Head, Marketing Communications, Communications and Arts Promotion Division

Competition: 2403 (Internal/external)
Status: Regular full-time
Level: EX-1
Affiliation: Management
Salary Scale: $ 101,100 to $119,000
Closing date: February 11, 2011

About the Canada Council for the Arts

Join our team and play a role in supporting Canadian creativity. The Canada Council is a dynamic, highly-respected national agency with a mandate to promote the study and enjoyment of, and production of works in, the arts. We offer competitive salaries and benefit package.

About the role

Under the direct supervision of the Director, Communications Division, the Head, Marketing Communications, takes the lead for integrated marketing communications, including planning, budgeting, performance measurement and management, and will spearhead the implementation of a communications strategy and brand positioning.
The Head will oversee the development of all media relations and creative products, including web-based products and activities, required to implement the strategies and audience-focused communications plans of the Council. The Head takes the lead for developing frameworks and standards for and for managing Council-wide central communications services, including high quality of writing, translation, production of materials.
The Head takes the lead for ensuring compliance with Council branding standards (as “brand guardian”), and build tools to help all Council staff better understand and articulate the brand standards and key messages. The Head is responsible for the development and implementation of web-based activities (internet, intranet), including developing appropriate audience-centred content, managing the technical elements of web design, maintenance and other related elements. The Head will oversee the development and roll-out of a social media plan.
The Head provides expert advice to the Director of Communications in areas of accountability and ensures that all activities and functions under the areas of accountability are aligned with the Council’s Strategic Plan and Action Plan and the Division’s Strategic Communications Plan.
The Head takes the lead for operational management and implementation of Council-wide, integrated audience-based communications strategies, services and functions, and media and public relations activities in order to implement the transformation and transition of the Council’s communications activities from a program-based culture to an audience-based culture.
The Head also takes the lead in liaising with Human Resources in the strategic development of employee-based internal communications activities and materials.

Basic requirements of the position

A bachelor’s degree in communications, business management, liberal arts or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and professional experience in the areas of accountability;
seven (7) years of progressively responsible management experience in the areas of responsibility, preferably related to the arts environment.
experience in brand management and communications strategy, media and public relations, creative development (design, writing, translation, editorial practices) and the web;
excellent management, planning and budgeting skills and solid organizational and communications skills;
strong knowledge of arts terminology and of the mandate, programs, policies, audiences and fields of interest of the Canada Council;
strong knowledge of the arts environment and its key issues;
excellent people management skills; dynamic, team oriented personality and the ability to inspire and empower a high performing team;
excellent written and verbal communication skills, as well as an excellent command of both English and French.
excellent interpersonal, leadership and problem-solving skills;
demonstrated ability to manage projects of substantial scope, assess resources (human, technical and financial) and build effective project plans and teams;
knowledge of leading-edge digital technologies and their use in an audience-centred communications environment;
proven ability to provide oversight on both design and content to ensure materials produced are on-brand, and on-strategy;
the use of both official languages. The requirements in the second official language are: an advance level in oral and reading comprehension and an intermediate level in writing.

This position is located in Ottawa and the incumbent travels up to 20 days per year.

How to apply

Send the completed Application for Employment form quoting the competition number listed above and a copy of your resume to the attention of Ange Diaquoi, Human Resources, by either:

email: competition@canadacouncil.ca
fax: 613.566.4323
mail: 350 Albert Street, P.O. Box 1047, Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 5V8

For more information, please contact Ange Diaquoi at 613-566-4414, extension 4114 or by e-mail at competition@canadacouncil.ca. We thank all applicants for their interest; only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
We value diversity in our workforce and encourage candidates to self-identify as members of the following designated groups: women, visible minorities, Aboriginal peoples and persons with disabilities.