Communications Specialist - Intermediate (ONSITE) JP1013

Pathlion; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Alberta Courts is seeking an Intermediate Communications Specialist to provide professional communications in support of Court Technology Services. The role collaborates with the Executive Director, CTS leadership, project teams, and stakeholders to develop messaging for organizational change, executive communication, employee engagement, and strategic initiatives.

You will translate complex business and technical information into clear, audience-appropriate materials, develop branding for CTS

Responsibilities

• Develop executive communications on behalf of the Executive Director.
• Prepare monthly CTS Branch communications based on information from CTS leadership.
• Develop communication strategies and plans supporting organizational transformation and technology initiatives.
• Create professional communication products including presentations, briefing notes, speaking notes, newsletters, FAQs, infographics, and visual materials.
• Develop branding and visual identity for CTS initiatives, ensuring consistency across communication products.
• Translate complex business and technical information into clear, concise, audience-appropriate communications.
• Support organizational change initiatives through employee engagement and change communications.
• Review, edit, and QA communications prepared by project teams and leadership.
• Review existing operational communications and recommend readability/readability improvements.
• Develop standardized communication templates and guidance for operational and executive communications.
• Collaborate with executives and project teams to gather information and prepare communication materials.
• Develop presentations for executive meetings, leadership forums, town halls, and stakeholder sessions.
• Provide communications advice to CTS leadership regarding messaging approaches.
• Ensure all communication products align with Alberta Courts standards and plain language requirements.

Job description

The Intermediate Communications Specialist will provide professional communications services in support of the Court Technology Services (CTS). The resource will work closely with the Executive Director, CTS leadership, project teams, and stakeholders to develop and deliver communications that support organizational change, executive messaging, employee engagement, and strategic initiatives.

The resource will develop communication strategies and products that effectively communicate to internal and external stakeholders while ensuring messaging is clear, consistent, timely, and aligned with Alberta Courts standards.

Key areas of support include executive communications, organizational announcements, employee communications, presentation development, branding, communication planning, stakeholder engagement, and operational communications.

Duties

The resource will provide professional communications services including, but not limited to:

• Develop executive communications on behalf of the Executive Director, including branch updates, organizational announcements, leadership messages, and employee communications.
• Prepare monthly CTS Branch communications based on information provided by the Executive Director and CTS leadership.
• Develop communication strategies and communication plans supporting organizational transformation and technology initiatives.
• Create professional communication products including presentations, executive briefing notes, speaking notes, newsletters, FAQs, infographics, and visual communication materials.
• Develop branding and visual identity for CTS initiatives, ensuring consistency across communication products.
• Translate complex business and technical information into clear, concise, audience-appropriate communications.
• Support organizational change initiatives through employee engagement and change communications.
• Review, edit, and provide quality assurance for communications prepared by project teams and leadership.
• Review existing operational communications, including service outage and maintenance notifications, and recommend improvements to readability, consistency, effectiveness, and customer experience.
• Develop standardized communication templates and guidance for operational and executive communications.
• Collaborate with executives, managers, subject matter experts, and project teams to gather information and prepare communication materials.
• Develop presentations and supporting materials for executive meetings, leadership forums, town halls, and stakeholder engagement sessions.
• Provide communications advice and recommendations to CTS leadership regarding communication approaches and stakeholder messaging.
• Ensure all communication products align with Alberta Courts communication standards, visual identity requirements, and plain language principles.