Senior Communications Consultant - Contract

LRO Staffing; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 82,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

LRO Staffing is seeking aSenior Communications Consultant for a 48-week contract in Ottawa to support Microsoft 365 adoption across a large federal organization. The role includes creating communications and training materials, delivering end-user training, and maintaining SharePoint Online content.

Ideal candidates have a Master of Journalism and 3+ years in a Government of Canada environment, with strong written and oral English/French skills and a Reliability Status clearance.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in journalism or communications.
• At least 3 years in a Government of Canada environment.
• Strong bilingual English-French communication.
• Security clearance: Reliability Status.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement communication plans for geographically dispersed organizations undergoing transformation.
• Provide communications consultation to support initiatives and strategies.
• Create communications and training materials.
• Develop creative communication products using various channels to convey information.

Skills

Bilingual English/French

Communications planning

Stakeholder engagement

Training delivery

SharePoint

Education

Master of Journalism

Tools

SharePoint Online

Microsoft 365

Job description

Senior Communications Consultant - Contract - 19543

About the Opportunity

Our Public Sector client is seeking a bilingual Senior Communications Consultant to support the implementation and adoption of Microsoft 365 across a large, geographically dispersed organization.

The successful candidate will assist with the development and implementation of communications strategies, create communications and training materials, and deliver training to end users. The role also involves providing communications advice, supporting organizational transformation initiatives, and maintaining SharePoint Online and website content.

• Assist in the development and implementation of communication plans for geographically dispersed organizations undergoing organizational transformation
• Provide communications consultation and advice to support communication initiatives and strategies
• Create communications and training support materials
• Develop and implement creative communication and information products using various tools, techniques, and media, selecting appropriate channels to convey information, ideas, and results
• Ensure information is communicated to the appropriate audiences in a timely manner.
• Prepare reports using clear, professional, and effective language
• Encourage and gather internal and external feedback to ensure communications are clearly understood
• Structure external communications to maintain an appropriate organizational image.
• Maintain confidentiality of organizational information and data
• Identify target audiences to develop effective communications messages
• Identify communications barriers and recommend approaches to address them
• Provide advice on policy and program development approaches and internal or external communications planning alternatives
• Deliver SharePoint Online training to end users
• Assist with maintaining SharePoint Online and website content

About You

The successful candidate will have the following:

• A Master of Journalism degree from a recognized Canadian university
• Minimum 3 years of experience within the last five years as a Communications Advisor in a Government of Canada environment, demonstrating the following:
  • Developing communications plans and materials to support a Government of Canada program within a department with at least 8,000 employees
  • Developing web-based communications materials that comply with Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) Canada.ca guidelines
  • Conducting website ROT (Redundant, Outdated, Trivial) analysis and reporting on Government of Canada web pages
  • Providing communications training and education sessions to Government of Canada end users
• Advanced proficiency in English and French, including oral communication, comprehension, and writing
• Active Government of Canada Reliability Status security clearance

About the Job

• Location: West End Ottawa, Ontario
• Contract Duration: 48 weeks, estimated November 9, 2026, to October 8, 2027
• Security Clearance: Reliability Status
• Language Requirement: Bilingual (English and French)

Please note that all candidates must be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity.

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