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Communications Assistant/NDCSI Animator

Division: New Dawn Deadline to apply: January 5, 2016, 4:30 pm Email resume to: Erika Shea <eshea@newdawn.ca> Schedule: Permanent, Full-Time Salary/Wage: $35,000–39,000/year

Job Description

Description

This position is comprised of two separate areas of responsibility: New Dawn Enterprises Communications and New Dawn Centre for Social Innovation Animation. Some of the tasks involved in each include:

Communications

(Reporting to New Dawn Director of Communications)
  • Assist Director of Communication and division mangers in the planning and implementation of division’s annual communications/marketing strategies;
  • Assist in the implementation and evaluation of an internal communications strategy;
  • Maintain and/or assist division managers in the maintenance of the organizations social media sites (Facebook, Twitter, Go Cape Breton);
  • Assist with website maintenance (page updates, increasing use and functionality of site overtime);
  • Assist in the planning and promotion of various New Dawn events;
  • Assist in the execution of the annual CEDIF communications/outreach campaign;
  • Assist in various divisions fundraising efforts; and
  • Coordinate and draft quarterly newsletter.

New Dawn Centre for Social Innovation Animation

(Reporting to NDCSI Facilities and Business Manager)
  • Foster culture, connections, vibrancy, and energy of building/project;
  • Research events/philosophy of similar projects and develop NDCSI animation plan;
  • Connect tenants electronically and maintain/encourage/nurture this electronic communication;
  • Assist with event promotion and awareness among tenants;
  • Organize and host bi-monthly salad club or similar lunch gatherings for tenants;
  • With tenant input, plan an annual public open house event and gathering;
  • Seek out other innovative ways we can support/enhance activities of tenants;
  • Lead creation of a tenant charter and handbook;
  • Keep NDCSI events up-to-date on website; and
  • Alongside NDCSI Business and Facilities Manager, help welcome and orient new tenants in the building.

Core Competencies

  • Responsibility.
  • Communication.
  • Trustworthiness & Ethics.
  • Results orientation.
  • Organization.
  • Teamwork.

Required Skills

  • Well-developed interpersonal and communications (oral and written) skills.
  • Self-motivated and able to work semi-independently.
  • Able to plan within and report on project budgets.
  • Experience and/or comfort with community engagement and fundraising.
  • Highly organized, able to plan and execute major projects simultaneously.

Assets

  • Communications degree and/or experience.
  • Outreach/engagement experience.
  • Events coordination experience.
  • Basic web design/social media experience/expertise.

This position will offer an opportunity to work within a large and diverse social enterprise. It will offer the opportunity to work semi-independently to co-design and execute projects from start to finish. It will offer the opportunity to meet and liaise with members of the not-for-profit and for-profit communities.

Special Factors

  • Willingness to work evenings and weekends as needed.
  • Willingness to travel as needed.

AIP Employer

New Dawn is proud to be an Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP) employer. This means that New Dawn has been approved as an AIP employer and, as such, can endorse the AIP-PR application of an eligible employee.

Note: employees are responsible for verifying that the employment position/category is eligible under the AIP program, or any other immigration program/stream for which they intend to seek the support/endorsement of New Dawn.

New Dawn

New Dawn is Canada’s oldest Community Development Corporation. Since 1976, we’ve been working to create a more just, healthy, and self-determined community by responding to local needs and driving long-term, systems-level change. Today, New Dawn continues to focus on self-reliance, resilience, and community-led transformation. Every day, we engage thousands of community members and employ over 150 Cape Bretoners through programs and services that are practical, creative, and grounded in care. Our work spans health and social care, housing, the arts, youth, immigration, and community development. Some of these services generate revenue, which we reinvest into our organization — fueling sustainability and deepening community impact.

New Dawn

New Dawn is Canada’s oldest Community Development Corporation. Since 1976, we’ve been working to create a more just, healthy, and self-determined community by responding to local needs and driving long-term, systems-level change.

Today, New Dawn continues to focus on self-reliance, resilience, and community-led transformation. Every day, we engage thousands of community members and employ over 150 Cape Bretoners through programs and services that are practical, creative, and grounded in care. Our work spans health and social care, housing, the arts, youth, immigration, and community development. Some of these services generate revenue, which we reinvest into our organization — fueling sustainability and deepening community impact.

Posted December 14, 2015 by New Dawn
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New Dawn Enterprises
37 Nepean St, Sydney, Nova Scotia B1P 6A7
newdawn@newdawn.ca
902-539-9560

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