Job Requirements
Responsibilities
Strategic Communications:
Foster relationships with plan boards and senior staff.
Provide strategic communications advice and support.
Lead the development of communication strategies.
Oversee media monitoring and act as media liaison.
Network with industry peers and interest groups.
Digital Vision and Roadmap:
Maintain and implement a multi-year digital strategy.
Identify innovative uses of digital communications.
Provide input into UX program development.
Market the digital vision to senior management and plan boards.
Leadership:
Provide effective leadership to the communications team.
Empower employees to identify innovative communication approaches.
Ensure the branch structure supports the corporate strategic plan.
Manage the branch operating budget.
Qualifications
Education: A post-secondary degree in communications, public relations, or marketing. An equivalent combination of related experience and education may be considered.
International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) certification/accreditation is preferred.
Experience: Seven years of progressively responsible leadership experience in the communications, marketing or public relations field. Experience in a union environment is preferred.
Relationship Management: Demonstrated experience identifying, managing and advising senior management on high-profile, sensitive issues.
Leadership: Demonstrated leadership experience with the ability to motivate leaders, coaching and leading multi-disciplinary senior management teams in the development and implementation of a diverse range of projects.
Communication: A clear and concise communicator with exceptional interpersonal, presentation, and writing skills, who excels in active listening and creates executive-level presentations to facilitate decision-making.
Program Delivery: Experience in the successful delivery of programs, especially those with a focus on digital communications.
Strategic Thinking: Managing strategy development, governance processes, stakeholder communication, business intelligence and budgets.
Collaboration: Experience working in an agile development environment with UX teams, designers and developers to iteratively create and improve digital communications is preferred.
Board Experience: Experience working with trustees/board of directors or elected officials is preferred.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Proven ability to train and educate staff, leadership and stakeholders on communication strategies and frameworks.
Demonstrated client relationship management skills.
Proven ability to apply communications expertise, including the application of technologies.
Strong writing skills and the ability to present information in creative, clear and simple formats.
A track record of developing creative and strategically sound solutions in a changing environment and demonstrating excellent judgment.
Recognized ability to monitor, analyze and respond to media issues.
Ability to manage a branch including strategic and business planning, and managing operations, staff and budgets.
Proven ability as a leader with a commitment to create, support and sustain an environment that enables staff to achieve business goals and to develop and build capacity for the future.
Ability to communicate effectively and collaborate strategically with a variety of stakeholders and balance the needs and interests of these diverse groups.
Application requirements
Please submit a cover letter and resume.
Applications are due by 11:59pm on March 13, 2025.
Diversity & Inclusion
BC Pension Corporation is an equal opportunity employer committed to establishing an inclusive, equitable, and accessible environment for all. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status or any other basis protected by applicable law.
We are committed to ensuring that reasonable accommodations are made available to persons with disabilities during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes and will provide reasonable accommodations upon request. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please email us at jobs@pensionsbc.ca.
Thank you for your interest in working with us. We will let you know about your status in this competition as soon as possible. If you have questions about this opportunity, please email us at jobs@pensionsbc.ca.
About Us
BC Pension Corporation is one of the largest professional pension service providers in Canada. We serve over 718,000 active and retired members and more than 1,000 plan employers, paying out nearly $500 million in benefits each month (over 5.8 billion a year) to over 233,000 retirees.
One in eight BC citizens is a member of one of the five pension plans we serve. Services include providing plan information to members and employers, managing contributions and members records, paying pension benefits, and providing policy, financial and communication services to plan boards. We are a community of dedicated professionals who share common beliefs about client service and a desire to make our organization an even better place tomorrow than it is today.