Job Category
CUPE 2950
Job Profile
CUPE 2950 Salaried – Marketing & Comm Asst (Gr5)
Job Title
Marketing and Communications Assistant
Department
Perrone Laboratory | Pathology and Laboratory Medicine| Faculty of Medicine
Compensation Range
$4,188.00 – $4,400.00 CAD Monthly
Posting End Date
July 12, 2023
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above.
Job End Date
Apr 17, 2024
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Job Summary
Canadian Microbiology Proficiency Testing Program (CMPT), a clinical service unit within the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine has an immediate need for part time human resources support in the area of communications and marketing. The Marketing and Communications Support Assistant (MCSA) will be responsible for supporting the CMPT Editor, Education Coordinator with several project-based and timebound activities and initiatives within the CMPT program.
Position responsibilities include end- to- end communications support for the entire program including improving existing modalities and innovating new strategies towards achieving CMPT’s strategic goal of improved market visibility and growing its customer base.
The MCSA is expected to work at CMPT for 3 days per week under the direct supervision of the CMPT Editor and report to this supervisor weekly on progress made on the deliverables below through regular meetings, presentations and reports.
Position responsibilities include: client portal maintenance, website development and maintenance, assistance in the development of marketing and communication material, direct mail to clients, e-mail, multi-media, newsletters, and promotional material as needed.
Organizational Status
CMPT is an established laboratory external quality assessment (EQA) related program in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine whose clinically related services support laboratory quality management towards the goals of reducing laboratory error and improving patient safety. Established in 1982, CMPT provides EQA challenges for Microbiology Testing Laboratories across Canada and globally. CMPT adheres to the philosophy that as a university-based program, in addition to providing support for accreditation and regulatory specifications, there exists a mandate for CMPT to support continual improvement and continuing education and to provide a platform to support academic pursuits.
CMPT is a not-for-profit national and international provider of proficiency testing samples for microbiology laboratories. The CMPT laboratory cultures live organisms, formulates proficiency testing challenges, ships challenge sets to clients and grades the challenges for clients for their quality assurance. Samples are realistic and modeled on clinical specimens, often incorporate complex flora, and to the extent possible, look and act like true samples, so that they can be handled and processed as usual as possible. The CMPT EQA program is accredited to ISO 9001 and 17043.
The funding for the CMPT program comes through a number of revenue streams, including service contracts, cost reimbursement for services and tuition fees from contuinuing professional development courses. External to UBC, the CMPT collaborates with Canadian and international stakeholders in laboratory medicine as well as many international agencies.
Work Performed
Consequence of Error/Judgement
Consistent with the philosophy and context of quality management, the Communications Assistant is expected to learn from mistakes through a process of continuous improvement. The Communications Assistant once trained and appraised, is expected to be capable to decisions consistent with CMPT goals and objectives, with the expectation that the Chair, Coordinator, and Editor of the program are aware.
Certain decisions are made in collaboration however executive decisions impacting CMPT, in particular, those that have an impact on external relationships, are made by the Chair only. Finding an error in an activity or judgment is an understandable expectation however not reporting, or addressing the error through a process of remedial, corrective and preventive action is unacceptable.
Supervision Received
Under the overall supervision of the Principal Investigator, but reports directly to the CMPT Editor, Education Coordinator;
Supervision Given
Is not required to supervise. May be required to explain work procedures to other CMPT staff.
Minimum Qualifications
High School graduation, plus two years of post-secondary education, plus three years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Preferred Qualifications
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