PROOF Communications & Knowledge Translation Officer

**Date Posted:** 11/13/2026 **Req ID:** 51047 **Faculty/Division:** Temerty Faculty of Medicine **Department:** Dept of Nutritional Sciences **Campus:** St. George (Downtown Toronto) **Position Number:** 00060087 **Existing Vacancy:** Yes **Description:** **About us:** Home to over 40 departments and institutes, the University of Toronto's Temerty Faculty of Medicine lies at the heart of the Toronto Academic Health Science Network and is a global leader in ground-breaking research and education, spanning clinical medicine, basic science and the rehabilitation sciences sectors. **Your opportunity:** PROOF is an interdisciplinary research program housed in the Department of Nutritional Sciences. The main focus of this research program is to identify policy interventions to reduce household food insecurity in Canada. The lack of knowledge about effective policy responses and limited awareness of the scale and seriousness of food insecurity in Canada have allowed this public health problem to fester. PROOF’s research and knowledge translation aim to overcome these barriers to action. As Communications & Knowledge Translation Officer, you will play a key role in the transition and close out of PROOF's research supporting timely dissemination, promotion, knowledge translation and outreach activities You will develop and implement communications plans, create engaging content across a variety of platforms, and foster relationships with internal and external partners to support knowledge translation and communication activities. You will also contribute to special projects and events, helping to ensure research findings and program achievements are communicated effectively to diverse audiences. **Your responsibilities will include:** * Developing and implementing communications and outreach initiatives, communication plans, fostering relationships with partners and collaborators, and identifying opportunities to increase awareness and engagement with research initiatives * Developing and maintaining communications content, including creating promotional materials, and writing and editing content for websites, newsletters, reports, social media, and other communications channels, while ensuring consistency with organizational messaging and brand standards * Supporting knowledge translation and research initiatives, including creating and editing project documents, formatting research results for diverse audiences, drafting progress reports, and developing content that supports the dissemination of research findings * Facilitating partnerships and outreach activities, including liaising with researchers, project partners, and community contacts to support communications, outreach, and research-related initiatives * Coordinating outreach events and special initiatives, including supporting logistics, promoting events, coordinating materials and vendors, monitoring expenses, conducting post-event evaluations, and