Yukon Government Hiring For Communications Analyst at Whitehorse, YT Full Time

This competition is for a full- time term position ending February 22, 2024

Job Summary and Requirements

The Department of Justice is working to ensure Yukon remains a safe, secure, and healthy place to live and work. We build strong and healthy relationships with others to support good governance and to foster safe communities with opportunities for healing. The Department of Justice provides supportive and dynamic work environments comprised of teams of professionals who are committed to making a difference in the lives of Yukoners.

The principles that guide are:

Reconciliation with Yukon First Nations: Together as DOJ representatives we commit to embracing the spirit of the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada entitled Honouring the Truth, Reconciling the Future, by conducting ourselves in our day-to-day business in a manner that embodies the purpose of reconciliation with our First Nations members in the Yukon. We recognize the importance of employee education on First Nations history and the encouragement of innovative thinking by all DOJ personnel on our ability to effect meaningful change towards true reconciliation.

Working as a Team: As DOJ employees we value working together as a team within branches and within the department as a whole, while respecting our respective roles in the administration of justice, to work as one entity to meet our collective objective to serve the public. We are mindful of the impact of our actions on the people around us both in proximity and in the larger department and strive to ensure that we maintain the best interests of the department in our approach to our work.

Identify and Meet our Clients’ Needs: DOJ personnel have a wide variety of responsibilities and an equally diverse clientele, internal and external to government, and we are committed to ensuring that they know we work for them and that we treat them with empathy, inclusion, integrity, respect and professionalism.

Initiative and Innovation: Management will encourage DOJ staff at all levels to think innovatively and to take initiative that will improve the work we do and services that we provide to allow for positive change and creativity in the workplace. Management will encourage DOJ personnel to reconsider our approach to the services we provide and adapt to the changing environment.

Communications: We are committed to improving the way we communicate internally with one another and externally to the public in order to better perform as a DOJ Team, share information and ideas with each other, dispel negative myths about the department and to ensure that the public has an appreciation for the excellent work we do.

The Communications Analyst is responsible for providing a full range of communication functions and social marketing services for the department including planning, developing, analyzing, implementing and evaluating communications strategies, plans and products for the department’s widely varied programs and services. The position is also responsible for preparing briefing material for the Minister of Justice and analyzing and managing communications issues.

Responsibilities include reviewing and responding to information requirements of clients, media and the public, and recommending key messages and approaches to use to disseminate departmental information. The position leads program areas in the analysis, development and implementation of departmental communications and related products for distribution.

For more information about this opportunity please contact Patricia Randell, Director, Policy and Communications at [email protected] or (867)667-3508.

For more information about the application process, please contact Amanda.Ho, Director, Human Resources, at [email protected]

Please note we will not accept any resumes via email.

Job Qualifications:

Essential Qualifications:

Please submit your resume clearly demonstrating how you meet the following qualifications. Please note selection for further consideration will be based solely on the information provided in your resume.

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• Post secondary degree in communications, journalism, public relations or other related field;
• Demonstrated experience preparing a variety of media and communications instruments;
• Demonstrated experience providing communications support on complex, multi-stakeholder engagement projects and programs;
• Demonstrated experience in web communications development or design;
• Demonstrated experience providing communications services on justice-related topics will be considered an asset.

Candidates who have education, training and/or experience equivalent to the essential qualifications listed above may be equally considered.

Knowledge, Skills and Suitability:

Candidates should have and may be assessed on:

• Clear understanding of social marketing;
• The ability to respond to a variety of needs in a fast paced environment;
• Experience managing media relations; and,
• The ability to build relationships with client groups using a collaborative and consultative approach.

Learn more about us!

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http://www.employment.gov.yk.ca/yukon_life.html and https://www.travelyukon.com/en