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Position Summary

The City of Regina is seeking an experienced and innovative Manager, External Communications, to lead and develop effective communication strategies that strengthen relationships, enhance public trust, and support the City's strategic goals. This role is critical in ensuring that internal and external stakeholders are informed, engaged, and aligned with the City's vision. Ready to join our team? Apply now!

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Plan and Execute Strategies: Develop, evaluate, and adjust communication and marketing plans aligned with City goals.
• Policy & Compliance: Establish policies, mitigate risks, and ensure compliance with safety and regulatory standards.
• Financial Oversight: Prepare and manage budgets, oversee procurement, and lead contract negotiations.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Build strong relationships, facilitate collaboration, and resolve service issues.
• Team Leadership: Develop workforce plans, mentor staff, and ensure compliance with collective agreements.
• Communication Management: Oversee materials creation, manage crisis communications, and ensure consistent messaging.
• Performance Optimization: Analyze metrics to improve communication strategies and outcomes.

Key Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of communication strategies, media relations, and crisis management.
• Expertise in program planning, budgeting, and performance management.
• Strong understanding of labour legislation, collective agreements, and customer service principles. 
• Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and leadership abilities.
• Proficient in managing complex, multi-departmental challenges and creative problem-solving.
• Ability to align communication strategies with corporate priorities and build consensus.

Working Conditions

• Work primarily conducted in City facilities with standard office conditions.
• Occasional high-pressure situations requiring timely and strategic decision-making.

Additional Requirements:

• Successful candidates may be required to provide a satisfactory criminal record check per the City of Regina's Criminal Record Check Policy.
• Proof of education is required.
• Additional assessments may be conducted to evaluate competencies, skills, and knowledge.

Overview

Overview

Main Purpose and Function 

The Communication Manager – Media & Issues is responsible for delivery of corporate media relations and event support, issues management,oversight of the City’s social media channels and external communication planning for key files. 

The Manager leads in the development and implementation of proactive communication programs and strategies from both a corporate and client group perspective. They provide leadership and direction to a team of communications staff to meet emerging needs and support the delivery of the City’s strategic priorities. This position requires a proactive and strategic approach to respond to new developments and demands as they evolve. 

Specific Duties and Responsibilities 

• Develops, builds and maintains excellent working relationships with the team and across the organization, and maintains an ongoing understanding of the various internal clients and stakeholders. 

• A strategic partner to the assigned business units and leads the development of communications strategies addressing complex and varied organizational projects, priorities and issues. 

• Ensures that team members understand the departments/organization’s priorities and goals and how their roles link to these priorities and goals. 

• Provides leadership, direction and supervision in the development and execution of communications strategies, and uses data to drive decision-making and inform strategic insights. 

• Manages budgets and processes to successfully execute initiatives in a timely manner. 

• Provides positive leadership and inspires, motivates and guides staff through coaching and ongoing two-way information sharing to discuss policies and administrative issues to solve problems and manage stakeholder relationships. 

• Manages cross-functional teams to execute the communications strategies and plans for the City’s major initiatives including the development of tools and tactics. 

• Proactively identifies emerging issues and opportunities, and recommends appropriate communications approaches. 

• Responsible for the development, handling and distribution of sensitive information to senior management in a timely manner. 

• Fosters trust and credibility through clear, accurate, open, timely two-way communication with external audiences. 

• Guides the team in delivering cross-corporate media events, overseeing event planning and management. 

• Other duties/responsibilities as assigned. 

Qualifications 

Education and Experience: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications or a related discipline is preferred. Minimum 8 years of experience in progressively senior communications roles including 5 years experience managing employees, project teams and contractors, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience. 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: 

• Excellent knowledge about local government operations and processes. 

• Extensive knowledge in developing and executing strategic communications plans. 

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. 

• Ability to see the big picture and anticipate emerging issues and trends, and then identify communications strategies and tactics to address them. 

• Extensive knowledge of corporate and media issues management. 

• Experienced with social media channel strategy, development and oversight. 

• Experienced with social media marketing and content strategy development. 

• Strong working knowledge of media and social media monitoring, scheduling and evaluation platforms and content generation tools.   

• Ability to communicate effectively; foster high standards; coach; inspire and manage multi-disciplinary teams in a fast-paced, performance-focused environment using excellent interpersonal, visual design, presentation and written skills. 

