Communications Specialist

2 weeks ago


Toronto, Canada Sinai Health Full time

Sinai Health is a leading academic health science centre with a provincial, national and international reputation for discovering and delivering life-changing care. Since 2015, we have provided excellent and compassionate care in hospital, community and home. Comprised of Mount Sinai Hospital, Bridgepoint Active Healthcare, the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute and our system partner Circle of Care, we translate scientific breakthroughs, push boundaries for health solutions, and educates future clinical and scientific leaders.

**Key responsibilities**

**Communications Planning**:

- Develop and execute communication plans from end-to-end, while collaborating across teams and keeping stakeholders informed through strong organization and project coordination skills. You have the ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects and new communication opportunities.
- Influence clients and partners with regard to approach, tone, content and timely impact of communications. Act as the communications expert by providing counsel and recommendations on communications activities.

**Issues Management and Media Relations Support**:

- Support issues management and related communications, e.g. research and develop key messages, issues briefs and provide support in responding to stakeholder issues and inquiries.
- Research and draft media materials (news releases, advisories, Q&A, etc.), and facilitate media requests and inquiries, as required.
- Act as the after-hours Corporate Communications representative on a rotational basis

**Collaborate to Deliver Results**:

- Collaborate with peers, including other Communication Specialists, Digital Specialists and the Creative Service team to deliver communication plans.
- Recommend procedures and practices to improve the efficiency of the department and the role, as well as ensuring communication strategies and tactics are successfully implemented.
- Evaluate and measure the success of your work to ensure continual adjustments and improvements are made in the way we deliver effective communications.
- Actively contribute to a positive and productive working environment.
- Perform other position-related duties as assigned.
- Job Requirements- Successful completion of a degree/diploma from an accredited educational institution in a relevant discipline e.g., Communications, Public Relations, Journalism.
- A minimum of 3-5 years recent and related experience at a specialist level working in a complex, fast-paced organization; experience supporting communications for large projects or change initiatives is an asset.
- Demonstrated success in developing and delivering end-to-end communications plans to support corporate strategies, public awareness campaigns, corporate communications, media relations and issues management situations.
- Proven media relations experience in dealing with journalists.
- Extremely organized with excellent project and time management skills to manage competing priorities that are time sensitive and complex in nature.
- Demonstrated superior writing, editing and communication skills.
- Proven success in analyzing issues to resolve problems and identify improvements.
- Demonstrated experience quickly building and maintaining effective and productive working relationships in complex, multi-stakeholder environments. Able to work effectively with a diverse group of clinical, non-clinical stakeholders and external stakeholders.
- Detail-oriented with superior communication skills and a high-level of accountability; skilled in customizing communications for a variety of audiences and channels
- Demonstrated initiative with the ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced, multitasking and dynamic environment.
- Ability to work in a diverse and fluid working environment recognizing that different opinions and backgrounds can bring strength to the tasks at hand
- Strong computer skills and a thorough working knowledge of MS Office programs.



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