Job Title: Communications & Community Engagement Manager

Job Type: Permanent, full-time
Reports to: Senior Director, Transition
Hours: 40 hours per week; occasional evening and weekend work may be required
Salary: $62,000–$72,000 annually, commensurate with experience
Benefits: Health & dental benefits, defined contribution pension plan, paid lunch
Start Date: December 2026 or January 2027, as mutually agreed
Deadline: ASAP

About Ignatius Jesuit Centre

Ignatius Jesuit Centre (IJC) is a spiritual, ecological and community hub located on a 600-acre working farm and conservation property just north of Guelph. Rooted in the Ignatian tradition, IJC brings together agriculture, ecological stewardship, spirituality and community engagement.

IJC is entering a current period of growth and renewal. Our work includes the Centre for Integral Ecology, Ignatius Farm and farmer training, ecological conservation and restoration, community gardens, land-based programs, spiritual programming, volunteer engagement, partnerships and community events.

Position Overview

IJC is seeking an excellent communicator and practical community-builder to serve as our Communications & Community Engagement Manager.

The Manager is responsible for how IJC communicates with and engages its many communities — including program participants, volunteers, neighbours, gardeners, donors, partner organizations, visitors and the wider Guelph community.

This is both a communications role and a hands-on community-facing role. The successful candidate will be a strong writer and thoughtful communicator who is equally comfortable developing a newsletter, helping plan a community festival, working with external partners, staffing an information table,



updating signage or responding to the practical realities of delivering an event.

The Manager serves as IJC's principal staff resource for organizational communications and community engagement. The role involves functional leadership of these areas but does not currently include direct staff supervision.

Responsibilities

Communications

- Develop and maintain an annual organizational communications plan aligned with IJC's mission, priorities and program calendar.
- Write, edit and coordinate IJC newsletters and other regular communications for community members, volunteers, donors, gardeners and other audiences.
- Develop clear and engaging written content for IJC's website, social media, print materials, programs, events and external communications.
- Write and coordinate press releases and support relationships with local media where appropriate.
- Coordinate IJC's social media presence and content calendar.
- Help maintain consistency in IJC's organizational voice, messaging and visual identity.
- Coordinate the development and updating of brochures, posters, event materials, trail maps, signage and other printed materials.
- Coordinate and contribute to IJC's annual report and other major organizational publications.
- Manage day-to-day website content, including program information, blog posts, organizational information and other routine updates.




- Create and maintain event listings and registrations on the website, including the day-to-day configuration required to use IJC's existing WordPress and Neon CRM integrations.
- Coordinate with external technical support when back-end website development, system integration or other technical work is required.
- Produce professional everyday visual communications materials and coordinate external design or production support when specialized expertise is required.
- Support staff across IJC in communicating their programs and work clearly and effectively.

Community Engagement and Events

- Serve as the staff lead for community engagement activities that strengthen relationships between IJC and its surrounding communities.
- Act as the principal planning and coordination point for major community events such as Roots & Renewal, working with colleagues who share responsibility for event delivery.
- Coordinate event planning, timelines, partnerships, bookings, vendors, participants and community organizations.
- Participate directly in event setup, delivery and take-down as required, alongside other IJC staff and volunteers.
- Coordinate IJC's presence at external community events such as farmers' markets, festivals, fairs and information tables.
- Develop and maintain relationships with community organizations, local partners and groups whose interests align with IJC's work.
- Coordinate seasonal gatherings and other opportunities that strengthen relationships among IJC's constituent communities.
- Coordinate invitations, reminders, follow-up communications and other engagement associated with events and gatherings.
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📌 Communications & Community Engagement Manager (Guelph)
🏢 Ignatius Jesuit Centre
📍 Guelph