Communications & Event Coordinator

Date Posted: 12/03/2020
Req ID: 1857
Faculty/Division: Dalla Lana School of Public Health
Department: Institute of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

About us:

The Dalla Lana School of Public Health is a Faculty of the University of Toronto that originated as one of the Schools of Hygiene begun by the Rockefeller Foundation in 1927. The School went through a dramaticrenaissance after the 2003 SARS crisis and it is now the largest public health school in Canada, with more than 850 faculty, 1,000 students, and research and training partnerships with institutions throughout Toronto and the world. With $35.9 million in research
funding per year, the School supports discovery in global health, tobacco impacts on health, occupational disease and disability, air pollution, inner city and Indigenous health, among many other areas.

Your opportunity:

The Institute of Health, Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME) is an integrative hub for a community of students, faculty, alumni, healthcare researchers, and a variety of healthcare professionals, partners and providers.IHPME is a key source of opportunity and learning, empowering intellectual exchange in order to transform the way people think, lead and act as they reshape and seek improvements within our health care system. Come and join us on the forefront of change in health.

As Communications and Event Coordinator, you will lead in the planning, development and execution of the Institute’s key marketing, event & social media strategies. Working collaboratively, you’ll create high quality and high impact communication solutions that promote our institute, engage our stakeholders and help us share our story and the great work of our innovators. Your exceptional digital media skills, proven track record of success and passion for tactful and strategic marketing will be key to advancing our institutes overall goals and objectives.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Implementing communication plans and advising clients on marketing and advertising strategies
• Providing input on website design, maintaining content and managing social media channels
• Promoting programs and service offerings to internal and/or external contacts and implementing community relations outreach plans for targeted audiences
• Designing surveys, interviews and other research tools for program evaluation
• Liaising with clients to establish event concept and logistics, conceptualizing, organizing and executing event activities and conducting post-event evaluation and analysis
• Building, strengthening and maintaining networks and relationships with stakeholders to build capacity and collaboration

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Communications, public relations, marketing, journalism or related discipline or acceptable combination of equivalent experience
• Minimum of four years of related experience working in media, communications or public relations
• Experience creating and editing content, layout/production and desktop publishing
• Experience working with social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram)
• Demonstrated experience with social media and digital communications in a professional setting,including tracking and reporting on meaningful metrics
• Experience with planning and coordinating large scale events and conferences
• Experience maintaining good working relationships with communication leads and generating positive media coverage
• Working knowledge of electronic, print media and marketing techniques
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Web content management and design software including Adobe Creative Suite.
• Excellent attention to detail and solid copyediting and proofreading skills
• Understanding the needs and sensitivities of different audiences and adapting appropriate writing style and content
• High standard of professionalism with superior communication skills (Oral and written)
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Ability to deliver in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment

Assets (Nonessential):

• Bright Author Presentation Software

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Communicator
• Meticulous
• Organized
• Possess a positive attitude
• Resourceful
• Tactful

Closing Date: 12/10/2020, 11:59PM EDT
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget - Continuing
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 11 -- $65,669 with an annual step progression to a maximum of $83,978. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Administrative / Managerial
Recruiter: Aarthiga Sivakumar

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All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Diversity Statement
The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons / persons of colour, women, Indigenous / Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see http://uoft.me/UP.

Accessibility Statement
The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.

The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.

If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact uoft.careers@utoronto.ca.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

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