Communications Coordinator

LOCATION: Anywhere in Canada, this is a virtual, work-from-home position

PAY: $25/hour, flexible hours, ideally 15 hours per week

NUMBER OF POSITIONS: 1

START DATE: As soon as possible.

TERM LENGTH: 36 weeks from the start date.

Finance Engage Sustain (FES), is a youth-led and youth-serving sustainable development organization and Canadian registered charity. As the final generation that can solve climate change, FES empowers young Canadians to create a more inclusive, fair, prosperous, and sustainable future. FES’ intended impact is to see to it that by 2030, Canada is implementing adaptation and mitigation strategies compatible with a climate-resilient future, through the influence and action of young leaders.

To do so, FES deploys two programs:

• The Youth Harbour
  . A youth-for-youth climate support system that provides financial and technical support for youth-led organizations and youth organizers. Mainly, FES pools philanthropic funds, redistributes funds to youth, and provides fiscal sponsorship and administrative support. In addition, FES offers various other support services to youth leaders such as branding support, co-working spaces, and coaching.
• Now for Net-Zero
  . An educational program that provides youth and educators with the necessary tools, connections, and resources to implement net-zero-related activities in their local communities.

FES is seeking a Communications Coordinator to assist in the promotion of our organization and its programs and work on a diverse range of digital tasks. The Communications Coordinator will work closely with the Executive Director and Program Managers to develop marketing collateral and visual program materials for both of FES’ two programs, with a focus on FES’ initiative to support the youth climate movement.

The key responsibilities for this role will include online content creation and social media coordination, written and visual content development, communications strategy, reporting on visibility impact and engagement metrics, and supporting brand maintenance. The Communications Coordinator will work across the organization with various individuals and teams. The Communications Coordinator will work to increase the organization’s online presence by engaging new followers, building an engaged audience, and developing messaging and a visual identity that align with the organization’s brand and core voice.

Content Development & Coordination

• Lead coordination of content translations with FES’ translator to ensure social media posts, newsletters, blogs, and articles are published bilingually.
• Maintain and update the content calendar, ensuring all social posts, newsletters, blogs, and articles are scheduled and published on time.
• Social Media
  • Develop and coordinate captions and design visuals (via Canva) for FES’ social media accounts, including stories, posts, and reels.
  • Collaborate across teams to identify content, resources, and opportunities to re-share across all social platforms.
• Newsletter, Blogs & Articles
  • Collaborate across teams to plan and develop content for organizational and program newsletters, articles, and blog posts.
  • Write and/or edit content to ensure clarity, accuracy, and consistency.
  • Support the Operations Manager and Grants Coordinator to design, build out, and schedule newsletters accordingly on Mail Chimp and Linked In.
• Reports, decks, and resources
  • Support the Executive Director to build out the designs and formatting of important reports, slide decks, proposals, and resources using pre-existing templates and branding for consistency.
  • Support Program staff in building out reports and resources
  • Provide content recommendations and support the design of infographics to communication messaging and information visually
  • Export and compress files for distribution, upload completed files to shared drives, and share key resources across social media channels.

Branding & Visual Identity

• Ensure all internal and external communications align with brand guidelines, including tone, messaging, and visual standards.
• Contribute ideas and draft concepts for new brand elements (e.g. templates, graphics, small…