Manager, Marketing and Communications full-time
As the third largest City in British Columbia, the City of Burnaby is committed to creating and sustaining the best quality of life for our entire community. As a City, we provide facilities and services that support a safe, connected, inclusive, healthy and dynamic community. With this in mind, comes great responsibility – we seek likeminded individuals who are passionate about the community, work with integrity and respect, and are innovative when it comes to the work and services Burnaby provides to our citizens.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Manager, Marketing and Communications Strategy to join our leadership team. If you have a passion for performing work that will have a far reaching impact throughout the organization through the development and implementation of integrated marketing and communication plan, then this is the role for you!
As Manager, Marketing and Communications Strategy, you will be responsible for assisting with the City’s marketing and communications strategy development. You will provide strategic guidance, planning, development, and project management for complex and varied marketing and communications initiatives, you will assist in developing policies, procedures, goals and objectives, all the while ensuring that all of these initiatives are aligned with the City’s Corporate Strategic Plan. You will work with management and business leaders to understand their business needs as it relates to marketing and communications, while anticipating emerging issues and trends, and providing recommendations to address those needs.
In this role, you will provide strong leadership and guidance in the delivery of marketing and communication services to a wide variety of external consultants and staff members within, but not limited to, recruitment, performance management, training, and coaching and development. As you will be engaging with many people, you must be effective in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships. Performs related work as required.
To qualify, you should have a university degree in Business Administration (Marketing) or Communications with a minimum of five years of recent related experience at the supervisory level, preferably in municipal government, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience. You will require considerable knowledge of the principles, practices and techniques related to marketing and communications; general principles of municipal government structure and processes; as well as organizational and analytical skills. You should be able to manage, direct and oversee a moderate-sized group of marketing and communications staff and to train, mentor and review the work of same; establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders; prepare and manage budgets; establish priorities and accomplish objectives in a timely manner; and be able to use various software applications. A Driver’s Licence for the Province of British Columbia is required.
All external applicants are required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 as a condition of hire. External applicants who are not able to obtain a COVID-19 vaccine for a reason related to a personal characteristic protected by the BC Human Rights Code can request an accommodation at any time during the recruitment process. City of Burnaby employees can refer to our COVID-19 Vaccination Policy for City staff.
Copies of relevant professional certificates or degrees will be required at the time of the interview. We thank all candidates for applying, but only those short listed will be contacted.
Please contact People and Culture at 604-294-7303 if you do not receive a confirmation email within one hour of submitting your application online.