Manager, Communications

Description:

Reporting directly to the Director of Strategic Planning and Police Support Services, the Manager, Communications will be the first point of contact for anything related to media and public relations. The position will work closely with all Codiac Regional Police Authority to develop and deliver strategies, communications products, initiatives, and programs that support organizational priorities and objectives.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:

Strategic Communications

• The incumbent will plan, craft, implement, and monitor communications activities designed for targeted audiences. Specifically, this includes writing communications content, coordinating digital content and strategies, and providing support and advice to all levels of the organization.
• Develops effective public relations and community outreach strategies.
• Conducts environmental scans to anticipate, identify, analyze, and provide recommendations on emerging issues and opportunities that require a proactive response from the Codiac RCMP.
• Creates and executes external and internal communication plans.
• Oversees and develops social media, public relations, and marketing campaigns.
• Implements media initiatives and produces any related communications collateral, such as messaging or briefing materials.
• Develops media pitches, press releases, newsletters, communication material and social media content including managing all social media initiatives on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and other relevant platforms.
• Collaborates with J Division Communication Specialist to develop strategy.
• Plans, organizes, directs, controls, and evaluates the design, development and maintenance of Internet and Intranet sites to manage an organization's Internet presence.
• Acts as Public Relations Account Coordinator on a variety of projects, liaising directly with PR Account Manager and occasionally clients with the support of a senior management team.
• Maintains appropriate network with media contact.
• Ensures information is disseminated to media in a timely and efficient manner.
• Contributes to the development of a professional corporate image and appropriate corporate visibility and develops strong relationships with external stakeholders.
• All other duties as assigned.

As the ideal candidate, you possess a minimum of three years' recent and relevant experience in writing and editing a wide range of communications products such as media lines, media releases, internal messages, and external products. Related experience in developing communications plans, coordinating projects or events, and providing strategic communication advice to managers or clients within an organization, is essential. Solid strategic and tactical communications skills, digital communications skills, media relations skills, ability to work independently and with a team, strong initiative, and an ability to work and manage multiple projects under tight deadlines, will be key to success in this role. A bachelor's degree in public relations, communications, marketing, journalism or in a related field is required.