Communications and Events Strategist - Waterloo, Canada - Wilfrid Laurier University

Wilfrid Laurier University

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Waterloo, Canada

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Description

Date:
Jun 15, 2023

Location:
Waterloo, CA

Company:
Wilfrid Laurier University

Department:
Office of the President

Job Type:
Continuing

Full-time/Part-time: Full Time (>=1249 hrs/year)

Campus:
Waterloo

Reports to:
Director, Communications and Strategic Initiatives

Employee Group:

CPAG

Application Deadline:
June 29th, 2023

Requisition ID:6384

Wilfrid Laurier University is a leading multi-campus university that excels at educating with purpose.

Through its exceptional employees, students, researchers, leaders, and educators, Laurier has built a reputation as a world-class institution known for its rich student experience, academic excellence, and global impact.

With a commitment to Indigenization and commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, Laurier's thriving community has a place for everyone.

Laurier has more than 19,000 students and 2,100 faculty and staff across campuses in Waterloo and Brantford, as well locations in Kitchener and Milton.

The university is committed to providing an inclusive workplace, a flexible work policy and employing a workforce that is reflective of local and national demographics.

Our locations are situated on the traditional territories of the Neutral, Anishnawbe, and Haudenosaunee peoples.

We recognize the unique heritages of Indigenous peoples and support their intentions to preserve and express their distinctive Indigenous cultures, histories, and knowledge through academic programming and co-curricular activities.

Laurier's Centre for Indigegogy is one example of how Laurier honours Indigenous knowledge.

Position Summary

Reporting to the Director, Communications and Strategic Initiatives, the _Communications and Events Officer _will be a versatile contributor to the Office of the President and Vice-chancellor.

The Communications and Events Officer will be responsible for developing and executing marketing activities, and preparing and maintaining a dashboard to track presidential and strategic communications activities, coordinating sponsorship and event opportunities, and more.

The Communications and Events Officer will support the overall presidential communications strategy and will work on strategic communications initiatives with highly confidential and sensitive matters involving the Office of the President and Cabinet, including labour relations and staffing matters.

The position includes responsibilities for reviewing/preparing responses to sensitive correspondence; writing key messages, public statements, and news releases; assisting with the development of issues management and crisis communications plans; information gathering and research; assisting the social media function; media and social media monitoring and reporting; and working with senior leadership, the Board of Governors, Senate, faculty and colleagues across the university.

The position will also be responsible for executing the communications strategy in support of the institutional strategic plan, to foster internal engagement with strategic priorities.

The position will also provide support to internal events, including assisting with senior leadership retreats, Convocation and presidential engagement activities such as Town Halls.

Accountabilities

Event Planning

Works in collaboration with the Director, Communications and Strategic Initiatives, to establish event, sponsorship and partnership opportunities for the president
Provides protocol, planning, coordination and onsite support for high profile events
Acts as liaison with communications, events and marketing colleagues across the institution
Plans and executes strategic institutional events to activate presidential and institutional priorities, internally and externally
Supports execution of community events on campus and works collaboratively with internal stakeholders (integrated communications, media relations, alumni relations etc.) and external stakeholders (industry, colleague PSE institutions, not for profit organizations, etc.)
Works with vendors, suppliers and other external service providers to support events
Responsible for maintaining a presidential event distribution list for all events
Responsible for distributing invitations and tracking engagement metrics related to events

Marketing and Communications

Responsible for monitoring social media and other postsecondary institutions as they relate to the institution and postsecondary sector
Plays an active role in communication planning and strategy around the institutional strategic plan, the president's communications, and executive leadership communications
Works closely with the communications officer in the office of the provost and vicepresident: academic to develop longterm communications objectives and goals that further strategic priorities of the university
Provides communications support to confidential issues including matters related to personnel, labour relatio