Community Relations Advisor

Job title:

Community Relations Advisor

Company

Canfor

Job description

You are agile and solutions-focused, thriving in dynamic environments and excelling at rebuilding. You crave working as part of a collaborative team, leveraging your proactive and resilient nature to seize opportunities. With a strong character and excellent interpersonal skills, you quickly grasp new concepts and adapt your communication style to suit individuals. Detail-oriented and results-driven, you bring a focused approach to every task. We think you’d be a tree-mendous asset to our team!As the Communications Advisor, Community Relations, you will be a vital part of the Corporate Affairs team overseeing Canfor’s giving program, including “Good Things Come From Trees,” and supporting community outreach in Canada and the U.S. Your role includes building long-term relationships and managing resources to create meaningful impacts aligned with our values. Working with the Manager, Community Relations, you will coordinate and implement Canfor’s corporate giving strategy and support outreach. This position is based in Vancouver, serving operations in Canada and the United States.The life of the Community Relations Advisor includes:

• Implement Canfor’s comprehensive corporate giving strategy:
• Foster positive change by developing strategic community partnerships.
• Enhance Canfor’s brand and relationships with communities and stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate forecasting and tracking of community giving budgets.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify giving opportunities and track applications.
• Develop community engagement and social investment evaluation mechanisms, and prepare quarterly and annual reports for leadership and charity reporting requirements.

Support Canfor’s community relations engagement and outreach by:Admin Management

• Compiling and maintaining community profiles
• Maintaining a database to track engagement and contacts, ensuring proactive resolution of concerns, leveraging alignment opportunities, and following through on commitments.
• Leading and/or supporting the planning and production of events, managing logistics and staff attendance
• Managing deliverables, timelines, and budgets
• Data management and analysis, including budgeting and forecasting

Communications

• Preparing presentations, briefing notes, and communications materials for community and stakeholder meetings
• Developing and executing marketing strategies to promote community engagement and social impact initiatives
• Representing the company at events
• Developing communications plans and collateral materials, including writing engaging content relating to community engagement and social impact work for all Canfor’s channels
• Writing for various platforms, creative content, and internal/external stories about Canfor community work

For this role, come equipped with:

• A university degree, completion of a college diploma or combination of related education and experience
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in communications, community or public relations
• Experience building relationships with internal departments external partners, and vendors
• Ability to take initiative and manage project requests
• Ability to apply strong research, organizational and project management skills
• Ability to work as part of a team and across multiple departments as well as independently
• Solid PowerPoint skills
• Exceptional ability to write clearly and creatively across a variety of styles and media
• Strong collaborator with exceptional interpersonal skills
• Strong comfort with data management and analysis, including budgeting and forecasting
• Experience building relationships with internal departments external partners, and vendors

In a perfect world, you also have resource sector experience or experience in NGO’s, Finance, Tech, Not for Profit, or local/regional government.If you have a demonstrated ability to effectively prioritize work while managing multiple relationships, initiatives, and deadlines in a fast-paced and quickly changing environment, click that “apply” button today!Please ensure you submit your apllication no later than Sunday, August 25th at 4pm.#LI-GS1 #CADSThe salary range for this position is: $80,000.00-$100,000.00Please Note: The range provided is for base salary only. In addition to base salary, Canfor proudly offers its employees a comprehensive and competitive total rewards package. It features programs such as performance-based incentive plans, recognition programs, benefits, paid leaves, pension plans with base and matching contributions, savings options and robust health & well-being initiatives. We also continually invest in the development of our talent to help them thrive professionally and personally. Above all, we are proud to offer our employees a value proposition that promotes diversity, equity and inclusion and fosters an environment where talent and performance is recognized and rewarded.Don’t check off every single bullet point? At Canfor, we prioritize the right fit for our organization over a strict checklist of criteria. We encourage applications from individuals whose backgrounds may not perfectly align.Our people-focused approach prioritizes safety, embraces diversity, valuing everyone’s unique qualities. We believe that inclusion and diversity are crucial for our productivity, creativity, innovation, and competitive edge. Our recruitment process is fair and equitable, based on qualifications and experience.We appreciate all candidates’ interest but will contact only those selected for interviews. Our hiring for various positions is ongoing and includes different screening processes such as behavioral assessments, references, and criminal record checks, depending on the role and location.Job Segment: PR, Branding, NGO, Database, Project Manager, Marketing, Government, Technology

Expected salary

$80000 – 100000 per year

Location

Vancouver, BC

Job date

Fri, 09 Aug 2024 02:47:29 GMT

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