Senior Communications Advisor Jobs

Unit Summary

Communications & Public Affairs staff members are responsible for the formal internal and external communications programs at Hamilton Health Sciences, providing strategic PR counsel to the hospital's leaders. The department's responsibilities include internal communications, media relations, community and government relations, web development, event planning, corporate publications, branding and marketing.

Position Summary

The Senior Communications Advisor reports directly to the Manager of Communications & Public Affairs, Executive Lead and Site Administrator, and/or other members of the Executive Team, including the President of Hamilton Health Sciences. The Senior Communications Advisor regularly provides strategic advice to the Executive Team on a wide range of critical communication issues related to the organization's corporate as well as clinical/program activities (hospital funding, organizational change, patient safety and media relations). Although having access to the support of the overall PR Team, the Senior Communications Advisor is relied upon to work independently as a consultant. Communications leadership provided by the Sr. Public Relations Specialist is expected to go beyond the organization to support the development of strong working partnerships with other hospitals and health partners across the region, the province and the country.

Schedule Work Hours

Monday to Friday; days (willing to work after hours, weekends and on-call on department rotation basis)

This position is temporary until October 2024

• Demonstrated creativity and design skill
• Evident leadership qualities and a demonstrated ability to lead
• University Degree in Journalism (preferred) or University Degree and a Certificate/Diploma in Public Relations or Communications
• Demonstrated maturity and excellence in communication, team building, interpersonal communication and the ability to initiate and model positive change
• Minimum seven (7) years experience in public relations or journalism
• Experience in media relations, community relations and government relations
• Extensive experience and knowledge of health services and health care, preferably within a large, complex organization such as an academic teaching hospital
• Goal oriented with ability to multi-task and meet multiple deadlines
• Public speaking experience
• Evidence of commitment to teaching and learning
• Evidence of success in complex project management and issues management
• Exceptional writing and editing skills with a strong story sense and an ability to translate complex ideas and concepts into compelling, readable copy

Job

Administrative/Service

Primary Location

Ontario-Hamilton

This position will be located at

100 King St. West

Organization

VP Communictn & Public Affairs

Status

Temporary

Hours per week

37.5

Number of Openings

1

Union Code

Non Union Employees

Minimum Salary

43.8200

Maximum Salary

56.1800

Post Date

Aug 3, 2023, 4:00:00 AM

Aug 10, 2023, 3:59:00 AM

Guidelines

Hamilton Health fosters a culture of patient and staff safety, whereby all employees are guided by our Mission, Vision, Values, and Values Based Code of Conduct. Hamilton Health Sciences is a teaching hospital and all staff and physicians are expected to support students and other learners.

To be considered for this opportunity applicants must apply during the posting period. All Internal applicants may apply online through the Careers website or by submitting a Competition Application Form. External applicants may ONLY apply via the Careers website.

Hamilton Health Sciences is an equal opportunity employer and we will accommodate any needs under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Hiring processes will be modified to remove barriers to accommodate those with disabilities, if requested. Should any applicant require accommodation through the application processes, please contact the Human Resources Service Centre at 1-877-667-2700 for assistance. If the applicant requires a specific accommodation because of a disability during the interview, the applicant will need to advise the hiring manager when scheduling the interview and the appropriate accommodations can be made.

This competition is open to all qualified applicants, however, qualified internal applicants will be considered first. Past performance will be considered as part of the selection process. If you are a previous employee of Hamilton Health Sciences, please note: the circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment.

Proficiency in both Official Languages, French and English, is considered an asset.

If this position is temporary, selection for this position will be as per the outlined Collective Agreements:

• Article 30 (k) – CUPE Collective Agreement
• Article 14.04 – OPSEU 209 Collective Agreement
• Article 10.7 (d) – ONA Collective Agreement
• Article 2.07 and Article 13 – PIPSC RT Collective Agreement
• Article 13.01 (b) (ii) – OPSEU 273 Collective Agreement