Communications Officer jobs in Toronto, ON

About Toronto Community Housing Corporation

Toronto Community Housing Corporation (“TCHC”) is the largest social housing provider in Canada and the second largest in North America. We are wholly owned by the City of Toronto and operate in a non-profit manner. TCHC provides homes to over 41,000 low and moderate-income households in 88 of Toronto's neighbourhoods, with 93,000 tenants from many different backgrounds with a diversity in age, education, language, mental and physical ability, religion, ethnicity and race. We are an essential part of the City of Toronto's fabric and social system.

Our over 2,000 employees work to achieve our vision of quality homes in vibrant communities where people are proud to live and work.

Vacancy Type: Full-time Temporary
Contract Length: Until October, 2027 (Approximately 10 months).
Salary/Hourly Range: $93,035.14 - $102,338.65
Work Details (Days/Hours): Monday – Friday, 36.25 hours per week
Hybrid Eligible Yes
Affiliation: Non-Union: Management/Exempt
Division and Department Strategic Communications
Number of Vacancies: 1
Existing/New Job: Existing
Grade: 06
Vacancy Status Existing Vacancy
Candidate List or Eligibility List: Candidate List

What we offer
In addition to a competitive salary and a rewarding career where you can truly make a difference, we offer a comprehensive package that meets the various needs of our diverse employees, including:

• Ability to participate in inclusive employee-led networks to educate, inspire, amplify voices, build relationships and provide development opportunities;
• Minimum three (3) weeks of paid annual vacation days, increasing with years of service
• Four (4) paid personal days;
• Defined benefit pension plan with OMERS, includes 100-per-cent employer matching;
• Health and dental benefits;
• Employee and family assistance program;
• Maternity and parental leave top up (93% of base salary);
• Training and development programs including tuition reimbursement of $1500 per calendar year;
• Fitness membership discount.

Hybrid Job: This job offers the opportunity to work from home as part of a hybrid work arrangement. This arrangement will allow you to work some days at a TCHC work location and the rest of the time from home. The amount of time required to work at a TCHC work location is flexible, while considering operational and service delivery requirements.

Make a difference
Reporting to the Manager, Stakeholder Relations, in Strategic Communications, the Stakeholder Relations Advisor develops and supports initiatives and projects that further Toronto Community Housing’s (TCHC) strategic goals in a manner that supports TCHC's tenant focused culture. You will lead and support a variety of initiatives to advance the organization’s priorities and develop support for those initiatives with government officials and other stakeholders. You will have the opportunity to work with staff from across the corporation, to engage with government officials and other partners, provide strategic responses to priority issues, and develop analysis and materials on key stakeholder relations matters.

What you’ll do

• Support the development and implementation of stakeholder relations strategies and materials
• Develop data and research products to support corporate initiatives and advocacy
• Develop reports, papers, briefing notes, and presentations for internal use and to communicate to stakeholders
• Support the Business Planner, Stakeholder Relations in the development of strategic initiatives and management of projects in response to internal and Shareholder directives.
• Organize meetings for senior staff with government officials and other stakeholders; prepare related briefing materials as needed
• Work proactively and collaboratively to problem solve and develop common approaches for promoting awareness and understanding of TCHC initiatives, projects and policies with City Council and other key stakeholders
• Collaborate with staff to identify their government relations priorities and needs
• Support Stakeholder Relations team with records management, data stewardship and compliance with corporate policies

What you’ll need

• University degree or college diploma in public or business administration, journalism, communications, social sciences or a related subject area
• Minimum 5 years of experience in an advisory, project management and/or analyst role within related public, non-profit or private organizations (e.g. housing, government, community health and public safety)
• Excellent project management skills; well organized with a high level of attention to detail
• Ability to analyze, problem solve and mediate complex situations with multiple stakeholders
• Strong networking and relationship building skills
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Sensitivity to diverse populations
• Proficiency with various computer applications, including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, etc.
• Experience in healthcare or community safety an asset.

What’s next
Once you apply, we’ll review your resume and contact you if we believe your skills and experience will make you successful in the role. If you are selected to move forward, the process will include one or more interviews and/or assessments and reference checks.

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Thank you for your interest in Toronto Community Housing

We recognize that people bring experience and talent that goes beyond the technical skills and requirements of a job. If you possess similar experience that is close to what we’ve included in the job postings below, we encourage you to consider applying. We strongly believe that diverse experience, transferable skills, and passion are key!

Once you have submitted your application successfully, you will receive a confirmation email. We encourage you to check out our careers page often, as new opportunities become available on a regular basis.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

We are committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees and strive to create a diverse workplace that reflects the cultural mosaic of our great city and the communities we serve. We recognize the value that comes from different viewpoints, unique experiences and diverse perspectives of our employees, who bring fresh, new ideas to our business. Diversity plays a key role in our ability to deliver on our mission to provide clean, safe, well-maintained, affordable homes for tenants.

TCHC is committed to diversity and inclusion within its community and encourages applications from Indigenous peoples, racialized persons/persons of colour, persons with disabilities, women, 2SLGBTQ+ persons, and others who can help us provide vibrant communities and make our city a great place to live. In an effort to ensure access to information for people with disabilities, we have noticed that some screen readers do not function properly with our job portal. If you are a person with a disability and are experiencing issues with our job portal and would like access to our job postings in an alternative format, please email your request to our People and Culture Division at accessibility.hr@torontohousing.ca.

Accessibility for applicants

Toronto Community Housing is committed to equity in employment. Our goal is a diverse, inclusive, and barrier-free workplace that reflects the communities we serve.
We will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities at all stages of the hiring process in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code, the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, and Toronto Community Housing’s Accessibility Policy.

If you are a person with a disability and need the job posting in an alternative format or any other accessible accommodations during the hiring process, please email your request to our People & Culture department at Accessibility.HR@torontohousing.ca or call our accessible accommodations line at (416) 981 - 4119. Please refer to the job requisition number when you contact us.

We use AI technology through the use of pre-screening questions to assist in the screening process.