CANSSI Ontario Program and Communication Officer

University of Toronto • Toronto, ON

4d • Onsite

About The Position

CANSSI Ontario (CANSSI ON) at the University of Toronto (U of T) serves as the Ontario Regional Centre of the Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute (CANSSI). Its mission is to build capacity in statistical and data science across data-intensive research, strengthen U of T’s activities in the field, and connect researchers across CANSSI institutional members in the province. The Program Coordinator and Communications Officer supports the day-to-day delivery of CANSSI ON Programs for faculty, trainees and partners. This includes contributing to marketing, communications, and outreach activities that strengthen engagement across the CANSSI ON community, while coordinating events and community-building initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in communication, or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
• Minimum four (4) years of relevant experience implementing and supporting communication plans and marketing strategies, including the creation of digital communication plans and website content, researching and writing communications content, designing and producing publications and promotional materials, and planning and executing events.
• Experience drafting academic-specific communications (calls, recipient announcements, newsletter and event copy) and maintaining program web content via a CMS (e.g., WordPress) for review and approval.
• Experience conceptualizing, organizing, and executing logistics for in-person and online events — seminar series, lecture series, workshops, and annual symposiums at multiple host institutions.
• Excellent experience writing and editing content, designing layouts and graphic elements, and producing and distributing in hardcopy, electronic formats, and on websites.
• Strong experience developing and sending newsletters using Mailchimp.
• Keeping well informed of EDI and accessibility practices.
• Outstanding skills in writing and editing skills, and news judgment.
• Intermediate to advanced skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Willingness to learn other computer programs as needed.
• Strong proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Photoshop, or Illustrator), social media tools (Facebook, Bluesky, and LinkedIn), and webpage editing (WordPress, HTML).
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Very strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently on assigned tasks while taking direction and having sound judgement on when to escalate.

Nice To Haves

• Articulate
• Communicator
• Diligent
• Diplomatic
• Organized
• Resourceful

Responsibilities

• Maintaining information on digital platforms; Verifying that all digital communication collateral adheres to brand identity and University style guides
• Creating and producing graphic designs that reflect departmental and/or divisional objectives
• Customizing website according to objectives or user feedback; Advising on strategies to align websites with marketing/communication objectives; Testing website before launching new additions; Coordinating website updates and ensuring technical issues are resolved
• Implementing social media campaigns; Creating and maintaining presence on social media platforms; Disseminating information via social media; Fostering and maintaining positive relationships with targeted social media communities
• Implementing community relations outreach plans for targeted audiences
• Conceptualizing, organizing and executing event activities; Promoting events and programs to target audiences; Conducting post-event evaluation, analysis and recommendations for changes; Coordinating event registration activities
• Collecting and filing applications; Tracking the status of applications; Disseminating committee decisions and review comments
• Preparing meeting agendas; Coordinating meeting schedules, agendas, materials, action and follow-up items

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level