Manager of Community Engagement

Manager of Community Engagement Job Posting Reports to

Executive Director

Temporary until Aug 2029, 0.8 FTE (30 hours/week)

Hybrid

$67,000 - $71,000 depending on experience

West Coast LEAF (WCL) is a feminist legal advocacy organization based in Vancouver, BC, on the homelands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and səlílwətaʔɬ (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, movement solidarity and meaningful accountability.

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

WCL is seeking a Manager of Community Engagement to develop and steward community relationships, coalition partnerships and organizational accountability. Reporting to the Executive Director, the Manager will support reciprocal engagement with communities, movements, coalitions and partners connected to WCL’s work. The Manager will combine relationship-building, project leadership and practical follow-through and help ensure that community knowledge and lived experience inform WCL’s advocacy, public legal education, organizational learning and strategic direction.

The position provides leadership for key engagement initiatives, notably the Family Well-being Coalition, supports relationships with communities and coalition partners, collaborates on cross-organizational projects, supports the Indigenous Advisory Circle and strengthens community-engagement practices across WCL. The role is also responsible for project planning and management of key grants.

We are looking for someone with strengths in relationship-building, facilitation and project management who enjoys working collaboratively and building trust across diverse communities and partners. This 3-year position is funded by multiple grants and is part of the Union, with occasional travel and meetings outside of regular business hours.

• Provide leadership and coordination for the Family Well-being Coalition, including planning, facilitation, partner communication and follow-through.
• Build and steward respectful, reciprocal and accountable relationships with priority communities, coalitions and partners.
• Work with staff to design accessible and meaningful engagement processes, including clear purposes, consent, appropriate compensation and feedback loops.
• Bring community perspectives, emerging issues and lessons learned into organizational planning, advocacy, public legal education and decision-making.
• Help staff build and sustain community relationships while strengthening continuity of knowledge, commitments and organizational learning.
• Manage and support key projects, grants, budgets and reporting requirements associated with assigned initiatives.
• Support coordination, respectful communication, documentation and accountability processes with the Indigenous Advisory Circle.
• Support community resource pathways within WCL’s mandate and the boundaries of the role.

You are a skilled relationship-builder who values reciprocity, accountability and community-centred practices. You understand that meaningful engagement requires listening, trust, transparency and follow-through. You enjoy bringing people together, facilitating conversations and building connections across diverse perspectives on complex issues.

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