The City of Calgary Career Opportunity

Department Communication Leader

Reference # 202016

Closing date: Feb. 4, 2013

Responsibilities

Planning Development & Assessment (PDA) is seeking a dynamic senior level communications professional responsible for providing strategic advice and counsel for the department.

Primary duties include:

• Lead communications and marketing professionals in the department from a managerial and leadership capacity.
• Develop and manage stakeholder relations, communications and marketing for the department.
• Participate in business planning strategy development and facilitate corresponding communications/marketing plans.
• Provide communications counsel, strategies and tactics to maintain confidence in The Corporation in the face of potential or real issues.
• Provide strategic counsel and advice to internal clients and communications staff on media response, and proactively promote departmental information and initiatives to news media and other external stakeholders.

Participate in a key position on the corporate crisis communications team.

Qualifications

The successful applicant must possess a degree in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, Commerce, Business or a related field and a minimum eight years of progressive experience in communications and strategic planning, with demonstrated strengths in team management and change leadership.

For complete details about this position or to apply online visit our website at calgary.ca/careers and click on Job Opportunities or mail your resume to:

The City of Calgary

Human Resources (#8107)

P.O. Box 2100, Station M

Calgary, Alberta T2P 2M5