Job posting: Project and Communications Coordinator

POSITION(S): Project and Communications Coordinator 
LENGTH: 1 year contract, September 2025 –August 2026 with potential for renewal
HOURS PER WEEK: Flexible, 20-35 hours week 
APPLICATION DEADLINE: August 22, 2025

Building Resilient Neighbourhoods (BRN) is a collaborative initiative that has been fostering place-based resilience in British Columbia since 2012. Our work is about strengthening communities’ abilities to prepare for and proactively adapt to social, economic, and environmental changes and challenges, in ways that build stronger, more connected neighbourhoods where everyone’s basic needs are met. Our primary current focus is on growing social connections and fostering emergency preparedness, mutual assistance, and shared resilience among neighbours. Our core “Neighbour-to-Neighbour” (N2N) programs include Connect & Prepare and Neighbours Helping Neighbours, and we also provide training and coaching to our delivery partners and facilitate a growing Community of Practice. Our partners include Hey Neighbour Collective and an expanding array of government agencies, community organizations, housing operators, and others.

Opportunity and work environment 

The BRN team is engaged in constantly evolving projects and has an entrepreneurial, experimental culture along with a collaborative working style that’s respectful, fun, creative, hard-working, and effective. Historically, BRN has focused largely on direct delivery of our programs with community groups and other partners; however, increasingly, we train and support our growing network of partners to deliver our neighbour-to-neighbour resilience programming in their communities, all of whom also participate in shared learning through our collective-impact approach. 

Much of our work currently occurs in Greater Victoria and Vancouver, so residence in one of these locations is a definite asset (with a preference for Victoria). Our team meets in-person periodically, depending on the project, but most of our day-to-day work is done remotely via videoconference, email, and phone. Comfort and competence with a remote work environment is essential. The successful candidate will be expected to provide their own workspace and equipment (including computer, phone, internet). 

The ideal candidate is a flexible, adaptive, creative self-starter who also thrives working collaboratively with our team and a diverse range of community members and partners. Some of our activities require flexibility with respect to work hours; for example, the

intensity of project activities or deadlines may vary from week to week, or meetings with neighbour groups may take place on weekends or evenings. While this is posted as a one-year contract position, we hope that this will evolve into a long-term role with someone who is equally as passionate about this work as we are. 

Let us know exactly where your interests, skills, and availability match with our needs! 

Role: Project & Communications Coordinator 

Primary tasks in this role may evolve dynamically in response to developing circumstances, but typically will include: 

• General administrative, coordination, and logistical support to the BRN team for varied projects 
• Project management, including managing timelines, records, programs, and program documentation 
• Internal and external communications, promotions, outreach, and engagement with partners, funders, and the public, including website updates, newsletters, blog posts, social media, reports and program materials 
• Managing program-evaluation activities such as applications, surveys, and reporting ● Organizing and coordinating online and in-person events, trainings, and workshops 
• Helping maintain partner relations within our collective-impact model, supporting partners to provide N2N programs and participate in collective learning and adaptation. 
• Supporting team fundraising efforts 
• Engaging in other projects and possibilities as they emerge!