• Ability to manage, prioritize, and execute multiple projects and teams. 

• Strong and valued individual contributor as well as an integral collaborative member of the communications team. 

• Strong relationship building skills and ability to provide strategic advice to senior executives. 

• Ability to make decisions and organize thoughts under time and budget constraints. 

• Able to diplomatically ask questions, challenge and suggest alternative strategies and approaches. 

Where operationally appropriate and subject to change, the City of Vancouver has a Flexible Work Program. This program allows staff to work remotely 1 – 4 days a week from locations that are a daily commutable distance from their work at a City worksite.  At this time this position is eligible to be part of the Flexible Work Program.

Business Unit/Department: Office of the City Manager (1010) 

Affiliation: Exempt 

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time 

Position Start Date: May, 2025 

Position End Date: June, 2026 

Salary Information: Pay Grade RNG-091: $111,139 to $138,924 per year

Application Close: April 20, 2025

At Canadian Natural, we are dedicated to driving innovation and excellence in the energy sector. As a recognized leader in Canada’s energy industry, we operate one of the strongest and most diversified asset portfolios of any independent energy producer in the world. 

Make your mark while you grow your career! Reporting to the Crude Oil Marketing Manager, the Crude Oil Marketing Coordinator will be responsible for the management and execution of crude oil trading activities, optimizing crude oil portfolio, and driving value through market insights, strategic negotiations, and risk management. As a Crude Oil Marketing Coordinator, you will be pivotal in the execution of trading strategies that maximize profitability, enhance our market position, and ensure the continued success of Canadian Natural's crude oil marketing operations.

• Job location: Calgary, Alberta
• Shift schedule: 5 x 2, 8-hour shifts
• Safety sensitive position: No
• Application deadline: April 14, 2025

Key Accountabilities:

• Crude Oil Trading and Marketing: Lead the marketing of crude oil across various markets, managing key relationships with customers, internal, and external stakeholders to ensure the efficient and profitable sale of crude oil
• Market Analysis: Continuously monitor and analyze global crude oil markets, economic conditions, geopolitical developments, and supply-demand trends to identify marketing opportunities and market risks
• Risk Management: Develop and implement risk management strategies to mitigate price fluctuations and market exposures, while collaborating with the logistics, finance, and accounting teams to ensure seamless execution
• Negotiation & Contract Management: Negotiate pricing, terms, and contracts with customers while ensuring compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements
• Strategy Development: Support the development and execution of the company’s crude oil marketing strategy, identifying new markets and optimizing the existing portfolio to enhance profitability
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and internal controls governing crude oil marketing, and keep up-to-date with changes in the regulatory landscape
• Team Collaboration: Work closely with the broader trading team to share insights, improve market strategies, and contribute to the overall growth and success of the trading business

What You Bring to the Role:

• A Degree in Business, Economics, or Engineering with a minimum of five years of marketing experience within a crude oil marketing environment
• In-depth knowledge of global crude oil markets, trading strategies, and risk management techniques
• Proven ability to develop and execute effective trading strategies in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
• Strong financial acumen with a solid understanding of market fundamentals, financial instruments, and pricing mechanisms
• Exceptional negotiation, communication, and interpersonal skills to manage internal and external relationships effectively
• Ability to work independently while contributing to team goals and objectives
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, with a proactive and results-driven mindset

• Competitive salary, stock options, company matched stock savings plan, annual bonuses
• May be eligible for relocation pursuant to Canadian Natural’s Relocation Policy
• 100% Employer paid extended Health, Dental and Vision Benefits 
• Health & Wellness Spending Account
• Multiple volunteer opportunities within the community
• Employee & Family Assistance Program
• Access to online learning platforms for continuous learning and development
• Paid vacation and time off during Christmas week and summer Fridays

Job ID: 2709 

Openings: 1 

Jurisdiction: Civic Middle Management 

Division: Communications, Service Regina & Tourism 

Department: Communications & Engagement 

Branch: Strategic Communications 

Location Name: Regina, Saskatchewan, CA 

Type of Posting: Internal & External

Employment Type: Permanent

Hourly Salary: $36.21 - $45.38 

Annual Salary: $69,038.00 - $86,522.00 

Date Posted: March 20, 2025

Closing Date: March 28, 2025

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

The City of Regina is an equal opportunities employer dedicated to fostering a respectful, collaborative, inclusive, and barrier-free workplace, allowing everyone to achieve their full potential. We value diversity as a key to our success and encourage all qualified candidates, including Indigenous peoples, people of color, 2SLGBTQIAP+ individuals of all genders, persons of disabilities, and members of equity-seeking communities, to apply.

