| Location: | Home office |
| Term: | 12 months |
| Hours: | Approximately 20 hours/week. Some flexibility in scheduling. |
| Compensation: | $37/hour |
About For Our Kids
For Our Kids (FOK) is a grassroots network of close to 6,000 parents, grandparents and guardians advocating for climate justice. We are from diverse backgrounds and experiences, united by our concern for our children’s future and determined to take action to reduce the impacts of climate change.
Our goal is to build a powerful constituency for more urgent action, motivated by love for all kids and future generations. We include social justice actions in our definition of climate action because climate breakdown does not impact everyone equally; our kids can't have a more just and resilient world without also addressing colonization, racism, gender inequity, ableism and poverty.
Overview of Role
The Communications Coordinator role is part of a small network support team working from home offices who are at the service of For Our Kids members, facilitating conversations, providing training and guidance, and building the capacity of parents to succeed.
For Our Kids practices an organizing model in which parents take the lead, choosing what to work on and stepping up into leadership. They are organized in local teams taking action in their communities to make them liveable, sustainable and equitable, and collectively they advocate for regional and national action on the climate emergency.
We’re looking for a motivated person who understands and is passionate about grassroots organizing and the challenge of reaching and engaging with new audiences, especially busy parents and caregivers. You will be experienced in managing and implementing a communication strategy and ready to help support campaigns and actions with creative communications using all our digital platforms.
We work collaboratively as a team, but this role will be responsible for all communications from our central support team, and will be supported by our National Network Director. We connect via weekly team calls and use Slack, Google Workspace and Nationbuilder for internal communications.
Job Description and Duties
- Coordinate external communication strategy and products, with the goal of telling the For Our Kids story and purpose to a broader audience, engaging more parents and families in the network
- Communication support for campaign actions, training events and community in-person meetings; this may include outreach strategy, event management support and the design of engagement materials
- Communication support for our community teams; event amplification, storytelling and media management
- Content creation, ad development and daily management of social media channels: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn
- Content development, design and organization of website
- Brand management
- Engagement monitoring and reporting (via CRM)
- Research and development of mainstream media pieces, sourcing opportunities for op-eds, interviews, and building relationships with journalists
Summary of Qualifications and Experience
The successful candidate will have a good combination of the following:
- Strategic communication experience - have previously developed and managed a communication strategy, particularly focused on engagement of new audiences.
- Digital communication experience - confident with all social media platforms and online design tools (preferably Canva) with a good understanding of social media strategy.
- Traditional media experience - running media releases, pitching op-eds and working with journalists.
- Coaching and mentoring skills, natural ability to help members share their stories in a variety of media forms.
- Creativity, energy, and strong attention to detail.
- Awareness of climate justice issues, and a belief that individuals working together can have an impact.
- An understanding of parent and caregiving communities, and the challenges of parenting in the climate crisis
While all qualified candidates are invited to apply, we particularly welcome applications from women, persons with disabilities, Black, Indigenous, or People of colour and LGBTQ2S+ candidates.
Hours and Remuneration
This is a term contract at $37/hr for 20 hrs/week. There will be an initial 3-month trial period.
Our Hiring Approach
We encourage applications from members of equity-seeking groups and are committed to a recruitment process and working environment free from discrimination, where individuals can participate safely and confidently. If you require accommodation during the application process, please contact us at [email protected]
To Apply
To apply for this contract, please send a CV and cover letter to [email protected] with “Communications coordinator” in the subject line before midnight PST June 30, 2024.
No calls please. We thank all candidates for their interest, but we are only able to contact those selected for an interview.