Communications Officer

1 month ago

Toronto, Canada University of Toronto Full time

**Date Posted**:01/25/2024
**Req ID**: 34597
**Faculty/Division**: Faculty of Arts & Science
**Department**: Dept of Germanic Languages & Literatures
**Campus**: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
**Position Number**: 00054886

**Description**:
**About us**:
The Faculty of Arts & Science is the heart of Canada’s leading university and one of the most comprehensive and diverse academic divisions in the world. The strength of Arts & Science derives from our combined teaching and research excellence in the humanities, sciences and social sciences across 29 departments, seven colleges and 46 interdisciplinary centres, institutes and programs.

We can only realize our mission with the dedication and excellence of engaged staff and faculty. The diversity of opportunities and perspectives within the Faculty reflect the local and global landscape and the need for curiosity, innovative thinking and collaboration. At Arts & Science, we take pride in our legacy of innovation and discovery that has changed the way we think about the world.

The Department of Germanic Languages & Literatures offers a wide range of opportunities and programs to study and research German and Yiddish languages, literatures, and cultures. Located in the downtown core of Canada’s largest city, the University of Toronto is Canada’s largest university and boasts one of the best research libraries in North America, including an extraordinary collection of German materials. Relationships are consistently maintained with many cognate departments and interdisciplinary centres, as well as participation in a variety of collaborative programs. Our department offers exciting and unique opportunities for all, through a broad variety courses, programs, internships, study abroad, activities, and events.

**Your opportunity**:
Reporting to the Chair and the Associate Chair, Undergradaute, the incumbent will play a pivotal role in developing the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures’ communication platform and providing student support to the department’s Undergraduate Program. The incumbent will the help promote the department’s exciting activities, coordinating internal and external messages, establishing outreach, leading community engagement events, and managing web presence. The Communication Officer and undergraduate Assistant will be responsible for developing and implementing social media operational procedures and best practices that support strategic objectives.

The position acts as the first point of contact for undergraduate student program issues and concerns, scheduling appointments for prospective students, applicants, and currentstudents to address individual needs. Other duties include troubleshooting course timetabling and room booking conflicts and handles the day-to-day administrative functions.

**Your responsibilities will include**:

- Determining the logistics required for the implementation of communication initiatives
- Producing promotional and outreach materials
- Advising on strategies to align websites with marketing/communication objectives
- Maintaining information on digital platforms
- Providing detailed information to students on program and/or course requirements
- Maintaining course information on student information systems
- Determining logístical details and activities for events and/or programming
- Providing orientation to others on work procedures and practices

**Essential Qualifications**:

- Bachelor's Degree in a relevant discipline, or an acceptable equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
- Minimum four years of recent and related experience in a post-secondary environment providing program administrative support in undergraduate student services and supporting communications initiatives.
- Experience providing front line student services and detailed information on programs of study and other related information through both face-to-face and digital media.
- Experience providing administrative support to undergraduate programs, including entering student data and preparing reports; coordinating room assignments; and maintaining files and records; Demonstrated experience coordinating timetable and exam schedules.
- Experience coordinating and implementing creative communication initiatives, preferably in a non-profit or an academic environment.
- Working knowledge of graphic design principles for digital and print communication.
- Experience administering social media platforms and writing for a web audience.
- Familiarity with posting, tagging, and sharing procedures in popular social media platforms (e.g. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit, etc.)
- Experience organizing the logistics of meetings and special events.
- Advanced skills with Microsoft Office (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
- Intermediate experience using ROSI, ROSI Express, Degree Explorer, Quercus, or similar student information systems, to enter data, retrieve information, and compi

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