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About the Role
As Vice-President, Communications, you will be the strategic force behind impactful storytelling, advocacy, and engagement that advances the CPA profession. The Communications Team plays an integral role across all areas of the organization, leading key initiatives that enhance the organization’s profile and steward its reputation, as well as that of the profession. You will provide guidance across all areas of internal and external communications, developing and advancing strategic and business communication initiatives to ensure the team delivers high-quality, innovative, and impact-focused campaigns and products.
Responsibilities
- Shape and steward CPA Ontario’s internal and external communications strategy to strengthen the reputation of both the organization and the profession.
- Partner cross-functionally with teams to shape and execute communications strategies and programs that drive the organization’s key priorities forward.
- Drive the development and delivery of external communications, cultivating strong relationships with the media and other external partners.
- Design and deliver employee communications that foster connection, and support transformation, culture and engagement.
- Provide trusted, strategic guidance to the CEO and other members of the senior leadership team, supporting their internal and external communications objectives.
- Ensure strategies and campaigns are insight-driven, delivering meaningful stakeholder engagement.
- Lead, develop, and inspire a high-performing team, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration and continuous learning.
- Partner with insights and data teams to measure and enhance effectiveness and deliver meaningful reporting and insights.
- Be an active contributor to CPA Ontario’s leadership network.
Requirements
- Minimum 10 years of progressive communications leadership experience in complex finance-related organizations.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver measurable business outcomes through communications strategies and programs.
- Experience leading media relations teams and professionals.
- Exceptional executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Exceptional people management, development and coaching skills.
- Experience developing annual reports, managing crises and issues, and supporting leaders with the full range of executive communications.
- Experience developing innovative and engaging internal communications strategies and products.
- Superior writing and editing skills with proven experience developing and editing executive messages, speeches, talking points, presentations and briefing documents.
- Excellent understanding of digital communications and data analytics and how to leverage their use to their full capacity.
Skills
- Communications strategy
- Media relations
- Executive communication
- Stakeholder management
- People management
- Coaching
- Crisis management
- Issues management
- Internal communications
- Digital communications
- Data analytics
Location
- Hybrid
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Minimum 10 years of progressive communications leadership experience
Education Level
- University degree in English, Journalism, Communications, Public Relations, Public Affairs or other related discipline.
- Graduate degree would be an asset.
Salary/Compensations
- The salary for this role will be determined based on your qualifications, experience, and internal parity.
Benefits
- Industry-leading benefits
- Mental health resources
- Savings programs
- Home office bonus
About the Company
- CPA Ontario operates at a rare intersection, both regulator and membership body, responsible for upholding the integrity of the CPA designation while supporting more than 105,000 members and 19,000 students across the province.
- Our work sits between business and the public interest, between the evolving demands of industry and the standards that make trust possible.
- Careers built here tend to look different because the work itself is different. You are not simply contributing to an organization. You are helping shape a profession that touches nearly every sector of the economy at a moment when expectations, technology, and the nature of work are all being rewritten.
Equal Opportunity
- CPA Ontario is an inclusive employer.
- Accommodation is available under the Ontario Human Rights Code.
- If you require a disability-related accommodation to participate in the recruitment process, please email accessibility@cpaontario.ca with “Accommodation Required” in the subject line to provide your contact information. A member of the Recruitment team will contact you within 48 hours.