Reporting to the Associate Director, Operations, the role is responsible for implementing and leading digital communications in the Faculty of Health Sciences & Wellness (FHSW) that contribute to continually improving academic operations; internal and external communications; Humber brand awareness; enrolment growth; and community goodwill.This role provides a comprehensive range of services including strategizing, leading, executing, and maintaining the FHSW web site, FHSW social media channels, virtual teaching tools, digital media assets, all the while championing accessibility and providing digital solutions to assist the staff and resource functionality. The role serves academic leadership, faculty, staff, and students. In essence, supporting stakeholders by determining and creating what needs to be done, providing training, and sharing knowledge.The Senior Digital Communications Specialist provides technical and communication expertise to continually support the use of technology while maintaining a progressive vision, and a detailed eye for meeting information security and accessibility standards.

Humber is one of Canada's leading learning solution providers, offering specialized bachelor's degree programs in addition to diploma, certificate, apprenticeship and postgraduate programs. Based in Toronto, Humber serves 31,000 full-time and thousands of part-time learners.• Work closely with content experts to design online courses based on learner-centered teaching practices and methodologies, and Humber expectations and standards, and ensure existing online courses meet the same expectations and standards.• Provide application training/ support to faculty and part-time teachers.• Review college-wide courses as a member of the Online Course Review Committee, and communicates the progress of the online quality assurance program to school staff.• Update the School of Health Sciences external website to reflect the existing template and provide ongoing maintenance to display current school programming.• Contribute to ad-hoc projects (such as the chairing the school’s Branding Committee; contributing to and presenting funding proposals; design/create electronic surveys).

MDS Enterprise Services (ES), a business unit based on a ‘shared service’ model, provided services and processes to all of the MDS businesses globally; a population of approximately 9000 employees.The team of seven had 3 main mandates; to deliver meaningful management training, increase awareness and usage of online learning resources, and to provide support for the common business systems implementation.• Built and designed a standardized process for Management Essentials and Management Excellence, two management development programs, allowing senior consultant colleagues to focus on the training content and delivery. Within 15 months successfully coordinated ten programs and over 200 participants.• Designed and created online learning tools as requested by clients, providing alternative learning methods to employees and an accelerated solution to meeting compliance regulations.• Reconciled departmental budget of $3 million and provided recommendations for fiscal budget.

MDS Diagnostic Services, a leading provider of diagnostic laboratory services and is a part of MDS Inc., an international health and life sciences company.• Successfully liaised with external vendor and corporate media manager to develop an online career development tool. Successfully communicated and launched on time across North America.• Designed and built a standardized process and template for a management development program. A template to be used by all MDS training coordinators.• Played a key role on the implementation team for global online learning and co-responsible for thesuccessful launch within the Diagnostics business unit, enabling staff to engage in eLearning.• Initiated, organized and monitored timelines on all administrative, logistical and communicationcomponents of program execution to ensure success and professionalism of the department.• Preparation of all program support materials to ensure a high standard of delivery and professionalism.• Provided technical expertise to enhance delivery and communication of programs and initiatives via online learning, desktop publishing and website maintenance.• Researched, communicated, and maintained the learning programs catalogue offerings.• Designed catalogues and websites to inform and engage internal audience.• Managed the registration, facilitation, marketing and evaluation of catalogue programs to ensure seamless process and appropriate content for participants and the vendors.

MDS Sciex, a global leader in the research, design and production of analytical instrumentation and part of MDS Inc., making a distinctive contribution to the health and well being of people.Program Coordinator (1997 to 2000)• Designed and coordinated the annual Learning Centre course curriculum resulting in effective training deliveries to all employees.• Coordinated “Innovation 99” conference, a company first, presenting keynote innovative speakers to an audience of 200.• Coordinated learning program activities, company-wide initiatives such as Six Thinking Hats, wellness programs, assemblies, conferences, and management off-site retreats while ensuring attention to details and following through to feedback collection.• Designed and maintained learning intranet web site resulting in increased familiarity with programofferings and registrations.Human Resources Assistant (1993 – 1997)• Designed and coordinated the Employee Survey Questionnaire “Barometer” providing HR andmanagement with an accurate snapshot of employee opinions.• Recruited for vacancies; prepared internal postings and advertisements, screened resumes, conducted interviews, administered tests and presented successful candidates to management.• Oriented new employees to the payroll and benefit systems leading to good understanding and comfort level in comprehension.• Advised management and staff on policy related issues and proposed changes to increase effectiveness.• Maintained HRIS system (containing all employee work histories, salaries, personal data and trainingrecords) and job description system with accuracy.