External Affairs Specialist

Sobeys; Dartmouth; Hybrid; CAD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an External Affairs Specialist, where your skills in government relations and communication will shine. This full-time role offers the chance to impact corporate strategy and community engagement while working in a collaborative hybrid environment. With a commitment to employee well-being, you'll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package and opportunities for professional growth. Be part of a team that values excellence and community impact, contributing to a culture that nurtures families and fosters great experiences. If you're ready to make a difference, this is the opportunity for you.

Benefits

Competitive Benefits Package

Access to Virtual Health Care

Retirement and Savings Plan

10% in-store discount

Learning and Development Resources

Parental leave top-up

Paid Vacation and Days-off

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience in a corporate environment.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Support all aspects of government relations function and engagement.
• Maintain and update communications materials and corporate strategy.

Skills

Excellent writing skills

Project management

Analytical skills

Bilingual (French-English)

Detail-oriented

Education

Post-secondary education

Job description

Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact.

Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.

A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.

Ready to Make an impact?

Sobeys is full of exciting opportunities, and we are looking for top talent to join our team! We have a full-time opportunity for an External Affairs Specialist to join our Corporate Affairs team.

Here’s where you’ll be focusing :

• Support all aspects of government relations function (including letter writing, reporting, and engagement support, liaison with trade associations, monitoring legislative and regulatory developments)
• Maintain and update communications materials (including national and provincial operations, issues briefs, website content and briefing documents)
• Support on emerging issues
• Corporate Affairs support of store grand opening and reopening events
• Contribute to corporate awards submissions
• Support all aspects of team execution of the corporate strategy

What you have to offer :

• A post-secondary education combined with 5+ years of relevant experience, preferably in a corporate environment
• Excellent writing skills including the ability to craft clear and persuasive copy (key messages, government letters, online copy) for a variety of communication channels
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously
• Resourcefulness and a self-starter with excellent organization and time management skills
• Ability to analyze complex situations and determine the appropriate action and response
• Detail-oriented with a careful and thoughtful approach to tasks
• Ability to build relationships with key internal stakeholders
• Bilingual (French-English) would be considered an asset.

At Sobeys we require our teammates to have the ability to adhere to a hybrid work model that requires your presence at one of our office locations at least three days per week. This requirement is integral to our commitment to team collaboration and the overall success of our office culture.

We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which varies by role and designed to help our teammates to live better – physically, financially and emotionally.

Our Total Rewards programs, for full-time teammates, goes well beyond your paycheque :

• Competitive Benefits Package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, life, short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Access to Virtual Health Care Platform and Employee and Family Assistance Program.
• A Retirement and Savings Plan that provides you with the opportunity to build and add value to your savings.
• A 10% in-store discount at our participating banners and access to a wide range of other discount programs, making your purchases more affordable.
• Learning and Development Resources to fuel your professional growth.
• Parental leave top-up
• Paid Vacation and Days-off

We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.