Chief Communications Officer - Edmonton, Canada - Alberta Health Services

Alberta Health Services

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Edmonton, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Your Opportunity:

Alberta Health Services (AHS) is currently seeking a strategic, politically savvy communications professional who, as Chief Communications Officer, will help lead the organization into a new era of healthcare excellence.

In this key senior leadership role, you will provide vision to AHS communications, and act as expert counsel to the President and CEO, and Executive Leadership Team on all aspects of communications and community engagement.

You will lead, develop, monitor, and evaluate integrated communications services across the province.

Politically astute, you will develop and maintain positive working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including senior AHS leadership, its board, and Alberta Health.

AHS is organized into five geographic zones.

As this is a provincial position, the physical work location is negotiable within the five zones, each offer bustling cities, charming small towns, diverse landscapes, and an excellent quality of life - choose your ideal setting.

AHS is a key part of Alberta's provincewide health system and a national leader in many areas of healthcare.

The organization is recognized as a top employer nationally and provincially, as well as a top employer for young people and diversity.

It is an exciting time to be a change leader within AHS, as we re-imagine and re-organize healthcare administration and delivery across Alberta to deliver on our mission of an accessible, sustainable health system for all Albertans.

Come work for a supportive employer with competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for growth.

Description:

The Chief Communications Officer is a key leadership role reporting directly to an AHS vice president.

This role is accountable for providing leadership to a diverse team of 120 professional communicators in the development, design, implementation and evaluation of provincial communications and community engagement programs and services across the Alberta health system, with an emphasis on patient-focused care programs and delivery of communications in support of the AHS vision and values, and its Health Plan and Business Plan.

The Chief Communications Officer provides expert counsel to the President & CEO and Executive Leadership Team (ELT) on all aspects of internal and external communications and community engagement and participates in ELT meetings.

This role has responsibility for all internal, social, corporate, and Board-related communications. Additionally, this role establishes and maintains positive relationships with communities, healthcare stakeholders and government departments. It is also a key liaison with Alberta Health, the Minister's Office, and the AHS Board.

The Chief Communications Officer manages and tracks an operating budget of approximately $20 million and the appropriate allocation of resources, with the ability to recognize and mitigate risks.

In this role, the Chief Communication Officer builds, leads and engages Communications teams to foster cohesion and a shared vision, promoting teamwork and service quality improvement.

This includes coaching, mentoring and guiding team members to meet operational objective, priorities, and emerging issues, while ensuring outcome measurements and quality standards are upheld.

Classification: Chief Communications Officer
Union: Exempt Executive
Unit and Program: Communications
Primary Location: Seventh Street Plaza
Location Details: Eligible to work hybrid (on/off site) within Alberta
Negotiable Location: Provincial
Employee Class: Regular Full Time
FTE: 1.

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Posting End Date: 06-FEB-2024

Date Available: 26-FEB-2024

Hours per Shift: 7.75
Length of Shift in weeks: 2
Shifts per cycle: 10
Shift Pattern: Days
Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
Minimum Salary: $85.78
Maximum Salary: $131.22
Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Additional Required Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

Graduate Degree preferred. Professional accreditation with Canadian Public Relations Society or the International Association of Business Communicators is preferred. Previous leadership within a large, complex organization, in a healthcare organization is an asset.

Experience communicating, engaging, and building relationships with Indigenous leaders and Indigenous communities, including an understanding of how colonial practices and policies contribute to historical inequities, is desirable.