Job
description
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 Associate Director of Media Partnerships, who
will report to the Director of PR and Publicity. The candidate should have
approximately three – five years of experience working in public relations or a
relatable industry an
d demonstrate an ability to manage programs, clients,
partnerships and relationships.
The We Day work
environment appeals to self-directed, flexible team players who enjoy multi-
tasking and working in a fast paced environment. A passion for event planning
and logistics combined with an interest in social justice is an asset.
The position is
based out of Free The Children’s International office in Toronto (233 Carlton
Street). A minimum three-year commitment is expected. Salary is to be
negotiated. 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.
Please apply at http://www.freethechildren.com/about-us/careers/.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:
– Acquire new media
partnership opportunities in markets across Canada, U.S. and internationally,
while acting as day-to-day contact for existing media partnerships
– Represents Free The Children’s priorities and the media partners’ needs and
interests to other Free The Children departments internally
– Reporting, project planning and tracking of all media partnership
deliverables and milestones
– Ideation and execution of media partnership activities
– Manage media sponsorship fulfillment for We Day events
– Information management and project management
– Event management and execution for both small and large scale events
– Coordinate, prepare and facilitate interviews with Free The Children
spokespeople and ambassadors
– Administer the highest level of quality control
– Available for travel across Canada and internationally, work evenings and
weekends where necessary
Requirements:
– Approximately 3 –
5 years of experience working in public relations or relatable industry
– Experience in and proven understanding of successes in media relations
– Experience pitching and fostering sponsorships and partnerships or with new
business development
– Capable of demonstrating strong diplomatic and critical listening skills
– Extremely organized with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced
environment with tight deadlines
– Superior verbal and written communication skills with the ability to
articulate in a clear, concise and compelling manner
– Experience with team management
– Intuition for interpersonal relationships and relationship building
– Extremely proactive with the ability to provide prompt follow through on
projects
– An organized self-starter, with the ability to work well both independently
and as a team
– Ability to accept specific direction, with an outstanding work ethic
– Positive, enthusiastic, presentable and comfortable speaking in front of
large groups
– Bachelor’s degree preferred in Communications, Journalism, English or PR-related
discipline and/or relevant experience in the field
– Proficiency with electronic communication, computing, and other systems that
comprise the modern working environment
– Please provide an event portfolio if interviewed.
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
Please apply online
at:
http://www.freethechildren.com/about-us/careers/
