Communications Specialist - Temporary Assignment up to 18 Months

Date: Jun 23, 2025
Location: Pickering, ON, CA
Type of Position: Temporary
Type of Position:
Number of Positions: 1
Salary Min: $+4,047.00
Salary Max: $117,55+.00
Description:
Do you want to be part of a team helping to strengthen every community across Ontario? Are you interested in seeing the importance of your work firsthand?


Become a Communications Specialist - Temporary Assignment up to 18 Months with MPAC


The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) is made up of a team of experts who understand local communities and assess every property in Ontario. What we do provides the very foundation that municipalities use to base the property taxes needed to pay for the services we use every day.


Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism

MPAC is committed to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism. We are taking important steps towards ensuring that all voices are respected, valued and being heard. MPAC is dedicated to fostering an environment where employees can bring their full, unique and authentic selves and are inspired to do their best work.

Job Description
What makes you great for this role?
You are a skilled team player who collaborates with Client Leads and Subject Matter Experts across the organization to plan, write and publish content for audiences and channels that generate public awareness of MPAC and support strategic and operational goals.
We have:

A team of highly skilled, dedicated and collaborative staff
Leadership that supports you
An enterprise that embraces change
A work environment that has flexible work locations (including remote), hours of work and overall employee wellness support


You have:

A university degree or diploma in public relations, communications, journalism, marketing, or related field
At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in developing, creating and implementing strategic corporate internal communications initiatives
Demonstrated advanced level of skill in writing communications materials with experience in various mediums and styles including, speech writing, employee communication materials, intranet copy, corporate reports, etc
Advanced proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Products, web content management, software, e-newsletter and survey programs
Excellent editing skills and attention to detail
Strong project management and organizational skills
Ability to work effectively under pressure with multiple projects and deadlines
What you will do:

Create high-profile, engaging content that expertly tells MPAC stories and explains why our work matters
Provide suggestions for how we can innovate and enhance our dialogue with Ontarians
Create messaging that makes essential connections with MPAC’s various partners and clients, including MPAC employees, corporate reports, web content, presentations, artices, etc
Proactively identify communication channels and initiatives to support corporate business objectives
Analyze current events at the local, provincial, and federal levels and identify possible impacts on the organization and employees
Create copy and edit corporate publications, ensuring the accuracy of the information while managing the approval process
Additional Information:

Requisition ID: 2634
Job Type: Non-Union Staff
Closing Date: July 7, 2025

Ready to apply?

Please note, only applications submitted through the Applicant Tracking System will be accepted.

Successful candidates will be required to undergo a background verification with Mintz Global Screening. By applying to this job posting, you are providing your consent to MPAC to share your name, email address and phone number with Mintz, to conduct the criminal and driver abstract check and for Mintz to disclose the results to MPAC, should you be the successful incumbent.

MPAC is committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment where all employees and members of the public feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflect the diversity of the public and communities we serve.

Persons with disability who need accommodation in the application process or those needing job postings in an alternative format may email their request to careers@mpac.ca.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Please note that MPAC prohibits employees from holding a current/valid real estate license and successful applicants must at least suspend their real estate licenses during their period of employment at MPAC as outlined in our Employee Code of Conduct.

Job advertisements for positions that have been designated bilingual will be posted in both English and French on our website. Positions that are not designated bilingual are not translated and are only posted in English on the English version of our website.