• Job Description

  Req#: 33450

  Date Posted: 08/15/2023
  Req ID: 33450
  Faculty/Division: UofT Mississauga
  Department: UTM: Health & Counselling Ctr.
  Campus: University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)
  Position Number: 00054968

  Description:

  About us:
  
  U of T Mississauga—the second largest campus of Canada’s top-ranked university and the only research university in Ontario’s booming Peel Region—is one of the world’s great catalysts of humanpotential.
  
  Our employee community hums with the energy of 3,400 faculty, librarians and staff, who power our campus with curiosity, connection and care. We work together to spark life-changing research and innovation, make an indelible mark on the world by building equitable cities and societies, enable healthy lives, create a sustainable future and ignite entrepreneurship. Above all, we prioritize student success, and seek to give our 16,500 students the lift of a lifetime through learning anddiscovery. We love to open opportunities available nowhere else for our community to achieve their ambitions and make their unique contributions to Canada and the world.
  
  This work all comes together on a spectacularly green campus, alongside theMissinihe-ziibi (Trusting Creek or Credit River), where we seek to honour truth, reciprocity and reconciliation on the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, Seneca and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. We’re thrilled to welcome those whowant to learn more about us and to be part of what we do.
  
  Your opportunity:
  
  This dynamic role supports two Wellness departments from the Wellness portfolio in the Student Affairs and Services Department: Accessibility Services, and Health & Counselling Centre. This role is ideal for candidates who understand that the concept of wellness is multidimensional and that students can build and develop approaches to wellness through supports and experiences. This unique position allows for an exciting work environment where you will use your creative skills to establish unique outreach to various students across our campus.
  
  With direction from the Directors of the Health & Counselling Centre, and Accessibility Services, the Wellness Communications Coordinator supports communications needs for these two departments within Student Affairs and Services at UTM. In addition to work specific to each department, this role helps to support unified branding and messaging for “wellness” in the work these two departments do across campus. Paramount to supporting the communications requirements for these two departments, the incumbent will consult and work closely with UTM’s Office of Communications, and align plans with the overall UTM marketing and communications strategy. The incumbent is responsible for the creation of print, digital, and social media materials for the two departments, redesigns and maintains web presence, student outreach avenues, and engagement across the UTM campus. The coordinator supports projects, awareness and engagement in campaigns such as Be Well UTM: A Resource & Activity Fair, physical activity fair, resiliency and self-care, health screening and disease awareness, diversity and equity engagement. This work is done in conjunction with a team of student-staff and departmental staff that support the communications projects in each department. In addition to the UTM Communications team, this position will work closely with Student Affairs and Services communication planning and priorities.
  
  
  Your responsibilities will include:

  • Implementing a digital media plan that supports marketing/communications strategies for the two departmentsthat align with the overall UTM marketing/communications strategy
  • Advising on best practices and strategies to maximize digital communication initiatives
  • Building and strengthening relationships with stakeholders and partners of strategicimportance
  • Determining appropriate channel and methodology for dissemination of content
  • Advising on social media trends and platforms to enhance digital communication strategies
  • Producing promotional and outreach materials
  • Maintaining information on digital platforms
  • Tracking and monitoring outreach activities

  Essential Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
  • Minimumfour years coordinating marketing and communications operations and content strategy. This includes development, organization and implementation of marketing and communication plans, including website maintenance and updates.
  • Prior experience with redesign and rebranding different components under a unified concept
  • Excellent knowledge of, and experience with: updating websites using Drupal and HTML; designing images and visuals using Photoshop/Creative Cloud/Illustrator; Microsoft Officeincluding Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook; Social Media; MailChimp
  • Knowledge of accessibility / AODA compliance requirements for websites/digital and print
  • Strong oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills.
  • Effective problem solving ability.
  • Strong attention to detail including solid analytical and investigative skills are critical.
  • Strong organizational and planning skills; ability to successfully implement multiple projects with competing priorities and deadlines.
  • Strong customer service orientation is crucial.
  • Initiative and creativity required.
  • Ability to exercise sound judgement.

  
  Assets (Nonessential):

  • Prior experience developing content for the 18-24 year old demographic
  • Demonstrated commitment to a student centered approach, and an understanding of student development and best practices for the student experience is preferred.
  • Priorexperience developing content for wellness topics an asset.

  
  To be successful in this role you will be:

  • Adaptable
  • Communicator
  • Multi-tasker
  • Organized
  • Problem solver
  • Self-directed

  Closing Date: 08/29/2023, 11:59PM ET
  Employee Group: USW
  Appointment Type: Budget - Continuing
  Schedule: Full-Time
  Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
  USW Pay Band 11 -- $67,659 with an annual step progression to a maximum of $86,523. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
  Job Category: Health & Wellbeing
  Recruiter: Jessica Halteh

  Lived Experience Statement
  Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.

  This role is not currently eligible for a hybrid work arrangement, pursuant to University policies and guidelines, including but not limited to the University of Toronto’s Alternative Work Arrangements Guideline

• About the company

  The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park.

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