Communications Advisor

**Req ID**:150605**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location**:Central** **Zone, **Bethune Building - QEII**
**Department**:OPOR Change MGMT Communication**
**Type of Employment**:Temporary** **Hourly FT long-assignment** **(**100%** **FTE) x **1** **position(s)**
**Status: MGMT/NON-Union** **Management/Non Union** Position**
**Posting Closing Date**:25-Aug-23**

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

**The following will be considered assets**:
**About the Opportunity**:
Reporting to the Director of Communications, Corporate and functionally reports to the Director, Clinical Engagement, One Person One Record (OPOR) Program, is a key member of the OPOR program, the Communications Advisor will provide strategic and technical advice and deliver dynamic communication products to ensure achievement of NS Health, IWK and government’s goals related to OPOR. Working closely with colleagues in communications and OPOR clinical engagement, the position supports the team’s communication and engagement activities that build and strengthen the organizations response to issues, challenges and opportunities that advance the OPOR program in the health system.

**About You**:
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

- Undergraduate degree in communications, public relations or a related field
- Minimum of three years’ relevant experience in the communications sector.
- Knowledge of best practice related to corporate communications, engagement, public relations, graphic design, online engagement
- Exceptional skills in preparing web, social media, and online engagement strategies with demonstrated success in developing effective content and engaging audiences.
- Demonstrated success in desktop publishing and basic layout design.
- Strategic and system-focused thinking; strong analysis and decision-making skills.
- Strong communication, presentation and organizational skills.
- Experience in planning and coordinating events.
- Ability to support internal and external collaborative relationships.
- Experience managing public relations issues and in reputation management.
- Computer proficiency and interest and ability to work within online platforms.
- Ability to produce dynamic content across a variety of platforms and for a variety of mediums (graphic design).

**The following will be considered assets**:

- Knowledge of change theory and change management practices
- Knowledge and expertise in digital marketing, audience development
- Knowledge of IAP2 principles and practices
- Experience in the health sector
- Working proficiency of French

**Hours**:

- Long-assignment, Full-time Position; 75 Hours Biweekly
- Approximately 12 months (possible assignment length extension)

**Compensation and Incentives**:
$32.01 - $40.02 Hourly

**Once You've Applied**

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

This is a Management/Non Union bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

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