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Communications Business Partner, Enterprise

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Location: Calgary, AB, Canada
Date Posted:
Brand: Parkland


Hiring Brand Description

Parkland is a leading international fuel supplier, convenience store operator, and community enabler, serving diverse customers across 26 countries.

Brief Description

Reporting to the Manager, Employee Communications and Community Investment, the successful applicant will lead the design and execution of communications strategies for organization-wide initiatives originating from our NextGen Transformation Management Office. In addition, you will also support key internal clients such as the People & Culture, Health, Safety and Environment, IT, and Corporate Communication Groups. 

Description

Competitive Benefits. Meaningful Extras. Unmatched Value.

  • A place where you can take your career in the direction you want to grow and go
  • Flexible work options and summer hours for eligible employees
  • Save on gas at stations across Canada, including Chevron, Fas Gas, Ultramar, and Pioneer

The Opportunity:

Reporting to the Manager, Employee Communications and Community Investment, the successful applicant will lead the design and execution of communications strategies for organization-wide initiatives originating from our NextGen Transformation Management Office. In addition, you will also support key internal clients such as the People & Culture, Health, Safety and Environment, IT, and Corporate Communication Groups. You will develop and deliver compelling communications that inform, engage, and inspire up to 6,000 employees across 26 countries and provide communications support to enterprise-wide change management programs that will help underpin our continuous efficient growth, plus support key corporate initiatives. 
 
Working in Calgary and interacting with leaders and colleagues at all levels of seniority in Canada, the U.S. and the Caribbean, the successful candidate will be a commercially astute, seasoned business partner who is experienced supporting the needs of the clients this role serves. Creative, organized and a natural collaborator and relationship builder, you are an exceptional writer and communicator across diverse media platforms with a demonstrable track record of project planning, management, and delivery. 
 
Driven, self-motivated with a fast-paced work ethic, the successful candidate will hit the ground running, earning the trust and confidence of the clients you serve and collaborate with while making an immediate, positive impact. 
 
How you’ll add value: 
NextGen: 
  • NextGen is an enterprise-wide business transformation program, harmonizing processes, and technologies across all of Parkland. This project will help Parkland grow and achieve its strategic ambitions, by creating a standard and flexible foundation to operate the business in an efficient and sustainable way.  
  • You will create and execute multi-channel communications plans in alignment with the organizational change management strategy for our NextGen Program, by collaborating extensively with internal stakeholders and subject matter experts. 
  • Provide strategic advice to the Project Team regarding internal communications and when needed with customers and third-party stakeholders.  
  • Develop key messaging at a program, project and workstream level ensuring NextGen objectives, critical path timeline and deliverables are appropriately understood across the business and at a departmental level.  
  • Measure communication effectiveness and set-up, manage and maintain the program/project page of the intranet, prepare, and post supporting documents and copy. 

Responsibilities:

  • Partner and collaborate with leaders and teams in the People & Culture (HR), HSE and IT groups (plus other enterprise functions as required), to develop and execute communication strategies that support diverse enterprise-wide initiatives that engage employees and support positive cultural and organizational change. 
  • Within the broader People and Culture client group – activity will span Learning and Development, Talent & Performance Management, Diversity & Inclusion and Total Rewards. 
  • This role will provide critical communications leadership and delivery to our HSE group, specifically strengthening our enterprise-wide safety culture and helping drive adoption of key safety programs. 
  • Provide communications leadership and support to our IT organization as they advance key enterprise-wide projects and initiatives. 
  • You will create and deliver communications strategies that span live and virtual events, multi-media and written work and your target audiences will include leaders, functional and enterprise-wide employees. 
  • This role will require meticulous communication and engagement plans and detailed delivery roadmaps that support change management efforts and can be incorporated into a broader annual communication roadmap. 
If this sounds like you – we should talk: 
  • You are a seasoned communication business partner with a track-record working alongside HR, HSE, IT and Corporate clients. 
  • You understand the role and scope of HR, HSE, IT groups. You can speak their language and more importantly, you can translate it for a broader audience. In short, you know what it takes to ensure your clients’ initiatives are embraced by employees. 
  • Your previous clients recognize you as a strategic thinker, effective planner, and collaborator. You are a safe pair of hands, provide critical thought and creative solutions. You get things done. 
  • Creative by nature, you are constantly on the look-out for new communication and engagement techniques – you look across industries for new ideas, test them and develop the ones which prove most effective. 
  • You have a clear idea of how to bring to life our purpose, values, and BOLD leadership behaviours through the various client-based communications projects.  
  • You are awesome to work with. Your co-workers constantly seek your input, you are collaborative, driven, passionate about what you do and focused on delivering impactful work that drives results. 
  • You are an accomplished project manager and planner, skilled at collaborating across departments, keeping people on track and delivering exceptional quality projects. 
  • You are thoughtful, see issues from every angle, join the dots, fill in the blanks and bring people along. 
  • Your strategic approach and deep understanding of the business enables you to earn the trust and confidence of your peers and co-workers from across the business. 
  • When you secure this opportunity, your current colleagues will do everything they can to persuade you to stay – they’ll miss you – you’ll leave big shoes to fill. 

Education:

  • Post-secondary degree required. 

Requirements:

  • You are a seasoned communication generalist with 7-10 years of experience.  
  • You thrive in entrepreneurial, fast-growth environments and working alongside technical teams.  
  • Exceptional written, verbal, bilingual and presentation communication skills.  
  • Experience collaborating with organizational change management teams.  
  • Proven attention to detail and ability to work independently in a time-effective manner.  
  • Ability to work collaboratively across multi-disciplinary teams, build strong relationships, trust, and find solutions to difficult challenges.  
  • You are thoughtful and see issues from every angle.  
  • You have experience with fast-paced, global transformations.  
  • You are collaborative, driven, passionate and deliver impactful work that drives results.  

Humble. Hungry. Smart. Does this sound like you?

Do others describe you as being a down-to-earth achiever? Someone who thinks outside the box and always strives to do more than what is required. Someone who sees the bigger picture? You sound brilliant to work with!

We Want You To Shine:

We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants. If you require accommodation due to a disability, you will have an opportunity to notify us when scheduling your interview.

Belonging Matters. Because You Do:

We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from all qualified individuals.

Our ability to work as one team across Canada, the United States and the Caribbean is foundational to our success. We show up as our authentic selves each day and create space for one another’s unique contributions.

Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and Affinity Networks help us activate enterprise-wide strategies that power a proactive culture of diversity, equity, inclusions, and ultimately – belonging.

We respect the diverse cultures, traditions and perspectives of Indigenous Peoples and seek to achieve equitable partnerships and opportunities with Indigenous communities.

The Fine Print:

Candidates must be legally eligible to work in the country in which they applied. Regrettably, we are unable to sponsor employment visas at this time.

Please note that final candidates for this position will be required to undergo a confidential pre-employment background check, including but not limited to educational, criminal, credit, drug and alcohol, and/or fitness for duty testing.