New Posting - Greater Toronto Airports Authority

Senior Officer, Community Investment Program
Greater Toronto Airports Authority  Toronto, ON Full-time, Permanent

This role will be responsible for the development, implementation and operation of the community funding program to enhance Toronto Pearson’s community reputation with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders. This role is critical to the building the GTAA’s social license to grow and on the airport’s sustainability. Job Description Process Oversight and Reporting: Responsible and point of entry in oversight of community funding program, in collaboration with Manager. Review, assess, and advise on incoming funding requests and potential community partnerships by vetting against investment pillars and other funding criteria. Prepare partnership agreements for Senior Management approval. Monitor agreements with grant recipients and review their progress and final reports. Monitor and maintain a comprehensive tracker for sponsorship and donations activities, including reconciliation and follow up. Report project data as requested to performance and planning. Maintain a database of program information using current technologies and computerized on line applications; maintain up-to-date files on each project. Deliver internal sponsorship programs, including Employee Sponsorships & Donations, Casual for a Cause, and the GTAA Employee Family Bursary Program. Relationship Management: With the support and oversight of the Manager, responsible for managing and growing relationships with new and existing fund recipients, partner organizations, and community agencies. Forge strong relationships with funding recipients to enhance awareness, understanding and participation in the program . Manage relationships once partnership agreements are agreed upon, including implementation of any engagement, activation or volunteer activities. Deliver on all GTAA commitments of funding agreements. Plan and execute programs for employee community to be ambassadors of the Community Investment Program initiatives. Recommend tactics to Manager to build senior management and executive buy-in for CIP objectives and ensure industry-leading granting program. Program Communications and Awareness Building: Collaborate with the communications team to develop and implement integrated awareness campaign to promote program, and funding partners. Collaborate on messaging and communications/creative collateral for internal, funding partner and PR audiences Implement and evaluate event plans, communication tools in support of partnership agreement deliverables. Support the planning, coordination and delivery of these events, including volunteer recruitment, and preparing external communications. Oversight of the implementation of a communications plan with key partners Contribute to a review of the Program website. Job Requirements Qualifications:  Must have a post-secondary diploma or degree Minimum two (2) years’ of experience fundraising, not-for-profit management experience, community development and the administration and allocation of funding for community grants Experience managing and executing galvanizing events Demonstrated oral and written communication skills, with experience writing of reports, briefing notes and project summaries Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office Experience in managing and implementing programs that yield positive reputational growth, and build social impact Experience in relationship management and dealing with multiple stakeholders and building compromise and collaborations among stakeholders Project management experience, including experience developing, implementing and evaluation programs and work plans Experience with drafting and interpreting partnership/funding agreements Must possess valid Class G valid Driver’s license Must be able to obtain and retain a Transportation Security Clearance Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:  Experience overseeing a large granting budget, including developing reporting metrics to confirm funding programs are delivering on objectives Experience in social impact reporting and using story-telling as a support and impact reporting tool Experience in building, managing and implementing programs that achieve outlined return-on-investment metrics Experience working with community agencies and non-profit organizations with different needs and level of sophistication Familiarity with the sociology of a large and complex urban area with an ethno-racially, linguistically and economically diverse population. