Director, Corporate Communications

3 weeks ago

Toronto, Canada Aviso Wealth Full time

**Aviso**:
**The Opportunity**:
We’re looking for a Director, Corporate Communications, to join our Communications team.

This role can be mostly remote, however we will on occasion require you to come onsite to our office at 151 Yonge St, Toronto, ON.

Reporting to the VP, Communications, the Director, Corporate Communications is responsible for communications to various internal and external audiences, across a broad range of platforms and channels.

Aviso’s Communications team is a story-driven centre of excellence that strengthens our business objectives, purpose, and culture with bold narratives; a clean, confident voice; and a value-over volume philosophy.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an ambitious, growing, purpose-driven organization with a unique position in the Canadian financial services ecosystem—and equally unique stories to tell.

**Who you are**:

- **Service** - You consider both internal and external stakeholders and demonstrate intent of understanding and putting the clients’ needs first. You advocate service excellence and work to deliver solutions that meet the needs. You proactively develop strategic partnerships that allow Aviso Wealth to become a trusted advisor and partner
- **Execution** - You are committed to achieving your goals and to succeed. This includes focusing on “getting things done”, as well as recognizing and taking advantage of opportunities as they arise. You are consistently looking for ways to improve your personal best and see value in continuous improvement. You take accountability for your actions and learn from mistakes
- **Collaboration** - You work collaboratively with others with the common goal of driving positive results. Making meaningful contributions to your team to achieve organizational goals is a priority. You proactively encourage collaboration, build trust and inclusion, and work to establish effective relationships both inside and outside of the organization
- **Leadership** - You lead your team and provide regular direction, guidance, coaching, and motivation, all while striving for peak performance. You assist them in overcoming obstacles through additional resources, removal of roadblocks, and providing the level of support required for their success. You delegate and deliver feedback based on the in-depth understanding of your individual team members

**What your day looks like**:

- Collaborate with the VP, Communications to develop a robust, narrative-driven corporate communications strategy and drive value-first execution
- Work directly with the CEO, other executives, the C-suite support team, and colleagues within the Client Experience, Marketing and Communications team on various communications initiatives by gathering requirements, developing solutions, building plans and schedules, sourcing information, and crafting and validating content
- Collaborate with the VP, Corporate Sustainability on key Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) communications and employee touchpoints
- Lead production of a wide range of internal and external deliverables, including presentations, speeches and speaking notes, articles, announcements, and reports
- Maintain a high degree of care, integrity, and discretion in handling proprietary, confidential, and sensitive information
- Develop and maintain a collaborative network across Aviso’s business and shared service teams
- Collaborate with the Senior Manager, Media Relations and Thought Leadership to optimize Aviso’s earned media activities
- Acquire in-depth understanding of the role, priorities and needs of Aviso’s key stakeholders including its Board, shareholders, partners, and employees
- Build understanding among employees and external stakeholders of Aviso’s strategic priorities and goals, key initiatives, corporate performance, policies, decisions, purpose, values, management philosophy, competitive positioning, product and service offering, technology and operational evolution, and client experience ambitions
- Monitor the Canadian financial services ecosystem to stay current with industry developments and trends
- Manage multiple projects at the same time and foster collaboration across business groups and shared services teams
- Find novel ways to articulate Aviso’s strategy, vision, positioning, and the unique value of its products, services, and expertise

**Requirements**:
**Your experience and skills**:

- A seasoned communications strategist with 10+ years’ experience, including 3+ years in leadership and people management
- Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, English, Communications or another related field; Master’s Degree an asset
- Broad experience in corporate communications and expertise with related processes and practices, including internal communications, issues management, change management and issues management
- Impeccable writer and editor capable of synthesizing complex concepts into simple narratives that engage specific au

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