The City of Regina is committed to ensure accessible and accommodating processes during the application and selection phases. If you need accommodation at any point during the recruitment process, please inform our Talent team and we'll collaborate with you to address your requirements.

Additional Requirements:

• Successful candidates may be required to provide a satisfactory criminal record check per the City of Regina's Criminal Record Check Policy.
• Proof of education is required.
• Additional assessments may be conducted to evaluate competencies, skills, and knowledge.

Overview

Requisition ID: 34445 

What is the opportunity?  

The Manager, Brand Communications will be responsible for helping to protect, shape and enhance the reputation of RBC by promoting brand marketing and sponsorship initiatives through employee communications and proactive and reactive media relations.

In this role, you will support business objectives through the execution of strategic multi-stakeholder communications for programs including: the RBC Canadian Open, RBC Heritage, the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), the Olympics, RBC Training Ground, RBC Music and other brand initiatives. 

What will you do?   

• Support the execution of internal & external communications plans and provide communications counsel and analysis ensuring alignment with enterprise strategies and objectives
• Protect and enhance RBC’s reputation through effective communications and storytelling focused on our brand marketing and sponsorships efforts
• Assist with cultivation and management of media relationships relevant to Brand Marketing
• Foster collaborative relationships with key stakeholders, including partners in Brand Marketing and Corporate Communications colleagues
• Support with media monitoring, help proactively identify potential reputational issues and work closely with Director and Senior Manager as required to help mitigate them
• Execution will include: supporting the development of communication plans and writing a variety of communications including press releases, media briefs, RBCnet features and communications toolkits.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have  

• 3+ years of communications or PR experience
• Undergraduate degree/post-graduate certificate or equivalent in communications, public relations, journalism, English or related field
• Strong external and internal communications and/or media relations experience
• Excellent writer, editor, speaker and content creator with the ability to craft a compelling story for a variety of audiences and channels
• Ability to prioritize among competing requests in a fast-paced environment; embrace change; and demonstrate diplomacy, professionalism and a positive attitude
• Ability to work both collaboratively and independently
• Ability to confidently provide strategic guidance to senior leaders and possess the ability to educate and influence others on communications best practices
• Digital and social media savvy, with a strong grasp on the evolving digital media landscape
• Ability to meet consistently high standards of quality while handling a variety of projects and deadlines simultaneously

Nice-to-have 

• Experience with executing sponsored content partnerships
• Interest in marketing, sports and/or entertainment
• Existing relationships with marketing, business, entertainment and/or sports media

What’s in it for you?   

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities 
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive and high-performing team
• Opportunities to do challenging work
• Flexible work/life balance options

Job Skills

Decision Making, Industry Knowledge, Internal Communications, Interpersonal Relationships, Knowledge Organization, Long Term Planning, Oral Communications, Organizational Communications, Time Management

Additional Job Details

BAY WELLINGTON TOWER, 181 BAY ST:TORONTO

TORONTO

Canada

37.5

Full time

HUMAN RESOURCES & BMCC

Regular

Salaried

2025-03-10

2025-03-21

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Overview

 The Opportunity:

Reporting to the Vice President, Communications, the Director, Communications will be responsible for driving 360 degree communications programs, with a priority on telling the story of Maple Leaf Foods’ vision, purpose and sustainability priorities to key external and internal stakeholders.  You  will build and manage strategic partnerships with media and agency partners, uphold the reputation of Maple Leaf Foods and proactively deliver meaningful communications to various audiences including consumers and customers through strategic public relations campaigns. The candidate will have one direct report – Communications Coordinator – and will be responsible for managing and delegating responsibilities to this individual.

You will possess strong internal communications experience and have the ability to effectively communicate and engage with Maple Leaf Foods’ team of more than 13,000 across 25+ facilities throughout North America. You will work cross functionally and build strong working relationships with key subject matter experts demonstrating leadership to effectively implement strategic internal communications programs that will drive engagement among Maple Leaf Foods’ team members.

