Job description:
COMPETITION REFERENCE
C24-25-PNE-09
POSITION
Marketing and Communication Counselor
DEPARTMENT
Office of the Director General
PREDECESSOR
Saïda Sambour
IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR
Valerie Gamache
WORK LOCATION
325, boul. de la Cité-des-Jeunes, Gatineau (Québec) J8Y 6T3
TYPE OF HIRING
Regular full-time position
WORK SCHEDULE
35 hours per week from Monday to Friday
Schedule to be determined
SALARY RANGE
$52, 177.00 to $86,548.00 per year
SUMMARY
Under the responsibility of the Secretary General and Head of Corporate Affairs, the role of the Marketing and Communication Counselor involves more specifically taking part in the design and realization of College communication policies and strategies which support the institutional directions to ensure students, staff, parents, partners and other community stakeholders as well as the general public, are better informed, using various channels of communication.
DUTIES
The role of the Marketing and Communication Advisor includes the following duties:
- Advises and supports all services regarding implementation of communication policies, strategies and activities. Consequently, they may be called upon to develop, design and draft promotional material, as well as distributing it to the various audiences concerned.
- Selects, collects and summarizes or adapts information for presentation to a target population and establishes communication channels with the College's various services, in order to stay informed about their activities and respond to their needs.
- Collaborates in the development of speeches and texts for conferences and informal meetings for the executive staff of the College.
- Prepares press files and elaborate communication plans based on the College's needs and target audiences and evaluates the results of communication strategies and methods used.
- Plans, organizes, leads, or coordinates various public relations, promotional and recruitment activities including audio visual requirements.
- Oversees the engagement and evaluation of the work done by a team of two (2) support staff employees.
- Collaborates on designing, developing, and updating the College's website, intranet and all social media communication platforms used by the College.
- Liaises, collaborates and maintains good working relationships with others.
- May be called upon to write corporate documents.
- May be called upon to revise documents relating to their sector of activity.
- May be called upon to cultivate and maintain media contacts and act as the College's public relations liaison.
- May be called to represent his or her sector of activity or department on some committees.
- May be asked to perform other related duties.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in a relevant specialization such as Communication, Journalism, Marketing, etc.
- Must be fluently bilingual in both English and French (written, spoken and comprehension).
- Must have experience with Adobe suite software (Photoshop, inDesign, etc.), Microsoft suite 365, and social media platforms.
- Must have knowledge and experience with audio visual tools and equipment.
- Must possess excellent drafting and editing skills.
- Must have experience developing strategic communication strategies.
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
- Must possess excellent communication, organizational, project management, and interpersonal skills.
- Must have the ability to forge good working relationships with College personnel and the community.
- Must have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision and be able to work in a team environment.
- Must be able to work effectively with respect to deadlines and produce accurate results.
- Must be flexible and able to adapt quickly to different situations.
- Must be able to motivate others.
- Must have a strong work ethic and exercise discretion.
- Political acumen and good judgment.
- Experience related to the position will be considered an asset.
- Knowledge of the Québec Cégep system will be considered an asset.
Interested candidates should submit their résumé, along with appropriate documentation ONLINE on our college website in the career page at http://www.cegep-heritage.qc.ca/manitou/.
Click on the job posting, then click on "APPLY". You will be able to create an account and upload your resume and cover letter.
Please note that only online applications will be considered.
N.B.: Candidates may be required to submit to selection tests. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Cégep Heritage College is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from women, Indigenous peoples, members of visible and ethnic minorities, and people with disabilities.
