Internal Communications and Event Specialist

Role: Internal Communications and Event Specialist

Department: Human Resources
Status: Full-Time, Fixed-Term - 18-months
Location: Markham, Ontario

Compensation: $98,248 - $144,425

Please note that the compensation range listed includes base salary and potential incentive pay. Incentives such as bonuses are not guaranteed and depend on individual performance and company results. Actual compensation within the range will be determined based on skills, experience, and qualifications.

Join Enercare as an Internal Communications & Events Specialist and help bring our strategy, culture and employee experience to life. In this full-time maternity cover, you’ll create engaging communications, deliver high-impact corporate events and develop content that connects employees to our priorities and purpose.

Reporting to the Director of Internal Communications, you will support strategic planning, lead event delivery and execute communications across internal channels. Your work will help strengthen an inclusive, connected culture across our business.

If you’re an organized, action-oriented communication and events professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, then this role is for you. You also know how to connect the dots across projects, turn complex information into clear and engaging content, and anticipate communications needs. Importantly, you bring strong event-planning skills and are comfortable navigating change and ambiguity.

Responsibilities:

• Support internal communications strategies, narratives and campaigns that connect employees to Enercare’s vision, priorities and purpose.
• Lead company-wide communications that keep employees informed and build understanding, enthusiasm and engagement.
• Develop and deliver corporate events aligned with business priorities, purpose and desired outcomes.
• Manage event communications and content, including invitations, videos, scripts, presentations and surveys.
• Advise and support senior leaders in communicating key decisions, organizational changes and complex programs.
• Translate business priorities into clear, relevant employee communications with measurable results.
• Partner with HR and Marketing to activate the employer brand across social and digital channels.
• Maintain a consistent brand voice and messaging across all communications and events.
• Monitor trends and emerging topic, measure event outcomes and communication channel performance to identify opportunities and continuously improve.

What you bring:

• 3–5 years of experience planning and delivering impactful corporate events.
• 3–5 years of experience developing and executing internal communications programs.
• Excellent writing, editing and verbal communication skills, with the ability to adapt content for different audiences and channels.
• Strong storytelling skills and the ability to turn business priorities into relevant, engaging content.
• Experience advising senior leaders and handling sensitive or confidential matters with discretion.
• Detail-oriented project, time and vendor management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• A proactive, collaborative approach and the ability to work independently in a changing environment.
• Adept at working with Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Microsoft Copilot, Canva, VEED, email platforms, and digital and social media tools.
• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing or a related field is preferred.