Executive Communications & Strategy Specialist

Executive Communications & Strategy Specialist

Explore an exciting opportunity in the insurance sector where innovation, strategic vision, and collaboration help drive business success. Contribute to initiatives that influence future priorities while working in a professional and engaging environment focused on growth and transformation.

What is in it for you:

• Salaried: $35-40 per hour.

• Incorporated Business Rate: $42-47 per hour.

• 11-month contract with the potential for permanent employment.

• Full-time position: 37.50 hours per week.

• Day schedule, 37.50 hours per week.

• Hybrid role with 1-2 on-site days per week in Toronto.

Responsibilities:

• Provide strategy, analytical, coordination, and communications support.

• Manage and prepare key reports and presentation materials for senior leadership forums and engagements.

• Research and monitor external trends, including geopolitical shifts, regulatory developments, and the evolving threat landscape, and translate insights into meaningful direction for the organization's security strategy.

• Support the development and expansion of cybersecurity narratives and updates through executive-level communications, reporting, and presentation materials.

• Coordinate and prepare materials for key security forums, including Security Council, Business Unit Risk Committees, CISO Forums, town halls, and other relevant forums.

• Gather and compile reports and presentation materials for recurring meetings, forums, ad hoc business narratives, and client or external speaking engagements.

• Research security trends and emerging technologies and risks and translate findings into business insights.

• Assist in the development of the global security strategy with a three-year view of emerging technology while aligning with security programs and initiatives.

• Assist in the development of micro-strategies and business cases for future strategic investments and return on investment initiatives.

What you will need to succeed:

• University degree or college diploma in Business Administration, Communications, Information Technology, a related discipline, or equivalent co-op work experience.

• 1 to 2 years of experience in technology and/or business writing.

• Excellent Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint skills, including an understanding of the presentation development process from storyboard to finished product and speaker notes.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate technical content into language suitable for senior executive audiences.

• Strong attention to detail with the ability to identify errors and inaccuracies in reporting.

• Practical understanding of storytelling and the ability to create summaries and narratives related to accomplishments, business rationale, and projects, including the use of visuals and graphics to communicate key information.

• Strong research skills with the ability to fact-check and verify sources.

• Ability to independently drive initiatives with minimal oversight while managing competing priorities and delivering results in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a global team environment alongside delivery teams, program teams, technical managers, and business stakeholders.

• Experience with executive or senior management communications, including workshops, executive reporting, or communications to a broad external audience, is considered an asset.

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