Communications Consultant

PWGSC requires the help of a skilled consultant to provide communication expertise services to assist with development and evolution of Microsoft 365 initiatives.

Mandatory requirements

• Minimum of three (3) years of experience authoring and editing communications materials
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience in analyzing, developing, and coordinating communications strategies, initiatives, and materials to support an enterprise-wide implementation of Microsoft Office 365 which have a minimum of 20,000 users
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience with Microsoft SharePoint Online (including SharePoint Online site administration)
• Certificate, diploma, or degree from a recognized Canadian post-secondary institution in a relevant field.

Optional requirements

• Degree in Journalism from a recognized Canadian university
• Valid Prosci certification
• Over two years of
• of experience
• supporting the implementation of Microsoft Office 365 for an organization with more than 20,000 employees
• Over two years of experience with Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Office 365
• Over two years of experience providing communications services for a Canadian federal government public safety organization

General tasks

• Provide advice to support Microsoft 365 communication initiatives and strategies
• Planning, researching, modifying, assisting, writing and/or reviewing memos, manual and other non-journalistic articles with conformance to established standards
• Assisting in the development and implementation of the Program communication plan
• Addressing geographically dispersed organizations going through an organizational transformation;
• Creating communications support materials
• Developing and implementing creative communication and information products using a variety of tools, techniques and media and selecting an appropriate medium to convey information, ideas, and results
• Ensure information is communicated to the appropriate people in a timely manner
• Preparing reports using clear, communicative, and professional language
• Ensure communications are clearly understood by encouraging and listening to feedback both internally and externally in the organization
• Structure external communications to project an appropriate corporate image;
• Determine target audiences in order to better develop messages
• Identify and determine communications impediments and barriers
• Provide advice on matters relating to policy/program development approaches or options and communications planning alternatives (internal or external)
• Research, develop and implement communications strategies involving social media and related content (that is blogs, microblogs, wikis, crowdsourcing, social networks, etc.) 
• Provide support and assist communicators in using social media channels to complement traditional channels 
• Assisting in the maintenance of SharePoint and web page content