Copywriter and Communications Coordinator - GAiN

Title: Copywriter & Communications Coordinator   

Ministry: Global Aid Network (GAiN)

Location: National Resource Center (Abbotsford) (preferred) or Remote

Reports to: Marketing, Communications and Development Director

Position type: Permanent Full time ($23) 

Organization Overview

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Ministry Overview

Global Aid Network Canada (GAiN) is a worldwide humanitarian relief and development organization dedicated to relieving suffering, restoring dignity, and revealing hope to people living in some of the toughest places on earth.

Restoring Lives:  GAiN’s passion is to ease the challenging living situations that people experience in everyday life in developing countries by providing them with the tools and resources they require.

Revealing Hope: GAiN aspires to not only bring tangible humanitarian aid to people living in difficult situations, but to also see them come to faith in Jesus Christ and share it with others. Employing a discipleship and church planting strategy in tandem following the gift of clean water, critical aid and sustainable development, GAiN seeks to embrace people with the love of God, to let them know they are of value and significance, and to restore their dignity.

Position Overview

The Copywriter & Communications Coordinator will have a heart for compassionate activity and humanitarian work. This role will add capacity to GAiN’s marketing and communications and the Donor Advancement (DA) Team by working on various projects and tasks necessary to fulfill organizational goals and objectives. 

Primary Outcomes:

This role will be held accountable to achieve the following outcomes:

Research & Content Creation: (80%)

• Donors and partners will be up to date and informed with fresh content on the ministry of GAiN

• Monthly enewsletters for core strategies are created and distributed, and contact lists are maintained and updated

• Content is generated and written for quarterly partnership reports, weekly GAiN blog posts, disaster communications, annual reports, external publications, ebooks and whitepapers, media releases, etc.

• Printed marketing materials are maintained with current information and photos (LIFE teams brochures, WFLI brochures, GAiN brochures, etc.)

• Regular stories are curated and added to the GAiN story bank

• Download photos from mWater and organize in folders on p-drive for future publications

• Staff and LIFE Team participants are interviewed after traveling to the field

• Consistent messaging is monitored in order to ensure voice is clearly communicated

• Edit or review other pieces as necessary (internal documents, proposals, etc.)

• Weekly Prayer Emails are sent out

• Research and write grant proposals as needed and directed by supervisor

Website Content Management: (10%)

• GAiN is maintained with up-to-date information, new country pages, water wells, statistics, stories and pictures

• Chat messages (from website) are replied to

• Comments from blog posts are monitored

Social Media (5%):

• Contribute to Editorial Calendar - both in ideation and planning

• Copy is written and basic graphics are designed (using Canva or Adobe Spark) for social media platforms (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok) in coordination with other Marketing and Communications team members and the Marketing and Communications Editorial Calendar

• GAiN events, campaigns and awareness days are promoted effectively (i.e. weekly posts that encourage engagement with users)

• Social listening are exercised by monitoring user posts and messages (shared responsibility with other Marketing team member)

Collaboration and Support: (5%)

• Work with Marketing & Communication team to meet any organizational rebranding needs 

• Participate in one-on-one meetings, DA meetings, and any other strategic meetings

• Part of editorial team

• Logistics and set-up support is given leading up to and during events (i.e. Missions Fest, fundraising events, etc.)

• Support the Development team in capturing attendee information so they can record it in the CRM

Education and Experience

• Undergraduate degree in Communications is an asset

• 2+  years of communications or equivalent experience

• Experience in a non-profit working environment is an asset

About You

• You have a growing, personal relationship with Jesus Christ

• You are able to maintain confidentiality

• You must have exceptional written and oral communication skills to succeed in this role

• You communicate effectively: able to speak, listen and write in clear, concise terms

• You possess excellent organizational skills, with the ability to monitor and track goals, details, data and activities

• You demonstrate critical thinking and problem solving

• You are proficient with all Microsoft products such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Google Suite

• You foster teamwork to enhance organizational effectiveness

• You demonstrate strong listening skills

• You are proactive, reliable, and consistent work ethic

• You are detail-oriented even under time constraints

• You are confident and self-assured with a ‘can-do’ attitude

What We Offer Our Staff:

• Employer-paid extended health and dental benefits

• Health Care Spending Account 

• Group RRSP contribution options with up to 3.5% matching after 1 year of employment

• Access to our Employment Assistant Program (EAP)

• Paid vacation

• Free registration for FamilyLife Weekend Getaway

• Extra vacation week from Christmas to New Year

• Weekly Chapel services

• Semi-annual Day of Prayer participation

• Discounts at our Resource Centre