Program Content Manager in Canada Creek, Nova Scotia at Jobgether

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Program Content Manager based in Canada.

This is a strategic content leadership role focused on translating science, conservation, policy, and program work into compelling stories that engage partners and communities. You will lead national content strategy, editorial planning, and high-value storytelling across regional and national programs. The role combines strategic communications, audience engagement, project coordination, and people leadership. You will work closely with regional teams, business units, and communications specialists to create consistent, high-quality content across multiple channels. Your work will help strengthen organizational visibility, engagement, funding opportunities, and support for important conservation initiatives. This is an opportunity to shape communications strategy within a mission-driven, collaborative, and nationally distributed environment.

• Lead the development and execution of a national content strategy and annual editorial calendar aligned with organizational priorities, marketing objectives, business needs, and contractual commitments.
• Identify, prioritize, and coordinate high-value conservation and science stories across regions and business units.
• Develop audience-focused messaging and determine the most effective formats, channels, and timing to maximize engagement and impact.
• Ensure content consistently reflects brand standards, messaging frameworks, organizational voice, and strategic communications priorities.
• Establish objectives and performance metrics for content development and delivery, monitor results, and provide recommendations to leadership.
• Serve as a key connection point between regional teams, business units, and the national marketing and communications function, ensuring effective information flow and alignment of priorities.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across regions and business units to understand communications needs, opportunities, and priorities.
• Coordinate content development across teams, clarifying responsibilities, timelines, workflows, and deliverables.
• Participate in regional and national planning processes to ensure content strategies balance local needs with broader organizational priorities.
• Oversee the development of high-quality written, visual, and multimedia content communicating conservation outcomes, scientific insights, and organizational impact.
• Support communications deliverables associated with funded projects, partnerships, and contractual commitments.
• Guide communications specialists and content professionals in developing effective storytelling approaches across multiple platforms.
• Ensure content produced across regions and business units meets quality, consistency, and timeliness expectations.
• Lead and develop a team that includes an editor and content specialists, setting priorities, managing workloads, conducting performance reviews, and supporting professional growth.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performing environment centered on creativity, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to departmental and organizational strategic planning and identify opportunities to improve content workflows, tools, and cross-functional coordination.

• Minimum 7 years of progressive experience in communications, marketing, content strategy, public relations, journalism, or a related field.
• At least 2 years of demonstrated experience managing people and financial resources.
• Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, public relations, journalism, or a related discipline; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Extensive knowledge of strategic communications, content development, editorial planning, and storytelling across multiple platforms.
• Strong understanding of audience segmentation, digital communications, and integrated marketing strategies.
• Experience collaborating within complex, multi-stakeholder environments involving multiple regions, departments, or business units.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to coordinate complex, multi-part initiatives and manage competing priorities.
• Experience communicating environmental science, policy, conservation, or other complex subject matter to diverse audiences is highly valuable.
• Knowledge of content management systems and strong working knowledge of CPA writing style.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong editorial judgment and attention to detail.
• Strong relationship-building, leadership, coordination, and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Ability to translate complex information into clear, engaging, audience-appropriate content.
• Bilingualism in French is considered an asset, particularly given the national scope of the role.
• Previous experience in the nonprofit sector is an asset.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across a remote, nationally distributed organization.

• Salary of $82,500–$104,500, based on a 35-hour work week and commensurate with education and experience.
• Fully remote work arrangement within Canada.
• Comprehensive compensation and benefits package.
• 3 weeks of vacation.
• Paid personal and sick days.
• Opportunity to lead nationally visible content and communications initiatives.
• Collaborative, mission-driven work environment focused on conservation and community impact.
• Opportunities to contribute to strategic planning, professional development, and organizational growth.
• Inclusive and barrier-free workplace with accommodations available throughout the recruitment and selection process.