Internal Communication Specialist (Full Time)

Working Business Language : English

Salary: At Wawanesa salary is only one component of a holistic comprehensive and competitive offering that we provide to our addition to salary full-time and part-time permanent employees are eligible for an annual bonus plan leave of absence top-up programs and provided with generous vacation time personal days premium free benefits and pension plan.

The salary offered for this role is determined with consideration to various factors including but not limited to: your work location local labour market conditions external market salary data internal pay equity and the knowledge skills experience and anticipated proficiency in the role. At Wawanesa were proud to offer a hybrid work environment that offers flexibility to our employees in balancing in-office (2 days per week OR 15 hours per week in a Wawanesa office) and remote may work from any of the following locations: The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company (Wawanesa Mutual) founded in 1896 is one of Canadas largest mutual insurers with over $3.5 billion in annual revenue and assets of $10 billion (CAD). Wawanesa Mutual with its National Headquarters in Winnipeg is the parent company of Wawanesa Life which provides life insurance products and services throughout Canada and Western Financial Group which distributes personal and business insurance across Canada. Wawanesa proudly serves more than 1.7 million members in Canada and we are home to more than 3600 employees distributed across the Canadian regions and communities where we operate. We give back to organizations that strengthen communities donating more than $3.5 million annually to charitable organizations including over $2 million annually in support of people on the front lines of climate change. The Communications Coordinator is a critical member of our Employee Communications team responsible for the publishing and distribution of content and flawless execution of communications across internal channels. This role maintains a national editorial & publishing calendar builds and publishes content on our company intranet (in SharePoint) designs custom emails & newsletters through a communication tool (Contact Monkey) and builds creative and engaging graphics aligned with our brand guidelines.
In addition to exceptional time management attention to detail and organizational skills the successful candidate to fill this role will be team-centric adaptable creative confident working independently and highly responsive working with our fast-paced team.

Publish internal news stories on SharePoint and build and distribute newsletters through Contact Monkey in both English and French for leaders and employees across the country.
Create update and maintain a national editorial & publishing calendar staying on top of changing timelines with communication team members.
Following brand guidelines build digital graphics and apply creativity with content and materials that support employee programs campaigns activities and news stories.
Monitor and maintain the Communications mailbox daily triage requests in a timely manner.
Support the planning and/or communications for internal campaigns activities and events (e.g. Quarterly Employee Connects Town Halls) including building surveys and registration forms and exporting data.
Stay current with best practices to enhance internal communication tactics and channels
Use metrics data and insights to understand how communication channels are performing and opportunities to improve.
Develop write and edit communication materials for multiple channels and audiences including but not limited to internal news stories presentations Q&A documents video scripts online content and other communications as required.
Build / review / update processes to help drive continuous improvement within our communications team.
Edit and proofread communications to ensure quality and consistency.
Build collaborative relationships with business partners and departments across the organization to support communication needs.
Post-secondary degree in Communications Marketing or Public Relations.
Minimum of two years of experience working with a communications team.
Strong service orientation with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize work under tight deadlines.
Strong written communication and editing skills; with the ability to draft timely and accurate communications.
Confident and proficient communications skills with excellent command of the English language both written and spoken.
Proficiency in technology that enables communications (e.g. SharePoint Content Management Systems Word Excel and PowerPoint).
Strong aptitude for design with experience using Adobe Photoshop / Adobe Express.
Bilingualism (French/English) would be a strong asset.
Diversity Equity Inclusion& Belonging
At Wawanesa we are committed to Diversity Equity Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) and believe that our strength lies in the diversity of our people this is supported by having a representative workforce.
We welcome applications from all qualified candidates including racialized persons women Indigenous Peoples persons with disabilities members of the 2SLGBTQIA community gender-diverse and neurodiverse individuals and anyone who can contribute to the further diversification of thought and ideas. If you require accommodations during any stage of the recruitment process please reach out in confidence to .