March 13, 2009 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) is a national not-for-profit organization whose mission is to foster ethical sport for all Canadians. This Ottawa based organization requires a dedicated individual as soon as possible to join the team responsible for the CCES’ communications and marketing initiatives. This fulltime term position has an annual starting salary range of $45,000 to $52,000 plus benefits.

Application Deadline: March 31, 2009 Starting Date: May 4, 2009

Position: Education and Communication Manager

Responsibilities and Duties:

Reporting to the Director of Communications & Marketing, the Education Manager’s key responsibility areas include Communications, Resource Development & Production, and Partnership Development/ Capacity Building. Duties include the following:

Resource Development & Production

· manage the development and production of ethics in sport education resources and information products, including anti-doping education resources and information
· review and recommend revisions to existing resources and information products
· oversee and contribute to content development of program resources and information products
· manage production and distribution of updates and new resources
· manage the E-learning education plan in coordination with the communications team
· manage the Sport Centre Train-the-Trainers Program
· respond to client inquiries for education information and assist with other inquiries
· respond to general anti-doping and ethics in sport inquiries related to education
· prepare and give presentations
· manage the cross stream staff presenter training program (Anti-Doping/BodySense/True Sport) develop channels/opportunities for further distribution of resources/information products
· manage related contract service providers
· budget control of relevant budget accounts

Communications

· assist with the development of communications plans and implementation of communication plans as they relate to education information dissemination
· assist with the development and implementation of communication plans that help grow the True Sport Movement
· help develop content and approaches for effective communication using CCES education tools
· assist with media releases/media relations as required

Partnership Development/Capacity Building

· assist with partnership development and sport community capacity building relevant to ethical decision making and anti-doping
· help develop and maintain existing and new partnerships relevant to CCES needs and activities
· respond to/assist with sport community requests for help with resource development and capacity building relevant to educational initiatives
· represent the CCES at meetings and events as required

Knowledge, Qualifications and Experience

· post-secondary education in the field of education, communication, public relations, social science, or equivalent combination of education and experience in a relevant position
· excellent English and French verbal and written communication skills
· excellent facilitation and presentation skills
· professional conduct, sound judgment, excellent interpersonal skills, team building skills, problem solving skills ability to work with little supervision, self-motivation, ability to give/receive feedback, program development/implementation skills
· organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to follow procedures, project management skills, time management skills, ability to coordinate multiple priorities, ability to independently produce final products/value-added results, ability to give presentations, ability to work in a team environment, resource development skills
· experience in a relevant position and knowledge of the Canadian sport community an asset
· proficient with word processing, data entry, email, the Internet, MS Word, PowerPoint, Access, Excel

Term of Employment: Full-time term of approximately 2 years

Location: Ottawa

Salary Range: $45,000 – $52,000 plus benefits

Applications for this position should be submitted in confidence electronically by Tuesday, March 31, 2009 to the attention of Rosemary Foerster, Director, Corporate Operations, Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport at EACM@cces.ca .

We thank all applicants for their interest but only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

This position is made possible with financial support from the Government of Canada.

Salary Range: $45,000 – $52,000

Type of Position:
Contractor – Employee

Contact Information:
Rosemary Foerster
Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport
350-955 Green Valley Crescent
Ottawa , ON, Canada
K2C 3V4
E-mail: EACM@cces.ca
Tel. 613 521-3340
Fax. 613 521-3134
http://www.cces.ca