Current Opportunities

GVHA is currently seeking a Vice President, Strategic Partnerships & Innovation to help grow and foster critical relationships within GVHA’s complex ecosystem.

The Vice President, Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships leads a team focused on strategic relationships and initiatives key to achieving GVHA’s vision and delivering its mission. The Vice President has considerable scope of responsibility and influence in the success of the organization and will play a key role in working collaboratively and respectfully with GVHA’s stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will be a dynamic, self-motivated and innovative professional offering significant, relevant experience in a complex, ideally, member-driven organization. The Vice President will have current, positive working relationships at various levels of government, including First Nations and can effectively leverage strategic relationships with the media, community influencers and industry partners. The candidate will bring a passion for successfully engaging externally and internally, with a proven ability to build high performing teams to meet GVHA’s objectives while enhancing public awareness of the contributions and social impact GVHA makes to the Region and British Columbia, as a whole.

The targeted salary range for this position is $140,000 – $160,000 annually, supplemented by a competitive total rewards package.

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The Greater Victoria Harbour Authority (GVHA) is seeking a Communications Strategist for a six-month contract, who will be responsible for supporting and managing all communications, engagement, stakeholder relations, strategies, and initiatives to support the vision and mission of GVHA. This is an outstanding opportunity for a passionate and experienced communications leader to apply their expertise in communications, media relations, and stakeholder engagement in support of Victoria’s working harbour.

At the helm of communications and engagement, the strategist will advise the organization and leadership on meaningful communications engagement that supports GVHA’s operational objectives. In addition, the strategist will be responsible for:

• Effectively support and maintain strong relationships among all teams within GVHA relating to existing communications strategies.
• Understand and implement short- and long-term organizational goals and can execute existing initiatives and campaigns.
• Oversees and liaisons with external communications, graphic, and public relations consultants.
• Supports initiatives to maintain favourable public and stakeholder views of GVHA’s objectives and accomplishments.
• Support leadership in stakeholder and partner engagement to ensure communications continuity.
• Works with all departments to determine resources required to mitigate and/or reduce communication and stakeholder related risks.
• Lead and collaborate with the Communications Specialist.
• Provide oversight for the fiscal responsibility of the communications budget.