Nature, environmental and science communications

Position: Communications Coordinator
Organization: Nature Canada
Location: Ottawa ON

The Opportunity

Strong digital communications are the backbone of how Nature Canada is engaging nature-lovers across Canada.

This is more than a job. Nature Canada has always been about the love of nature, but we are at a moment in history when science is clearly telling us that we are undermining the conditions of life on Earth. We aim to reverse that trend and need a communicator who understands the importance of digital channels to help us successfully convey the crisis.

We are looking for an administrative and communications professional who can help organize and execute a wide variety of objectives. Our goal is to empower nature-lovers across Canada to take action for the species and places they value.

Nature Canada’s office is located downtown Ottawa and offers great work-life balance flexibility including a hybrid working environment and a 4-day work week.

Organization

Nature Canada connects the dots between local action and systemic change. A charitable organization, for more than 85 years, we have been Canada’s voice for nature. We work to ensure that solving the biodiversity crisis is a government priority. We advocate on behalf of other species for habitat protection and good policy. We facilitate mobilization among our extensive network of partners and individual nature-lovers to achieve our shared goals and generate the political will for needed transformation.

Job Summary

We are looking for someone to help organize and execute our complex Communications strategies in a fast-paced workplace. This person will create and schedule content, engage and support partners and collaborators, and provide product performance reporting as part of a team that is trying to set the standard in digital advocacy campaigning in our space.

Description of Duties

• Supporting the Communications team by organizing assets, meeting notes, and task management
• Supporting Communications Managers with content creation and deployment across channels
• Support the Communications Director in the facilitation of coalition efforts and Communities of Practice
• Attend program team and all staff meetings as required
• Financial Reporting
• Liaising with other departments to develop relevant and effective content

This position is based in Ottawa and reports to the Communications Director.

Requirements:

• High English language proficiency
• Post-secondary education related to Environment and/or Communications or equivalent experience
• Experience in office administration, project management, or partnership coordination

Assets:

• Experience in digital marketing
• Non-Profit / Advocacy experience
• Experience working with Google Office tools, Canva, and advanced file-sharing
• Knowledge of generative AI technologies
• Experience working at an environmental charity
• Experience in digital asset management
• Knowledge of Data Management in a contact database
• French language proficiency
• Proficiency in an Indigenous language
• Experience working with Canadian Indigenous organizations
• Experience providing communications support for events
• Political knowledge and interest

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range for this position is $50,000-60,000/year, depending on experience, with a competitive benefits package and 4 weeks paid vacation.

Nature Canada’s office is located downtown Ottawa and offers great work-life flexibility including a hybrid working environment and a 4-day work week.

To Apply

To apply for this position, please send a resume and a cover letter to info@naturecanada.ca with “Communications Coordinator” in the subject line. Be sure to tell us a story about what you hope to bring to our team and mission. We also ask that you send a text message to 613-366-4776 with your name and favourite sandwich after submitting your resume (to help us weed out low-effort and automated applications, and also to be a little silly).

Please mention you saw this at rcen.ca or goodwork.ca.

Please do not call or email any other address.

This position is being filled on a priority basis. Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible.

We thank all candidates for their interest, but we will only contact those selected for an interview. Interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

We encourage applications from members of equity-seeking groups. Nature Canada is committed to a workplace free from discrimination, harassment and intimidation where everyone can participate safely, freely and confidently. We look for lived experiences that are equivalent to our education and/or work experience criteria and ask candidates to call attention to such experiences in their application.