Manager, Corporate Communications

**About Us**

St.Amant is a non-profit organization, offering programs & services throughout Manitoba which support over 1600 children and adults with developmental disabilities and autism, and their families. We are committed to delivering person and family centered supports through individualized programs and services. St.Amant is guided by its core values of Collaboration, Hospitality, Excellence and Respect.

**Position Summary and Scope of Service**:
St.Amant's core values reflect a strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. St.Amant maintains ongoing commitment to recruiting a diverse and talented workforce, which is paramount to supporting the community we serve. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Corporate Communications and consistent with the Mission, Values and policies of St.Amant, the Manager, Corporate Communications is a critical role in ensuring the success of St.Amant business and operations and the St.Amant Foundation.

Exemplifying the mission, vision and values of St.Amant, the Manager, and Corporate Communications works collaboratively with partnered programs while offering employees respectful customer service.

The Manager, Corporate Communications will support a team of communicators that will help the organization meet its strategic goals and continue to build positive brand awareness and trust by supporting open, transparent, accurate and consistent internal and external communications. They will also support all communications activities related to fund development for the St.Amant Foundation to ensure that the fundraising arm of St.Amant meets its fundraising and that the brand objectives are consistent with St.Amant.

The Manager, Corporate Communications will help develop and execute a communications strategy that uses a combination of digital and traditional channels to increase visibility of St.Amant, St.Amant Foundation and its various programs, services and events to internal and external stakeholders.

The Corporate Communications Manager will support all communications objectives including the organization's commitment to its bilingual (French/English) designation and the Accessibility for Manitobans Act.

**Qualifications**

**Educational**:

- Post-secondary degree in English, communications, journalism, business or a related field

**Professional**:

- Proven ability to develop and execute strategic communication plans
- Proven success in communication, writing, and editing skills
- Experience collaborating with key stakeholders at different levels and in different functional roles
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, video editing, social media, website editing and emerging digital tools

**Personal**:

- Driven, creative self-starter capable of owning performance delivery. Must be able to speak English and French, read, and edit French written material. This position is not required to write in French. This competency will be tested prior to hiring
- Strong ability to take initiative and solve problems independently
- Demonstrated integrity in working with sensitive and confidential materials
- Ability to work with mínimal supervision as well as collaborate within a team environment
- Ability to organize and prioritize work in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to generate ideas to improve work procedures and contribute to an environment that fosters growth, development and innovation
- Superb interpersonal ability to establish and maintain positive and productive working relationships with humility and self-awareness
- Ability and willingness to give and receive honest, balanced feedback
- Demonstrates competence and character that inspires trust
- Acts with integrity and respect in all interactions
- Values and commitment to continuous self-growth and professional learning
- Is inspired and motivated by social justice and advocacy

**Duties and Responsibilities**:
**Program/Service Support**

Consistent with the Mission, Philosophy and Policies of St.Amant, the Manager, Corporate Communications helps develop and execute a communications strategy that uses a combination of digital and traditional channels to increase visibility of St.Amant, St.Amant Foundation and its various programs. Quality services are evident when professional communication, timeliness, accuracy, ethical awareness / sensitivity, confidentiality are consistently demonstrated as required by legislation and program/service standards.

Duties include:

- Helps develops, lead and evaluate an effective internal and external communications strategy for St.Amant, St.Amant Foundation and the St.Amant Research Centre ensuring unified efforts and continuity
- Develops and manages all external advertising campaigns
- Builds effective and trusted media relations strategy that responds to media requests and also increases earned media opportunities for St.Amant and St.Amant Foundation
- Designs and manages press conferences, public events, internal events and any internal/external occas