Assistant Vice President, Strategic Communications and Public Affairs

Assistant Vice President, Strategic Communications and Public Affairs

Imagine
a job where
YOU
can utilize your exceptional interpersonal skills to liaise effectively with both internal and external teams.

Add a great collaborative team, a challenging variety of work, excellent work life balance, and you have imagined a job at the
CLHIA
.

About the CLHIA

The CLHIA is the
respected voice
of Canada's Life and Health insurers. Our work concerns the lives of all Canadians. We work alongside our members to advance public policy solutions that ensure a sound and vibrant life and health insurance industry that allows Canadians to enjoy greater financial security and access to valuable supplementary health benefits. Every day at the CLHIA, we bring:

• our authentic selves to the job
• our best ideas to every challenge
• our open minds to other perspectives
• our full trust in one another’s abilities
• our commitment to exemplify respect, accountability, teamwork, and excellence in how we work together; and
• our genuine enthusiasm for a job well done – whether it’s your own achievement or someone else’s.

We are a stable and secure association that has been busier than ever. We are a small close-knit team that works together to make sure the association runs smoothly. This position is currently a hybrid position where you are expected to work out of our Ottawa office at least 2 days a week.

The Right Fit

We believe the kind of person you are matters. We have a culture of respect and caring, and we want employees who will thrive in our environment. When we hire, we consider your potential and how you may fit with our team.

You will succeed here if you are:

An excellent communicator
– you will be collaborating with not only our internal team but with stakeholders and member companies. Your ability to communicate clearly and with several different parties will support your success.

Independent
– you are self-motivated and manage your time well. You are able to organize your day to meet often conflicting priorities and deadlines.

Flexible
– this is a position where you will have to approach an issue through different angles and the ability to analyze a situation or problem.

The Position:

We are currently recruiting for an Assistant Vice President (AVP), Strategic Communications and Public Affairs. This role will report to the Vice President, Government Relations and Policy and is responsible for overseeing the planning, development and execution of the association’s strategic corporate communications, including advocacy efforts to advance key priorities of the association with specific stakeholders.

The AVP ensures that media relations, events and conferences, advocacy program initiatives and translation services programs are delivered effectively and efficiently in accordance with quality standards of quality and continuous improvement.

Team members benefit from:

• The expected annual base salary is $169,000 with some flexibility depending on the experience and skillset of the candidate
• Employer-paid health, dental, extended health, and paramedical benefits (including virtual services)
• A defined contribution pension plan with employer matching
• Hybrid work model based out of our Ottawa office

What you will be working on:

• Develop and implement communications plans and initiatives to advance the association’s strategic objectives; broaden awareness of its perspectives and interests; and increase its visibility and positive reputation across key stakeholder audiences.
• Work with the management team and staff to identify external communications opportunities and challenges; and provide advice on how to respond to them, including planning and executing appropriate strategies and approaches.
• Work closely with the Government Relations team to ensure responsive issues management to reduce reputational risk to the industry and CLHIA with public sector stakeholders.
• Lead and direct the association’s corporate communications functions to ensure timely and appropriate communications to relevant stakeholders.
• Actively originate and compose high-quality, audience appropriate written content for speeches, presentations, publications, articles, op-eds, website, social media…