Communications Specialist

Zone:
Eastern Urban Zone.

Location:

Waterford Hospital.

Remote Work Opportunities. Permanent Full-time. Management. 09888

POS.

Hours 70 biweekly (8 hour days)

Salary HL-17 (CAD
61,425 - CAD
79,843.40 per annum)

Competition Number VAC
0025288

Posted Date

Closing Date

We are seeking a talented, skilled Communications Specialist to join our Provincial Employee Communications team. The Employee Communications Specialist is responsible for planning, creating, and evaluating internal communications that inform, engage, and support employees across a complex health‑care organization. This role translates complex clinical, technical, and organizational information into clear, accessible, and engaging content across multiple channels.

Highly organized and detail oriented, the Specialist plays a key role in managing communication workflows, tracking deliverables, and analyzing the effectiveness of employee communication tools to ensure messages reach and resonate with diverse staff audiences.

• Strong writing, editing, and storytelling skills with the ability to communicate clearly and concisely.
• Demonstrated strength in organization, planning, and attention to detail.
• Experience tracking, analyzing, and reporting on the effectiveness of communication tools or digital platforms.
• Comfortable working with data, analytics, and performance metrics to inform communication decisions.
• Collaborative, adaptable, and able to work effectively with multidisciplinary health‑care teams.
• Ability to work with sensitive information and maintain confidentiality.

• Develop clear, accurate, and engaging employee‑facing content in a variety of formats, including written, visual, and multimedia materials.
• Support internal campaigns, organizational initiatives, and leadership communications aligned with corporate priorities.
• Ensure content reflects organizational values, inclusive language, accessibility principles, and brand standards.

• Manage and contribute to employee communication channels such as intranet platforms, newsletters, digital signage, email, and internal campaigns.
• Work collaboratively with clinical, corporate, and operational partners to gather, verify, and organize content.

• Track and analyze the effectiveness of employee communication tools using quantitative and qualitative metrics (e.g., engagement, reach, usage patterns).
• Prepare reports and insights that assess communication performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Use data and feedback to refine messaging approaches, channel use, and content formats to improve employee engagement and understanding.

• Manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting tight deadlines in a fast‑paced health‑care environment.
• Maintain organized records of communication projects, timelines, approvals, and deliverables.

A degree in communications, public relations or related field. Other combinations of qualifications and experience may be considered. Membership and/or affiliation with relevant professional associations may be an asset (e.g., International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)).

• Experience in the area of public relations, communications or another related field is required.
• Experience working with various digital communications platforms is required.
• Experience in employee or internal communications, ideally in a complex organization such as health care or public sector.
• Experience working closely with subject‑matter experts, leaders, and multidisciplinary teams to translate complex information into clear, staff‑friendly communications is preferred.
• Experience writing and editing for multiple internal channels, such as intranets, employee newsletters, executive messages, speech writing, presentations, key message development is preferred.
• Experience planning and delivering communications projects, often juggling multiple deadlines and priorities is preferred.
• Experience measuring and reporting on communications…