Communications Advisor / Senior Communications Advisor
Role Overview
The posting covers both Communications Advisor at Level 07 and Senior Communications Advisor at Level 08.
Location stated in the posting: Ottawa, Ontario.
The posting lists salary ranges of $87,459–$106,386 for Level 07 and $99,392–$120,917 for Level 08; no pay cadence is stated.
Status is indeterminate (permanent). Various language requirements apply.
The closing date is November 13, 2026.
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Posting information
The posting covers both Communications Advisor at Level 07 and Senior Communications Advisor at Level 08.
Location stated in the posting: Ottawa, Ontario.
The posting lists salary ranges of $87,459–$106,386 for Level 07 and $99,392–$120,917 for Level 08; no pay cadence is stated.
Status is indeterminate (permanent). Various language requirements apply.
The closing date is November 13, 2026.
Communications Advisor duties
- Develop and deliver communications and engagement products and plans supporting organizational priorities.
- Advise clients and stakeholders on communications approaches, products, and activities.
- Research, analyze, and monitor emerging issues, trends, and initiatives to support planning and decisions.
- Support implementation and evaluation of communications strategies, campaigns, and engagement activities with diverse partners.
- Coordinate communications activities with internal and external partners and contribute to corporate and government-wide initiatives.
Senior Communications Advisor duties
- Provide strategic advice to senior management and executives on complex, sensitive, or high-visibility issues and initiatives.
- Lead development and implementation of communications and engagement strategies supporting organizational priorities.
- Build stakeholder relationships, identify needs, coordinate activities, and advance objectives.
- Monitor operating conditions, emerging issues, and risks; advise on communications implications and response strategies.
- Collaborate with web, multimedia, design, and marketing specialists on integrated communications solutions.
- Lead strategic products such as communications strategies, key messages, speeches, briefing materials, web content, articles, and announcements.
Education and experience
- Advisor: related undergraduate degree plus two years of relevant communications experience, or related college diploma plus four years of experience.
- Senior Advisor: related undergraduate degree plus four years of relevant communications experience, or related college diploma plus six years of experience.
- Related fields include public administration, Indigenous relations, international relations, media studies, multimedia, public relations, journalism, marketing, editing, and writing.
- Credentials must be from an accredited institution recognized in Canada; foreign credentials require proof of Canadian equivalency.
- Higher education in a related field may be recognized as experience.
Experience criteria
- Advisor experience includes developing communications or engagement products for varied audiences, advising management and stakeholders, and supporting planning, implementation, or evaluation of communications, engagement, or outreach.
- Senior Advisor experience includes strategic advice to senior management, leading communications strategies, plans, products, or engagement activities, and stakeholder relationships and issue analysis.
Application discretion
- Applicants are asked to keep their application discreet, sharing it only with a partner or close family members.
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