Manager, Internal Communication - 20 Month Limited Term Employment

Seaspan•District of North Vancouver, BC

22d•CA$135,000 - CA$165,000•Onsite

About The Position

This is a 20-month limited term maternity leave coverage position for a Manager, Internal Communication. The role requires a curious, energetic, and results-driven communications professional with experience managing teams and change in fast-paced, diverse, and growing organizations. The successful candidate will manage a team developing content for Seaspan’s diverse employees, develop a multi-year strategic plan, advise senior leaders on internal visibility, and work with various stakeholders to meet internal communication needs. The position is fully on-site in North Vancouver and includes eligible benefits and 4 weeks of vacation.

Requirements

A post-secondary degree in Business, Communications, Journalism, Public Relations or Human Resources.
A minimum of 7-10 years of relevant experience in internal or external communications, particularly as a business partner.
Extensive experience writing, editing, information gathering and researching in a business environment to craft compelling and strategically relevant content that stands out from the crowd, connects and resonates with all audiences.
Experience leading and developing change management and communication campaigns and change management of large-scale initiatives across multiple internal target audiences.
Established track record collaborating with and proactively supporting senior leaders on communication strategies and best practices, client service mindset and consultative approach.
Supervisory experience.
Highly effective and self-motivated collaborator, a strong teammate with great communication skills, able to build consensus across and influencing a variety of internal business units and levels of leadership.
Outstanding English writing and editing skills; ability to write for a broad spectrum of multi-media communications channels including multi-culture/lingual sensitivity.
Understand the power of story to build a brand personality.
Have a journalist’s “nose” for a story and are highly creative, with a strong design sensibility.
Ability to lead, advocate for, and motivate a team through successes and challenges.
Deep understanding of the role of human communication in achieving business objectives.
Strong ability to develop and maintain relationships both internally with managers and employees and externally with outside vendors.
Possess strong project management and organizational skills to meet multiple initiatives on time and on budget.
Strategic problem solver, able to clearly articulate the business goal behind the creation of a piece, or series, of content.
Track record for getting things done, finding solutions to sophisticated challenges and turning ideas into measurable plans.
Curious and think like an educator, intuitively understanding what the audience needs to know and how they want to consume it.
Innovative mindset – always looking for ways to improve how Seaspan communicates with and engages employees.
Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Canadian Controlled Goods Program security clearance.

Responsibilities

Develops and oversees internal communications strategies to ensure the communication of corporate programs is consistently delivered and understood.
Produce content for internal events including presentations, speeches and speaking notes.
Reviews communications across the organization to develop, maintain and communicate standards for communications, focusing on clarity, simplicity, style, consistency as well as brand identity and delivery.
Identify new communications strategies, tools and channels to support overall internal communications objectives.
Develop and implement integrated internal/external communications plans associated with Seaspan’s activities and priorities.
Work as part of the Communications team to communicate business strategies and provide consistent and compelling content across all platforms.
Has accountability for the company intranet content and related internal communication channels such as the internal newsletter, digital signage system, etc.
Oversees budget and event programming for internal events.

Benefits

Competitive salary
Best-in-class health and wellness benefits package
Extended health care (paramedical services for massage therapy, speech therapy, mental health coverage, physiotherapy, etc.)
Free on-site gym
Dental care
Vision care
$500 personal spending account
Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
Parking
Complimentary shuttle bus