Internal Communications Advisor (12-Month Contract)
Requisition ID: 192117
Career Group: Corporate Office Careers
Job Category: Internal Communications
Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%
Job Type: Full-Time
Country: Canada (CA)
Province: Ontario; Nova Scotia; Québec
City: Mississauga, Stellarton, Montreal
Location: Tahoe Office, Bureau de Montréal-Nord, Foord St. Office
Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact.
Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.
A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.
Ready to Make an impact?
We are looking for an Internal Communications Advisor to join Sobeys Inc. on a 12-month contract. Reporting to the Director, Internal Communications, you’ll lead strategic communications that support business priorities, promote our culture, and strengthen teammate engagement. From advising senior leaders to executing high-impact initiatives, you’ll play a key role in connecting employees to our purpose and vision.
Here’s where you’ll be focusing:
Strategic communications and leadership support
- Develop and implement communications plans for initiatives, organizational changes, program launches, and events—from strategy through execution and measurement.
- Advise internal stakeholders on internal communications and change management strategies.
- Recommend innovative approaches to maximize reach and engagement across internal channels.
- Coach and guide leaders in their role as communicators.
- Collaborate with the External Communications team to amplify external messaging internally.
- Partner with cross-functional teams and stakeholders at all levels to align on communications strategy.
Writing, editing and production
- Promote employee advocacy through content-rich, participative storytelling—developing editorial strategies and producing compelling content.
- Draft, revise, and distribute communications tailored to diverse internal audiences.
- Ensure quality control across internal channels for assigned projects.
- Manage vendor relationships for translation, graphic design, video production, and agency support.
- Adapt quickly to changing business needs and urgent priorities.
What you have to offer:
- Post-secondary degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, or equivalent experience.
- Minimum 8 years of corporate communications experience in a large organization.
- Retail experience is a strong asset.
- Proven success developing and executing internal communications strategies for major initiatives.
- Experience creating engaging content across print, digital, and face-to-face channels.
- Graphic design skills, knowledge in managing content in Microsoft 365, and event management experience are required.
- Strong project management capabilities, organization skills and attention to detail.
- Exceptional writing and storytelling skills in English; French is a strong asset as the candidate will be expected to collaborate with peers in other provinces and provide support to Sobeys employees across Canada.
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At Sobeys we require our teammates to have the ability to adhere to a hybrid work model that requires your presence at one of our office locations at least three days per week. This requirement is integral to our commitment to team collaboration and the overall success of our office culture.
We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which varies by role and designed to help our teammates to live better – physically, financially and emotionally.
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We will consider factors such as your working location, work experience and skills as well as internal equity, and market conditions to ensure the selected candidate is paid fairly and competitively. We look forward to discussing the specific compensation details relevant to this role with candidates who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process.
Our Total Rewards programs, for full-time teammates, goes well beyond your paycheque:
- Competitive Benefits Package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, life, short- and long-term disability insurance.
- Access to Virtual Health Care Platform and Employee and Family Assistance Program.
- A Retirement and Savings Plan that provides you with the opportunity to build and add value to your savings.
- A 10% in-store discount at our participating banners and access to a wide range of other discount programs, making your purchases more affordable.
- Learning and Development Resources to fuel your professional growth.
- Parental leave top-up
- Paid Vacation and Days-off
We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.