Free the Children Manager, Executive Correspondence Job Vacancy in Canada

Are you a self motivated and driven person who is
organized and enthusiastic about supporting youth and educators in making a
difference in the world? Free The Children empowers youth to fulfill their
potential to be agents of change. Through our organization’s unique
youth-driven approach, more than one million young people have been involved in
our innovative programs in more than 45 countries. Founded by international
child rights activist Craig Kielburger, Free The Children has an established
track-record of success, with three nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize and
partnerships with the United Nations, and Oprah’s Angel Network. In 2011 Free
The Children, was awarded Canada’s Top Employer for Young People for our
amazing opportunities for young employees!
Free The Children seeks a
driven

and experienced Manager, Executive Correspondence who will report
to the Director, Executive Projects and Co-Founder directly. This position
works in the Executive Office to provide effective and efficient correspondence
and administrative support to the Co-Founder of the organization by managing a
team of support staff. The candidate should have at least two years of
experience performing administrative and communication-related duties at an
executive level, solid professional writing skills, demonstrate an ability to
manage multiple priorities, and have previous experience in a leadership/
management capacity. A sophisticated level of professionalism, confidentiality
and discretion is imperative.

Our work environment appeals to self-directed,
flexible team players who have great interpersonal skills, learn quickly, and
relish the opportunity to develop and execute retention strategies to promote
long-term stakeholder engagement.
The position is based out of Free The Children’s
International office in Toronto (233 Carlton Street). A minimum two-year
commitment is expected. There is a three (3) month probationary period, upon
reaching the three (3) month period, all staff members are offered a health
plan including dental and Employee Assistant Program.
While resumes are important, we want to know what
makes you a great fit for our team and culture. We will consider resumes on a
rolling basis and would like the right person to join us as soon as possible.
Responsibilities
  • Acting as the main point of contact to the
    Co-Founder in supporting the daily communication coming out of the
    Executive Office
  • Overseeing executive correspondence by
    delegating communication pieces, ghost writing and editing responses to
    emails and letters from external stakeholders
  • Managing a team of four individuals with the
    highest level of support, guidance and accountability, ensuring quality,
    timeliness and consistency
  • Helping to refine and manage ongoing
    stakeholder engagement strategies
  • Following-up with internal team members to
    ensure that projects are complete
  • Managing and assisting with special projects
    in accordance with various members of the Executive leadership team and
    acting as a liaison to the rest of the organization
  • Providing support on other tasks as required
Skills and Qualifications
  • Must possess a University/College degree
  • Minimum two years related experience required
  • Previous experience in a leadership/management
    capacity an asset
  • Excellent oral and written communication
    skills
  • Demonstrated writing and editing ability a
    must, with experience with ghost writing and providing support at a
    similar professional level preferred
  • Advanced Microsoft Office skills, especially
    Outlook, Word, Excel and Power Point
  • Detail oriented and ability to work with a
    high degree of accuracy
  • Highly organized and flexible
  • Excellent work ethic and dedication, has a
    flexible schedule, comfortable with last minute requests
  • Ability to multi-task and meet changing
    deadlines
  • Must be self-directed and able to complete
    projects with limited supervision
  • Ability to work effectively in a high-volume,
    fast-paced environment
  • Ability to maintain a high degree of
    discretion and confidentiality
  • Willingness and desire to work irregular hours
    and support on special events
What makes Free The Children unique…
A Top Employer for Young People, Free The Children
is filled with passionate, driven, hardworking, entrepreneurial, shameless
idealists, this means we work late, set high goals and exceed them, and then
push hard the following year to beat and exceed last year’s goals of empowering
youth to change the world.
If you are looking for a predictable 9-5 work
environment, this won’t be the right fit.
If you are inspired and excited by collaboration,
making friendships with the most incredible people, unique additional
responsibilities like working on our We Days and your personal values align
with our core values, we would love to hear from you.
Free The Children sincerely thanks all those who
apply, however only those considered for an interview will be contacted.
How to apply
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