Manager of Communications

Compensation $67,000 – $71,000 depending on experience, already prorated to 0.8 FTE

West Coast LEAF(WCL) is a feminist legal advocacy organization based in Vancouver, BC, on the homelands of thexʷməθkʷəy̓əm(Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) andsəlílwətaʔɬ(Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. Through litigation, law reform and public legal education, we work toward gender justice in collaboration with people and communities most affected by overlapping systems of oppression. We are committed to decolonization, anti-racism, accessibility, movementsolidarityand meaningful accountability.

We are a provincially based non-profit society and federally registered charity, funded through a mix of foundation and government grants, individualdonationsand sponsor ships of our annual International Women’s Day Equality Breakfast. WCL is a unionized workplace.

WCL is seeking a Manager of Communications to lead strategic communications that strengthen public understanding, organizationalvisibilityand movement relationships. Reporting to theED, the Manager will lead communications planning, media relations, public-facingcontentand organizational storytelling, helping ensure that WCL’s legal,policyand community-informed workreachesdiverse audiences clearly,accurately and responsibly. The Manager will combine strategic thinking, communicationsexpertiseand practical implementation to support WCL’s advocacy, public legal education,fundraising and organizational priorities.

The position provides leadership for external and internal communications, advocacy campaigns, media relations, digitalcommunicationsand public-facing content. The Manager collaborates closely with program, legal, development,operations and community-engagement staff, supports fundraising and governance communications, and plays a key role in planning,executing and promoting major organizational events and initiatives. The role also supervises the Communications

Coordinator and helps strengthen communication systems, knowledge-sharing and information flow across WCL.

We are looking for someone with strengths in strategic communications, relationship-building and project management who enjoys translating complex issues into accessible language and helping diverse audiences connect with WCL’s work. This position is part of the Union and may require occasional travel and meetings outside of regular business hours.

The Manager will:

• Lead the development and implementation of WCL’s communications strategy and annual communications plan.
• Advise leadership andstaffoncommunication approaches,audiences, messaging, channels,timingand risks.
• Lead communications acrossWCL’swebsite, email, media, social media,publications and public-facing campaigns.
• Translate complex legal,policyand community-informed issues into clear,accurate and accessible content.
• Support advocacy, public legal education, movement-building,fundraising and organizational events.
• Work withthe Manager of Community
  
  Engagementtosharecommunity-informed work respectfully,ethically and responsibly.
• Strengthen internal information-sharing across the organization.
• Supervise the Communications Coordinator andoverseecontractors,vendors and production workflows.
• Maintain accessible, consistent, ethical,and values-aligned communications standards.

You area skilled communications professional who can move comfortably between strategy and execution. You enjoy shaping communications direction while also writing, editing, coordinatingprojectsandbringing content to life across multiple channels.

You are comfortable balancing competing priorities andidentifyingwhat will have the greatest impact.

You can communicate about complex, sensitive or legally significant issues with…