Senior Advisor, Internal Communications (14-Month Term)

Canadian Medical Association

$97K — $121K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in internal communications or a related field.
  • Experience leading communication strategies for significant organizational initiatives.
  • Proven ability to develop and execute effective communication plans for employees.
  • Strong advisory skills for senior leaders on communication and engagement strategies.
  • Demonstrated experience using data to inform communication practices and effectiveness.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and meet tight deadlines.
  • Experience in coaching and guiding colleagues on communication best practices.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development of internal communications strategies for major initiatives.
  • Create and execute communication plans that clarify organizational changes.
  • Advise senior leadership on effective messaging and employee engagement tactics.
  • Support employees in understanding and adapting to new organizational changes.
  • Analyze feedback and communication data to improve effectiveness and engagement.
  • Manage concurrent communication projects, ensuring timely delivery and quality.
  • Collaborate with various teams to ensure consistent messaging across the organization.

Benefits

  • Flexible work arrangements including hybrid and remote options.
  • Opportunity to engage with a diverse set of colleagues across Canada.
  • Support for professional development and mentorship.
  • Access to resources that enhance communication and content quality.
Full Job Description
Unit | Department: Communications | Internal Communications

Reports to: Senior Manager, Internal Communications

Type: Temporary | Full-Time | 1 Vacancy

Location: Ottawa ON (Hybrid) or Toronto ON (Hybrid) or Ontario CA (Remote) or Quebec CA (Remote)

Salary: $97,000 to $121,000

What makes you a great fit for this role?

You're an experienced internal communicator who understands how to help employees make sense of what's happening across an organization. You can turn complex information into clear, relevant and engaging communications that help people feel informed, connected and supported. Whether you're developing an internal communications strategy, writing a leadership message, preparing content for the intranet, supporting a town hall or using feedback and analytics to improvce how we communicate, you bring a thoughtful, practical and collaborative approach.

You Have:

  • Led internal communication strategies for enterprise-wide initiatives, organizational priorities, or high-impact projects.
  • Developed and executed employee-facing communication plans that help staff understand what is changing, why it matters and what they need to know or do.
  • Advised senior leaders and stakeholders on communications planning, messaging, employee engagement, and change communication.
  • Supported organizational change by helping employees understand, adopt, and engage with new initiatives and ways of working.
  • Used employee feedback, channel insights, analytics or other data to measure communication effectiveness and improve content, channels and approaches.
  • Managed multiple communication projects at once, balancing competing priorities while meeting deadlines and business needs.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure consistent, clear, and aligned messaging across the organization.
  • Coached, mentored, or provided guidance to colleagues or content contributors to strengthen content quality, channel use and stakeholder engagement.


And this is totally you:

  • Strategic thinker who understands how to connect people, priorities and information.
  • Strong writer and editor who can make complex or sensitive topics clear, accessible and relevant for employees.
  • Trusted advisor who builds credibility with leaders, subject matter experts and colleagues across an organization.
  • Organized project lead who can move work forward while staying flexible as priorities shift.
  • Healthcare-savvy communicator who understands the complexities of the Canadian health system


Does this sound like your next opportunity? We hope you apply!

The CMA and the CMA Group of Companies (CMA Foundation and CMA Impact) has hybrid as well as remote workers across Quebec and Ontario. The Enterprise works in partnership with stakeholders and counterparts nationally across Canada. Due to the nature of the work performed for this position, the incumbent is required to communicate with colleagues in Quebec, Ontario and/or other provinces in English. Proficiency in French is an asset, but not a requirement of this role.

Conseiller principal ou conseillère principale, Communications internes (mandat de 14mois)*cliquez sur le lien pour une description complète en français.

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