Communication Officer
Purpose of position
The primary responsibility of the incumbent is to provide communications advice and guidance to department management or managers. For that purpose, the incumbent recommends action plans, communication strategies and provides follow-ups on programs, projects or other activities that arise from them.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree appropriate to the position: communication or any other related discipline.
Experience
- Have two (2) years of experience that allows the incumbent to become familiar with the responsibilities of the position.
Purpose of the Position
The primary responsibility of the incumbent is to provide communications advice and guidance to department management or managers. For that purpose, the incumbent recommends action plans, communication strategies and provides follow-ups on programs, projects or other activities that arise from them.
Main Responsabilities
- Prepares the calendars of the projects for which he/she is responsible, ensures that they stay within the allocated resources;
- Provides assistance/advice and liaison mechanisms to managers by recommending action plans, communication strategies and programs, distribution techniques based on targeted clienteles and other internal or external communication activities;
- Designs, develops, implements, evaluates internal and external communication tools and products, oversees their use and distribution;
- Supports various stakeholders in planning, distributing or presenting communication activities and coordinates the logistics associated with those activities;
- Writes, edits and revises or reworks, if necessary, internal and external communication texts, tools or means to ensure they are relevant and effective.
Job Profile
Knowledge
- Both French and English, verbal and writing;
- Updating websites and social networks;
- Office technology connected with the job, in a Windows environment.
Abilities and skills
- Strategic communication;
- Political sensitivity;
- Interaction and citizen participation;
- Writing communication-related texts;
- Coordinating the logistics connected with the planning, distribution or presentation of various communication activities;
- Managing changing priorities as well as several issues in parallel;
- Independence and thoroughness;
- Maintaining interpersonal relationships and working in teams;
- Having a good sense of judgement;
- Providing advice and assisting managers.