Emera Energy

The Opportunity

Company, Department: Nova Scotia Power, Communications 

Location: Halifax, NS

Type of Employment: Regular, Full-time (18 months term)

Closing Date: September 20th, 2024

Nova Scotia Power’s greatest source of energy is our people. In a culture focused on safety, we’re committed to providing exceptional service to our customers and rewarding jobs to our employees. We are currently looking to fill the position of Senior Communications Advisor (18 Months term).

As the Senior Communications Advisor, you will execute our internal communications strategy to keep employees connected and informed. Your purpose is to inform employees and create a shared understanding of Nova Scotia Power’s business goals, values and objectives.

As the ideal candidate, you are a talented communicator who is passionate about putting people first. You excel at connecting employees with the right information through the right communication channels.

Key elements of this role include:

Key Accountabilities

• Work in partnership with stakeholders across the organization such as Human Resources, Safety and IT to execute a robust internal communications plan to support our strategic direction & priorities to meet organizational objectives.
• Shape and draft messaging for President & CEO and the Executive Leadership Team. 
• Lead the Corporate Communications Assistant role (and communications co-op students when applicable).
• Manage and update all content for internal communication channels - work with internal stakeholders to produce engaging content including regularly monitoring and refreshing content as needed. 
• Evaluate the ongoing relevance and effectiveness of internal communications and adjust tactics and messaging accordingly.
• Ensure internal communication messages are consistent with external messages and, where possible, guide the sharing of messages internally first.
• Day to day management of internal communication activities

Other Responsibilities:

• Provide support for issues and crisis communication, including playing a key role in storm communications and response.
• Represent Corporate Communications on internal special project teams when applicable.
• Some travel within Nova Scotia is required.

These skills will make you successful:

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Experience in strategic internal communications including leading, developing, and delivering on communications plans, issues management and measurement.
• Experience providing strategic communications advice to senior leaders.
• Experience delivering communication services and messaging to achieve change in a complex environment.
• Exceptionally strong writing skills with the ability to learn the voice and tone of their subjects.
• Creative storyteller that takes a proactive approach to identify and generate new ways to reach employees in different parts of the business.
• Ability to translate complex organizational initiatives into digestible, meaningful content that aligns with the larger organizational strategy. 
• Proven ability to effectively prioritize multiple priorities in a fast-paced dynamic environment while meeting deadlines.
• Strong leadership skills.

Education and Experience:

• A degree or diploma in Public Relations, Communications, or equivalent work-related experience.
• More than seven years’ experience in communications roles, including at least three years providing senior counsel and strategy development.
• Direct experience working in internal and employee communications

At Nova Scotia Power, our employees are our greatest strength. Our Leadership Competencies set standards that advance our business strategy, deliver results for customers, and provide career development for employees. As the ideal candidate for this position you speak up on health, safety and environment issues, and demonstrate a belief that all injuries are preventable. You support flexibility in the workplace and embrace change. A Senior Communications Advisor builds strong collaborative relationships with a commitment to a respectful, inclusive and productive work environment while demonstrating integrity and a commitment to operational excellence for our customers. Lastly, we encourage you to proactively ask questions and seek information to understand how your work relates to the business goals and make well informed decisions.

Learn more about our culture and values

At the Emera Group of Companies, you’ll be part of an inclusive, respectful workplace where everyone is welcomed and supported. Come build a career as unique as you are: making an impact from Atlantic Canada to the world. Your experience and perspective will help us to safely deliver cleaner, more reliable energy to our customers. 

If working in an innovative environment, challenging yourself, and shaping a cleaner energy future inspires you, we want to hear from you. Apply by September 20th, 2024, and let us know why this role is right for you.

The perks of joining our team? We offer:

• Flexibility: Hybrid work model with 2 flexible remote workdays.
• Health & Wellbeing: 
• Grow Your Career: Opportunities to advance within and between our affiliate companies, a focus on employee development and available sponsored education programs.
• Community Engagement & Care: Corporate investments in the places where our people live and work, mentoring opportunities, fundraising-matching, volunteer programs, various committees and employee resource groups, and scholarships for children of employees.
• Competitive Compensation: Short-term incentive plans and a Defined Contribution Pension Plan.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Emera

As one of Atlantic Canada’s largest publicly traded companies, we are ranked one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, Top Employers for Young People and Top Diversity Employers. We know our success is driven by our dedicated teams and we strongly encourage applications from all qualified candidates, including persons who identify as racially visible, Indigenous, persons with disabilities, women in underrepresented roles and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community.

Applicants from these equity groups may self-identify through the online application process. We support candidates and employees with access and accommodation needs and encourage you to let us know when you require accommodation.

Recruitment & Promotion Policy

The success of the Emera Company is driven by its people: a strong team with a shared commitment to support the Emera Company mission and values. The purpose of our recruitment policy is to provide a consistent framework to support fair and equitable attraction, hiring, and retention of the best talent for vacant positions. We are dedicated to maintaining a fair hiring process that provides equitable opportunities to all our applicants and is guided by our company values.