Strategic Communications Manager (Hybrid, 0.8 FTE)

West Coast LEAF Association; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 67,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

West Coast LEAF is seeking a Manager of Communications to lead strategic communications that strengthen public understanding, organizational visibility and movement relationships. Reporting to the ED, the Manager will lead communications planning, media relations and public-facing content across channels.

The position provides leadership for external and internal communications, advocacy campaigns, media relations, digital communications and public-facing content.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading strategic communications in a nonprofit, advocacy, public-interest or community-based setting.
• Excellent writing, editing and plain-language communication skills for complex, sensitive, policy or legally significant issues.
• Experience developing and implementing communications strategies and plans.
• Experience creating accessible, ethical, consent-based or community-accountable communications across digital and print formats.
• Experience with digital communications, including websites, email, social media, media relations and campaigns.
• Strong relationship-building and collaboration skills.
• Experience supervising staff, contractors or volunteers.
• Strong project-management, planning and prioritization skills.
• Experience supporting fundraising, donor or event communications.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of communications strategy and annual plan.
• Advise leadership on audiences, messaging, channels, timing and risks.
• Oversee communications across website, email, media, social media, publications and campaigns.
• Translate complex legal, policy and community-informed issues into clear, accessible content.
• Support advocacy, public legal education, fundraising and organizational events.
• Coordinate with the Manager of Community Engagement to share community-informed work ethically.
• Strengthen internal information-sharing across the organization.
• Supervise the Communications Coordinator and oversee contractors, vendors and workflows.
• Maintain accessible, consistent, ethical, and values-aligned communications standards.

Skills

Strategic communications

Writing & editing

Digital communications

Relationship building

People management

Project management

Fundraising communications

Content management

Job description

West Coast LEAF is seeking a Manager of Communications to lead strategic communications that strengthen public understanding, organizational visibility and movement relationships. Reporting to the ED, the Manager will lead communications planning, media relations and public-facing content across channels.

The position provides leadership for external and internal communications, advocacy campaigns, media relations, digital communications and public-facing content.