Program Marketing & Communications Specialist

Program Marketing & Communications Specialist  Fixed Term Union Mississauga, ON, CA
Salary Range: $40.59 To $48.51 Hourly

Position Title:

Program Marketing & Communications Specialist
Position Type:
Fixed Term - OPSEU represented
Job Band: 9
Salary Range: $40.59 to $48.51/hour
Hours of work: 36.25 hours/week
Reporting to:
Manager, Special Projects and Initiatives
This posting is applicable to:
Internal/External Applicants
Skilled Trades Ontario (STO) is a Crown agency responsible for skilled trades certification in Ontario, which includes:
Establishing apprenticeship programs, including training standards, curriculum standards and certification exams.
Administering apprenticeship programs, including approving apprentices and sponsors, registering training agreements and assessing applications for apprenticeship program completion.
Issuing certificates of apprenticeship to completed Ontario apprentices.
Assessing experience and qualifications of individuals who have not completed an apprenticeship program in Ontario.
Administering exams, including certifying exams, in all trades subject to certifying exams.
Issuing Certificates of Qualification in all trades with certifying exams.
Renewing Certificates of Qualification in compulsory trades.
Maintaining a Public Register of people authorized to work in compulsory trades.
Researching apprenticeships and the trades.
This role is responsible for the planning, coordination, and implementation of communications, marketing, knowledge mobilization, and resource development activities that support UTIP deliverables and apprenticeship modernization initiatives. This includes developing and refining accessible, plain-language apprenticeship resources and learner supports, such as Career Pathway Guides, Exam Preparation Guides, logbook supports, stakeholder communications, and digital content.
Working collaboratively with Program Development Specialists, Standards teams, Communications staff, subject matter experts, external vendors, and sector stakeholders, the Specialist supports the development of consistent, accessible, and user-centered apprenticeship resources and communications materials across the organization.
The role leads strategic communications, knowledge mobilization, and modernization initiatives that support the transformation of apprenticeship training resources across Ontario. The Specialist contributes to the development and implementation of province-wide approaches that enhance accessibility, learner engagement, consistency, and usability across apprenticeship-related materials and supports.
The role applies diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging (DEIB), accessibility (including Universal Design for Learning principles), and environmental sustainability lenses to communications, stakeholder engagement, and resource development activities.
The role applies accessibility legislation, including the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), and project management principles to support the development, coordination, implementation, and continuous improvement of apprenticeship modernization initiatives and learner-focused resources.
The Specialist serves as a key resource and subject-matter expert in accessible communications, learner-centered resource development, and plain-language adaptation of technical apprenticeship content. The role provides strategic advice to project teams and leadership regarding communications approaches, stakeholder engagement strategies, accessibility considerations, and modernization opportunities related to apprenticeship training resources and learner supports.
Responsibilities   Marketing Strategy & Knowledge Mobilization:
Lead the planning and coordination of targeted marketing and knowledge mobilization strategies to support UTIP and promote modernized apprenticeship training resources across Ontario.
Marketing Strategy & Knowledge Mobilization:
Lead the strategic development, implementation, and evaluation of communications, engagement, and knowledge mobilization initiatives supporting apprenticeship modernization and learner accessibility across Ontario.
Project oversight:
Monitor project timelines, deliverables, and performance; prepare reports and recommendations to support continuous improvement.
Project coordination:
Apply project management principles to support the coordination, tracking, implementation, and evaluation of multiple concurrent modernization initiatives, deliverables, timelines, and stakeholder activities.
Risk & gap assessment:
Identify risks, gaps, and opportunities related to communications, stakeholder engagement, accessibility, and resource development, and recommend solutions to support project objectives and priorities.
Standardization:
Support the development and implementation of standardized approaches, frameworks, tools, and best practices related to apprenticeship resource modernization and learner-centered communications.
Content translation:
Collaborate to translate technical apprenticeship…