H2i Strategic Communications Officer

at  University of Toronto

Date Posted: 10/31/2024
Req ID: 40465
Faculty/Division: Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Department: Office of the Vice Dean, Research & Health Science Education
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00057303

ABOUT US:

Home to over 40 departments and institutes, the University of Toronto’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine lies at the heart of the Toronto Academic Health Science Network and is a global leader in ground-breaking research and education, spanning clinical medicine, basic science and the rehabilitation sciences sectors.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
• Minimum four years of relevant experience in communications in a university, hospital, or comparable complex multi-stakeholder environment
• Experience implementing communication strategies and plans for commercialization and partnership initiatives in health innovation
• Experience implementing marketing/advertising plans
• Demonstrated ability to create concise, effective written content, drawing from interviews with sources as well as translation of clinical and scientific materials for lay audiences
• Experience producing promotional and outreach materials for a highly-visible and complex organization
• Experience conceptualizing, organizing, and executing events including conducting post-event evaluation and analyses
• Experience building and maintaining strategic partnerships with internal and external parties, including news reporters and media contacts
• Demonstrated experience with various social media platforms including but not limited to LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter/X, Facebook, and TikTok.
• Experience providing administrative support and serving as a first point of contact for health innovation program delivery including managing innovation data tools such as CRMs
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 and Adobe Creative Suite
• A creative, resourceful and solutions-oriented self-starter possessing the ability to work independently in a high-profile, time-sensitive environment while balancing competing priorities

LIVED EXPERIENCE STATEMENT

Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:

• Implementing marketing and advertising plans to increase revenue-generating activities for H2i
• Implementing community relations outreach plans for target audiences (i.e., Research Hospitals)
• Advising on branding, marketing, and advertising strategies for multimedia channels to boost revenue-generating activities
• Producing, advising, and editing promotional and outreach materials (i.e., brochures, newsletters, websites) while ensuring alignment to university brand identity and style guides
• Cconceptualizing, organizing, and executing event activities including establishing event logistics and conducting post-event evaluation and analysis
• Researching potential prospects and target markets for outreach collaborations, and fostering networks for collaboration opportunities
• Building and maintaining relationships with stakeholders and partners of strategic importance and generating strategic reports through metric tracking and data consolidation
• Providing administrative support where needed and serving as the first point of contact for H2i inquiries and advising clients on options available to them

TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL BE:

• Articulate
• Organized
• Proactive
• Self-directed
  Closing Date: 11/08/2024, 11:59PM ET
  Employee Group: USW
  Appointment Type: Budget - Continuing
  Schedule: Full-Time