Manager, Community Investment [19 Month Contract]

Scotiabank•Toronto, ON

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Support the execution of Scotiabank’s Community Investment strategy, including delivering on the bank’s $500MM ScotiaRISE commitment through partnership development, community activation, and operational support. This role involves managing day-to-day relationships with assigned community partners, coordinating donation requests, ensuring policy compliance, maintaining accurate records, reporting, and documentation, and supporting community activations and employee engagement initiatives.

Requirements

4+ years’ experience in a partnership and/or relationship management role or project management.
Strong project management skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across a diverse network of partners, both inside and outside the bank.
Excellent public speaking/presentation and written skills
Confidence working with senior leaders
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple large, complex and highly visible projects

Nice To Haves

Knowledge in project management, sustainability, and the corporate community investment landscape is considered an asset
Indigenous Relations and contextual knowledge of Indigenous Peoples
Fluent in French or Spanish is an asset
Understanding of Spark/Benevity digital platforms considered an asset

Responsibilities

Manage day-to-day relationships with assigned community partners
Coordinate donation requests and ensure policy compliance
Maintain accurate records, reporting, and documentation
Support community activations and employee engagement initiatives
Support the evolution of community investment strategy – contribute to the ongoing development of the Community Investment and Social Impact strategy by gathering insights, monitoring trends, and bringing forward ideas that help inform priorities and strengthen program direction.
Support alignment across the organization – collaborate with internal stakeholders to help connect Community Investment initiatives with broader organizational priorities, ensuring programs are well coordinated and effectively integrated across business lines.
Collaborate with the Senior Manager to bridge internal stakeholders and ScotiaRISE community partners, identifying innovative partnerships and high-impact community programs.
Support ongoing Relationship management with charitable partners with the objective of prioritizing key activation opportunities.
Prepare support materials required to review prospective opportunities and contribute towards renewal and/or exit strategies where required.
Support the implementation of gift donation agreements in a timely manner in coordination with the charity, and internal departments such as Operations, Legal and Regional partners
Support end to end partnership management, from initial onboarding through to periodic touchpoints, year end impact reporting, and fulfilling grant payment timelines.
Assist with tracking and managing the portfolio’s budget and any other additional paperwork that must be completed (tax receipts, impact reports etc.).
Prepare briefs for internal stakeholders on ScotiaRISE community partnerships
Leverage diverse communication tactics to drive brand attribution and elevate visibility at local and national levels.
Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
Actively pursue effective and efficient operations of their respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank’s Values, its Code of Conduct and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk.
Champion a high-performance environment and contribute to an inclusive work environment.