Senior Communications Advisor
Trillium Health Partners
- Mississauga, ON
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Communication Strategy: Develop proactive and reactive communication strategies and supporting materials for a variety of internal and external partners; this may include research, writing, editing, and creative conceptualization
- Social Media and Content Creation: Develop Mississauga Health’s social media strategy and oversee the creation, management and content development (including video and photos) for all social medial channels.
- Digital Communications: Maintain the Missisauga Health website, including changes and content updates
- Leadership Support: Lead communication requests from Mississauga Health Secretariat, planning tables and Collaboration Council; includes recording meeting minutes and action items
- Community Engagement: Develop and execute innovative approaches to reaching and engaging stakeholders and community members with a focus on populations that have historically been marginalized or underrepresented
- Brand Management: Develop a branding toolkit, guidelines, and collateral for Mississauga Health and establish marketing strategies and/or partner with marketing agencies to promote and increase awareness of Mississauga Health
- Government Relations: Develop and oversee government relations strategy
- Marketing: Develop and oversee a marketing strategy to drive access to, and use of, Mississauga Health and member resources and initiatives
- University degree in communications, public relations or journalism
- 5+ years of experience in communications and public affairs in progressively senior roles
- Exceptional oral and written communication skills – strong writing, editing and production skills and familiarity with Canadian Press Style
- Strong interpersonal and consulting skills; excellent customer relations and client management skills; ability to work under pressure, meet tight deadlines and manage competing priorities
- Proven experience in working with complex communications structures and programs at multiple levels of an organization, with the ability to manage multiple clients
- Creation and development of strategic communications documents, including communication plans, memos, key messages, letters, newsletters, media releases, briefing notes and backgrounders
- Issues management experience
- Results-oriented and client-focused with a commitment to excellence
- Strong conceptual skills, systems thinking and ability to deal with ambiguity
- Knowledge of municipal and provincial governments, including the Ministries of Health and Long-Term Care, is an asset
- Understanding of the regional health care and social services landscape is an asset
- Experience working with leadership and executives
- Experience in a health care environment is an asset