Communications Officer

1 week ago

Ottawa, Canada Public Service Alliance of Canada Full time

**Branch**: Communications, Education and Human Rights Branch

**Employment Type**: Term up to one (1) year

**Linguistic Requirement**: Bilingual (English, French)

**Global Linguistic Level**: C1

**Salary**: $108,837 to $122,492 + $1,798.58 Bilingual Allowance

**Location**: Ottawa Headquarters

**Category of applicants**: Internal; Membership; Public

**Closing Date**: 11/03/2025

**Who are we?**:

- Founded in 1966, the Public Service Alliance of Canada represents 250,000 workers in every province and territory in Canada and in locations around the world. PSAC is headquartered in Ottawa with regional offices across the country. PSAC strives to enhance its members’ quality of life and has been at the forefront of significant and successful campaigns for workplace and human rights. Learn more about our victories.

**We will support your mental and physical health with**:

- Flexible work arrangements (hybrid employees may have their own dedicated workstations).
- Group benefits (health, dental, life insurance, disability insurance, employee and family assistance), such as $7,500 for mental health professionals, that are 100% paid by the employer. Defined benefit pension plan (50/50 contribution from you and us).
- Three weeks’ vacation to start, plus extra paid leave to support your wellness. Generous support for your professional growth and career development.
- $800 per year recreation allowance.

**Primary Responsibility**:

- The Communications Officer - Media plays a key role in managing PSAC's strategic communications, media relations and crisis management, working closely with PSAC's communications team.

**What you will bring to the table**:
**_Education/Experience_**:

- Post-secondary diploma in communications, public relations, journalism or a related field is required, with a minimum of seven years related experience. Prior experience working with a labour or political organization will be considered.

**_Knowledge_**:

- Knowledge of the political and operational structure of the PSAC.
- Knowledge of union and social issues.
- Knowledge of issues affecting the union movement and PSAC members.
- Knowledge of government decision-making and of the Canadian political system.
- Knowledge of media relations including the ability to establish a working relationship with and influence members of the media.

**_Abilities_**:

- Ability to assess and analyze in order to develop appropriate communication strategies.
- Ability to conceptualize and design a variety of communication materials.
- Ability to strategize in order to mobilize members into action.
- Ability to plan and organize in order to meet deadlines.
- Ability to edit for style and length and proofread French and English documents.
- Second language skills as per the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) level indicated above.

**_Personal suitability_**:

- High degree of initiative, tact, discretion and sound political judgment.

**What you need to know**:

- A full job description is available upon request.

**NOTES**:
**Internal applicants should submit their résumé online through HRMS.**

All individual information collected from this questionnaire will be kept strictly confidential.
In many cases, you may identify in more than one designated group. For example, you may identify yourself as an Indigenous person and a person with a disability and a woman.

False declarations will be taken seriously and may prompt an investigation or further actions, as necessary.

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