Senior Manager Communications

Job Title: Senior Manager, Mission Communications (1-Year Contract)

Vacancies: This posting is for (1) current vacancy

Location: Vancouver, BC | Ottawa, ON | Calgary, AB | Halifax, NS | St John's, NL | Kelowna, BC| Prince George, BC | Montreal, QC | Québec, QC | (Detailed office location information can be found by visiting ttps://)

Work Model: Hybrid Work Model

Salary Band: 7 ($88,000 - $98,000 CAD)

The Canadian Cancer Society works tirelessly to save lives, improve lives and drive collective action against cancer. Together with patients, volunteers, donors and communities across the country, we raise funds to invest in transformative cancer research, we provide a caring support system for everyone affected by cancer and we advocate to governments to create a healthier future for all. It takes a society to take on cancer – and the Canadian Cancer Society is leading the way.

As a senior member of the driven and passionate Communications team at the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS), the Senior Manager, Mission Communications, would focus primarily on developing and implementing communications strategies and plans that elevate our mission programs, drive revenue, and protect and enhance CCS’s reputation with donors and the public. Reporting to the Director, Strategic Communications, the Senior Manager is an experienced individual who excels at providing strategic counsel to business partners and driving forward multi-channel communications plans that deliver results.

The Senior Manager has robust public relations experience, is highly collaborative, and is enthusiastic about guiding and supporting teams.

• Drive the development, execution and evaluation of strategic communications plans to support the Mission, Information and Support Services, Advocacy and Research teams at CCS
• Serve as a trusted advisor to the Mission, Information and Support Services, Advocacy and Research teams at CCS
• Identify emerging communications needs and define key opportunities for improvement within the public narratives of CCS’s priority issues
• Provide strategic communications and issues management counsel
• Support provincial and federal advocacy activities through effective communications strategies
• Support the Research team’s activities through effective communications strategies to increase the profile of research impact and help drive revenue
• Support the Revenue Development team’s research communications needs by providing strategic oversight of processes and tools that enhance research storytelling capacity
• Provide evaluation and recommendations to improve communications to meet quality standards and support/advance CCS’s positioning, reputation and brand
• Identify, monitor and provide counsel to reply to issues, risks or crises related to the Mission, Information and Support Services, Advocacy and Research portfolios at CCS
• Support with communications requests as appropriate
• Develop tools, materials and collateral pieces to support CCS communications with key internal and external audiences and set the standard for high impact, high quality and on brand communications
• Work with internal stakeholders including senior executives, fundraising and community staff to develop and implement communications tools to align narratives used to communicate on core CCS issues
• Employ effective public engagement tools to shape the national discussion on CCS priorities
• Aid teams to create compelling communications materials designed to build relevance and trust in CCS
• Lead and mentor a team of effective & engaged communicators
• Support the growth and development of 2-3 direct reports as well as indirect reports
• Foster a high-performance culture that leverages the unique talents and strengths of each member while encouraging their growth and development.
• Champion CCS as a hero in the face of cancer.
• Contribute to our culture of diversity, inclusion, belonging and equity (DIBE) by ensuring that all staff feel represented, valued, and heard across all aspects of their identity, including gender, age, religion, ethnicity, nationality, race, and sexuality.
• Other duties as assigned