Director Of Communications

Description:

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) is searching for an experienced leader to develop and lead a long-term corporate communications strategy, and associated programs, that builds the AGCO’s brand, protects its reputation and positively shapes stakeholder awareness, opinion, and media coverage. This will help the AGCO deliver on its strategic objectives in a way that cultivates relationships of trust, understanding and support with all audiences.

Reporting to the Chief Communications and Service Experience Officer, and leading a team of communications professionals, you will: provide strategic advice to the executive team on all internal and external communications matters, including brand and reputation management; lead AGCO’s evolving communications strategies and programs to deliver clear, engaging and targeted communications with diverse external audiences, including stakeholders in each regulated sector, patrons of those sectors, government, and the general public; oversee media, social media, digital communications and public relations to enhance AGCO’s reputation as an effective and modern regulator; partner with AGCO leadership to shape employee communication programs and products that support and sustain employee trust and engagement.

Successful candidates will demonstrate the following:

• Significant senior corporate communications leadership in the public sector or broader public service.
• Keen political acuity with sound judgement to manage highly complex, contentious, and politically sensitive issues.
• Expertise providing strategic advice to senior leadership, and as an effective reputation, brand and program manager.
• Strong proficiency in media, social media, digital communications, and modern public relations, plus experience as senior media spokesperson.
• Caring, highly effective people leadership skills, with demonstrated experience in employee coaching, mentoring, team leadership and development.
• Authenticity as an inclusive leader.
• Exceptional verbal communication with impeccable writing skills.
• Proven consultation, interpersonal, presentation, and negotiation skills to promote and build consensus to achieve results.