Communications Coordinator, Arrell Food Institute

Department: Arrell Food Institute 
This position is classified under the Grant & Trust Professional Group

Temporary full-time from 08/11/2025  to 08/11/2027  

​​If you are a current employee of the University of Guelph you must apply on the internal Career Page in order to be considered as an internal applicant. 
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General Purpose
Arrell Food Institute (AFI) is improving global food systems, building on world-class strengths at Canada’s Food University. Since its launch in 2017, AFI has been successful in forming a wide network of national and international experts, and running a variety of events and creating excellent communications products. AFI is expected to communicate clearly and effectively across a range of complex and nuanced issues – this post is part of communications capacity at a critical time for AFI and global food systems. Part time working arrangements may be considered.

Duties and Responsibilities
The Communications Coordinator is a vital part of the AFI team, with responsibilities including:

• Creating and drafting content for emails, newsletters, toolkits, media.
• Editing website.
• Maintaining social media channels and creating and scheduling posts.
• Coordinating email marketing including monthly newsletter and event communication.
• Maintaining photo and video files.
• Coordinating photo and video for events.
• Providing branding support to team.
• Working with vendors (e.g. graphic designers, printers, website developers).

Reporting to the Communications Manager, the Communications Coordinator will deliver high quality communications products on time and on budget to meet AFI objectives and will work closely with other members of the team on specific project deliverables.

The university recognizes that no one individual will have the following skills/experience in equal measure but the qualifications below will be used to assess the suitability of candidates throughout the process.

Requirements

• 2 year Community College graduation in a relevant discipline (e.g. communications, marketing, public relations, media) or in an agriculture or food discipline.
• 2 years of experience in a communications role.
• Experience or willingness to use these tools to help fulfil the responsibilities listed above: Wordpress, Sprout Social, Microsoft Office and OneDrive, Canva, Mailchimp, Adobe Creative Suite.
• Attention to detail including proofreading and editing skills and ability to follow branding principles and graphic design best practices.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, presentation and organizational skills and the ability to work in a cross-functional team environment.
• Ability to work independently and complete tasks professionally.
• Demonstrable commitment to supporting equity.
• Flexibility of approach and ability to adjust to rapidly evolving environments and conditions to function effectively and ensure continuity.
• Some travel will be encouraged in this role (e.g. event attendance).

The Communications Coordinator will be a valued member of a collegiate team, with a high degree of capability and an appetite for solutions. The successful candidate will likely have the opportunity to flex their communications skills, add tangible outcomes to their resume and build their personal networks.

 
Employee Type: Temporary 
Classification: Grant/ Trust fund position, P&M FT- Band 02    
GTP Professional/Managerial Salary Bands 

*Tentative evaluation; subject to committee review.

At the University of Guelph, fostering a culture of inclusion is an institutional imperative. The University invites and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in employment, who may contribute to further diversification of our Institution. 

Posting Date: 07/25/2025 
Close Date: 08/08/2025