Intermediate Advisor, Communications and Marketing
University of Ottawa
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Posting Reason:
New PositionJob Type:
EmployeeAnticipated Duration in Months (for contracts and temporary assignments):
24Job Family:
Communications and Marketing (JF)# of Open Positions:
1Faculty/Service - Department:
Marketing and Communications, Faculty of ScienceCampus:
Main CampusUnion Affiliation:
SSUODate Posted (YYYY/MM/DD):
2026/04/02Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD):
2026/04/13Hours per week:
35Salary Grade:
SSUO Grade 10Salary Range:
$80,942.00 - $102,245.00About the Faculty of Science:Welcome to the Faculty of Science, a great place to learn, to explore, to question, to discover — opening your mind and pushing boundaries. It’s an exciting time to be part of a rewarding career in life sciences, natural sciences and mathematics. You will have access to world-class facilities, including our Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Complex, our extensive Biosciences Complex and our cutting-edge Advanced Research Complex, that are the envy of many universities. We have strong links with a multitude of government and private research centres, providing countless opportunities and experiences.
We have become a true centre of excellence, earning recognition across Canada and abroad for our prowess in teaching and in our laboratories, where our researchers are addressing some of the most important and relevant scientific questions of our time. Our past is a testimonial to our passion, so will be our future. Will you be part of it?
Position Purpose
Reporting to the Manager, Marketing and Communications, the incumbent leads the development and dissemination of strategic, research-driven content across internal and external platforms to elevate the Faculty of Science’s profile and impact. This role translates complex scientific advances into compelling narratives that engage priority audiences and support institutional objectives. They contribute to the development and implementation of communication and marketing strategies designed to promote supported services, their priorities, and sector‑wide initiatives. They generate web content, conceptualize and implement communications and marketing plans to project a positive image, promote the brand and increase the visibility of the Faculty of Science research, entrepreneurship and innovation activities. They act as resource person to employees of the sector on inquires related to communications and marketing to ensure compliance with established policies and standards.
In this role, your responsibilities will include:
Communications: Develop and execute an annual communications plan that supports the sector’s communications needs for various internal and external target audiences. To this end, write content for annual reports, news bulletins, brochures, speeches, web, social media and press releases and coordinate translation. Perform needs and cost/benefit analyses of proposed communications plans to support the annual budget planning of the sector and ensure that related activities comply with budget limits.
Client advice: Provide advice and tools to employees of the sector in the preparation of communications and promotional material to ensure visual identity and compliance to communication policies, web, accessibility and official language standards. Act as resource person for the sector for inquiries pertaining to the creation of accessible documents.
Quality assurance: Develop performance indicators and monitor performance by executing consultations and surveys in order to maximize the effectiveness of marketing and communications activities/products of the sector. Analyze results and coordinate improvements to optimize the use of marketing and communications tools.
Media relations: Act as the first point of contact for relations with media to facilitate responses to media requests and make referrals to subject matter experts when necessary.
Marketing: Develop and implement marketing strategies for the sector contributing to the corporate marketing and communications plan. To this end, design marketing material, and collaborate with graphic designers and photography and printing resources in its production to promote the sector while ensuring compliance with graphic standards. Perform needs and cost/benefit analyses of proposed marketing plans to support the annual budget planning of the sector and ensure that related activities comply with budget limits.
Web content management: Anticipate requirements and generate web content to best meet ongoing business needs while ensuring compliance with web, official language and accessibility standards and established policies. Develop and evaluate performance indicators for web usage and usability, and coordinate improvements to maximize the effectiveness of the sector’s web sites.
Trends and needs analysis: Initiate and execute market research studies and analyze results to identify potential new markets and program/service offerings. Analyze and evaluate communications and advertising needs and propose solutions contributing to annual strategic plan of the sector.
Events management: Lead all aspects of planning and execution for small- to mid-sized events for student recruitment and other special events in order to project a positive image of the faculty and/or the university. To this end, form and chair event planning committees, identify elements and timelines, monitor and communicate progress. Develop event budgets and ensure that all activities take place within budget limitations. Develop performance indicators and monitor performance to maximize the effectiveness of liaison and recruitment activities.
Liaison: Participate in internal and external meetings and events in order to facilitate outreach, engagement, and collaboration. Promote programs, developments, and ongoing activities. Represent the sector during external recruitment activities.
What you will bring:
Knowledge of marketing and communications principles normally acquired through a postsecondary degree in a related discipline or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
Minimum 3 years of demonstrated experience in a similar role
Advanced knowledge of computer systems and software including graphic design and web applications, social media platforms, spreadsheets, databases, Internet and e-mail
Knowledge of web accessibility guidelines and experience in their application
Experience in content creation
Experience in developing and implementing a communications plan
Experience in managing internal and external stakeholder relationships
Experience in event planning and organization
Experience managing projects
Strong public relations, interpersonal and communication skills
Strong organizational skills
Ability and availability to occasionally travel outside of the city and the country to facilitate recruitment activities, and to work outside of normal office hours
Bilingualism - French and English (spoken and written)
Key Competencies at uOttawa:
Here are the required competencies for all or our employees at uOttawa:
Planning: Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realize an objective or a project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities.
Initiative: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Is proactive and self-starting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond whenever it is possible.
Client Service Orientation: Help or serve others to meet their needs. This implies anticipating and identifying the needs of internal and external clients and finding solutions on how to meet them.
Teamwork and Cooperation: Cooperate and work well with other members of the team to reach common goal(s). Accept and give constructive feedback. Able to adjust own behaviour to reach the goals of the team.
The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We foster a culture of respect, teamwork and inclusion, where collaboration, innovation, and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply, we welcome applications from qualified Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA2S+ persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible, barrier-free work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact hrtalentmanagement@uottawa.ca to communicate the accommodation need. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
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If this is a front-line position with responsibilities to interact with students, selected candidates must be rated at the Low Advanced proficiency level or higher for both oral comprehension and reading comprehension in their second official language. The rating is determined by a proficiency test designed by the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute.
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