Communications Officer

World University Service of Canada

2d • $53,000 - $62,000 • Remote

About The Position

Are you a highly skilled bilingual communicator with a sharp editorial eye and a passion for impact? WUSC is looking for a Communications Officer to drive bilingual quality, translation, and content production—protecting our brand voice and elevating communications across our global network.

WUSC is a Canadian global development organization working to catalyze positive education and economic outcomes for young people. We bring together and collaborate with a diverse network of partners (including students, volunteers, schools, governments, not-for-profits, and businesses) who share this mission. Together, we influence systems change, and foster inclusive, youth-centered solutions that enable young people to thrive and belong. We work with all young people, with a focus on women and displaced populations. WUSC currently operates in 28 countries across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as in Canada, with an annual budget of approximately CAD $65 million. Our global team includes over 100 staff in Canada and more than 250 staff internationally, implementing a diverse portfolio of development projects in collaboration with numerous multilateral and bilateral donors, and philanthropic foundations.

Requirements

• University degree in a related field
• Three to five years of experience in communications. Experience working for a non-profit and/or in international development is preferred.
• Superior research, writing, and editing skills in English and French is essential.
• Subject matter expertise/ familiarity with WUSC programming areas preferred.
• Strong computer skills (e.g. Google Suite) is essential
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Very organized with a keen eye for detail.
• Ability to work with and protect confidential information
• Complete fluency in English and French is required. Knowledge of other languages is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Oversee quality control for all bilingual communications published across corporate channels (print, web, social media), ensuring clarity, accuracy, and adherence to inclusive writing standards.
• Proofread and validate documents translated by colleagues, external vendors, and machine translation tools, maintaining linguistic accuracy and brand consistency in all French-language materials.
• Provide quality control for French internal communications (including all staff emails, policies and resources.)
• Translate select communication products, including blog posts, press releases, speaking notes and social media content ensuring message accuracy and maintaining consistency in tone while adhering to language conventions and using inclusive writing.
• Support the development, implementation, evaluation, and ongoing improvement of WUSC’s corporate editorial calendar across a variety of communications channels, in English and French (e.g. annual report, website, blog, email, social media and multimedia).
• Research, write, produce, and edit a variety of high-quality communications products about WUSC’s work and thematic issues of focus for a variety of channels (e.g. annual report, blogs, etc) and in a variety of formats (e.g. written, audio, video).
• Participate in the communications community of practice (composed of WUSC staff and volunteers in Canada and overseas), creating resources and developing workshops to help build team capacity to craft compelling communications products and surface high-quality stories and resources to meet our organizational communications objectives.
• Monitor project and country communications materials to ensure they accurately represent WUSC (verbally and visually) and contribute to the better positioning of WUSC as a leader in our field, globally.
• Other responsibilities as required
• Promote and maintain an organizational culture that advances gender equality, reduces power abuse and inequalities, and fosters trust, respect and safety.
• Create a working environment is free from sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (SEAH)
• Ensure high standards of prevention and response measures for SEAH are in place consistent with the WUSC's safeguarding policies and WUSC's Code of Conduct.

Benefits

• 35-hour workweek, ability to work flexible hours
• Remote-friendly workplace, with free access to our Ottawa office
• 4 weeks annual leave
• Paid sick days (10) and special leave days (5)
• Extensive health and dental coverage for you and your dependents, 100% covered by us
• Group RRSP contributions, from day 1
• 300$ reimbursement for home office equipment
• Parental leave top-up
• Being part of a friendly, caring and enthusiastic team!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level