LF: Senior Communications Advisor

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Job Description: JOB OVERVIEW
Reporting to the Team Leader EH&S, you will be responsible to implement a strategic plan to raise awareness and understanding of, and engagement in EH&S programs at a corporate, team and individual level. As a communications business partner to Business Services, you will be considered a part of your client's team collaborating with a variety of leaders and subject matter experts to achieve your client's goals and ultimately Suncor's goal.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Develop communication strategies to support your client's goal while reflecting Suncor's business and communication priorities, culture, strategy and values
• Create and implement communication plans in support of strategy
• Collaborate with change management specialists where they exist to ensure change impacts are appropriately communicated
• Highlight relevant business initiatives by writing online and print articles for company-wide communication tools (newsletter, employee intranet), and pursuing other internal and external opportunities as appropriate
• Build an understanding of your client's part of the business to best identify issues and opportunities and provide counsel
• Collaborate with communicators across the company to ensure alignment on issues and communication activities that impact multiple businesses and organizational areas
• Understand, appropriately engage, and be an ambassador for the services model and processes of the Communication & Stakeholder Relations (C&SR) team, including: brand, event planning, reputation management, media and issue management, employee communications, government relations, and stakeholder relations
• Ensure smooth delivery of tactical employee and leadership communications for internal activities and campaigns
• Measurement and evaluation of function

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Suncor is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from all qualified individuals
Education and Experience:

• Minimum seven years experience in communications, preferably within a corporate communications setting
• Post-secondary education in Communications or Public Relations (equivalencies of experience and education will be considered)
• Experience acting as a consultant to internal or external client groups with proven track record as trusted and strategic communication advisor
• Experience helping clients manage communication issues and reputational challenges

Skills and Knowledge:

• Superior communications skills, including planning, research, writing, editing, and measurement
• Creative implementation and ability to think through and "pitch" new ideas
• Strong writing abilities, including key message development and speech writing experience
• Strong conflict management and problem solving skills - a team player who knows how to engage diverse interests and build internal coalitions
• A strong work ethic, with demonstrated examples of consistently holding self and others accountable for achieving results
• Ability to adapt to organizational and project changes
• Demonstrated ability to carry unstructured projects to completion within a changing environment, and working successfully with different types of people at many organizational levels
• Ability to successfully manage multiple projects to tight deadlines, both independently and as a member of a team
• Sound judgment in dealing with information that is sometimes highly sensitive and confidential
• Ability to act as a project leader as required, and coach other communication team members where no formal reporting relationship exists
• Ability to build strong relationships with team members; work in a collaborative and consultative manner
• Comfortable working with senior executives
• Highly skilled with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel

Job Description: JOB OVERVIEW
Reporting to the Team Leader EH&S, you will be responsible to implement a strategic plan to raise awareness and understanding of, and engagement in EH&S programs at a corporate, team and individual level. As a communications business partner to Business Services, you will be considered a part of your client's team collaborating with a variety of leaders and subject matter experts to achieve your client's goals and ultimately Suncor's goal.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Develop communication strategies to support your client's goal while reflecting Suncor's business and communication priorities, culture, strategy and values
• Create and implement communication plans in support of strategy
• Collaborate with change management specialists where they exist to ensure change impacts are appropriately communicated
• Highlight relevant business initiatives by writing online and print articles for company-wide communication tools (newsletter, employee intranet), and pursuing other internal and external opportunities as appropriate
• Build an understanding of your client's part of the business to best identify issues and opportunities and provide counsel
• Collaborate with communicators across the company to ensure alignment on issues and communication activities that impact multiple businesses and organizational areas
• Understand, appropriately engage, and be an ambassador for the services model and processes of the Communication & Stakeholder Relations (C&SR) team, including: brand, event planning, reputation management, media and issue management, employee communications, government relations, and stakeholder relations
• Ensure smooth delivery of tactical employee and leadership communications for internal activities and campaigns
• Measurement and evaluation of function

