Senior Community Investment Manager

LifeWorks, Inc. • $86K — $136K *
Vancouver, BC V5K 5J9In-Person
Education, Government & Non-Profit
8 - 10 years of experience
1 week ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in corporate social responsibility or community investment roles.
  • Strong understanding of corporate citizenship strategy and social purpose.
  • Experience supporting executive-level boards and the charitable sector.
  • Proven interpersonal and communication skills for high-level presentations and meetings.
  • Strong project management abilities, especially using G Suite.
  • Dynamic decision-maker able to adapt to changing environments.
  • Bilingual in French is an asset.

Responsibilities

  • Represent TELUS in community investment matters to various audiences.
  • Lead the development of TELUS's corporate citizenship strategy.
  • Manage the operations of TELUS Community Boards and support board members.
  • Drive local urgent issues and humanitarian relief campaigns.
  • Collaborate with various business units on philanthropic initiatives.
  • Plan and execute national initiatives like TELUS Days of Giving.
  • Ensure effective communication and collaboration across diverse teams.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive total rewards package with competitive salary and bonus structures.
  • Minimum 3 weeks of vacation and flexible benefits plan.
  • Option to work in-office, virtually, or hybrid.
  • Generous company-matched pension and share purchase programs.
  • Opportunities for career growth and professional development.
Full Job Description
Description

Want to be part of a highly engaged team that is inspired by driving TELUS' social purpose programs?

The TELUS Community Giving team is seeking an experienced Senior Community Investment Manager, based in Vancouver BC, to support the TELUS Vancouver and Coastal Community Board and the overall success of the local Community Investment portfolio. The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of corporate citizenship strategy and social purpose, have strong business experience and acumen, deep knowledge of supporting executive-level boards and experience within or supporting the charitable sector. As part of our dynamic team you will report to the Manager, Community Investment who is responsible for creating and executing our Community Investment strategy across Canada.

What you'll do

  • Represent TELUS to internal and external audiences from a community investment perspective.
  • Play a leadership role in the progression of TELUS' corporate citizenship strategy and social purpose.
  • Lead strategic giving including:
    • Management of all activities associated with the successful operations of a TELUS Community Board including supporting board members, meetings and associated administrative functions; the sourcing of innovative granting projects; and supporting the local board succession planning process.
    • Support and activate our regional funding strategy.
    • Activate local urgent, societal issues and humanitarian relief campaigns; and
    • Partner with the TELUS Friendly Future Foundation.
  • Attendance and support of TELUS charitable activities and events in the community when required.
  • Seeing through the planning and managing of ad hoc projects and programs from original concept to final implementation, while driving improvements and efficiencies.
  • Drive team engagement by managing the local execution of national initiatives such as TELUS Days of Giving, Team TELUS Cares campaigns and supporting the work of the TELUS Community Ambassadors
  • Support corporate led priorities including collaboration on philanthropic initiatives
  • Support business enablement including:
    • Collaborate with the business units identifying new business development opportunities and sharing charitable sector expertise;
    • Support all philanthropic go to market activities including those of our regional marketing teams to identify partners for cause marketing initiatives and manage all associated charitable relationships
    • Support corporate priorities including the project management of philanthropic initiatives.
  • Collaborating effectively and efficiently across multiple disciplines, organizational boundaries and stakeholder groups
  • Delivering impactful, concise, and effective communications and presentations to all levels of the business both internally and externally


Qualifications

What you bring:

Required Knowledge and Abilities:

  • A superior "customers first" business orientation comfortable working with all levels within our organization to support a deadline driven and sophisticated audience at the organization's senior levels, as well as with other key external and internal audiences
  • Demonstrated understanding of strategic corporate philanthropy, employee engagement and corporate volunteerism, strong business acumen and understanding of the corporate environment and competitive landscape
  • Expert interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to communicate at the executive and board level, create and deliver compelling presentations, facilitate effective meetings and write with purpose
  • Dynamic decision maker and problem solver with the ability to make decisions based on sound competitive, financial and community needs assessments while quickly adapting to changing environments
  • Strong project management skills, experience collaborating using G suite, and comfortable tackling the ambiguous
  • Proven ability to work independently and as part of a team and to deliver results in deadline driven environment
  • Ability to work with a virtual team
  • Fluency in French language/bilingual is an asset


Required Experience and Education:

  • Undergraduate degree in relevant field and/or 10 years or more years relevant business and/or senior level not-for-profit experience
  • Previous experience working with a board of directors and senior leaders

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Salary Range: $86,000-$136,000

Performance Bonus or Sales Incentive Plan: 15%

Actual total compensation will be determined based on factors such as knowledge, skills, performance and experience. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply, even if the posted salary range doesn't match your expectations. We're open to discussing competitive compensation packages tailored to your experience level and expertise. TELUS offers rewarding benefits, which may vary per job function, such as:
  • Comprehensive total rewards package highlighting competitive salary and bonus structures, minimum 3 weeks of vacation, and flexible benefits plan to meet the needs of you and your family
  • Flexibility to work in-office, virtually or a combination of both
  • Generous company matched pension and share purchase programs
  • Opportunity to give back to communities in which we work, live and serve
  • Career growth and learning & development opportunities to develop your skills
  • And much more ...


Job Type: This is for a current vacancy

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