55 applicants

Company

BMO U.S. · 6 hours ago

Communications Manager

REMOTE/TELETRAVAIL, ON, CAN

Full-time

Remote

Mid Level

$54K/yr - $102K/yr

4+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Works collaboratively with business/group and stakeholders to assess communications needs, recommend communications plans & solutions, secure necessary approvals, and create/deliver communication solutions that effectively support and address communications needs.

Sources content and feedback, assesses information and translates thoughts into effective communications solutions.

Delivers high quality communications solutions that target audiences can easily access, understand and action that are alignment with company standards.

Makes recommendations and /or assists in solving problems to ensure communication solutions are implemented.

Participates in communication strategy development.

Gathers content from multiple sources and develops communications for various vehicles including leadership messages, intranets, town halls, newsletters, video, presentations and new social media.

Identifies and liaises with the stakeholders about opportunities for communications to other groups (e.g. customers, media, etc.) to increase communication effectiveness and alignment.

Supports business/group change management activities from a communications perspective.

Provides assistance or may lead planning, development and execution of events and conferences (as required).

May act as lead communications role in coded/confidential projects.

Reviews progress to plans and escalates complaints, issues and concerns.

Recommends, develops and executes communication plans and solutions based on an understanding of the business strategy and stakeholder needs, and in alignment with an overarching communication strategy.

Provides communications advice and guidance to assigned business/group, on communication principles/programs/approaches, on effective ways to communicate (e.g. message development, vehicle selection, etc.), and on implementation of solutions.

Supports the management and administration of our SharePoint site/portal.

Proactively collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to provide business context in the design, development and implementation of communication solutions.

Leads or participates in defining communication plans designed to positively influence or change behaviour; develops tailored messaging; identifies appropriate distribution channels.

Reviews material to ensure it complies with relevant quality standards, including translation requirements.

Coordinates, distributes and publishes communication solutions.

Measures and sustains communications solutions impacting the target employee audience. Gathers feedback and continually evaluates the effectiveness of communication content and the vehicles/platforms/tools/technology (e.g. Intranet, Portal, conference calls, e-mail, shared drives and SharePoint sites, social networking platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and blogs, etc.).

Recommends improvements, changes, additions or deletions of communication content and the vehicles/platforms/tools/technology as necessary, and coordinates with partners to ensure content is up-to-date and relevant.

Leads incident management and support as needed.

Remains alert to new trends, tools and methods of communication, and makes recommendations on their application.

Stays up to date on company and industry trends by forming and fostering relationships with employees across the company, so as to identify newsworthy items for communication and dissemination.

Builds effective relationships with internal/external stakeholders and ensures alignment between stakeholders.

Actively looks for opportunities for continuous improvement of communications processes and procedures, and participates/leads communications continuous improvement initiatives.

Focus is primarily on business/group within BMO; may have broader, enterprise-wide focus.

Exercises judgment to identify, diagnose, and solve problems within given rules.

Works independently on a range of complex tasks, which may include unique situations.

Broader work or accountabilities may be assigned as needed.

Qualification

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Technical proficiencyData driven decision makingCollaboration skillsFrench language

Required

Typically between 4 - 6 years of relevant experience and post-secondary degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism or a related field of study or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Writing and editing skills - In-depth

Uses a straight-talk and story-telling approach for communications.

Ability to take technical and complex information and distill it to key messages that make sense for the audience.

Technical proficiency gained through education and/or business experience.

Verbal & written communication skills - In-depth.

Collaboration & team skills - In-depth.

Analytical and problem solving skills - In-depth.

Influence skills - In-depth.

Data driven decision making - In-depth.

Preferred

French is an asset

Benefits

Health insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Accident and life insurance

Retirement savings plans

Company

BMO U.S.

Glassdoor

3.6

At BMO, banking is our personal commitment to helping people at every stage of their financial lives.

Founded in 1882

Chicago, Illinois, USA

5,001-10,000 employees

http://www.bmoharris.com/us

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