Strategic Public Affairs Officer – Military Communications Lead

Canadian Forces; Calgary; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Public Affairs Officers provide commanders and staff with advice on effective information and communication in military operations, serving at tactical, operational and strategic levels across Canada and abroad.

PAOs plan and execute media relations, digital engagement and public affairs activities, ensuring accurate communications to internal and external audiences, and upholding CAF ethics and transparency with Canadians.

Qualifications

• If you already have a university degree in Communications, Public Relations, International Relations or Journalism, the CAF will decide if your academic program matches the criteria for this job and may place you directly into the required on-the-job training program following basic training.
• Previous experience working in public affairs, public relations or journalism is an asset.
• Basic Military Officer Qualification is required before being assigned.

Responsibilities

• Lead communication efforts for Canadian and multinational military operations.
• Identify, capture and analyze all-source media coverage to understand the media environment and contribute to military public affairs planning.
• Advise on, plan for and execute media and community relations strategies to promote public awareness/understanding of CAF operations and/or activities.
• Lead groups of visual media specialists who are responsible for capturing and producing compelling still and video imagery to tell the CAF story.
• Plan and lead media operations, digital engagement, and public affairs activities, ensuring accurate, dynamic communications with internal and external audiences on matters relating to the CAF; and
• Embody the ethics of the CAF which are defined as operating with the trust of our organization, the Government of Canada, and above all, the Canadians who we serve.

Skills

Public affairs

Public relations

Media relations

Communication

Education

University degree in Communications/Public Relations/International Relations/Journalism

Job description

Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Public Affairs Officers provide commanders and staff with advice on effective information and communication in military operations, serving at tactical, operational and strategic levels across Canada and abroad.

PAOs plan and execute media relations, digital engagement and public affairs activities, ensuring accurate communications to internal and external audiences, and upholding CAF ethics and transparency with Canadians.