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Job Details

Communications Specialist

Employer

Family Support institute of BC Society

Date Posted

October 30, 2025

Languages

English
  • Location Work from home
  • Earnings $37.50 hourly
  • Work Hours 30 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Nov 29, 2025
Job Requirements

Employer

Family Support institute of BC Society

Languages

English

Education

  • Master's degree
  • International and intercultural communication
  • Linguistics

Work setting

  • Social service or charity agency
  • Live, special event or ceremonial program

Tasks

  • Develop all kinds of events for publicity, fundraising and information purposes
  • Develop communication strategies
  • Evaluate communication strategies and programs
  • Implement communication strategies and programs
  • Oversee the preparation of public written material
  • Prepare written material such as reports, briefs, website content
  • Produce educational and publicity programs and informational materials to awaken curiosity and interest in the subject matter
  • Publicize activities, workshops, meetings and other events for fundraising or information purposes
  • Answer written and oral inquiries
  • Assist in the preparation of brochures, reports, newsletters and other material
  • Co-ordinate special publicity events and promotions
  • Gather, research and prepare communications material
  • Develop portfolio of marketing materials
  • Advise on policies
  • Develop marketing strategies
  • Write and edit press releases, newsletter and communications materials
  • Copywrite
  • Research and design special events programs
  • Promote conference and meeting services or special events
  • Produce newsletters, magazines and other documents
  • Plan, develop and implement communication strategies
  • Develop marketing and communication plans
  • Co-ordinate and monitor conference and meeting activities and attend to related details
  • Co-ordinate special events

Supervision

Working groups

Target audience

  • Culturally diverse groups
  • Persons with a disability

Computer and technology knowledge

  • MS Office
  • MS Outlook
  • MS PowerPoint
  • MailChimp

Area of work experience

  • Community service organization
  • Special events

Area of specialization

  • Project management
  • Communications
  • Brand management
  • Digital media
  • Strategy
  • Public relations
  • Cultural

Security and safety

Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

Attention to detail

Own tools/equipment

Internet access

Personal suitability

  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Initiative
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Accurate
  • Dependability
  • Reliability
  • Integrity

Screening questions

  • Are you authorized to work in Canada?
  • Are you willing to relocate for this position?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Do you have the equipment you need to work from home (like internet and a workspace)?
  • Do you live near the job location?

Experience

5 years or more

Workplace information

Remote

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Health care plan

Support for persons with disabilities

  • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities
  • Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Communications Specialist is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Advertising and Promotion Consultants
INNOVATIVE

Interest in analyzing advertising needs of establishments; and in developing advertising campaigns and in evaluating promotional and marketing results against budgeted sales, costs, profits and effect on future sales

SOCIAL

Interest in consulting with managers of establishments on advertising needs; and in advising clients on advertising and sales promotion strategies

DIRECTIVE

Interest in implementing advertising campaigns for print and electronic media

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Interest Codes

Professional Occupations in Public Relations and Communications
INNOVATIVE

Interest in co-ordinating information to prepare and oversee preparation of reports, briefs, bibliographies, speeches, presentations, Web sites and press releases, and to develop and organize workshops, meetings, ceremonies and other events for publicity, fund-raising and information purposes

METHODICAL

Interest in gathering, researching and preparing communications material for internal and external audiences, and in assisting in the preparation of brochures, reports, newsletters and other material

SOCIAL

Interest in persuading to initiate and maintain contact with the media, and to arrange interviews and news conferences; and in co-ordinating special publicity events and promotions to internal and external audiences

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Mental Abilities

General Learning Ability

Verbal Ability

Numerical Ability

Visual Abilities

Spatial Perception

Form Perception

Clerical Perception

Physical Abilities

Motor Coordination

Finger Dexterity

Manual Dexterity

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