Hybrid Bilingual Community Engagement – Education Specialist

at Credit Counselling Society

• Job title: Bilingual Community Engagement – Education Specialist
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: CA$55,328 - CA$63,362 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, New Westminster, Canada

About the role

• Community Engagement & Education Specialist working at CCS to engage with the community and support financial literacy programs. Focus on partnership development and existing relationship enhancement.

Responsibilities

• Identify and foster new, mutually beneficial partnerships through community engagement.
• Nurture and maintain existing paid partner relationships through various means.
• Identify sponsorship ideas that meet the needs of existing partners.
• Engage in financial literacy educational support, impact reporting, and stakeholder awareness of CCS’s programs and services.

Requirements

• Post-secondary degree or diploma, preferably in communications or education, is an asset.
• Three to five years of experience in finance, business development, and education.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and a well-developed professional relationship-building skill set.
• Ability to manage a portfolio of corporate relationships with a high degree of confidence.
• Ability to build and manage their own client pipelines.
• Dynamic presentation, facilitation, and teaching skills, with the ability to engage audiences.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to influence others.
• Understanding of consumer credit and personal money management concepts.
• Empathy and a genuine desire to work as part of a team and help people.
• Strong organizational abilities, including the ability to multitask while maintaining attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Proficiency in CRM applications and usage.
• Fluency in both English and French is required.

Benefits

• Three weeks of vacation to start, plus three CCS days to use at your discretion and six Sick/Personal Days each year.
• A comprehensive health and wellness benefits package, including $850/year for prescription coverage, $3,150/year for a Health Spending Account, $300/year for a Wellness Spending Account.
• A long-term savings program with employer matching (3%–5%).
• Educational reimbursements (up to $2,500/year).
• Celebration of personal milestones, including a paid day off when moving or getting married, as well as gifts for important events.
• An employee and family assistance program offering counselling support.
• The opportunity to participate in our two-level employee development program and supplemental mentoring relationships.
• Recognition programs to celebrate the accomplishments of team members.