Senior Communication Specialist
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Senior Communication Specialist
Competition #: NLH-NR-25-054
Status: Term
Location: St. John's
Our employees are at the heart of what we do. We're looking for passionate and performance focused people - people who want to make a difference for our customers and who share our values.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work collaboratively with a team of experienced Public Relations specialists, strategists, and communicators to deliver to draft and deliver effective communications strategies.
- As a trusted advisor, provide strategic advice to teams across the organization, including employees at all levels, including senior leadership and executive.
- Support government relations activities as well as public engagement and consultation initiatives in support of Hydro's business goals.
- Communicate and engage with partners and interested publics, especially on important projects and initiatives.
- Work collaboratively with Hydro's Strategic Communications, Brand, and Culture team to support content strategy and development of public messaging for Hydro's digital platforms.
- Support issue management and crisis response, including on-call crisis communications support and media relations.
- Support corporate communications including development of key messages, releases, statements, briefing notes, etc.
- Maintain working knowledge of evolving economic, political, and social issues that affect our business.
What We're Looking For:
- Strong written and oral communication skills;
- Strong interpersonal skills to foster effective working relationships with members of various teams;
- Proven supervisory experience;
- Excellent analytical skills and problem-solving abilities.
What You'll Need:
- A post-secondary degree in a related field such as Public Relations, Communications, Business, etc.
- 10+ years' experience working in public affairs, government relations, media relations or strategic communications.
- Experience advising senior level management and executive.
- Strategic thinker; pulls the most important insights from large amounts of complex information.
- Experience implementing a wide range of engagement or communication plans and projects.
- Compelling, articulate writer; presents information concisely and appropriately for the audience's level of interest and understanding.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the flexibility to work collaboratively, but also drive tasks forward independently within established processes when necessary.
- Calm and steady in high pressure situations with a proven ability to balance competing deadlines and schedules.
- Exceptional attention to detail.
- Strong commitment to personal and workplace safety is a must.
- Understanding of and interest in government process and public policy is an asset.
- Experience working with utilities, crown organizations, or highly complex and technical workplaces is an asset.
CLOSING DATE: July 10 2025
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Our company values diversity and inclusion in the workplace and encourages applications from diverse candidates, including women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities.
Submit your application online. Please quote the competition number with your application. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those considered for an interview will be contacted.
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