External Relations Student

South Bow Canada Services; Calgary; On-site; CAD 25,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

South Bow Canada Services is seeking an External Relations Co-op Student to begin January 2027 for a 4-month term in Calgary, Alberta. You will monitor legislative developments, prepare briefing materials, assist with government relations, and draft communications for a range of stakeholders.

You will help manage social media, events, and engagement logistics while maintaining databases and regulatory reporting support.

Qualifications

• Actively enrolled in a post-secondary program in Political Science, Public Policy, Communications, Indigenous Studies, Business, Public Relations, Journalism, or related field.
• Must actively be a part of your institution's Co-op program.
• Must provide transcripts upon application.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and research legislative, regulatory, policy, and political developments relevant to South Bow's business.
• Prepare briefing notes, research summaries, presentations, stakeholder profiles, and other background materials.
• Assist with government relations activities, stakeholder meetings, and engagement initiatives.
• Draft and edit communications materials, including employee communications, web content, presentations, newsletters, and stakeholder updates.
• Support social media, website content management, and communications planning activities.
• Coordinate meetings, events, consultations, and engagement logistics with government, Indigenous, community, and industry stakeholders.
• Maintain databases, records, trackers, and reporting systems to support stakeholder engagement, Indigenous relations, procurement, and community investment programs.
• Collect, analyze, and summarize information and data to support reporting, decision-making, and leadership updates.
• Assist with regulatory reporting, compliance requirements, and administrative activities across the External Relations and Communications function.

Skills

Research

Policy analysis

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Post-secondary program in Political Science / Public Policy / Communications / Indigenous Studies / Business / Public Relations / Journalism

Job description

At South Bow, we do one thing, and we do it well: safely moving oil between some of the world's most critical markets. We're building our high-performing team with versatile thinkers who thrive on solving big challenges together. If you're ready for a position where your skills are highly valued and your work is incredibly important, we want to meet you. Bring your talents to a new streamlined energy company, dedicated to operational, commercial and safety excellence as we pursue our critical purpose of delivering the energy people need.

The Opportunity:

South Bow is seeking an External Relations Co-op Student beginning January2027 for a 4-month work term.

What You'll Do:

• Monitor and research legislative, regulatory, policy, and political developments relevant to South Bow's business.
• Prepare briefing notes, research summaries, presentations, stakeholder profiles, and other background materials.
• Assist with government relations activities, stakeholder meetings, and engagement initiatives.
• Draft and edit communications materials, including employee communications, web content, presentations, newsletters, and stakeholder updates.
• Support social media, website content management, and communications planning activities.
• Coordinate meetings, events, consultations, and engagement logistics with government, Indigenous, community, and industry stakeholders.
• Maintain databases, records, trackers, and reporting systems to support stakeholder engagement, Indigenous relations, procurement, and community investment programs.
• Collect, analyze, and summarize information and data to support reporting, decision-making, and leadership updates.
• Assist with regulatory reporting, compliance requirements, and administrative activities across the External Relations and Communications function.

Minimum Requirements:

• Actively enrolled in a post-secondary program focused on Political Science, Public Policy, Communications, Indigenous Studies, Business, Public Relations, Journalism, or related field.
• Must actively be a part of your institution's Co-op program.
• Must provide transcripts upon application.

About our business

South Bow's existing oil & liquids pipeline infrastructure connects Alberta crude oil supplies to U.S. refining markets in Illinois, Oklahoma, Texas and the U.S. Gulf Coast. We remain committed to meeting the energy needs of North Americans today, while advancing our Liquids Pipelines System for the demands of the future. Connecting growing Canadian and U.S. crude oil supply to key markets, leveraging existing assets and seeking new opportunities to continue to provide our customers with access to the destinations they need.

South Bow is an equal opportunity employer and participates in the E-Verify program supervised by the U.S. government.

Learn more

Visit us at http://SouthBow.com and connect with us on our social media channels for our latest news, employee stories, community activities, and other updates.

Thank you for choosing South Bow in your career search.

• Depending on qualifications, the successful candidate may be offered a position at a more appropriate level and/or ladder.
• Applicants must have legal authorization to work in the country in which the position is based with no restrictions.
• All positions require background screening. Some require criminal and/or credit checks to comply with regulations.
• South Bow is committed to provide employment opportunities to all qualified individuals, without regard to race, religion, age, sex, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or disability. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available on request during the recruitment process. Applicants with disabilities can request accessible formats or communication supports by contacting [e-mail] .