Government & Media Relations Advisor

Job requisition number

039556

Job location

Richmond

Full-time / part-time

Full-time

Posting period

From 07/16/2025 to 07/29/2025

Overview

Our Government and Media Relations department is looking for a Government and Media Relations Advisor to join our team. In this role, you’ll spend most of your time working with the government relations team and will provide as-needed media relations and issues management support. This includes supporting the delivery of a strategic engagement plan and developing and providing high-quality information and briefing materials to government and MLA offices on a variety of topics relating to our lines of business.

You’ll be joining our Government and Media Relations team which works to build and strengthen WorkSafeBC’s strategic relationships with government, its agencies, MLA offices, and media, and supports an organization that is making a difference to the workers and employers of B.C.

**How you’ll make a difference**: You’ll support the strategic relationship building that helps WorkSafeBC serve workers and employers across B.C.

**Where you’ll work**

At WorkSafeBC, we offer a hybrid work model that combines working remotely, and in our offices based on the operational needs of the position.

What you'll do

Working with the Manager of Government and Media Relations, this role will be involved in the day-to-day operations and delivery of the government relations program. You may be asked to:

- Build and maintain productive relationships with external stakeholders; in particular, with key government contacts.
- Implement strategies to improve awareness and understanding of WorkSafeBC’s programs and services.
- Liaise with senior departmental staff, as well as staff throughout our organization, to generate external communications materials, ensuring all items are accurate and consistent with our strategic direction and priorities.
- Develop items such as planning documents, briefing notes, information responses, media materials, backgrounders, presentations, fact sheets, and key messages.
- Support the team in responding to information requests from the B.C. Ministry of Labour and other government sources as needed.
- Monitor various sources for information relevant to WorkSafeBC and compile summaries and overviews.
- Support the team with data collection, tracking, and reporting.
- Plan and deliver projects, including presentations and events.
- Through monitoring and tracking, anticipate and support the issues management program.
- Consistently model the appropriate level of organizational behaviours expected of all WorkSafeBC employees: responsive, respectful, fair, collaborative, accountable, and forward thinking

Is this a good fit for you?

We’re looking for people who can:

- Clearly and concisely present and explain technical information, verbally and in writing in plain language, to audiences with varying levels of understanding and information needs.
- Work with government, MLA offices and internal stakeholders to provide timely, accurate, informed and contextual responses to queries.
- Independently plan, organize and prioritize multiple projects and tasks to meet departmental and organizational deadlines and goals.
- Provide excellent customer service to internal and external clients by putting them at ease, responding courteously, and providing solid advice and consultation.

**Your background and experience**
- A **bachelor’s** degree in communications, journalism, public relations or affairs, political science or a similar discipline
- A **minimum of six years of experience** in the following:

- field of government relations, public affairs, communications, or public relations.
- And/or working with government, crown corporations or agencies, and ministries.
- Experience working with external stakeholders like elected officials and/or media.

We’ll consider equivalent combinations of education and experience.

**Important to know**

Before we can finalize any offer of employment, you must:

- Successfully meet the legal requirements under the Criminal Records Review Act to work with children and/or vulnerable adults.
- Confirm you’re legally entitled to work in Canada

**Who we are**

At WorkSafeBC, we promote safe and healthy workplaces across British Columbia. We partner with workers and employers to save lives and prevent injury, disease, and disability. When work-related injuries or diseases occur, we provide compensation and support injured workers in their recovery, rehabilitation, and safe return to work. We’re honoured to serve the 2.49 million workers and 263,000 registered employers in our province.

**What’s it like to work at WorkSafeBC?**

It’s challenging, stimulating, and rewarding. Our positions offer diversity and opportunities for professional growth. Every day, the work we do impacts people and changes lives. What we do is important, and so are the people we do it for.

Our ability to make a difference relies on building a tea