Communications Advisor at Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA) in Calgary

Job Title:  Communications Advisor

Location: Calgary, AB

About Us;
Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA) is an alliance of oil sands producers focused on accelerating the pace of improvement in environmental performance in Canada’s oil sands through collaborative action and innovation.

We are recruiting a position of ‘Communications Advisor’ on a 12 month fixed-term contract basis.This position will report to the Head of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement.

Experience Required:
2-3 years’ experience of working in a fast paced corporate communications environment.

Job Requirements:
Aptitude to partner with other departments/organizations and at varying levels of staff seniority.
Strong attention to detail.
Able to be flexible with work hours (potential overtime due to workload and deadlines).
Having a communications related University degree will be considered an advantage.
Oil and gas industry knowledge will be considered an advantage.
A positive, professional attitude, mature approach and high energy levels.
Ability to express facts and ideas in a clear, convincing and organised manner.

Responsibilities:
Delivering COSIA’s reputation and engagement strategy through the development and delivery of tactical materials.
Supporting the Head of Communications & Stakeholder Engagement in delivering bi-weekly meetings, including the setting of agendas and recording actions.
Event coordination and support (including member company town halls and engagements with special publics and media).
Overseeing the delivery of regular management meetings including developing agendas and recording minutes.
General communication and media support, including information gathering and presentations.
Developing copy for the in-house newsletter, project case studies and social media updates.
Posting external web updates via a content management tool.
Recognizing opportunities for improving website performance through the analysis of site statistics.
Refining corporate messaging used by leadership.
Other duties as required.

Deadline:  18th October 2013

How to Apply:
Send resume and cover letter to Nick Brown, Head of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at nick.brown@cosia.ca