs of the team as required, including working outside of the area of expertise (e.g. mobilization or volunteer projects). 

Skills and experience:

  • This is a fast-paced and varied job that requires strong initiative, creative thinking, and great organizational skills.
  • Solid experience of generating media across a wide range of media outlets, from local media to newspaper features, TV news, and consumer magazines.
  • Great at spotting opportunities to intervene in current media debates, and be able to translate complex political, scientific and environmental information into succinct and clear messages that successfully reach our target audiences.
  • Beyond excellent communication, interpersonal, improvisation and diplomacy skills.
  • Demonstrable knowledge and experience as a communications officer or investigative journalist
  • Previous experience contributing to fast-moving strategic campaigns, planning and development, and at times, working on one or more campaigns.
  • Excellent writing and speaking skills in either English or French. Proficiency in any other languages is considered an asset.

To ensure out-of-hours cover, the person in this role will be required to take part in an on-call duty rotation but we’re committed to making this position accessible and will work to accommodate the right candidate’s needs.

You will work with colleagues across Canada and collaborate with other Greenpeace offices around the world. 

Candidates should understand and support the Greenpeace campaign tactics, including the use of peaceful civil disobedience.  

All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada.

Benefits

Our benefits package includes: generous holidays; dental and extended medical insurance and a 4-day (28 hour) work week. 

Application Process

If you require assistance applying to this opportunity, please email [email protected] for support. We thank all applicants, but only those invited for interviews will be contacted.

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