Communications and Project Officer / Agent(e) de communication et de projet

Employment type: full time SUMMARY CARL is seeking a Communications and Project Officer for a full-time thirteen-month contract to support its projects and community engagement. The ideal candidate will be a dynamic bilingual professional who has strong communications skills and is eager to work on a collaborative, pan-Canadian basis. The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) represents the country’s twenty-nine largest university libraries and three federal institutions. A non-profit organization, we foster collaborative initiatives and strengthen members’ contributions to excellence in research and higher education. CARL’s work is guided by our Strategic Focus 2025-2028. Reporting to the Executive Director, the Communications and Project Officer will provide research, coordination, communications, and project support to selected initiatives of the Association; and will provide logistics support to a variety of pan-Canadian communities of practice. Our projects are generally related to the development of member library capacity and best practice, and could be in areas such as AI literacy, privacy and data security, accessibility, open education, open access, and library assessment. Engagement with several communities of practice and projects at the same time, and with new projects arising over time, is anticipated. The employment period will be thirteen months from date of employment. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES Provide communications support including drafting, editing, finalizing, ensuring translation, proof-reading, formatting, posting, and promoting high-quality bilingual reports and other publications, producing bilingual announcements and other website content, social media messages, and presentations; and assisting in the organization, registrations, hosting, and, when applicable, posting of recordings of online webinars and in-person events. Ensure the CARL website and other communications materials are of high quality design, navigation, look and feel, usability, content accuracy and currency, and accessibility. Undertake special projects under the guidance of the Executive Director or another project lead. Participate as a team member in collaborative projects of the CARL team or a community of practice. In the case of any externally-funded projects, support the on-time, on-budget delivery of planned deliverables and outcomes and track expenditures of funds. Coordinate, plan, and oversee the development of the channels, programs and content that CARL uses to communicate with stakeholders and the Canadian/International research libraries community including website(s), social media, and listservs; Collate analytics and metrics and report on usage. Provide logistics and technical support to CARL’s several communities of practice, so that specialist groups are consistently supported for their virtual meetings and events. REQUIREMENTS Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, media studies, or similar, or a combination of education and professional communications experience. Bilingualism - Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing in French and English. Ability to interact with association members, project participants, co-workers, staff of other organizations or government with courtesy, discretion and tact. Ability to prioritize, plan and organize work to meet deadlines successfully. Ability to follow direction and to exercise responsible independent action. Proficiency with standard office software applications. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Candidates with the following qualifications may be preferred. These should be explicitly described in the applicant’s cover letter: Work experience in an academic library setting. A degree, certification, training or experience in any of the following: communications, project management, technology, statistics, or data management. Familiarity with technologies supporting CARL’s web and social media presence. ------------------- RÉSUMÉ L’ABRC est à la recherche d’un agent de communication et de projet pour un contrat à temps plein de 13 mois pour appuyer ses projets et l’engagement communautaire. Le candidat idéal sera un professionnel bilingue dynamique qui possède de solides compétences en communication et qui est impatiente de travailler en collaboration à l’échelle pancanadienne. L’Association des bibliothèques de recherche du Canada (ABRC) représente les 29 plus grandes bibliothèques universitaires du pays et trois institutions fédérales. En tant qu’organisme sans but lucratif, nous favorisons les initiatives de collaboration et renforçons les contributions des membres à l’excellence en recherche et en enseignement supérieur. Le travail de l’ABRC est guidé par notre orientation stratégique 2025-2028. Relevant du directeur général, l’agent de communication et de projet sera le responsable des communications de l’ABRC et fournira un soutien pour certaines initiatives de l’Association par la recherche et la coordination, ainsi qu’un soutien logistique pour favoriser diverses communautés de pratique pancanadiennes. Nos projets sont généralement liés au développement de la capacité et des pratiques exemplaires des bibliothèques membres, et pourraient porter sur des domaines comme la littératie en matière d’IA, la protection de la vie privée et la sécurité des données, l’accessibilité, l’éducation ouverte, le libre accès et l’évaluation des bibliothèques. L’engagement auprès de plusieurs communautés de pratique et projets en même temps, ainsi que de nouveaux projets au fil du temps, est prévu. La période d’emploi initiale sera de treize mois an à compter de la date d’emploi. PRINCIPALES ATTRIBUTIONS Fournir un soutien en matière de communication bilingue, y compris la rédaction, l'édition, la finalisation, la traduction, la relecture, la mise en forme, l'affichage et la promotion de rapports, de publications, d'annonces, de contenu de site web, de messages de médias sociaux et de présentations bilingues de haute qualité. Aider à l'organi