Department: Solid Waste Services
Employee Group: Teamsters Local 31
Location: 4515 Central Boulevard, Burnaby
Salary Range/ Wage Rate: PG T27 $3,486.53 - $ 4,119.45 bi-weekly

THIS ROLE:

• Provides communications and public relations advice to senior departmental managers and officers, and through them to their respective committees, on corporate and departmental objectives and issues and in crisis situations related to regional waste reduction and recycling projects.
• Develops and writes departmental communications strategies, and specific communications, social marketing and/or televisions program plans by researching corporate and departmental objectives and issues; analyzing public opinion and research; identifying target audiences and key messages; preparing budget estimates; and developing evaluation criteria.
• Conducts corporate-wide public and external outreach and behaviour change campaigns; reviews, coordinates and advises on outreach initiatives from the concept stage through to final product; liaises with stakeholders in the development of strategies related to corporate priorities and the implementation of management plans; conducts related web and media analyses; acts as project leader for outreach events.
• Develops and prepares materials to complement existing education curricula; writes or adapts print materials and teaching aids, plans and writes lesson plans and teaching activities for use by educators or community groups; prepares budget estimates and develops evaluation criteria for same.
• Plans and coordinates implementation and delivery of communication, social media and behavior change campaigns, television and/or education projects by overseeing the work of the creative services team and external consultants to ensure all materials such as brochures, speeches, videos, television shows and segments thereof, displays, news releases, and/or teaching/education materials are produced on time and within budget.
• Plans and prepares budget estimates and upon approval administers budget expenditures for departmental annual and project communications and/or education or television show budgets; identifies funding opportunities with other levels of government, member municipalities and the private sector and submits appropriate proposals and applications.
• Develops and presents reports to client departments, municipal councils and advisory committees.
• Performs related work as required.