Communications Officer

2 weeks ago


Ottawa, Canada CADTH Full time

**Communications Officer**
**Status: Full time, Permanent**
**Location: Ottawa, ON (Hybrid)**
**Closing Date: February 14, 2023**
**Salary Range: $80,295 - $92,281 per year**
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CADTH is Canada’s drug and health technology agency. We’re a not-for-profit organization headquartered in Ottawa, with a satellite office in Toronto. We’re funded by Canada’s federal, provincial, and territorial governments to provide independent information and advice to the country’s publicly funded health care systems. Health administrators and policy experts rely on CADTH to inform their decisions about the funding and appropriate use of the drugs, devices, and services used to prevent, diagnose, and treat medical conditions.

**Primary Focus**

Working in a collaborative team environment, the Communications Officer will support the development and implementation of integrated internal and external communications plans, organizational initiatives, product marketing, and other related matters. The Officer will develop key communications products, provide communications support and advice to internal teams and leaders, and establish relationships with key stakeholders to educate, inform, and advance CADTH’s strategic priorities.

**On any given day, the Communications Officer will**:

- Contribute to the development of communications that are aligned with CADTH’s strategic priorities. This may include supporting public relations, marketing campaigns, product launches, brand management initiatives, social media campaigns, media outreach, and issues management.
- Establish objectives and implement tactics to clearly communicate the value of CADTH’s work and the findings of high-profile reports and projects to pan-Canadian health system decision-makers.
- Build and maintain a database of health system influencers - partner organizations, health care thought leaders, government departments and decision-makers, academic groups, industry leaders and others - to ensure that CADTH’s messages consistently reach intended audiences.
- Incorporate best practices in search optimization and writing content for the web and other digital platforms that increases the readability and accessibility of CADTH’s work.
- Ensure the delivery of high-quality content, with a consistent voice and tone, by working in close collaboration with graphic designers, copy-editors, translators, and digital publishing specialists.
- Provide media relations support including writing news releases, pitching stories, developing speaking points, triaging media requests, developing media responses, and building relationships with journalists who focus on health care.
- Identify emerging issues that may impact CADTH’s reputation and provide risk management and crisis communications support.
- Provide input into measurement, benchmarking, analysis, and reporting processes to evaluate the effectiveness of communications activities, and makes recommendations for continuous improvement and opportunities to expand the reach of CADTH.
- Uphold CADTH’s reputation and aligning communications with visual identity and brand guidelines, the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and French language requirements.

**Is this the right role for you?**

**The Communications Officer will likely have**:

- Completion of post-secondary education from a recognized academic institution in a related field such as public relations, journalism, or communications coupled with recent related experiences which is normally attained over a period of no less than three years
- Exceptional writing and editorial skills and extensive experience researching and producing corporate collateral
- Proven ability to work well under pressure and demonstrated ability to meet deadlines
- Knowledgeable about social and traditional media - including Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook
- Self-starter with a natural curiosity to investigate details and drive deliverables to completion
- Ability to adapt the complexity, tone, and style of communications to suit different audiences
- Ability to make links between external and internal communications
- Detail-orientated, able to multi-task effectively, take initiative and function well in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities
- Experience establishing communications measurements, plans and tracking results and analyzing and reporting on outcomes
- While the ability to communicate verbally and in writing in English is required, the ability to communicate in French will be required for some positions within the team

**What’s in it for you?**

**At CADTH, you will find**:

- A team-focused, supportive, and inclusive work environment
- A comprehensive Total Rewards package including health, dental and wellness benefits, defined benefit pension plan with Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP), and a variety of leave options
- Opportunities to work with and learn from highly specialized professionals
- Personal grow



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