Program Manager, Public & Government Affairs (Technology)

Edelman • Ottawa, ON

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About The Position

Edelman Ottawa is looking for a Program Manager (PM) to join their Public & Government Affairs Practice. This person will play a role in building and overseeing public sector business development and advocacy campaigns for clients in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector. Your experience will include knowledge of, and the ability to counsel clients on and activate strategies, program development, stakeholder mapping and meeting facilitation on behalf of a series of ICT clients. Whether the client focus is public sector business development, public policy advocacy or both – you will demonstrate a solid understanding of their organization’s objectives and map/execute a journey to achieve the desired deliverables. Candidates should be collaborative team players who can effectively triage client requirements, deliver, and execute. You should have excellent writing skills, project management qualities and a track record of leading and executing successful client programs that measurably support clients’ business objectives. You should be able to demonstrate the value of Edelman’s Public & Government Affairs offerings and contribute to winning new client business. We need a confident, driven and detail-oriented individual who will cultivate both internal stakeholders / partners and client relationships and take initiative.

Requirements

• 3-4 years of experience in communications and consulting with a preference given to candidates that have experience working in the ICT and government sectors
• Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Communications, Marketing, Liberal Arts or comparable required; graduate/advanced degree preferred.
• Depth of experience developing strategic communication plans.
• Experience integrating and collaborating across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Detail-oriented & highly organized, with experience and comfort managing multiple concurrent projects.
• Strong analytical, prioritization and communication skills
• Excellent writing and presentation skills, and ability to provide intuitive plain language understanding to clients.
• Experience developing relationships with third party organizations, and to attend external meetings and events representing the agency and client.
• Preference given to candidates who have the ability to register as a consultant lobbyist for the Government of Canada and/or subnational jurisdictions without limitation.

Responsibilities

• Support the client relationship, managing day-to-day activity and follow through on client deliverables.
• Develop, write, and edit communications and stakeholder materials with a demonstrated understanding of client business, marketing, and communication objectives.
• Formulate thoughtful points of view and recommendations based on your understanding of the public sector landscape.
• Display understanding of Edelman consulting processes including public engagement, messaging workshops, government monitoring and stakeholder mapping exercises; lead aspects of these assignments.
• Demonstrate either an understanding of government IT modernization agenda and a willingness to learn operations and political process – or demonstrate an understanding of government operations and political process.
• Create research-driven, public sector business development, as well as political advocacy programs that meet or exceed client objectives.
• A willingness to understand the government IT modernization agenda.
• Proactively contribute to the development and growth of client accounts, working with and mobilizing Edelman specialties and resources across multiple offices.

What This Job Offers

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