Job Description

Marketing & Communications Officer

Job Posting #: 921630
Union: Non-Union
Site: Hybrid: MaRS Discovery Tower + Remote (minimum 2 days/week on-site)
Department: Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research
Reports to: Manager, Planning & Operations
Salary: $71,195 to $88,998 per annum commensurate with experience and consistent with the UHN compensation policy
Status: Permanent Full-time
Posted Date: June 21, 2023
Closing Date: Until Filled

How to apply: Applications require a cover letter and resume. Only applications with a cover letter will be considered.

The University Health Network, where \xe2\x80\x9cabove all else the needs of patients come first\xe2\x80\x9d, encompasses Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and the Michener Institute of Education. The breadth of research, the complexity of the cases treated, and the magnitude of its educational enterprise has made UHN a national and international resource for patient care, research and education. With a long tradition of ground breaking firsts and a purpose of \xe2\x80\x9cTransforming lives and communities through excellence in care, discovery and learning\xe2\x80\x9d, the University Health Network (UHN), Canada\xe2\x80\x99s largest research teaching hospital, brings together over 16,000 employees, more than 1,200 physicians, 8,000+ students, and many volunteers. UHN is a caring, creative place where amazing people are amazing the world.

Come join the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research as we work to transform and dramatically improve heart health for children, adults, and their families. We are an innovative and groundbreaking collaborative organization formed by three partner institutions (Hospital for Sick Children, University Health Network, University of Toronto) - it brings together basic, translational, and clinical research under one umbrella with a singular focus: addressing heart failure across the entire life span.

Position Summary

As Marketing & Communications Officer, you have a unique opportunity to use your creativity, strategic communications expertise, and a passion for science to support and enable our collaborative research teams of current and next-generation experts. Acting as a resource to our community of investigators across our partner institutions, you will: bring to life the experience of living with heart failure and its impact; showcase innovative research, technology and digital solutions that address heart failure; and help build a community with shared purpose and vision.

We are looking for a team member who is goal-oriented and self-motivated, and who will engage thoughtfully with scientific and clinical leaders, student trainees, and people with lived experience while improving the experiences of patients, caregivers and families living with heart failure.

Duties

• Develop and implement a communications strategy that includes knowledge translation, media outreach, and social media content calendar aligned to the organization\xe2\x80\x99s mission, vision, and strategic plan.
• Research and translate complex scientific information into engaging materials (e.g. written, video, infographics, presentations, etc.) for internal and external audiences
• Maintain communication channels (e.g. website, social media, newsletter, etc.), ensuring timely and effective delivery; stay abreast of current communication trends and tools to find the best approach suited to our internal and external audiences.
• Conceptualize and oversee the format and set-up of educational and stakeholder engagement events (e.g., local and international conferences, town halls, workshops, etc.).
• Prepare materials documenting progress against goals e.g. annual donor report.
• Analyze data and evaluate results to ensure effectiveness of marketing efforts and initiatives.
• Build and maintain relationships across the partnership\xe2\x80\x99s network.
• Supports the communications needs of the team.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as communications specialist (minimum five years of relevant communications, media, knowledge translation and/or marketing related activities)
• Exceptional writing, editing, and oral communication skills and proficiency in communicating and engaging effectively with a variety of audiences
• Experience organizing and implementing communications plans in a consultative manner across a variety of community channels and media (i.e., reports, web, and social media)
• Ability to interpret, translate, and distill research from primary sources into compelling, engaging, and enlightening communications
• Excellent organizational, time, and project management skills to plan projects, achieve results and meet critical timelines in collaboration with stakeholders
• Experience with research evidence, metrics and measures of productivity; able to track, describe, summarize and profile research and/or network successes and achievements
• Experience with conceptualizing, planning, and executing educational and stakeholder engagement events
• Bachelor\'s degree in marketing, communications, journalism, knowledge translation or applied health sciences field, or equivalent combination of education and experience

Assets (non-essential):

• Post-secondary education in science, or working experience in a health or research environment
• Knowledge of photo and video-editing software
• Proficient in Microsoft Teams and Sharepoint
• Experience with Wordpress and Canva
• Experience with knowledge translation concepts and methods, able to translate complex scientific concept sand evidence into knowledge products for different audiences

Why join UHN?

In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world, UHN offers a wide range of benefits, programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor, allowing you to find value where it matters most to you, now and throughout your career at UHN.

• Competitive offer packages
• Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP

) * Close access to Transit and UHN shuttle service

• A flexible work environment
• Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
• Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel, restaurants, parking, phone plans, auto insurance discounts, on-site gyms, etc.)

Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period, have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHN\'s attendance management program, to be eligible for consideration.

Vaccines (COVID and others) are a requirement of the job unless you have an exemption on a medical ground pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code.

UHN is a respectful, caring, and inclusive workplace. We are committed to championing accessibility, diversity and equal opportunity. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known in advance. Any information received related to an accommodation will be addressed confidentially.

University Health Network thanks all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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