Strategic Communications Lead for Indigenous Communities

Emploive; Kamloops; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary $100,000–$120,

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Simpcw Resources Group is seeking a Manager, Corporate Communications to lead the Communications Department from Barriere or Kamloops BC. You will oversee internal and external communications, branding, media relations, digital content, and stakeholder engagement to support SRG's long-term vision.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in communications and at least 3 years of leadership experience, with strong writing, storytelling, and budget management skills.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, Journalism, Business Administration, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of progressive communications, public relations, marketing, or corporate communications experience.
• Minimum 3 years of leadership experience managing communications professionals or marketing and communications teams.
• Demonstrated success developing and executing strategic communications plans and campaigns.
• Experience leading communications initiatives within a complex, multi-division organization.
• Exceptional writing, editing, storytelling, and presentation skills.
• Strong understanding of branding, reputation management, media relations, and stakeholder engagement.
• Experience managing websites, social media platforms, digital communications, and content strategies.
• Experience developing communication materials for executive leadership, employees, community members, clients, partners, and government stakeholders.
• Demonstrated project management, organizational, and budget management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, coach, and develop a high-performing communications team.
• Establish departmental priorities, goals, work plans, and performance measurements aligned with organizational objectives.
• Recruit, onboard, and retain communications staff.
• Conduct performance reviews and support employee growth and development.
• Oversee departmental workload planning, resource allocation, and project prioritization.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, creativity, and continuous improvement.
• Manage departmental budgets, external consultants, agencies, and service providers.
• Serve as the organization's communications subject matter expert and strategic advisor to leadership.
• Develop and implement SRG's corporate communications strategy.
• Ensure communication initiatives support business growth, stakeholder engagement, community relationships, and organizational priorities.
• Provide strategic communications counsel to Executive Leadership and business leaders.
• Identify communications risks and opportunities and develop proactive communication plans.
• Lead issues management and crisis communications planning.
• Establish communications performance indicators and evaluate results.
• Oversee the creation and delivery of high-quality internal and external communications materials.
• Develop and review news releases, leadership messages, articles, reports, speeches, presentations, newsletters, and promotional content.
• Ensure messaging aligns with SRG's values, vision, and brand standards.
• Lead organizational storytelling efforts that showcase SRG's people, projects, partnerships, and successes.
• Capture and effectively articulate company work experience with a catalogue of relevant examples to support contract pursuits.
• Maintain editorial calendars and oversee content planning activities across all communication channels.
• Oversee SRG's corporate website, social media platforms, and digital communication channels.
• Lead digital content strategy and audience engagement initiatives.
• Monitor analytics and performance metrics to improve communication effectiveness.
• Ensure consistent application of brand standards across all business units and communications materials.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen organizational visibility and public awareness.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with media representatives and industry publications.
• Serve as a media contact and spokesperson when appropriate.
• Coordinate media inquiries, interviews, and public announcements.
• Develop media strategies that support organizational priorities and major initiatives.
• Monitor media coverage and provide advice and recommendations to leadership.
• Support positive relationships with Simpcw First Nation, Indigenous partners, community organizations, government agencies, industry partners, clients, and other stakeholders.
• Lead communication and engagement activities related to organizational initiatives, projects, and partnerships.
• Coordinate community events, corporate announcements, sponsorships, and engagement opportunities.
• Promote awareness of SRG's contributions to economic development, sustainability, and community growth.
• Act as a positive ambassador for the organization within the community.
• Develop and implement employee communication programs that foster engagement and organizational culture.
• Support change management initiatives through effective communication strategies.
• Coordinate employee newsletters, announcements, leadership updates, and recognition programs.
• Promote organizational values, safety culture, and employee success stories.
• Strengthen communication and collaboration across SRG's diverse operations.
• Monitor, evaluate, and report on communications performance and effectiveness.
• Track key performance indicators across communication channels and campaigns.
• Conduct research and stay informed on emerging communications trends and best practices.
• Recommend innovative approaches to strengthen communications, engagement, and brand awareness.
• Ensure continuous improvement of communications processes, systems, and tools.

Skills

Leadership

Writing

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Change management

Media relations

Brand management

Digital communications

Education

Post-secondary education in Communications/PR/Marketing/Journalism/Business

Tools

Photography

Videography

Graphic design

Job description

Simpcw Resources Group is seeking a Manager, Corporate Communications to lead the Communications Department from Barriere or Kamloops BC. You will oversee internal and external communications, branding, media relations, digital content, and stakeholder engagement to support SRG's long-term vision.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in communications and at least 3 years of leadership experience, with strong writing, storytelling, and budget management skills.