Senior Writer and Editor, Impact Assessment

Company : Nuclear Waste Management Organization

Job Type : Full Time

Toronto, Ontario

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Job Description - Senior Writer and Editor, Impact Assessment

Responsibilities

Develop, write and edit communication material required to implement Canada’s long-term plan for the management of used nuclear fuel, including (but not limited to) Impact Assessment reports, implementation plans, regulatory submissions, backgrounders, brochures, video scripts, web site and social media content, responses to stakeholder questions and materials for presentations to internal and external audiences.

Participate in communications planning and production scheduling for regulatory communication materials.

Work collaboratively with senior management, subject matter specialists and other staff to confirm content required for reports.

Develop and maintain positive relationships with senior management, directors, managers, partners and stakeholders.

Project manage all aspects of regulatory document preparation to ensure processes remain on track and timelines are met, with all internal reviews and approvals.

Work with graphic designers, photographers, translators, illustrators and printers during the production of the company’s regulatory publications, to ensure that work is completed on-time and on-budget.

Ensure that corporate communications standards and policies, including visual identity, are applied. Attend meetings to review and discuss work plan updates and to discuss, clarify and establish actions based on audience needs.

Contribute to and support the implementation of the company’s communications strategy.

Represent the NWMO at events such as open houses, conferences, public meetings, sponsored activities or tours of our Oakville facility, and handling questions from the public. As required, manage on-the-ground communications requirements at NWMO events.

Perform other duties as required.

Qualifications and Experience

The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience; however, those with lesser experience should not hesitate to apply.

A 4-year university degree, preferably in Communications, Public Relations or Journalism or equivalent level of education sufficient to attain accreditation from the Canadian Public Relations Society or the International Association of Business Communication.

Minimum 8 years solid writing experience.

Requires demonstrated communications and public relations experience in a high-profile environment to develop, write and edit communication material, including Impact Assessment documents, regulatory submissions, backgrounders, brochures, video scripts, social media content and presentation materials.

Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Extensive experience writing corporate communications material for multiple platforms, formats and audiences including substantive corporate reports such as annual reports.

Project management experience in seeing communication materials through full production cycles.

Demonstrated ability to synthesize potentially complex data or topics from a variety of sources into content suitable for the general public.

Experience in developing a variety of communications tools and products and in developing communication vehicles for a variety of media.

Requires extensive project management experience to produce production schedules and to ensure the processes of document production remain on track and timelines are met, with required internal reviews and approvals.

Strong relationship management skills to work with senior management, directors, managers, partners and stakeholders, subject matter specialists

Ability to conceptualize easily, learn quickly and independently exercise good judgment and demonstrate initiative.

The following skills and experience are considered assets:

Accreditation from the Canadian Public Relations Society or International Association of Business Communications is an asset.

Bilingualism (French/English) would be a strong asset.

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