The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) offers challenging and exciting careers in health and social services delivery and administration in Canada’s North. The Territorial Authority has service locations in communities across the territory and a staff of more than 1,600 serving over 43,000 residents of the NWT and 5,900 residents of the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut.  Challenging work, welcoming communities, and expanded opportunities are some of the benefits offered to employees of the NTHSSA.

Reporting directly to the Chief Operating Officer (COO), the Communications and Project Coordinator serves as the entry point to the Stanton Territorial Hospital (STH) for all external communications. This position has the primary responsibility of developing and coordinating public communications material for use by the COO and the STH Leadership Team.

The Communication Coordinator's role is to plan, develop, implement and evaluate communication plans that provide communications within the STH Team and external parties as required. This position is also responsible for providing senior level support to the COO to ensure that information for various meetings is appropriately managed.

Key Responsibilities:

• Written and oral communication skills.
• The ability to judge correct tone and desired effect in writing, presentations, briefing notes, charts and graphs.
• Ability to interact at a senior government level.
• Ability to acquire knowledge of current northern health and social issues.
• Work with a wide range of data collection sources in health administration.

Key Qualifications:

• A degree in business administration, public relations, journalism, or communications and five (5) years of experience providing executive support to a senior management team.
  Two (2) years of experience in a health care setting and two 2 years of experience in board governance and one (1) year of experience in quality and risk management processes.

Equivalencies:

• A master's in business administration, public relations, journalism, or communications and three (3) years of experience providing executive support to a senior management team.
• A diploma in business administration, public relations, journalism, or communications and seven (7) years of experience providing executive support to a senior management team.

Inquiries Only:

Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE CENTRE 5TH FLOOR  
BOX 1320 YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2L9
Tel (867) 767-9154 Extension 14106
Fax (867) 873-0445
jobsyk@gov.nt.ca

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