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Suncor is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from all qualified individuals
Education and Experience:

• Minimum seven years experience in communications, preferably within a corporate communications setting
• Post-secondary education in Communications or Public Relations (equivalencies of experience and education will be considered)
• Experience acting as a consultant to internal or external client groups with proven track record as trusted and strategic communication advisor
• Experience helping clients manage communication issues and reputational challenges

Skills and Knowledge:

• Superior communications skills, including planning, research, writing, editing, and measurement
• Creative implementation and ability to think through and "pitch" new ideas
• Strong writing abilities, including key message development and speech writing experience
• Strong conflict management and problem solving skills - a team player who knows how to engage diverse interests and build internal coalitions
• A strong work ethic, with demonstrated examples of consistently holding self and others accountable for achieving results
• Ability to adapt to organizational and project changes
• Demonstrated ability to carry unstructured projects to completion within a changing environment, and working successfully with different types of people at many organizational levels
• Ability to successfully manage multiple projects to tight deadlines, both independently and as a member of a team
• Sound judgment in dealing with information that is sometimes highly sensitive and confidential
• Ability to act as a project leader as required, and coach other communication team members where no formal reporting relationship exists
• Ability to build strong relationships with team members; work in a collaborative and consultative manner
• Comfortable working with senior executives
• Highly skilled with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel

JOB OVERVIEW
Reporting to the Team Leader EH&S, you will be responsible to implement a strategic plan to raise awareness and understanding of, and engagement in EH&S programs at a corporate, team and individual level. As a communications business partner to Business Services, you will be considered a part of your client's team collaborating with a variety of leaders and subject matter experts to achieve your client's goals and ultimately Suncor's goal.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Develop communication strategies to support your client's goal while reflecting Suncor's business and communication priorities, culture, strategy and values
• Create and implement communication plans in support of strategy
• Collaborate with change management specialists where they exist to ensure change impacts are appropriately communicated
• Highlight relevant business initiatives by writing online and print articles for company-wide communication tools (newsletter, employee intranet), and pursuing other internal and external opportunities as appropriate
• Build an understanding of your client's part of the business to best identify issues and opportunities and provide counsel
• Collaborate with communicators across the company to ensure alignment on issues and communication activities that impact multiple businesses and organizational areas
• Understand, appropriately engage, and be an ambassador for the services model and processes of the Communication & Stakeholder Relations (C&SR) team, including: brand, event planning, reputation management, media and issue management, employee communications, government relations, and stakeholder relations
• Ensure smooth delivery of tactical employee and leadership communications for internal activities and campaigns
• Measurement and evaluation of function

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Suncor is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from all qualified individuals
Education and Experience:

• Minimum seven years experience in communications, preferably within a corporate communications setting
• Post-secondary education in Communications or Public Relations (equivalencies of experience and education will be considered)
• Experience acting as a consultant to internal or external client groups with proven track record as trusted and strategic communication advisor
• Experience helping clients manage communication issues and reputational challenges

Skills and Knowledge:

• Superior communications skills, including planning, research, writing, editing, and measurement
• Creative implementation and ability to think through and "pitch" new ideas
• Strong writing abilities, including key message development and speech writing experience
• Strong conflict management and problem solving skills - a team player who knows how to engage diverse interests and build internal coalitions
• A strong work ethic, with demonstrated examples of consistently holding self and others accountable for achieving results
• Ability to adapt to organizational and project changes
• Demonstrated ability to carry unstructured projects to completion within a changing environment, and working successfully with different types of people at many organizational levels
• Ability to successfully manage multiple projects to tight deadlines, both independently and as a member of a team
• Sound judgment in dealing with information that is sometimes highly sensitive and confidential
• Ability to act as a project leader as required, and coach other communication team members where no formal reporting relationship exists
• Ability to build strong relationships with team members; work in a collaborative and consultative manner
• Comfortable working with senior executives
• Highly skilled with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel

Please PM if you have any questions and/or interested, thanks.