COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

Municipality of Clare

Located in Southwest Nova Scotia, the Municipality of the District of Clare is a vibrant Acadian community of approximately 8,000 residents and remains Nova Scotia’s only municipal unit to conduct its business and offer its services in both official languages.

The Municipality is currently seeking applications from qualified individuals for the position of Communications Officer. This is a full-time, permanent position.

Reporting directly to the Chief Administrative Officer, the Communications Officer is responsible for the development and implementation of the Municipality’s Communications Strategy including the coordination of stakeholder communications, media relations, issues management, marketing communications, social media, speech writing, the development of public announcements as well as all other internal and external communication services for the Municipality of Clare.

Qualifications:

• Post-secondary degree in the field of communications, public relations, journalism, marketing, or related disciplines
• Two (2) to five (5) years of related experience
• Bilingual – Fluent in both French and English
• Excellent writing, editing and translation skills
• Relevant knowledge and experience in creating content for varied media
• Strong public speaking, interpersonal and networking skills
• Previous experience in a senior administrative capacity is considered an asset
• Detail oriented with strong analytical, research and critical thinking skills

A complete job description is available here.

To apply for this position, please email a cover letter and resume to Stephane Cyr, Chief Administrative Officer at

Deadline for submission is 4:30 pm on Monday, August 27, 2018.

The Municipality thanks all those who apply, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Full Job Description Here