communications manager

MS Canada; Regina; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

MS Canada is seeking a Manager, Communications for a 16-month contract, 35 hours per week, anywhere in Canada. The role leads media relations, external communications and messaging strategies to support MS Canada’s mission and reputation.

The position requires coordinating with teams, travelling across Canada as needed, and working occasional weekends or evenings. Location is Regina, SK with on-site work; salary ranges from $75,000 to $80,000 CAD annually.

Qualifications

• Brings proven experience in managing communications, public relations, and/or media relations plans that support brand identity and image.
• Brings proven experience in managing media relations, including facilitating inquiries, outreach, and logistics planning.
• Demonstrates strong writing, editing and project management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Demonstrates strong problem solving and critical thinking skills, navigating challenges with tact and diplomacy.
• Is highly collaborative and able to build trusting professional relationships with colleagues, external partners, and community members.
• Demonstrates experience leading a team by providing direction, coaching, and feedback through direct people management and/or project leadership.
• Availability to work the occasional weekend and evenings; potential for occasional travel across Canada.

Responsibilities

• The Manager, Communications plays an advisory role in the development and implementation of best practices in corporate communications, with direct accountability for enhancing the organization’s reputation and proactively managing initiatives and projects that impact public perception of MS Canada.
• You will play a key role in informing constituents through compelling external communications and will manage the media relations activities for the organization.
• You will be an active collaborator with members of the organization to shape and deliver messaging to help teams meet their communication and public relations goals, contributing to their objectives.

Skills

Communications

Public relations

Media relations

Writing

Project management

Collaboration

Leadership

Travel flexibility

Job description

Title posted on Talent.com - Manager, Communications (16-month Contract)

Posted onAugust 02, 2026 by Employer details MS Canada

Communications manager

We're inspired by the vision of a world free of multiple sclerosis (MS). MS is a neurological disease of the central nervous system (brain, spinal cord) and Canada has one of the highest rates of MS in the world. People affected by MS are at the heart of our work and our mission is to connect and empower the MS community to create positive change. We connect the MS community to programs, information, research and to each other while they are on their MS journey.?We collaborate with researchers, donors, partners, volunteers, people living with MS, caregivers, and health professionals to drive progress forward and make meaningful impact. Whether improving the lives of Canadians today or supporting groundbreaking research to end MS tomorrow, we work together as a community?and you can be a part of that.

Our team is looking to fill a current vacant position of Manager, Communications. This is a 16-month contract position working 35 hours per week anywhere in Canada. Please apply by August 16, 2026.

Discover. Innovate. Act

We are guided on the journey to end MS through discoveries, innovation, and collective action. This strategy connects the MS community through our common goal of a world free of MS. Together, we work to advance treatment and care, enhance well-being, understand, and halt disease progression and ultimately prevent MS.

To learn more about MS Canada, the impact we make, and what makes this a great place to work, we encourage you to visit www.mscanada.ca.

The impact you will have:

The Manager, Communications plays an advisory role in the development and implementation of best practices in corporate communications, with direct accountability for enhancing the organization’s reputation and proactively managing initiatives and projects that impact public perception of MS Canada. You will play a key role in informing constituents through compelling external communications and will manage the media relations activities for the organization. You will be an active collaborator with members of the organization to shape and deliver messaging to help teams meet their communication and public relations goals, contributing to their objectives.

Requirements

• Brings proven experience in managing communications, public relations, and/or media relations plans that support brand identity and image.
• Brings proven experience in managing media relations, including facilitating inquiries, outreach, and logistics planning.
• Demonstrates strong writing, editing and project management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Demonstrates strong problem solving and critical thinking skills, navigating challenges with tact and diplomacy.
• Is highly collaborative and able to build trusting professional relationships with colleagues, external partners, and community members.
• Demonstrates experience leading a team by providing direction, coaching, and feedback through direct people management and/or project leadership.
• Availability to work the occasional weekend and evenings; potential for occasional travel across Canada.

Benefits

• Location Regina , SK
• Work location On site
• Salary $ 75,000 to $ 80,000 YEAR annually
• Terms of employment Part time
• Starts as soon as possible
• vacancies 1 vacancy
• Source Talent.com #630783134054091090
• Regina, SK

Advertised until

2026-08-10