Senior Communications Specialist (T & I) (Hybrid)

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Behind the scenes, but ahead of the curve: help us develop the next-generation public broadcaster.
Created in 2015 to align, lighten and modernize infrastructure, the Technology & Infrastructure (T & I) team is the backbone and the future forward arm of CBC/Radio-Canada. We are the people that make stuff work. We make connections; between media content, systems, people and places. We are the space in between.
A place with purpose. CBC/Radio-Canada has always been a highly regarded pioneer of media technology. Not just in Canada, but around the world. Today, we’re transforming ourselves from conventional radio and television broadcaster into a modern digital media company. Technology is the driving force and we are the team making it happen.
This is a hybrid role with the requirement to work in the office 2 days a week.
Your role
We are looking for a Senior Communications Specialist, for our technologies and infrastructures projects, who has change management abilities. Your role will be to work with the project management teams lead by CBC/Radio-Canada’s Technology & Infrastructure group.
You will be expected to closely monitor projects and ensure relevant communications with all partners involved as well as our users. This will entail sharing the key milestones with all our users at the project development, implementation and launch stages. Knowledge of change management is an asset for this position.
Reporting to the Manager, People and Engagement | Internal Communications, Engagement and EDI in Technology & Infrastructure, you will bring technology and infrastructure project expertise to help develop and deploy communications for Technology & Infrastructure across CBC/Radio-Canada.
Duties And Responsibilities

• Advise project teams on best internal communications practices for the organization’s technology and infrastructure projects.
• Identify each project’s communications needs, develop communications plans for technology and infrastructure projects in conjunction with management and stakeholders and then deploy the resulting communications tools.
• Ensure that communications are innovative and impactful (news releases, newsletters, town halls, FAQs, key messages, internal memos).
• Create communications that comply with the Corporation’s standards and be able to deal with multiple decision-making levels at the same time.
• Be able to understand technical and sometimes complex concepts and explain them clearly, keeping in mind that thousands of users may be impacted by these projects.
• Pay attention to representation, accessibility and the inclusive aspect of communications.
• Work closely with corporate teams to develop effective organization-wide strategic communications.
• Manage communications projects in their entirety, including some administrative tasks such as formatting presentations and following up with colleagues on production of communications tools (design, translation and other teams).
• Work closely with the English and French Services internal communications teams as well as other CBC/Radio-Canada departments.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships based on trust and transparency with partners involved.

What You Bring

• Ability to juggle multiple projects simultaneously
• Excellent written, reading and oral communication skills in both official languages (English and French)
• Three to five years’ relevant experience in technology and infrastructure project communications
• Ability to work well in a team
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in communications or a related field
• Demonstrated ability to navigate the complexities of communication in a large corporate environment
• Ability to work with multiple approval levels
• Strong ability to write concise, persuasive communications
• Collaborative leadership skills
• Bilingualism (English/French, spoken and written)
• Training or certification in project management and/or change management an asset
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills
• Project management skills and proven attention to detail

Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing.
If this sounds interesting, please click on ''Apply online''. We thank all applicants for their interest, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
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Job Family
Business Support
Primary Location
Montreal
Position Language Requirement
Bilingual (English / French)
Language Skill Level (Reading)
C
Language Skill Level (Writing)
C
Language Skill Level (Speaking)
C
Status of Employment
Permanent
Work schedule(s)
Full-time
Job Posting Date
Apr 15, 2023, 4:12:59 AM
Unposting Date
Apr 29, 2023, 2:59:00 PM