Job Description

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 Director, Communications & Corporate Services 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. The Manager, Corporate Communications will lead 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. The Manager, Corporate Communications will 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 an internal and external audience. The Manager\'s responsibilities include working with our senior leadership team to facilitate corporate communications internally and externally including our primary audiences: staff, families, funders, donors, media and public. The Corporate Communications Manager will manage a team that represents strong English and French writing and communication skills, basic graphic design, video production and editing and digital content management. Qualifications: Educational:

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

Professional:

• Minimum three years\' experience in corporate communications leadership
• 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, including Word, Excel, and Power Point

Personal:

• Driven, self-starter capable of owning performance delivery, and able to execute goals in spite of obstacles
• Ability to communicate effectively in English both orally and in writing
• Ability to read and speak comfortably in French
• Strong ability to take initiative and solve problems independently
• Demonstrated integrity in working with sensitive and confidential materials
• Ability to work with minimal supervision as well as a collaborative team player in 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

Duties and Responsibilities: Program Service and Support: Consistent with the Mission, Philosophy and Policies of St.Amant, the Manager, Corporate Communications develops and executes 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:

• Develops, leads and evaluates 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 occasion where St.Amant\'s brand and reputation are prominent
• Supports St.Amant Foundation as required in above
• Attends and supports St.Amant Corporate Committees or act as the communications liaison to ensure committee work is well communicated through internal channels, including as an active team member on the Beyond Limits Committee
• Supports strategic and program project work by developing and implementing effective project communications plans for all assigned projects
• Supports strategic and program project work by implementing a change management framework with projects that involve large-scale change and/or many people
• Develops program communications plans and support/coach program and services team members as requested
• Develops and manages internal communication processes and policies
• Manages website design and content
• Coordinates the appearance of all organization print and electronic materials such as letterhead, use of logo, brochures, etc.
• Manages St.Amant intranet content
• Manages and monitors social media presence
• Provides counsel to all program and service areas on marketing, communication, internal communication and public relation activities
• Assists to ensure that St.Amant\'s philosophy, mission and values are visible and practiced throughout the organization

Duties and Responsibilities also include but are not limited to:

• Human Resource Management & Safety
• Financial Resource and Facility Management
• Quality Management and Process Improvement
• Organizational Planning and Development

The above information is intended to describe the general nature of this position and is not considered to be a complete statement of duties and responsibilities. Additional duties and responsibilities may be assigned provided they are consistent with the qualifications identified and fall within the parameters of this role.
Consistent with the French Language Services Policy, St.Amant is committed to offer services in French and English in designated program/service areas serving francophone communities in Winnipeg. As a condition of employment, successful candidates will be required to provide a satisfactory Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector Screening, Adult Abuse Registry Check, Child Abuse Registry Check and Prior Contact Check. As a Condition of Employment, new hires must complete a series of Occupational Health checks. This includes the requirement to confirm immunization or immunity of specific communicable diseases. Successful applicants will also be required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination prior to start date. St.Amant supports equitable employment practices and promotes an inclusive workforce representative of the people we support including diverse abilities, backgrounds, cultures, and identities. Applicants can request reasonable accommodations in all aspects of the selection and hiring process.