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Who we are:
Hill & Knowlton is a strategic and creative partner to drive breakthrough opportunities for growth and value creation, advance corporate strategy, and build reputation capital and resiliency. We’re a proven partner for business and brand transformation. A full‑service global firm, we provide strategic communication, marketing and corporate affairs solutions distinguished by intelligence and creativity. Hill & Knowlton is part of WPP (LSE/NYSE: WPP), the creative transformation company.
More about the role:
Hill & Knowlton, a Burson Company, Canada’s leading strategic communications and public affairs consultancy, is looking for a passionate and high‑performing health‑focused Senior Consultant to join our growing Public Affairs team in Toronto.
This role will allow you to work with some of the most important global and Canadian companies and non‑profits in the health space, while also providing opportunities to work with a broad portfolio of clients across a range of other sectors, including technology, finance, transportation and energy. As a global agency offering a full spectrum of public affairs and communications expertise, as part of our team you will also be exposed to – and may get to work on – diverse other services and specialties, on projects in Canada and beyond.
We are looking for not only incredible talent but also great attitude, energy and passion for H&K and our clients.
The position will be responsible for providing strategic government relations and advocacy counsel for a diverse portfolio of health clients, ensuring that client satisfaction is maintained at the highest level. You will apply strategic thinking and oversight to client programs, deploy the firm’s resources to achieve client objectives, monitor client projects on a day‑to‑day basis, and work as part of a team, supporting and networking with your peer group.
What you’ll do:
Account Directors are leaders who love a challenge. You will be responsible for designing and executing public affairs programs on behalf of our clients, leading collaborative account teams while managing budgets to ensure both profitability and accountability. You will employ strategic thinking, strong interpersonal skills, and health and public affairs knowledge in all you do. More specifically, you will be:
Creating and executing comprehensive stakeholder engagement, advocacy, communications, and government relations plans that support our health‑focused clients’ business objectives
Exercising creativity and problem‑solving to devise innovative strategies to address complex client issues or public affairs challenges
Leveraging existing relationships with an established network of health system stakeholders and government officials, developing additional contacts where needed to allow for expert analysis and insights into current policy priorities and political issues
Crafting compelling, engaging, and well‑informed messages and advocacy materials, including briefing notes, backgrounders, fact sheets, position papers, submissions, presentations, and responses to requests for proposals
Counselling clients on government relations responses and messaging related to crises and issue developments
Working in an integrated way with Sector Leads, Specialty Experts, and other leaders across the business to provide integrated support and service
Providing mentorship and leadership to colleagues on account teams
Measuring and reviewing the success of H&K programs for clients against stated goals
Managing profitability of accounts and/or performance and utilization of account team
Experience that contributes to success:
Minimum 7 to 10 years’ experience in a public affairs, communications, government, or political role
Post‑secondary degree in political science, public policy, communications, or similar program
Demonstrated understanding of the provincial political environment and public policy process, as well as Canada’s health landscape and Ontario’s health system
Established network of health stakeholder and government relationships
Subject matter depth with strong working knowledge of the health sector, including…
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