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The Public Engagement Specialist leads the Canadian public engagement pillar of the SHE SOARS project, including strategic planning, delivery, and reporting. They also manage the Youth Public Engagement Champions model and collaborate with international partners to align engagement activities with project priorities.
CARE Canada is looking for a Public Engagement Specialist (12-month contract)
ABOUT THE ROLE
CARE Canada’s bold Strategic Plan, From Caring Comes Courage (2021 – 2027), sets out CARE Canada’s commitment to bring all our resources, talent, and expertise together to unlock women’s leadership for a gender-just future. It recognizes that to lead change and realize a better life for herself and her community, every woman needs to be safe, healthy and have a dignified livelihood. It also fundamentally realizes that ‘business as usual’ is no longer good enough: this Plan challenges us to reimagine how we achieve our mission, inspire Canadian investment in that mission, and transform our organization to be future-ready.
The Revenue & Marketing Unit is responsible for CARE Canada’s externally facing initiatives. The team is fundamental to achieving our goal of inspiring Canadians to join us in this journey with a brave and bold voice and through innovative partnerships and sustainable, balanced revenue sources.
The Public Engagement Specialist leads the Canadian Public Engagement pillar of the SHE SOARS project, including its strategic planning, delivery, monitoring and reporting.
Working from broad project objectives, commitments and key performance indicators, the Specialist develops the strategies, work plans, and processes required to increase Canadian youth’s awareness and understanding of, and engagement in, global SRHR issues. The Specialist oversees the development and delivery of all public engagement and communications activities, including multi-channel content, awareness and education campaigns, and in-person events.
The Specialist also leads the development and management of the Youth Public Engagement Champions (YPEC) model, through which a cohort of six social justice-minded Canadian youth help shape, develop and deliver SHE SOARS public engagement activities. The role oversees the full lifecycle of two-year cohorts and manages YPEC members, providing ongoing direction, guidance, feedback and professional development support. The Specialist also collaborates with Youth Advisory Board (YAB) members in Kenya, Uganda and Zambia to support knowledge exchange, elevate youth perspectives, and strengthen connections between Canadian youth and project participants.
As a key member of CARE Canada's Communications & Public Engagement team, the Public Engagement Specialist reports to the Manager, Communications and Outreach. The Specialist works closely with the SHE SOARS Project Manager, serves as a member of the SHE SOARS CARE Canada Matrix Team, and participates in Project Management Unit meetings to represent the project's Public Engagement pillar. The role collaborates with colleagues across CARE Canada and project partners in Kenya, Uganda and Zambia to align SHE SOARS public engagement with broader project, communications and advocacy priorities.
The Specialist also leads the research and development of a broader approach to youth engagement at CARE Canada, identifying evidence-informed opportunities to meaningfully engage Canadian youth and support long-term audience growth and engagement objectives.
WHAT YOU BRING
WHAT WOULD MAKE YOU EXTRAORDINARY
REQUIREMENTS
Promote and maintain an organizational culture that advances gender equality, reduces power abuse and inequalities, and fosters trust and safety.
Create an environment within CARE's workplaces, programming, and communities where CARE works that is free from sexual harassment, sexual abuse and sexual exploitation and child abuse (SHEA-CA).
Ensure high standards of prevention and response measures for SHEA-CA are in place consistent with the CARE International (CI) Safeguarding Policy and Safeguarding Code of Conduct.
WHAT WE OFFER
CARE Canada is committed to employment equity and building a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace. Research shows that women and other marginalized folks tend to apply to roles only when they meet all the criteria outlined in the posting. If you're excited about this role but don't have experience with each and everyqualification, we encourage you to apply. Let us know in your application if you have a non-traditional background and how your experience maps to the role you're applying for. Recruitment-related accommodations for persons with disabilities are available on request.
As part of CARE Canada's commitment to preventing sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, we conduct reference checks on all final stage candidates in line with the Interagency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. By applying to this role with CARE Canada, you are giving us consent to contact your previous employers to seek information in line with this scheme.
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