Cgen Communication

**About SickKids**:
Dedicated exclusively to children and their families, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is one of the largest and most respected paediatric healthcare centres in the world. As innovators in child health, we lead and partner to improve the health of children through the integration of healthcare, leading-edge research and education. Our reputation would not have been built - nor could it be maintained - without the skills, knowledge and experience of the extraordinary people who come to work here every day. SickKids is committed to ongoing learning and development, and features a caring and supportive work environment that combines exceptionally high standards of practice.

When you join SickKids, you become part of our community. We share a commitment and determination to fulfill our vision of _Healthier Children. A Better World_.

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to work alongside the world’s best in paediatric healthcare.

**Position Description**:
CGEn funded by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) and leveraging investments from other stakeholders, is a genomics network with linked laboratories in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, with users and collaborators spanning across Canada and the globle. CGEn’s mission is to enable Canadian leadership in fundamental and applied genome science research, most notably through the genome-wide sequencing of RNA and DNA, in humans and other species, as well as all aspects of managing and analyzing the complex datasets generated.

CGEn is looking for a communications expert who will lead all aspects of CGEn communications, education and outreach activities. Reporting the CGEn Director, Programs & Partnerships and working closely with the CEO and CGEn Executive team, CGEn’s Communication and Outreach Manager will shape and implement the organisation's communications and outreach strategy and undertake a range of corporate communications activities. This individual is responsible for creating, implementing and evaluating communication strategies to serve CGEn’s mission, raise CGEn’s visibility and that of the research it supports, and enhance CGEn’s image among key constituents.

**Here's What You'll Get To Do**
- Support CGEn, including the CEO and the Executive team, in continually optimizing CGEn’s communications strategy.
- Oversee the implementation of the internal communications strategy, producing and delivering effective and engaging communication briefs.
- Support CGEn’s wider stakeholder-specific engagement activities.
- Collect relevant data by conducting primary and secondary research through activities such as literature reviews, environmental scans, needs assessments, conducting interviews/focus groups, and administering surveys.
- Analyze qualitative and quantitative data to identify and communicate CGEn’s national and international impact.
- Write and produce a range of external communications materials.
- Work on specific communications projects to support key CGEn priorities.
- Liaise with CGEn node’s institutional team members to create and integrate content.
- Support planning and coordination of CGEn events.

**Here's What You'll Need**

**Essential Requirements**
- Degree/diploma in Public Relations, Communications, or Journalism.
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in communications, journalism or public relations in an organizational setting.
- Ability to think conceptually and creatively - create, develop and implement communication plans.
- Ability to identify and develop narratives around outcomes and impacts to demonstrate the value of CGEn and its supported activities.
- Strong communication capabilities (written and oral), including drafting, proof reading and editing skills.
- Ability to create visuals for print and digital communications.
- Ability to convert complex information to plain language.
- Experience in working with social media platforms.
- Sound judgment, a professional demeanour and strong interpersonal skills to interact successfully with personnel at all levels.

**Assets**
- BSc/MSc and knowledge of genomics and/or related biological research.
- Experience working in not-for-profit.
- Experience designing evaluation frameworks, such as questionnaires, surveys and/or interviews with users.
- Bilingual (English/French).

**Employment Type: 1.00 FTE, 14 month contract, modified benefits (health and dental), hybrid role.**

**Our Commitment to Diversity**:
The children and families we care for are from a variety of communities, and so are our employees. We welcome and encourage everyone to join our organization and be part of our team.

Thank you for your interest in joining SickKids. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. In accordance with our Hospital policy, employment at SickKids is conditional upon the Hospital’s receipt of all necessary documentation.

**How to Apply