Senior Marketing Communications Specialist - Surrey Police Service

Surrey Police Service

Senior Marketing Communications Specialist

Surrey Police Service
surreypolice.ca

Posting Date
May 2024

Location
Surrey, BC

Hourly Rate Range (CAD)
$47.52 - $53.84

Applications
[email protected]

Organizational Profile
Surrey Police Service (SPS) is Surrey’s new municipal police agency. The transition from the RCMP to SPS is well underway and SPS has spent the past three years building a local, modern, accountable police service for Surrey residents. On November 29, 2024, SPS will become the police of jurisdiction, assuming responsibility for policing and law enforcement in Surrey.

SPS is working to redefine policing with innovative new approaches and community-based solutions. It’s an exciting time as SPS continues to expand our team with talented people who want to help shape the future of policing in Surrey. We have already hired over 400 employees and will grow to be one of the largest independent police services in Canada. Since day one, SPS has been intentional about building a culture that is inclusive, respectful, and supportive, with a strong focus on employee wellness and career development.

About the Role
SPS has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Marketing Communications Specialist to join the Communications Section within the Office of the Chief Constable. This position supports marketing communication activities for the police service and ensures alignment with SPS strategic priorities and needs.

Reporting to the Digital Communications Manager, the successful candidate will lead and manage communication strategies including but not limited to design, research, examining analytics and deploying surveys. They will direct and develop multi-channel marketing and communications plans, programs, and deliverables for multiple portfolios, campaigns, and key projects. This includes preparing creative marketing collateral, corporate reports, memos, speaking notes, presentations, content, and other written material in multiple online and offline mediums. The senior specialist would also be responsible for providing communications advice, judgment, and guidance to internal clients on assigned programs, corporate campaigns, and initiatives including key messaging, fact sheets and talking points in support of issues management and crisis management. Also, the successful candidate will provide coaching, training, and feedback to junior staff on strategies, policy direction and guiding frameworks and complete administration related to the work.

This position will require an experienced communications professional with a demonstrated ability to be creative and innovative with knowledge and an understanding of multiple distribution channels to respond to diverse needs. The successful candidate will have strong public relation skills with a customer focus and an ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders. The incumbent will be able to keep current with emerging marketing and communications practices with proficiency in MS Office programs and the Adobe suite of programs (InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere Pro). The ideal candidate will have a university/college level degree in a communications-related discipline plus at least five (5) years of directly related experience, including two (2) years of supervisory experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered. Experience with SharePoint, Google Analytics, Drupal/CMS platforms are assets.

The salary range for this position is $47.52 - $53.84/hr (pay grade 27). This position is unionized represented by CUPE Local 402.

Contact Details
Should you be interested in learning more about this unique opportunity with SPS, please contact Harbour West Consulting at 604998- 4032 or forward your resume, a letter of introduction and the names and contact information for three references, in confidence, to [email protected].

Thank you for your interest in working with SPS. SPS prides itself on hiring individuals that model the mission, vision, and values of SPS through unquestioned integrity and sustaining a visible, credible, inclusive, and respected profile.

Diversity, Equity + Inclusion: Harbour West Consulting believes equity, diversity and inclusion are essential for the organizations we serve to achieve the business goals they strive for. We believe that everyone – no matter their gender, racialized identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, ability, religion, political beliefs, family status, socioeconomic status, citizenship status, or Indigenous status – should have equitable access to jobs and opportunities. We strive to ensure the recruitment process unfolds in a fair, transparent, timely and open manner to include individuals previously underrepresented or discouraged from participating.

Applications
Letter of introduction and resume via email to us at [email protected]

Employment Type: Full Time
Employment Length: Permanent
Education Requirement: Bachelor’s degree
Job Experience: 5 years or more
Rate: $47.52 to $53.84 Hour