Director, Communications and Engagement
Local Work Rights Required
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Role Summary
Join Squamish Nation as the Director of Communications and Engagement, leading strategic initiatives for community engagement and organizational communications.
About the Organisation
As a dynamic community organization, we understand the importance of employing enthusiastic and talented people to work together. We know that our future strength and growth is very much dependent on our key resources – our people. With a variety of programs and services, we offer career paths that fit many areas of expertise, backgrounds, and interests. Along with competitive compensation and benefits, we foster an environment that values diversity through the respect and appreciation of each person for their individual attributes.
Salary: $138,507 - $221,612
Candidates are typically offered compensation between the beginning to the midpoint of the range. We [https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=231d694d-cd50-4fb7-82a6-dd0773e68b38&ccId=9200976969580_2&lang=en_CA&selectedMenuKey=CareerCenter&jobId=525291]are committed to providing a fair and equitable package that reflects the value an individual brings to the organization.
Benefits: We offer extended medical and dental, pension matching, supplementary savings, and a professional development budget.
Join us in building a future rooted in culture, values, and community strength. Your work matters here. #Workwithpurpose
- Impactful Work – Be part of a team dedicated to serving the community through Na estétx̱ w sḵwálwen cht (Trust), Na estitkw sḵwálwen cht (Security), Na esḵw’úḵw’ulh sḵwálwen cht (Purpose) and Na eslhílhkw’is sḵwálwen cht (Belonging)
- Professional Growth – We invest in our people with training, mentorship, and career development
- Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw Values – Be part of an organization that values Úxwumixw (community/peoples), snew̓íyelh (guiding through teachings), wenáxws (respect) and inclusivity.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and oversee the Nation’s communications and engagement function, including strategic planning, departmental operations, budgeting, performance measurement, and team leadership.
- Provide strategic communications and engagement advice to Leadership, Council, Executive Leadership, and departments across the organization.
- Develop and implement communications and engagement strategies that support organizational priorities, major initiatives, and community engagement efforts.
- Build and improve organization-wide systems, processes, standards, workflows, and tools that support effective communications and engagement.
- Lead internal communications initiatives that keep staff informed, connected, and aligned with organizational goals and change initiatives.
- Guide Membership communications and engagement efforts to ensure Members receive clear, timely, accessible, and culturally appropriate information.
- Oversee media relations, issues management, crisis communications, reputation management, and public-facing communications.
- Manage communications channels including website, social media, newsletters, digital platforms, print materials, and media products.
- Lead and support organizational change by providing coaching, tools, training, and guidance to departments across the Nation.
- Deliver reports, metrics, analysis, and recommendations to support continuous improvement and informed decision-making.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, Public Administration, Public Engagement, or a related field; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
- 8–10 years of progressively senior experience in communications, public relations, engagement, corporate communications, government communications, or a related field.
- Minimum 5 years of leadership experience managing employees, project teams, contractors, consultants, or vendors.
- Demonstrated experience building and improving communications and engagement teams, systems, processes, standards, and service models.
- Experience leading internal communications, organizational change communications, Membership engagement, and public-facing communications.
- Strong experience providing strategic advice, recommendations, briefing materials, and presentations to senior leaders and governance bodies.
- Proven success managing complex, sensitive, high-profile, or politically sensitive issues with sound judgment and diplomacy.
- Exceptional leadership, communication, relationship-building, presentation, editing, and storytelling skills.
- Strong project management, planning, change management, and analytical skills.
- Experience working within a First Nations government, Indigenous organization, public sector organization, or complex governance environment is considered an asset.
- Knowledge and understanding of Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw history, culture, governance, language, land, and People is preferred.
Eligibility Criteria
Only applicants with legal authorization to work in Canada may apply.
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