Communications & Media Manager

CARE Canada is looking for a Communications & Media Manager

(12 Months contract for a Parental Leave cover)

ABOUT THE ROLE / WHAT THE ROLE OFFERS

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 Communications & Media Manager plays an integral role on the Revenue and Marketing team, strengthening CARE Canada’s public voice and visibility through earned media and high-quality editorial content. Reporting to the Deputy Director, Communications & Public Engagement, the role focuses on media outreach and relations, writing and editing a wide range of public-facing content in line with editorial priorities, and coordinating the production of key communications deliverables – both external as well as some internal.

The Communications & Media Manager leads CARE Canada’s earned media and media engagement efforts, shaping how, when and with which outlets CARE Canada engages to best elevate its voice and public positions on key humanitarian and international development issues. This includes identifying and coordinating media moments, developing press releases and talking points, cultivating media relationships, and collaborating across CARE Canada and the CARE confederation to ensure message alignment.

The Communications & Media Manager works closely with CARE Canada’s newly established core editorial team, contributing content ideas for discussion and development. Once priorities are agreed, the Communications & Media Manager plays a central role in producing long and short form written content, working with colleagues across the organization to draft, shape and edit clear, compelling outputs.

The Communications & Media Manager also provides strong project management for complex communications deliverables—notably CARE Canada’s Annual Report—coordinating inputs, timelines, and approvals across teams to ensure high-quality and timely outputs.

Through this work, the Communications & Media Manager supports the Revenue and Marketing team’s objective to inspire Canadians to take meaningful action in support of CARE Canada’s mission, strengthen trust in the organization, and raise awareness of CARE Canada’s brand.

WHAT YOU OFFER / ABOUT YOU

• A combination of relevant experience, training, and/or education.
• 5–7 years of experience in communications, media relations, public engagement, public advocacy or a related field, including at least 3 years’ experience with earned media.
• Strong experience developing press releases, statements, and talking points and supporting spokespeople in media interactions.
• Demonstrated ability to identify strong media angles, story ideas and narrative opportunities, grounded in audience insight and editorial priorities.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues—including non-communications specialists—to produce clear, compelling, and accessible public-facing content across formats, audiences, and tones.
• Strong project management skills, with experience coordinating complex deliverables involving multiple stakeholders, tight timelines, and competing priorities.
• Experience using data, insights, and performance information to reflect on media and communications effectiveness and identify ways to improve outcomes.
• Able to work thoughtfully within newly established strategies and processes, contributing to their refinement and effectiveness over time.
• Self-starter with the flexibility to work independently as well as collaborate effectively with others in a primarily remote, team-oriented environment.

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 / ABOUT CARE

• Starting salary range between $80,000 - $85,000
• Comprehensive benefits package and confidential employee assistance program services available to you and your dependents from your first day of employment
• 3 weeks of annual leave (increases to 4 weeks from 2nd year of employment)
• In addition to annual leave, we offer a December 24-January 1 office closure so we can all recharge simultaneously
• Inclusive holiday policy
• Paid sick leave
• Parental leave top-up
• Employer contributions to group pension plan after first year of employment
• Optional participation in group RRSP (eligible from first day of employment)
• International and domestic travel opportunities
• Annual all-staff retreat in Ottawa
• Learning and development opportunities and specialized training
• Flexible work hours to support employee wellbeing and productivity
• A focus on wellness and work-life balance
• Amazing colleagues who are very committed to CARE’s mission

If you are someone who thrives on challenge, loves to be part of a dynamic team and you are passionate about making a difference, then this opportunity is for you! Don’t think you check all the boxes? Reach out anyway – we would love to hear how your experience translates to this role! Please apply directly by January 21, 2026. Please note resumes will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and the advertisement will be removed once a candidate has been identified. We are only able to consider candidates who currently have the right to work in Canada.

CARE Canada is committed to employment equity, welcomes diversity in the workplace and encourages applications from all qualified applicants. Recruitment-related accommodations for persons with disabilities are available on request.

CARE Canada has a mandatory vaccination policy currently in place with accommodations based on the Ontario Human Rights Code.

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 previousemployers to seek information in line with this scheme.

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