Director, Corporate Affairs
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At Ontario Health we are committed to developing a strong organizational culture that connects and inspires all team members across the province. Our vision is that together we will be a leader in health and wellness for all. Our mission is to connect the health system to drive improved and equitable health outcomes experiences and value. How we work together is reflected through our five values: integrity inspiration tenacity humility and care.
What Ontario Health offers:
Achieving your career goals is a priority to us. Benefits of working at Ontario Health may include the following based on employment type:
Fully paid medical dental and vision coverage from your first day
a health care spending or wellness spending account
a premium defined benefit pension plan
three personal days and two float days annually
three weeks vacation to start (for individual contributors) increasing to four weeks after two years
career development opportunities
a collaborative values-based team culture
a wellness program
a hybrid working model
participation in Communities of Inclusion
Want to make a difference in your career Consider this opportunity.
Role Profile:
Reporting directly to the Chief Communications and Corporate Affairs Officer the Director Corporate Affairs plays a pivotal leadership role in shaping Ontario Healths relationships and communicationspublicly with government and other partners and within the healthcare system. This is a rare opportunity for an experienced and strategic communicator to have an impact while building relationships that matter: with patients policymakers media and health system partners across Ontario.
As the director behind Ontario Healths reputation and engagement approach you will bring clarity and alignment to complex issues ensure effective collaboration with government and oversee a system-wide best in class approach to patient family and stakeholder engagement. This is an ideal role for a sophisticated leader who thrives at the intersection of relationship management communications public policy and health system transformation.
Key Responsibilities:
Leverage broad-based knowledge of the health care environment and key stakeholders (media patients providers regulators policymakers community and industry) to provide communications engagement and relationship management advice and counsel to effectively manage Ontario Healths reputation.
Monitor major policy legislative and political developments that may impact Ontario Health or that can be leveraged to build partnerships and drive results.
Implements the engagement framework and develops ongoing performance measures and reporting on corporate engagement strategy.
Lead build and champion an aligned corporate approach for stakeholder and patient and family engagement consistent with the Connecting Care Act.
Work as part of senior portfolio team to support coordinated external communications.
Lead team responsible for maintaining and coordinating an organization-wide view of health system issues and media and other communications including planning researching and developing strategic/complex. communication materials such as news releases statements external memos and presentations.
Strategic support for CEO engagements strategic engagement support for clinical senior leadership.
Provides guidance to portfolios and regions as they develop stakeholder engagement strategies and patient/family engagement approaches in alignment with enterprise-wide engagement objectives.
Develop and implement team structure and processes required to engage with stakeholders including patients and families as well as media; working collaboratively and effectively with government ministries to ensure protocols are followed.
Lead the operational support for CEO engagement forums: Patient and Family Advisor Committee and the Health System Advisory Council.
Identifies builds and maintains effective relationships with colleagues and partners across Ontario Health and externally including government ministry communications teams and staff in Ministers offices.
Direct a team of communications/external relations professionals facilitating teamwork and a customer-focused approach to advising and service delivery
Act as an advisor and consultant to senior team members on communications support and management of government relationships stakeholder engagement and reputational impacts on a wide range of issues.
Qualifications
Education and Experience
A minimum of 10 years of progressive communications public policy advocacy stakeholder engagement and leadership experience;
Graduate level degree preferred undergraduate degree required. Graduate degree in Public Policy Political Science Journalism;
Leadership experience working in a Ministers Office or with the Ontario government;
Experience working in a health-care environment preferred with expertise in media and issues management;
Experience advising influencing and delivering strategic communication services and advice to senior leaders is required;
Critical analysis strategic problem-solving negotiating and planning skills;
Outstanding writing ability creativity and oral communication skills;
Excellent leadership teamwork and collaborative skills highly motivated and results focused.
Knowledge and Skills
Excellent understanding of Ontarios public policy environment and the legislative process;
Demonstrated and highly experienced at managing media issues and crisis communications required;
Proven expertise in developing and implementing meaningful and impactful engagement strategies with key stakeholders;
Strong understanding of the health system policy and political environment;
Ability to synthesize complex/sensitive material to craft persuasive communications required;
Ability to develop execute and evaluate multifaceted communications and social media programs required;
Demonstrated experience managing conflicting priorities and delivering within strict timelines;
Strong executive presence with the ability to lead tough conversations navigate complex issues and influence decision making;
Excellent interpersonal and relationship management including sound judgment tact and diplomacy with ability to gain cooperation and build trust as a means of influencing outcomes;
Ability to work in a self-directed and independent manner as well as within a team required;
Proven ability to mentor and coach team members to grow into emerging leaders required;
Ability to deal with ambiguity and frequent changes;
Fluency in French considered an asset.
Location: Ontario (currently hybrid; subject to change)
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Profil du poste :
Relevant directement du Chef des communications et des affaires corporatives le ou la Directeur(trice) Affaires Corporatives joue un rle de leadership cl dans la gestion des relations et des communications dOntario Sant tant au niveau public gouvernemental quavec les partenaires du systme de sant. Il sagit dune occasion unique pour un communicateur stratgique et expriment davoir une relle influence tout en btissant des relations significatives avec les mdias les patients les dcideurs politiques et les partenaires du systme de sant travers lOntario.
