Senior Advisor, Internal Communications (14-Month Term)

Canadian Medical Association

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

Qualifications

  • Led internal communication strategies for large projects effectively.
  • Developed impactful communication plans for employee engagement during change.
  • Advised senior leaders on communication best practices and engagement tactics.
  • Supported employee transition during organizational changes with clear messaging.
  • Utilized analytics to refine communication strategies and measure effectiveness.
  • Managed multiple projects with competing deadlines and priorities successfully.
  • Collaborated consistently with cross-functional teams for coherent messaging.

Responsibilities

  • Develop clear internal communication strategies for high-impact initiatives.
  • Create engaging content to inform staff about organizational changes.
  • Advise stakeholders on strategic communication and employee engagement.
  • Support organizational change through effective messaging and training.
  • Analyze feedback and data to improve communication methods and tools.
  • Oversee multiple communication projects and ensure timely delivery.
  • Coach and mentor team members to enhance their communication skills.

Benefits

  • Hybrid and remote work options across Ontario and Quebec.
  • Opportunity to collaborate across a national organization.
  • Engagement with senior leaders and decision-makers in communications.
  • Support for ongoing professional development and mentoring.
  • Work within a health-focused organization that values clear communication.
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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