Remote Communications and Collaboration Lead

SWITCH BC is a collaborative organization that influences, invests in, and supports provincewide activities to improve occupational health and safety. Our organizational model, unique in Canada, brings together health employers, unions, physicians, the Ministry of Health, and WorkSafeBC on SWITCH BC’s Board of Directors to make consensus, strategic decisions. 

Our purpose is to:  

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• Promote safe and healthy workplaces throughout British Columbia’s healthcare sector.
  
• Collaborate with unions, employers, and Doctors of BC to develop and pursue a provincial framework, systems and programs aimed at improving the health, safety, and wellbeing of B.C.’s health care workers. 
  

SWITCH BC is an inclusive organization, focused on advancing Indigenous cultural safety, anti-racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion in our policies and practices. We are helping create an environment that addresses systemic barriers, biases and inequities that exist for First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples, racialized individuals, individuals with disabilities and complex health conditions, immigrants, 2SLGBTQQIA+, and other underrepresented groups. 

Role Summary 

Reporting to the Communications Director, the Communications and Collaboration Lead provides strategic communications advice across SWITCH BC and supports a coordinated, organization-wide approach to collaboration and partner engagement. The Lead advises leaders and program teams on communications strategy, messaging, engagement approaches, and information sharing, while ensuring partner feedback and insights inform organizational planning and decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

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2. Produces diverse communications products such as communications plans, website content, newsletters, brochures, reports, speeches, educational materials, social media posts, monthly program summaries, event planning and hosting, videos, and presentations.
   
3. Leads SWITCH BC's organization-wide collaboration strategy and supports consistent approaches to partner engagement across programs and initiatives.
   
4. Develops and maintains systems to capture, organize, track, and report on partner feedback, advice, questions, and emerging issues.
   
5. Maintains robust records of partner engagement and feedback to support organizational planning, decision-making, reporting, and follow-up.
   
6. Works with program teams to identify opportunities for collaboration and ensures partner input is appropriately considered and communicated. Identifies themes and trends across partner feedback and provides concise summaries and insights to support leadership and program teams.
   
7. Builds and maintains productive relationships with partners and supports timely, clear, and consistent follow-up.
   
8. Helps establish common tools, templates, processes, and practices that strengthen collaboration across SWITCH BC.
   
9. Develops clear, accessible, audience-appropriate content for internal and external audiences.
   
10. Works with program teams to identify communications needs, develop priorities, and coordinate communications activities.
    
11. Supports organizational campaigns, announcements, events, reports, and other initiatives from planning through delivery and evaluation.
    
12. Maintains accurate, current communications and engagement records, and supports consistent organizational messaging.
    
13. Works closely with the Communications Director and Digital Communications and Brand Manager to ensure communications align with SWITCH BC's brand, priorities, and standards.
    
14. Provides communications support to the Psychological Health and Safety Program, including web content, partner communications, promotional materials, program updates, and other communications products.
    
15. Works with the PHS team to support communications planning and engagement with Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committees and other program partners, ensuring information is clear, timely, and aligned with SWITCH BC's communications standards.
    
16. Performs other related duties as assigned.
    

Education, Training, and Experience

A level of education, training, and experience equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline such as Communications, Journalism, Marketing, or Business Administration and at least seven (7) years of relevant experience. Experience working within a collaborative multi-partner organization is considered a strong asset.

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