Job Description
Date Posted: 06/19/2024
Req ID: 38072
Faculty/Division: Office of the Chief Financial Officer
Department: Office of the Chief Financial Officer
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00056603
Description:
About us:
The Finance Division is responsible for the University's overall financial policies, systems, and controls, within a decentralized financial management structure. The Division provides financial leadership and services to the University, establishing and monitoring financial policies and procedures, ensuring accurate financial controls are in place, setting direction for financial information systems, and producing financial reports and analysis.
Your opportunity:
Under the direction of the Manager, Strategic Initiatives, and working closely with the Project and Change Specialist as well as the Financial Advisory Services and Training Team, the Communications Officer will communicate projects and their impacts within the University's Financial Modernization Program. The incumbent will support the development of training resources and lead on SharePoint content to support change for community members. This will involve building and strengthening relationships with stakeholders and partners of strategic importance.
Your responsibilities will include:
Advising on best practices and strategies for effective communication.
Developing and implementing communication plans that support strategic objectives.
Delivering presentations to promote initiatives and to lead change.
Editing content for newsletters, websites, handbooks and/or training guides.
Proofreading of materials.
Stakeholder management and appropriate communications to stakeholders to foster collaboration, engagement and to support change management.
Development of a SharePoint content for new users to Concur travel and expense solutions.
Customize websites according to objectives and/or user feedback.
Support the development of training materials and step-by-step guides for faculty, staff, and other users.
Manage version control to ensure that the latest versions of resources are up-to-date and older versions are removed from circulation.
Develop memos and communications to be sent from senior leaders.
Verify that all communication materials adhere to brand identity and University style guides.
Designing surveys to support the evaluation of strategies and objectives.
Coordinating tasks for projects and other strategic initiatives with stakeholders.
Support the Strategic Initiatives team as required.
Essential Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience. Minimum five years' experience.
Demonstrated experience with video creation and editing software such uPerform.
Demonstrated experience with a diagram drawing tool such as Visio or Lucidchart.
Strong written communication skills and an ability to create engaging and informative PowerPoint presentations.
Experience of successfully developing a communication plan, as well as demonstrated experience in stakeholder management.
Demonstrated experience in developing communications for senior leaders.
Experience with SharePoint content development.
Demonstrated experience of developing training resources.
Strong organizational and time management skills.
Demonstrated ability to respond to changing priorities.
Demonstrated ability to manage uncertainty and to develop blueprints for initiatives that have not been done before.
Assets (Nonessential):
PROSCI or equivalent change management certification.
Learning and development certification.
Familiarity with Microsoft Teams.
Understanding of evolving nature of higher education.
To be successful in this role you will be:
Communicator
Logical
Intuitive
Organized
Multi-tasker
Proactive
Diplomatic
Analytical
Problem solver
Team player
Note: This is a one (1) year term position.
Closing Date: 07/03/2024, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget - Term
Schedule: Full-Time Note: This is a one (1) year term position.
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 13 -- $83,150 with an annual step progression to a maximum of $106,336. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Communication/Media/Public Relations
Recruiter: Blythe Campbell
Lived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
Diversity Statement
The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission.
As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see .
Accessibility Statement
The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.
The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.
If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact .
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