Corporate and Public Relations Assistant

3 days ago


Toronto Ontario CA, Ontario Humber River Regional Hospital Full time
Position Profile

Humber River Health. Lighting New Ways In Healthcare.

Since opening our doors in 2015 as North America’s first fully digital hospital and we remain unwavering in our belief that we can change the hospital where we work, the community where we live, and the world of healthcare beyond our borders. Serving a community of 850,000 residents in North West Toronto, Equity Inclusivity and active participation in the North West Toronto Ontario Health Team are key initiatives important to our Team. At Humber River Health, we use a custom combination of technology and clinical expertise to rebuild elements of care. We make technology work for staff and physicians; giving them more time to spend with patients, to eliminate inefficiencies, and to reduce the chance of errors. Humber River Health is formally affiliated with both the University of Toronto and Queen’s University and committed to becoming a community academic hospital. Clinical Excellence, Optimizing Care through Technology and Community Connection frame our Research Strategy.

At Humber River Health, we’re not hoping for a renaissance, we are making it happen. As part of our dynamic team, you can lead the way, as we continue our journey towards high reliability care

Join our professional corporate communications team and represent North America’s first fully digital and most innovative hospital with the media and manage our relationship with the press in a transparent and ethical manner.

Humber River Health continues to transform how hospitals use digital technology to deliver high-quality, safe care, with the recent launch of our Command Centre and the introduction of Pepper, the first hospital in Canada to recruit a humanoid robot. All eyes are on Humber to see what we will do next as we improve the health of the diverse community we serve.

Our Corporate & Public Relations department provides high-level corporate/public communications assets, manages corporate media relations matters, provides political input/advice and guidance, and promotes and protects all facets of the Humber River Health brand.

Right now we are looking for a Corporate & Public Relations Assistant to provide administrative and design support to staff and operational processes for the communications department. This person is responsible for facilitating a smooth and efficient departmental function in accordance with branding and graphic standards.

Employee Group: Non-Union

Reporting Relationship: Manager, Corporate and Public Affairs

Position Responsibilities:

  • Maintain internal portal content and development of content and tools for internal and external audiences.
  • Assist with designs and graphics, such as combinations of photographs, charts, data and text, for marketing materials and web content
  • Research effectiveness of designs and layouts
  • Prepare materials for graphic projects
  • Update creative tools such as banners, presentations, internal photography, brochures, business cards, envelopes, letterhead, etc.
  • Coordinate calendars, organize meetings, and prepare supporting documents (e.g. minutes, agendas, presentations) for the departmental team to support program activities.
  • Coordinate communications internal and external meeting logistics for the team
  • Order office supplies, prepare vendor requisition for payment, follow-up on outstanding invoices, complete attendance reports
  • Arrange audio visual setup, room setup, venue logistics, parking, answering questions
  • Compile, distribute and track reports, brochures and other communications to support stakeholder engagement
  • Update media list
  • First response to media calls - triage complex items to appropriate person/area
  • Prepare budget documents
  • Enter staff payroll
  • Collect information/statistics and other data for reporting and analysis purposes
  • Assemble daily electronic news clippings and weekly newspaper clippings
  • Update media list, follow up media calls, public service announcements

Qualifications:

  • Diploma in Journalism, Media or Communications
  • A minimum of one (1) year professional work experience in administrative support in Public affairs, Corporate Communications, mainstream media.
  • Project Coordination experience preferred
  • A minimum of one (1) year of Graphic Design experience
  • A minimum of three (3) years of people management experience
  • High level of competency in MS Office
  • Knowledge of applicable software, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator, Microsoft Office applications - Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio, SharePoint preferred
  • Experience in scheduling event planning and logistics, along with support and coordinating work required
  • Experience in building and maintaining media lists, tracking all press coverage, clipping press hits and creating monthly press hit reports preferred.
  • Familiarity with CISION, CNW and other newswires an asset
  • Demonstrated understanding of business and statistical analysis (i.e. Google Analytics) and Budget preparation

Why choose Humber River Health?

At Humber River Health, our staff, physicians, and volunteers are lighting new ways in healthcare. We are proud to be recognized as a part of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers by Mediacorp Canada Inc. We support employees by providing evidence-based leadership and cultivating a culture that consistently wows as a Huron Consulting hospital. We are a member of the Toronto Academic Health Science Network (TAHSN) and are deeply involved in research and academic collaboration. We are dedicated to high-quality patient care and demonstrate our values of compassion, professionalism, and respect.

Attracting and retaining a workforce that represents the diverse communities surrounding Humber River Health, is a priority. We encourage applicants from all equity-deserving groups, including but not limited to, individuals who identity as Indigenous, racialized, seniors, persons living with disabilities, women, and those who identify as 2SLGBTQ.

Applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, disability, medical condition, or any protected category prohibited by the Ontario Human Rights Code and Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.

Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process as well as during employment at Humber River Health. Please direct any accommodation requests to our recruitment team.



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