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Communications and Marketing (JF)# of Open Positions:
1Faculty/Service - Department:
Administration Office, Faculty of Social SciencesCampus:
Social Sciences BuildingUnion Affiliation:
N/ADate Posted:
mars 25, 2024Closing Date:
avril 04, 2024Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above
Hours per week:
35Salary Grade:
Non-Union Grade NM1Salary Range:
$95 745,00 - $116 554,00 About the faculty/service: Faculty of Social SciencesThe FSS comprises nine departments, schools and institutes, which offer undergraduate, masters and doctoral programs in both English and French. With its 10,000 students, 260 full-time professors, and wide array of programs and research centres, the Faculty of Social Sciences plays a key role at the heart of the University of Ottawa. Its graduate students are supervised by excellent researchers and undertake cutting-edge research in the Faculty's masters and Ph.D. programs. Along with its complement of about 100 administrative employees, the faculty is proud to provide a collaborative working environment that inspires new ideas, encourages creative ingenuity, and promotes excellence.
Position purpose:
Under the supervision of the Chief Administrative Officer, provides strategic and operational leadership in developing, planning and implementing all aspects of marketing, internal and external communications, public relations, branding and major events in order to enhance the visibility and maximize the reputation of the Faculty of Social Sciences. Manages the marketing and communications team to deliver publications, advertising and web sites while building and maintaining community relations, alumni relations, student relations and promoting programs and managing key relationships with all University stakeholders.
In this role, your main responsibilities will include:
Participates in developing the strategic plans of the organization. Leads in developing the vision and strategic plans associated with marketing (including digital/web marketing), communications, branding, alumni relations, student relations, media relations and events management.
Leads the development of strategic direction for marketing and communications by setting priorities, defining audiences, adopting various tactics and methods and establishing key performance indicators.
Develops and ensures execution of marketing strategies that enhance the visibility and reputation of the Faculty of Social Sciences. Establishes measurable marketing goals and evaluation tools to identify strengths and weaknesses. Ensures that strategies are translated into concrete action plans and that the best interests of the Faculty are upheld
Provides leadership in the development, creation and execution of annual marketing plans and advertising campaigns that enhance specific program and Faculty-wide objectives, and for the purpose of meeting enrollment targets and attracting top-quality candidates in a highly competitive environment.
Leads the development of strategic direction for the Faculty’s digital marketing (web, social media, new media, etc) initiatives and develops medium and long-term strategies to reach appropriate Web-based audiences. Elaborates, manages and controls the marketing and communications budget to ensure the optimal use of resources in order to meet the Faculty’s priorities and goals effectively and efficiently.
Develop business development strategies to forge new relationships with public and private sector organizations in order to increase visibility of the Faculty of Social Sciences.
Provides expert advice and guidance to the Faculty’s senior leadership, directors and managers on marketing and branding approaches that will ensure optimum results in the promotion of their programs, services and initiatives.
Provides expertise and leadership, directs and evaluates the Faculty’s corporate events portfolio to support fundraising, branding, profile and recognition targets.
Analyzes problems, monitors competitive intelligence and internal and external trends in order to provide recommendations to meet specific targets.
Leads the development of strategic direction for the Faculty’s digital marketing (web, social media, new media, etc) initiatives and develops medium and long-term strategies to reach appropriate Web-based audiences.
What you will bring:
Bachelor degree in marketing (or equivalent) and an MBA (or equivalent Master’s degree) required (or an acceptable equivalent combination of education and experience)
A minimum of 10 years of leadership and management experience in marketing and communications
Extensive experience in the development and implementation of strategic communications and marketing plans, including media relations, web/online strategies, advertizing and events management.
Experience in Human Resources management, team management, conflict resolution, negotiation and project management
Seasoned individual with demonstrated ability in problem solving, priority setting and meeting deadlines
Proven abilities in building partnerships and/or collaborative working relationships with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders
Ability to work under pressure, adapt easily and rapidly and use excellent judgment and discretion
Commitment to achieving the highest quality results and excellence in customer service
Have demonstrated initiative, autonomy and excellent leadership skills to foster commitment and co-operation within the team
Experience in public speaking and public relations
Excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills (written and verbal) in English and French
Key Competencies at uOttawa:
Here are the required competencies for all or our employees at uOttawa:
Planning: Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realize an objective or a project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities.
Initiative: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Is proactive and self-starting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond whenever it is possible.
Client Service Orientation: Help or serve others to meet their needs. This implies anticipating and identifying the needs of internal and external clients and finding solutions on how to meet them.
Teamwork and Cooperation: Cooperate and work well with other members of the team to reach common goal(s). Accept and give constructive feedback. Able to adjust own behaviour to reach the goals of the team.
The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We foster a culture of respect, teamwork and inclusion, where collaboration, innovation, and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply, we welcome applications from qualified Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA2S+ persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible, barrier-free work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact hrtalentmanagement@uottawa.ca to communicate the accommodation need. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
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If this is a front-line position with responsibilities to interact with students, selected candidates must be rated at the Low Advanced proficiency level or higher for both oral comprehension and reading comprehension in their second official language. The rating is determined by a proficiency test designed by the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute.
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