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Manager, Ecosystem Engagement is responsible for the design and development of strategic initiatives within the automotive and mobility portfolio. The Manager will lead a team to deliver projects and activities within various areas of the portfolio including partnership and ecosystem collaboration activities, strategic initiatives, and key program deliverables relating to OVIN's outreach, engagement, communications, thought leadership, public education & awareness. The Manager will also work to identify opportunities for the portfolio, including cultivating strategic relationships and partnerships, and identifying areas of growth and focus for the portfolio.
Your Contributions:- Lead staff on planning and delivering strategic initiatives and activities, including providing guidance, coaching and alignment to overarching objectives of the portfolio.
- Manage and deliver key portfolio content and externally facing documents including presentations, proposals, program information, news releases, and website content.
- Lead team to develop and deliver marketing and promotional opportunities, events, workshops, stakeholder engagement and outreach.
- Collaborate with staff and ecosystem partners and provide project-focused support to advance strategic program goals and objectives.
- Support the identification of opportunities including the delivery of thought leadership and public education and awareness activities to support portfolio activities and to inform the key stakeholders across the province and globally.
- Identify opportunities, including advising on strategy, recommending solutions, fostering external partnerships, and responding to the objectives and priorities of the portfolio.
- Liaise with various stakeholder groups across key initiatives, including project partners, and government stakeholders for alignment with agreed upon deliverables and outcomes.
- Recommends priorities; advises on resource requirements and develops roadmap for strategic execution.
- Support project team to deliver relevant project updates as required by key stakeholders, ensuring that deliverables are at a high-quality level, and to the satisfaction of project funders.
- Collaborate cross-departmentally including liaising with Business Development, Finance, and Marketing and Communications teams as required.
- Other tasks as required to support the organization and/or portfolio.
Education and Skills:- Formal, specialized post-graduate education in Public or Business Administration, Economics, Political Science, Public Policy or another relevant area of study.
- 5-7 years experience in consulting, project management and/or communications and marketing.
- Proven leadership ability and management/coaching of a team with diverse skillsets and experience.
- Experience leading and managing high complexity programs with multiple partners and various types of stakeholders.
- Experience developing and managing partnerships, and defining and gaining stakeholder buy-in.
- Ability to respond to changing priorities of the day and thrives in a challenging and dynamic environment.
- Excellent communication skills (listening, verbal, written, presentation preparation and delivery).
- Applies expertise and thinks creatively to address unique or ambiguous situations and to find solutions to complex problems.
- Strong business relationship management skills with diverse stakeholder groups such as industry, government and internal stakeholders.
- Strong understanding of industry and academia, policy and planning, government priorities, and commercial endeavours.
- Automotive and mobility industry knowledge is an asset.
- Lean, Six Sigma, Agile or other process methodologies are considered an asset.
Competencies:- Team player with highly developed interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively and collaborate with people at all levels within the organization.
- Demonstrate a high degree of initiative, efficient, organized and able to produce high quality work under pressure in a fast-paced environment with the ability to manage numerous conflicting and changing priorities simultaneously.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision and take accountability to address obstacles and overcome barriers by identifying possible resolution options and alternatives.
- Intellectually curious about developments and trends in a sector.
- Able to demonstrate integrity and ethics in decision making and in their relationships with colleagues and clients.
- Able to reflect and promote OCI's values through work with colleagues, clients and stakeholders.
- Embody OCI's commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI)
Working Environment:- Standard office hours
- Occasional requirement to attend events outside of normal business hours.
This role is being recruited to fill a current vacancy.
