Senior Manager, Communications and Public Affairs (Canada)

Location(s):

Canada

City/Cities:

Toronto

Travel Required:

00% - 25%

Relocation Provided:

No

Job Posting End Date:

January 12, 2025

Shift:

Job Description Summary:

Focus, Scope, & Impact:

• Work as part of a team responsible for strategic communications initiatives as well as public relations, political/stakeholder management and community engagement.
• Support the team’s public relations engagement with research, event management and communication including message and collateral development as necessary in coordination with the Strategic Communications team.
• Manage integrated team project plans to help team prepare, meet deadlines, keep team members informed and coordinate with other North American Public Affairs, Communications, and Sustainability teams, bottlers and industry associations.
• Serve as an agile resource within the team with the ability to be deployed on specific policy, communication and stakeholder engagement projects. Is comfortable and competent in interacting with external stakeholders and community organizations.
• Connect into front line marketing, brand PR and social impact teams.
• Demonstrate a passion for sustainability, policymaking and the political process. Committed to continuous learning and keeps current on sustainability at the municipal, provincial and federal levels.
• A detailed and results oriented self-starter who is performance-driven and has a thirst for collaboration.

Experience

At least 5 years of relevant experience, ideally in communications, public relations, and government affairs, including legislation, policy development, and/or political and issue campaigns, as well as sustainability, stakeholder management and community engagement.

Work Focus

Ability to support communication initiatives and public relations efforts with efficient, insightful and detailed project management. Ability to quickly process information and develop supporting communication. Interested in the day-to-day tangible actions that support strategy and effective stakeholder engagement internally and externally.

Communication Focus

The role will support or directly communicate on a regular basis with key internal and/or external parties and has the responsibility for sharing information and ensuring swift collaboration with key parties and stakeholders. Excellent verbal and written communication skills a must and demonstrated ability to manage sensitive information.

What We Can Do For You

• Iconic & Innovative Brands: Our portfolio represents over 250 products with some of the most popular brands in the world, including Coca-Cola, Simply, Fairlife & Topo Chico.
• Expansive & Diverse Customers: We work with a diversified group of customers which range from retail & grocery outlets, theme parks, movie theatres, restaurants, and many more each day.

Coca-Cola Limited is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce.  We have a number of programs and policies in place to support this goal. If you require a disability-related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please contact our HR Shared Service team by calling 1-877-677-6774. Coca-Cola Limited will consult with all applicants with a disability who request accommodation during the recruitment process to ensure that the accommodation provided takes into account the applicants individual accessibility needs.

Skills:

Public Relations (PR)

Pay Range:

$109,600 - $130,500

Base pay offered may vary depending on geography, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position, is offered.

Annual Incentive Reference Value Percentage:

15

Annual Incentive reference value is a market-based competitive value for your role. It falls in the middle of the range for your role, indicating performance at target.

Our Purpose and Growth Culture:

We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.