Do you want to be part of a team helping to strengthen every community across Ontario? Are you interested in seeing the importance of your work firsthand?

Become a Communications Lead with MPAC

The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) is made up of a team of experts who understand local communities and assess every property in Ontario. What we do provides the very foundation that municipalities use to base the property taxes needed to pay for the services we use every day.

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism

MPAC is committed to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism. We are taking important steps towards ensuring that all voices are respected, valued and being heard. MPAC is dedicated to fostering an environment where employees can bring their full, unique and authentic selves and are inspired to do their best work.

What makes you great for this role?

You are a service-oriented individual who can develop and implement effective communication strategies at MPAC, ensuring alignment and support to the overall Communications Department strategy. You provide strategic counsel and advice to MPAC’s branches in the delivery of communication initiatives.

We have:

• A team of highly skilled, dedicated and collaborative staff
• Leadership that supports you
• An enterprise that embraces change
• A work environment that has flexible work locations (including hybrid), hours of work and overall employee wellness support

You have:

• College diploma or University degree in Public Relations, Communications, Journalism, Marketing, or other related field
• At least 5 years’ experience in progressively responsible communications positions, preferably within a government agency and/or broader public sector environment, with a minimum of 3 years project management capacity
• Advanced abilities in researching and writing corporate communications materials, with experience in various mediums and styles including formal briefing/board reports, news releases, speeches, articles, brochures, social media, general correspondence, multimedia and internal employee communication materials
• Demonstrated collaboration and interpersonal skills to address all levels of the organization, and external stakeholders including Ontario municipal and provincial governments
• Adept understanding of communication strategies and initiatives with the ability to show how they align with organizational direction and vision
• Strong project management skills required to manage multiple projects, staff and vendors/suppliers
• Advanced proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office products and web-based tools; and
• Strong problem-solving skills used to diagnose communication issues, research potential options, determine the best course of action and recommend solutions

What you will do:

• Provide input into MPAC’s communications planning within the framework of an integrated communications strategy, in support of MPAC’s overall strategic objectives
• Work closely with internal clients to formulate communications plans (including deliverables, service levels, budget and priorities)
• Develop and maintain corporate communication projects ensuring that internal clients and audience requirements are included in all plans
• Design measurements communications plans’ effectiveness and develop recommendations for continuous improvements
• Ensure alignment of departmental and corporate branding strategies, including the dissemination and governance of corporate strategic, visual identification and key message standards
• Support development of communications policies, procedures, processes and guidelines while ensuring that they align with corporate goals
• Act as the primary contact to each department for communication services, providing counsel and feedback to each branch on service planning, sourcing, costing and related inquiries
• Develop strong working relationships with clients as well as departmental leadership by providing confidential, strategic communications advice and support on programs and initiatives

Ready to apply?

Please note, only applications submitted through the Applicant Tracking System will be accepted.

Successful candidates will be required to undergo a background verification with Mintz Global Screening. By applying to this job posting, you are providing your consent to MPAC to share your name, email address and phone number with Mintz, to conduct the criminal and driver abstract check and for Mintz to disclose the results to MPAC, should you be the successful incumbent.

MPAC is committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment where all employees and members of the public feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflect the diversity of the public and communities we serve.

Persons with disability who need accommodation in the application process or those needing job postings in an alternative format may email their request to careers@mpac.ca.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Please note that MPAC prohibits employees from holding a current/valid real estate license and successful applicants must at least suspend their real estate licenses during their period of employment at MPAC as outlined in our Employee Code of Conduct.

Job advertisements for positions that have been designated bilingual will be posted in both English and French on our website. Positions that are not designated bilingual are not translated and are only posted in English on the English version of our website.