Careers

Position: Senior Advisor, Strategic Communications
Location: This position is located in Montreal, with a hybrid work arrangement.
Salary range: $72 500-$87 000
To apply: Candidates are asked to please submit both a resume and letter of interest to: careers@braincanada.ca

SUMMARY OF THE POSITION:

Reporting to the Lead, Digital Communications & Stewardship, the Senior Advisor, Strategic Communications coordinates, develops and disseminates all public announcements, including but not limited to researcher profiles, research impact stories, donor profiles and brain health awareness content for all digital tools, including emails, website, social media platforms and newsletters. They also contribute to strategic communications planning and serve as a key cross-functional partner in supporting the production of donor proposals and donor stewardship materials. Exceptionally organized and autonomous, this role serves as a connective hub across departments, applying rigorous attention to detail to ensure every announcement, research story, and content opportunity is strategically captured and executed.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Write, design and layout monthly e-newsletter in CRM platform, Constant Contact

• Produce announcements and companion research stories that showcase the impact of Brain Canada’s funding and partnerships, driving high‑quality earned media coverage.

• Develop engaging, relevant brain health content for e-newsletters, digital communications, annual report, website copy, social media platforms.

• Publish and update content on Brain Canada’s website, applying SEO and GEO best practices and ensuring consistency with brand guidelines.

• Execute and manage Brain Canada’s day-to-day social media presence, planning, creating and publishing coordinated research impact, partner news, and donor stewardship posts.

• Monitor and compile monthly social media performance reports, tracking key metrics such as reach, engagement, and follower growth.

• Manage community engagement with audiences, responding thoughtfully, and nurturing a positive, active community around the brand through effective community management.

• Coordinate and disseminate funding opportunities, reminders, and other communications to research community via CRM and social media (Mailchimp, subject to change), in close collaboration with Programs Team.

• Layout and disseminate digital campaigns throughout the year, in collaboration with Relationship Marketing Department.

• Act as Brain Canada ambassador at exhibitor tables at public events, conferences and knowledge exchange workshops.

• Represent the Communications team in cross-functional meetings.

• Support design and printing of marketing materials for events.

• Fully own Brain Canada’s content calendar by proactively coordinating with Program Managers, team members, and partners to ensure alignment and execution.

• Good knowledge of media monitoring software (CISION).

• Other related duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bilingual, English and French, with ability to write compelling content, copyedit and publish in both official languages. The incumbent of this position will be required to communicate continuously in English, in addition to French, with all internal and external stakeholders in Canada.

• University degree in Communications, Marketing, Journalism, or another related field

• Minimum of 5 years of experience.

• Experience managing day-to-day social media accounts (LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, X, Bluesky, YouTube), including content creation, scheduling and community engagement.

• Strong background writing engaging research impact features and donor recognition materials.

• Demonstrated experience contributing to strategic communications planning and integrated communications campaigns.

• Proficiency in Canva for the creation of on-brand social media graphics, promotional materials and digital assets.

• An asset: Comfortable capturing content on a smartphone and producing basic video edits.

• Experience working in nonprofit, philanthropy, healthcare, research, or science communications environments is considered an asset.

TALENTS:

• Ability to consistently manage multiple projects and competing deadlines, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality work.

• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team, adapting to collaborative and self-directed environments.

• Ability to be flexible and welcome change.

• Highly proactive communicator, able to take initiative, anticipate needs and drive projects forward.

• Open to feedback.

• Highly organized, with close attention to detail.

• Motivated by goal setting.

• Embrace of a healthy work-life balance.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Brain Canada Foundation is committed to providing an excellent work environment for team members. We offer:

• A competitive compensation package including a complete benefits plan.

• A flexibility to work from home, in accordance with our Work-from-Home Policy.

• A healthy, flexible, and dynamic work environment that values teamwork, creativity, innovation and work-life balance.

• Access to professional development and training as available.

About Brain Canada

Brain Canada Foundation (Brain Canada) is a national registered charity headquartered in Montréal, Quebec. We play a unique and invaluable role as a national convenor of those who support and advance brain research. A greater understanding of how the brain works contributes to the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and cure of disorders of the brain, ultimately improving the health outcomes of people in Canada and around the world.

Our Commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI)

Brain Canada is committed to improving and expanding brain science to benefit all people, including groups historically under-researched and underrepresented. We know that increasing the diversity of the research workforce and integrating sex and gender in brain research leads to innovation and greater impact.

Our commitment to EDI is reflected in actions we are taking to diversify our workforce and to foster inclusive environments through our advertising, interviewing, hiring, training, mentoring, and performance review practices. We actively welcome members of underrepresented groups such as women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, immigrants, and LGBTQ2+ communities.

Territorial acknowledgement

The offices of Brain Canada Foundation are located on the traditional, ancestral territory of the Kanien'kehá:ka Peoples, a place which has long served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst nations. In our work, we focus our efforts on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action, particularly those that pertain to improving health for Indigenous Peoples and that focus on advancing our own learning on Indigenous issues (Calls to Action numbers 19 to 24).