About United Way Elgin Middlesex

United Way’s mission is to improve lives and build community by engaging individuals and mobilizing collective action.

The most important thing United Way can do for our community is to use our reputation, relationships and expertise to bring together our community’s resources of people, time, talent, relationships, expertise, technology, money and more. By channelling our community’s power behind solid strategies, we can achieve lasting changes in the social conditions of individuals, families and our community.

The Opportunity 

The Communications Officer will support the planning and delivery of integrated communications to key groups such as donors and prospects, volunteers, media and community members across Elgin and Middlesex; plan, write and edit print and digital content for a variety of channels including event marketing materials, websites, social media and fundraising tools; and coordinate project work including schedules, workflow, documentation and team efforts.

Compensation Structure: Based on the salary band for this role, external candidates can expect to be offered a starting salary in the range of $46,000 - $54,000 ($25.27 - $29.67 per hour). When determining the wage, we consider the market, candidate experience, as well as internal equity. Additionally, United Way also offers:

• Three weeks paid vacation time to start
• Flexible working arrangements to encourage work-life balance
• Paid winter shut-down between Christmas and New Years
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan with employer match     
• Paid sick/personal days 
• Summer office hours 
• Extended health benefits 
• Employee Assistance Program

Location: London office | Travel within Elgin & Middlesex Counties  may be required 

Work Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Schedule is flexible to reflect meetings outside of regular business hours.

Our Ideal Candidate Will Possess

• Post-secondary credentials in marketing, communications, journalism, or similar field of study, or a comparable combination of education and experience
• Strong writing skills including the ability to produce content for a wide variety of audiences, channels and platforms and copyedit for accuracy, style and brand experience 
• Advanced level of proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Adept social media user and content creator
• Video, photography, marketing automation, and web update skills are an asset
• Minimum three years’ work experience in a related role; experience in the non-profit sector preferred but not required
• Experience working at a communications and marketing agency or a production environment is an asset 
• Possession of a valid Ontario driver’s license and access to a vehicle is an asset but not required

Primary Responsibilities

• Write and produce donor-facing print, digital and social media materials including: 
  • fundraising event and campaign materials
  • impact stories about program participants, donors, and volunteers
  • brand awareness stories and materials 
  • annual report, thank-you letters, emails and cards
  • media relations (media releases and maintain contacts list)
• Edit and proofread to ensure communications are correct and on-brand
• Contribute to strategy development and project planning
• Work with team members to produce branded materials 
• Manage and coordinate multichannel marketing and communications projects as assigned, such as:
  • fundraising events  
  • seasonal, issue-based or awareness campaigns
  • individual print and digital communications and marketing tactics 
• Manage project flow, meet timelines and adhere to budgets 
• Coordinate team members to ensure communications are on-brand, correct and timely
• Secure feedback and approvals
• Participate in tracking and measurement
• Perform other duties as needed to ensure the safe and effective operations of the organization

To apply: Please email your cover letter and resume along with a link to view to your portfolio or attached as a pdf by 4:30 p.m., Thursday, June 2 to Lisa Simmons, Executive Assistant and Human Resources Officer e. lsimmons@unitedwayem.ca   

United Way will consider non-traditional work experience such as volunteering when examining the skills and knowledge needed for this position. 

United Way is committed to diversity and encourages applications from people who are Indigenous, racialized, 2SLGBTQ+, women, persons with disabilities, and other overlooked and underestimated groups.

United Way requires new employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 at all times during employment, unless legitimately unable to do so due to their own disability or religious reasons (“Exempt Worker”). The successful applicant will be offered employment conditional upon providing satisfactory proof to United Way Elgin Middlesex that they are fully vaccinated before the Start Date or, alternatively, that they are an Exempt Worker.  

As an equal opportunity employer, United Way is committed to accessibility and to protecting the human rights of its employees. In support of this aim, United Way Elgin Middlesex has an accommodation process in place to provide accommodations to employees with disabilities or when otherwise required under human rights laws.