En tant que stratge de la rputation dOntario Sant et de son approche en matire dengagement vous clarifierez les enjeux complexes favoriserez une collaboration efficace avec le gouvernement et superviserez une stratgie dengagement exemplaire lchelle du systme avec les patients les familles et les parties prenantes. Ce rle convient parfaitement un(e) leader sophistiqu(e) qui excelle lintersection de la gestion des relations des communications des politiques publiques et de la transformation du systme de sant.
Responsabilits principales :
Mettre profit une vaste connaissance du milieu de la sant et des intervenants cls (mdias patients fournisseurs organismes de rglementation dcideurs politiques communaut et secteur priv) pour fournir des conseils stratgiques en communication en engagement et en gestion des relations afin de protger et de promouvoir la rputation dOntario Sant.
Surveiller les dveloppements majeurs en matire de politiques de lgislation et denjeux politiques pouvant avoir un impact sur Ontario Sant ou reprsenter des occasions de partenariat.
Mettre en uvre le cadre dengagement et dvelopper des indicateurs de rendement et des rapports pour appuyer la stratgie corporative dengagement.
Diriger et promouvoir une approche corporative cohrente de lengagement des parties prenantes des patients et des familles conformment larticle 44 de la Loi visant amliorer les soins de sant (Connecting Care Act).
Travailler en troite collaboration avec lquipe de direction pour assurer la coordination des communications externes.
Diriger une quipe responsable de surveiller les enjeux du systme de sant les mdias et autres communications incluant la planification la recherche et le dveloppement de documents de communication stratgiques et complexes (communiqus dclarations notes externes prsentations etc.).
Fournir un soutien stratgique aux interventions du PDG et aux engagements des cadres cliniques suprieurs.
Offrir une orientation stratgique aux portefeuilles et aux rgions dans le dveloppement de leurs stratgies dengagement avec les parties prenantes et les patients/familles en cohrence avec les objectifs dengagement organisationnels.
Dvelopper et mettre en uvre la structure et les processus de lquipe requis pour interagir avec les parties prenantes incluant les patients les familles et les mdias tout en collaborant efficacement avec les ministres gouvernementaux et en respectant les protocoles tablis.
Assurer le soutien oprationnel des comits dengagement du PDG : Comit des conseillers patients et familles et Comit consultatif du systme de sant.
tablir btir et entretenir des relations efficaces avec les collgues et partenaires dOntario Sant et lexterne y compris avec les quipes de communication des ministres et les cabinets ministriels.
Diriger une quipe de professionnels en communication et relations externes en favorisant le travail dquipe et une approche centre sur le client pour la prestation de services et de conseils.
Agir comme conseiller(re) stratgique auprs des membres de la haute direction sur les communications la gestion des relations gouvernementales lengagement des parties prenantes et les enjeux lis la rputation.
Qualifications :
Formation et exprience :
Minimum de 10 ans dexprience progressive en communications politiques publiques plaidoyer engagement des parties prenantes et leadership.
Diplme universitaire de premier cycle requis; diplme de deuxime cycle (en politiques publiques science politique journalisme) fortement souhait.
Exprience en leadership dans un cabinet ministriel ou au sein du gouvernement de lOntario.
Exprience dans un environnement de soins de sant souhaite avec expertise en gestion des mdias et des enjeux.
Exprience avre dans le conseil stratgique aux hauts dirigeants en matire de communication.
Comptences en analyse critique rsolution stratgique de problmes ngociation et planification.
Excellentes aptitudes rdactionnelles cratives et en communication orale.
Solides comptences en leadership en travail dquipe et en collaboration avec une forte motivation axe sur les rsultats.
Connaissances et comptences :
Comprhension approfondie de lenvironnement des politiques publiques en Ontario et du processus lgislatif.
Exprience dmontre en gestion des enjeux mdiatiques et des communications de crise.
Expertise reconnue dans le dveloppement et la mise en uvre de stratgies dengagement efficaces auprs des parties prenantes cls.
Bonne comprhension des politiques de sant et du contexte politique.
Capacit synthtiser des informations complexes ou sensibles et produire des communications convaincantes.
Habilet laborer excuter et valuer des programmes de communication et de mdias sociaux diversifis.
Exprience concrte de limportance du rle des patients et familles-conseillers dans la conception et lvaluation des programmes.
Aptitude dmontre grer des priorits concurrentes et respecter des dlais serrs.
Prsence excutive marque et capacit diriger des discussions difficiles naviguer des enjeux complexes et influencer la prise de dcision.
Excellentes aptitudes interpersonnelles et en gestion des relations avec jugement sr tact et diplomatie et capacit btir la confiance et obtenir la collaboration.
Capacit travailler de faon autonome ainsi quen quipe.
Capacit prouve encadrer et dvelopper les membres de lquipe vers des rles de leadership mergents.
Capacit sadapter lambigut et au changement frquent.
La matrise du franais est considre comme un atout.
Emplacement:
Toronto Ontario (actuellement hybride; sujet changement)
Employment Type:
Permanent Full timeContract Length:
N/ASalary Band:
Band 9External Application Deadline Date:
June 22 2025All applicants must be a resident of Ontario to be considered for roles at Ontario Health.
Ontario Health encourages applications from candidates who are First Nations Mtis Inuit and urban Indigenous; Francophone; members ofBlack and racializedgroups; 2SLGBTQIA communities; trans and nonbinary individuals;and people living with disabilities.
Ontario Health is an accessible employer and we offer accommodation in all aspects of employment including the recruitment process. If you require a disability related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process please email and a member of the team will connect with you within 48 hours.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
