Our salaries generally range from $66,990 to $75,110, and are based on qualifications and experience

At the Green Municipal Fund (GMF), we create change where it matters most—in Canada’s municipalities. As the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ flagship program and backed by a $2.4 billion endowment from the Government of Canada, GMF helps Canadian municipalities, big and small, invest in their future by supporting homegrown sustainability and resilience projects that work for Canadians by creating jobs, lowering costs, and strengthening local economies.  

Through our unique mix of funding, resources and training, GMF is enhancing the quality of life for people in Canada by accelerating a transformation to sustainable and resilient communities.

Since 2000, GMF has invested over $1.6 billion in local projects helping communities avoid 2.9 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions, while also contributing $1.24 billion to the national GDP and creating more than 13,000 person-years of national employment.

You in this role

• Creates and/or edits copy for promotional and social media content in both French and English 
• Coordinates the production of communications tools (e.g. web content, promotional material, social media content, e-bulletins, reports, presentations, guidebooks, case studies, videos) from concept, design, writing, editing and translation through to production, quality assurance and publication;  
• Substantively edits, copy-edits and conducts quality assurance, ensures appropriate document structure, grammatical accuracy, adherence to editorial standards and FCM style guide in both French and English;  
• Contributes to the development and maintenance of FCM-wide editorial and design standards for communications materials;
• Gathers analytics related to social media and website to ensure continuous improvement in the development and dissemination of program information and resources; 
• Assesses the quality of existing communications vehicles and the efficiency of document development processes among FCM business units and with external suppliers, and recommends to manager and implement methods to improve existing vehicles, systems and processes to meet communications and performance objectives
• May be called upon to participate in cross-functional teamwork

Your skills make us better 

• Post-secondary education in a communications or related field such as Public Relations, Journalism, Communications, Marketing or similar
• 3-5 years’ experience in a professional communications or marketing role 
• Strong knowledge in the areas of communications project management, writing and editing  
• Strong knowledge of best practices and experience in developing digital communications products, writing for the web, blogs and social media 
• Experience with paid social media campaign management, search engine optimization, content strategy or content marketing best practices  
• Ability to manage multiple projects and assignments simultaneously and meet tight deadlines 
• Knowledge of financial services, affordable housing, municipal government environmentally sustainable development 
• Knowledge of collecting and analyzing digital analytics and campaign KPIs.
• Ability to use graphic design tools such as Canva is an asset 
• Strong political acumen and tact 
• Excellent planning and priority management skills 
• Strong adaptability and problem-solving skills 
• Strong customer service orientation 
• Excellent oral and written capacity in English; French is an asset.

We prioritize work-life balance with our flexible model:

• When we say flexible work model, we mean that in collaboration with your manager and based on what your team needs, you have the flexibility to determine when you work so that you can enjoy a healthy balance between work and personal demands.
• While you do need to live in Canada for this role, you can primarily work from home. Travel may be required to Head Office in Ottawa periodically.  The majority of the GMF team operates from the National Capital Region.
• We do like to visit the areas we are impacting and it allows us to see unique and wonderful parts of our country. You may find yourself traveling nationally no more than 10% of the time. 

We don’t just talk about employee wellness, we live it:

• Summer hours between July 1 and Labour Day:
  - 7-hour workdays rather than 7.5
  - Every Friday off in the summer
• Flexible work arrangements to support productivity and well-being
• Commitment to employee development
• Competitive range of employee benefits and services
• Office facilities located in the Byward Market and Ottawa’s downtown core

We’re committed to fostering an organizational culture that embraces equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging, where individuals from diverse racial and ethnic identities, nationalities, social economic status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression and physical and mental abilities can thrive and be fully engaged at their best level.

We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process.