Coordinator, Community Engagement (1-year Contract)

Girl Guides of Canada–Guides du Canada (GGC), a national membership-based organization, empowers every girl in Guiding to discover herself and be everything she wants to be. Our mission is to be a catalyst for girls empowering girls. Together, we’re building our vision of A better world, by girls.

GGC is actively searching for a Coordinator, Community Engagement (1-year Contract)

*Remote work arrangement. Must reside in British Columbia

About this Opportunity

This role involves planning and executing events while representing the brand, collaborating with volunteers, and ensuring seamless logistics and on-site operations to foster audience engagement and drive brand success.

Responsibilities include: 

Event Management & Brand Representation

• Coordinate and execute events that align with brand identity and objectives.
• Serve as a brand ambassador, ensuring consistency in messaging and visual representation.
• Support development of event strategies that enhance audience engagement and maximize brand exposure.
• Collaborate with brand and marketing team to create promotional materials and campaigns for events.
• Establish and maintain relationships with vendors and event hosts.

Logistics & On-Site Execution

• Coordinate event logistics, including venue setup, equipment, and materials management.
• Develop and oversee event schedules to ensure smooth execution.
• Communicate with vendors, suppliers, volunteers and staff to maintain operational efficiency.
• Coordinate with the provincial growth team to ensure that events are aligned with provincial growth plans.
• When hired, monitor seasonal staff performance and provide feedback for continuous improvement.

Lead Generation & Data Management

• Implement strategies for capturing potential client and customer leads during events.
• Support analysis of event data to measure success and improve future lead generation efforts.
• Maintain data accuracy and ensure compliance with privacy policies and regulations.

Volunteer Collaboration & Support 

• Support recruitment, onboarding, and training of Brand Ambassadors and Community Engagement Volunteers for events and organizational initiatives.
• Ensure volunteers have the necessary event equipment and collateral and understand their roles and responsibilities to optimize events and public engagement.
• Provide ongoing support, mentorship, and conflict resolution for volunteer teams.
• Track volunteer engagement and provide feedback to enhance their experience and effectiveness.

General

• Adheres to all relevant policies, procedures, and practices.
• Liaise with senior volunteers and other departments as required.
• Provide general, ongoing support to members/volunteers, responding to/directing inquiries and consulting with the appropriate groups and individuals to support the mission and vision of GGC.
• Other duties as assigned.

You are an ideal candidate if you have: 

Education, Designations, and Certifications:

Prior Work Experience:

• 2-3 years’ experience in growth, recruitment or sales portfolios.
• Experience in Membership-based organizations, Associations or Non–profit organizations an asset.

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities):

• Strong organizational, project management and administrative skills with keen attention to detail
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Access to a vehicle to assist on-site for events.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Experience in data tracking, campaign performance analysis is a plus.
• Experience working with volunteers an asset.
• Knowledge of Girl Guides of Canada an asset.
• French language skills/fluency (and any other language spoken in Canada) an asset.

Benefits:

• What’s in it for you?
• We offer generous health benefits (Health, dental, vision, Health Service Spending Account).
• Paid time off.
• Collaborative remote work environment.
• Fun and friendly work environment and work-life balance.

Hiring Range $50,200.00 - $59,260.00  annually

If this sounds like a job tailor-made for you, apply today! 

This position will remain open until filled. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis. 

Submissions without a cover letter will not be considered. Please note that GGC accepts all genders for job applications. We encourage all candidates to apply, even if they do not meet all the job requirements.

GGC is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.  We value a recruitment and selection process that is inclusive and barrier-free, and we encourage applications from people who are racialized,

Indigenous, people from the 2SLGBTQI+ community, people with disabilities

and other equity seeking groups. GGC welcomes girls and women – cisgender and transgender – as well as non-binary people who are comfortable in spaces that focus on and are driven by the experience of girls.

Upon request, Girl Guides of Canada-Guides du Canada will make available accommodations during the recruitment process. Please note we do not require applicants to identify as a person with disability, or to disclose their disability, to request or access accommodation. Accommodation requests should be made in advance to People & Culture.

We thank all candidates for their interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.