Communications Consultant 

Agricorp is looking for a Communications Consultant to join the Corporate and Customer Communications department within the Strategic Management and Communications division. Communications consultants work closely with the different business areas to support corporate projects, business initiatives and organizational changes of interest to internal and external stakeholders.

The Role

Working within a professional communications team, the Communications Consultant will research, plan, write and implement communications plans that directly contribute to achieving Agricorp’s business objectives. In this role you will:

• Research, plan, write, edit and proofread to ensure that all written and published communications (internal and external) are of a high quality
• Consult with clients, develop and implement communications plans and solutions that align with communications strategies and business objectives
• Develop appropriate proactive communication responses for projects and/or established program plans that relate to Agricorp, and make recommendations to management
• Advise and develop effective communications plans to convey Agricorp messages to our stakeholders
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
• Consult with and support Communications team members

Job status: Permanent
Salary range: Open
Location: Guelph

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field, such as communications, English,  public relations, journalism or equivalent experience
• Minimum 3 years’ previous experience in communications; plain language, writing stylistic and structural editing; communications/public relations planning and implementation, and project management
• Experience with MS Word, PowerPoint, MS Project, Adobe Acrobat
• Proficiency in French would be an asset

Key Competencies

• Achieving quality results – Focuses efforts on managing one’s self to achieve high-quality results consistent with the organization’s standards and measures, while managing risk
• Communication – Listens to others and communicates effectively, fostering open communication
• Networking and relationship building – Establishes, sustains and fosters professional contacts to build, enhance and connect networks for work purposes
• Planning and organizing – Develops, implements, evaluates and adjusts plans to reach goals, while ensuring the optimal use of resources
• Project management – Plans, implements, monitors and completes projects, ensuring effective management of scope, resources, time, cost, quality, risk and communications
• Strategic thinking and visioning – Links long-range vision to daily work, ensuring alignment with Agricorp’s strategic direction, and develops and inspires commitment to a vision of success
• Writing skills – Communicates ideas and information in writing to ensure that information and messages are understood and have the desired impact