Senior Communications Advisor E-Services - Medical Affairs

 Req ID: 222798
Location: Provincial Zone, Flexible Within the Province
Department: PEC Medical Affairs Communications CNS
Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly FT long-assignment (100%) x 1 
MGMT/NON-Union Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 24-Jun-26

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Manager of Digital Health Marketing and Communications, the Senior Communications Advisor, Nova Scotia eServices Program collaborates with leaders and teams to support the implementation, optimization, and ongoing operation of digital tools such as Ocean eReferral and Novari solutions, including ATC, MIRM, and eRequest, across clinical areas. The Nova Scotia eServices Program aims to improve access to care, reduce wait times, and streamline workflows by transitioning from fax-based processes to integrated digital solutions.

Working closely with colleagues in Communications and Marketing, the position leads strategic communications planning and execution for eServices initiatives, projects, and operational activities; including developing and implementing communication plans to support system adoption, readiness, stabilization, and sustainment; translating technical and operational information into clear, user-friendly communications for diverse audiences; supporting organizational change management; and coordinating stakeholder engagement and collaborating with clinical, operational, technical, vendor, and communications teams.

About You

 We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Minimum of five years’ relevant experience in the communications and public relations sector
• Knowledge of best practice related to communications, public relations, engagement, media relations, crisis communications and engagement
• System-focused thinking with strong analysis and decision-making skills
• Excellent communication, presentation and organizational skills
• A track record for providing effective counsel and support to executive leaders
• Ability to support internal and external collaborative relationships
• Ability to work effectively within cross-departmental teams
• Experience with high-profile public relations issues and in reputation management
• Interest and ability to work within social media;
• Ability to use current technology to communicate effectively
• Ability to manage multiple complex and high priority projects, delivering on budget and on time
• Demonstrated success in desktop publishing and basic layout design
• Assets include:
  • Experience in the health sector, particularly roles that involve digital transformation and change management communications, as well as end user training, education, awareness, adoption and engagement communications
  • Knowledge of IAP2 principles and practices
  • Knowledge of change theory and change management practices
  • Exceptional skills in preparing internal and external engagement strategies with demonstrated success in developing effective content and engaging audiences

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours

• Long assignment full-time position; 75 hours biweekly
• Approximately 12 months
• This position follows a hybrid work model & is flexible within the province

Compensation and Benefits

$41.95 - $52.43 Hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

Once You've Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. 

​This is a Management/Non Union bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

​Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.