You will successfully develop and project manage a variety of communications campaigns, overseeing and managing the budget for the programs, including sustainability and employee communications. You will also create meaningful and relevant content with internal audiences that will inform and raise awareness to key organizational strategies and priorities.

To be successful, you will demonstrate  the ability to balance strategic thinking, functional knowledge of the business and manage multiple stakeholders, with the ongoing demands of leading, planning and executing key deliverables on a timely basis, and managing the budget in a fast-paced setting.

This role demands a combination of superior writing, strategic thinking, planning, leadership skills, a track record of flawless execution and delivery with an exceptional understanding of public affairs, media relations and internal communications.

Any MLF team member interested in being considered for this role are encouraged to apply online by March 11. Applications received beyond that date are not guaranteed consideration.

Snapshot of a Day-in-the-Life:

• Manage external media and agency partners in developing campaigns for a variety of MLF initiatives (e.g. sustainability communications, recruitment campaigns, etc.). This accountability includes creation of project execution plans, development of communications materials, budget management and ensuring the successful execution of key deliverables.
• Oversee contract management and relationship with Maple Leaf Foods’ key corporate communications vendors. Negotiate competitive contracts with vendors ensuring cost savings and ensure services provided accurately meet the needs of the department (e.g. multimedia distribution and video production services, daily media monitoring services and news release wire distribution services, etc). 
• Provide strategic communications and material support to MLF senior leaders for business engagements, including media analysis, briefing documents, memos and slide deck content.
• Support senior level communications team members in crisis and issues management situations, including development of proactive and reactive strategies that support media and consumer engagement.
• End-to-end flawless event management (including event budget management) of high-priority corporate events including hybrid (in-person and virtual) Annual General Meeting, press conferences, internal Town Hall events, and employee engagement events.
• Manage and support internal communications within the Maple Leaf Foods organization to enhance team members’ awareness and understanding of corporate priorities and initiatives.
• Develop and execute highly confidential change management projects within the organization with thoughtful communication plans and consultation to support cross-functional teams throughout their change needs. Experience in facility closures, acquisitions, organizational changes and program adaptations is a must.
• Create a strong communication bridge from corporate office to hourly team members across 25+ plants across North America, ensuring awareness of corporate initiatives and consistency of messaging and tone.
• Primary communications partner for the Maple Leaf Centre for Action on Food Security. Develop engaging internal communications programs that educate and engage organization’s 13,500 team members.

What You’ll Bring:

• Progressive and Director level experience in external and/or internal communications, or experience leading communications in a related fields.
• Superior writing, editing and content production skills
• A strong team player, mentor and coach to cross-functional team members with well developed “people interaction” skillset
• Must be proactive and performance driven, have a basis for action and be able to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Proven ability to lead and coach others
• Ability to build mutually beneficial relationships
• Proven ability to handle multiple priorities
• Excellent judgement and ability to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to understand complex business information and simplify into engaging, meaningful and relevant content
• Excellent project management skills and superior attention to detail. Ability to manage and deliver on multiple projects and competing priorities
• Self-confidence to work independently, with self-awareness to seek coaching, support and advice

What We Offer at Maple Leaf Foods:

• Being part of a high-performance, people-focused company that has an inspiring and unique vision to become the most sustainable protein company on earth, and a deep commitment to sustainable protein across North America.
• An inclusive company culture and a work environment that keeps our people safe, rewards excellence, and empowers everyone to learn and contribute their best.
• A hybrid work model that embraces remote work for eligible roles, helping team members achieve work-life balance—combining the best of both spending time working remotely, benefitting from focus time, and purposeful collaboration in the office setting. 
• Competitive Health and Wellness benefits that offer flexibility to meet your individual or family needs, including programs focused on improving mental health and wellbeing. These benefits start on your first day of employment.
• Defined Contribution Pension Plan with company matching that starts on your first day of employment.
• Learning and development opportunities, including workshops, ‘speaker series’ events, and resources that allow you to develop your skills and progress your career.
• Comprehensive tuition reimbursement program that supports continuous learning and development of our team members through investment in eligible degrees, diplomas, professional certification, or trades programs.
• Supporting our deep commitment to community impact, we offer up to two paid days annually to volunteer at a cause of your choice.