Director, Internal and CEO Communications
Hybrid - Toronto, ON, Canada
Full Time
Advocacy, Communications and Marketing
Manager/Supervisor
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The Ontario Medical Association (OMA) advocates for and supports doctors, seeking to strengthen their leadership role in caring for patients. We continually seek to be the trusted voice in transforming Ontario’s health-care system by courageously pursuing best practices, new ideas, solutions, and opportunities to improve.
Job summary
The Director, Internal and CEO Communications drives organizational alignment and elevates employee engagement and workplace culture through strategic communications and initiatives. This is a pivotal role in fostering connection, engagement, and motivated employees that feel connected to the OMA’s brand, values and strategic priorities, while equipping them to navigate change effectively. By modernizing tools, promoting collaboration, and optimizing internal communication channels, the Director helps enable organizational transformation and a cohesive employee experience. The role also provides oversight to CEO communications for external and internal audiences. Acting as a trusted advisor to leadership, this role ensures internal and CEO communications align with and advance OMA’s culture, strategic priorities, and CEO goals.
How you will make a difference
The OMA has moved to a permanent hybrid work environment. As such, the individual in this position will be required to work a minimum number of days in our Toronto office.
What do we have to offer you?
As a condition of employment, OMA conducts background checks and reference checks for all open positions.
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The Ontario Medical Association is strongly committed to diversity within its community and welcomes applications from racialized persons/persons of colour, women, Indigenous People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2S+ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. In accordance with the AODA Act, accommodation will be provided throughout the recruitment process to applicants with disabilities.
The Ontario Medical Association (OMA) advocates for and supports doctors, seeking to strengthen their leadership role in caring for patients. We continually seek to be the trusted voice in transforming Ontario’s health-care system by courageously pursuing best practices, new ideas, solutions, and opportunities to improve.
Job summary
The Director, Internal and CEO Communications drives organizational alignment and elevates employee engagement and workplace culture through strategic communications and initiatives. This is a pivotal role in fostering connection, engagement, and motivated employees that feel connected to the OMA’s brand, values and strategic priorities, while equipping them to navigate change effectively. By modernizing tools, promoting collaboration, and optimizing internal communication channels, the Director helps enable organizational transformation and a cohesive employee experience. The role also provides oversight to CEO communications for external and internal audiences. Acting as a trusted advisor to leadership, this role ensures internal and CEO communications align with and advance OMA’s culture, strategic priorities, and CEO goals.
How you will make a difference
- Leading the development and execution of a comprehensive strategy to align internal communications channels, and annual content calendars with OMA’s brand, priorities, values, culture and EDI principles, through close cross-functional collaboration with key stakeholders in People & Culture, Advocacy, Communications and Marketing, and Executive Office.
- Oversee the development and execution of the CEO communications plan for external and internal audiences, including (but not limited to) speeches and presentations, videos and blog posts, as well as response to correspondence.
- Partnering with key stakeholders to develop and execute multimedia communications plans and content that support transformative initiatives, ensuring employees are informed, prepared, and equipped to adopt new processes, policies, and systems in a hybrid workplace.
- In collaboration with Channel Communications & Operations colleagues and Technology stakeholders, driving the modernization of internal communication channels, tools, technologies and processes to meet the evolving needs of a hybrid workforce, streamlining information management and ensuring accessibility
- Leading and collaborating cross-functionally on the strategic use of townhalls and leadership meetings, while incorporating feedback mechanisms that enable employees to share opinions, actively participate, and feel heard.
- Advising and supporting senior leadership with strategic guidance on messaging, platforms, and communication plans to support transformation and enhance employee alignment with organizational goals.
- Directing all aspects of internal communications to ensure content complies with the OMA brand strategy and standards, aligns with external communications, and integrates EDI principles.
- Leading the Internal Communications team, fostering an inclusive and high-performing environment, coaching and developing direct reports.
- University degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing or equivalent.
- Minimum ten (10) years of relevant experience.
- Minimum five (5) years of experience in a leadership role, including experience supporting organizations through change.
- Prosci & PMP designations would be considered an asset.
- Experience in communications management, culture, employee relations, employee engagement, high level writing skills, graphic design and video editing skills
The OMA has moved to a permanent hybrid work environment. As such, the individual in this position will be required to work a minimum number of days in our Toronto office.
What do we have to offer you?
- A work environment whose values are to be respectful, bold, responsive, and transparent in our work and our behaviours
- A fantastic opportunity to grow with the team and help shape the strategic direction of the OMA, its members and the health-care system
- An organization that is committed to the equity, diversity and inclusion principles of humility, accountability, collaboration, courage and integrity
- A commitment to growth and development through paid professional development and continuous in-house learning
- A friendly and flexible hybrid work environment
- Competitive salary and bonus program
- Exceptional group benefits package, including a spending account and a robust wellness program
- An organization that has been recognized as a Greater Toronto’s Top Employers for five consecutive years.
As a condition of employment, OMA conducts background checks and reference checks for all open positions.
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The Ontario Medical Association is strongly committed to diversity within its community and welcomes applications from racialized persons/persons of colour, women, Indigenous People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2S+ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. In accordance with the AODA Act, accommodation will be provided throughout the recruitment process to applicants with disabilities.
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