Communications Specialist

at  Homeward Trust Edmonton HTE

About Homeward Trust Edmonton
Homeward Trust Edmonton (HTE) is a not-for-profit organization charged with ending homelessness in Edmonton. Our efforts are guided by community need and priorities as outlined in Edmonton’s Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness. We have a dynamic work environment, filled with high-energy, dedicated, and passionate people.
Homeward Trust coordinates and provides resources for local efforts to address homelessness and its devastating impacts on individuals, families, and communities. We work with agencies, neighborhoods, mainstream systems, community members, and all orders of government in pursuit of this singular objective, grounded in the belief that we can, and will, end homelessness in Edmonton. Homeward Trust is proud our community is recognized both nationally and internationally as a leader in this work.
Our programs involve both housing (capital project funding, property management and sourcing access to new or existing units for client use) and supportive services for individuals in or seeking access to housing programs. We believe in finding housing accommodations first and then establishing the individualized supports required by the client to remain in a home.
For further information visit: homewardtrust.ca
Position Summary
Reporting to the Director, Communications and Engagement, the Communications Specialist is a vital generalist position supporting the work of the communications department in several key areas:
Communications planning and reporting: you have written communications plans, and reports and understand the importance of annual planning with goals, timelines, deliverables, measurement, evaluation. Bonus points if you have used Microsoft Project as a project management tool.
Event Support: you have experience with basic event planning and event support to assist with logistics planning (F& B, AV, venues etc.), Eventbrite registration, RSVPs and onsite event delivery.

Please refer the Job description for details