FoodShare Job Posting: Communications Coordinator

Author: Sasha McNicoll

Posted: August 15, 2011

Categories: Food in the News / Volunteer. Job and Writing Opportunities

FoodShare is seeking a Communications Coordinator to join our dynamic and passionate team.

Reporting to the Fundraising and Communications Manager, this position will support all of FoodShare’s communications activities and the creation of all of our communications materials for our diverse stakeholders including customers, program participants, community members, partners, donors, policy makers, educators, the general public and more. More specifically, the Communications Coordinator will take responsibility for keeping FoodShare front and centre in social media channels, keeping the FoodShare website fresh and up-to-date, and assuring that brand standards and guidelines are maintained, and will assist with media relations and event coordination.

Job Components

• Assist in the development and implementation of communication strategies, materials and tools to build awareness of FoodShare and our programs and to encourage the replication of our solution models.
• Write and/or design/prepare communications vehicles and materials (social media postings, website and blog content, newsletters, brochures, postcards, templates, manuals, learning tools, photos, media releases and materials, donor correspondence, key agency documents, presentations, etc.)
• Create and execute social marketing campaigns, routinely post to-the-moment content, and monitor FoodShare presence on social media channels and online communities.
• Maintain brand standards and enforce style guidelines in all FoodShare communications vehicles.
• Update the FoodShare website, review and approve website postings by FoodShare program staff.
• Liaise and collaborate with program staff and other stakeholders as necessary to support their communication needs.
• Coordinate FoodShare Speaker Bureau.
• Assistance at FoodShare events including FoodShare Annual General Meeting and signature events and fundraisers such as Recipe for Change
• Other duties assigned as required

Qualifications:

• 2 years’ experience in communications, marketing and promotions, preferably in the non-profit sector; design experience a very strong asset
• Demonstrated ability to adapt quickly to situations, work under pressure, manage multiple and conflicting demands, and meet tight deadlines
• Exceptional organizational skills, detail-oriented
• Demonstrated strong professional writing skills; ability to write for varied uses, with many voices and from many perspectives
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office suite, including Excel and PowerPoint
• Exceptional demonstrated project management, tracking and reporting skills
• Proficient in dominant design software, demonstrated design experience
• Demonstrated ability to adhere to brand standards and style guidelines
• Demonstrated website management experience
• Proficient in use of Social Media channels
• Strong verbal and interpersonal skills
• Team player
• Flexible, solution-oriented thinker
• Proven ability to self-manage, take initiative and ownership of processes
• Ability to communicate and collaborate with diverse stakeholders and all levels of personnel, both internal and external
• Demonstrated interest in food security and social justice issues and understanding of community development
• Media relations experience an asset
• Event planning experience an asset

Hours of work:

Full-time, 37.5 hours per week.

Note: Some early morning, late evening or weekend work may be required to meet deadlines.

Salary:

$40,000 a year plus generous benefits plan

FoodShare welcomes applications from persons of all cultural and racial backgrounds.

To Apply:

Please email your cover letter and resume to Adrienne De Francesco at adrienne@foodshare.net.

Deadline for all applications: Thursday, September 1, 2011, 5pm sharp.

FoodShare Toronto (www.foodshare.net) is a non-profit community organization whose vision is Good Healthy Food for All. Founded 27 years ago to address hunger in our communities, FoodShare takes a unique multifaceted and long-term approach to hunger and food issues. We work to empower individuals, families and communities through food-based initiatives, while advocating for the broader public policies needed to ensure that everyone has adequate access to sustainably produced, good healthy food. Working “from field to table,” we focus on the entire system that puts food on our tables: from the growing, processing and distribution of food to its purchasing, cooking and consumption. FoodShare’s programs reach over 145,000 children and adults every single month across the city of Toronto and countless others across Canada, bringing them fresh, nutritious, affordable food, and cultivating the knowledge and skills that build healthy communities.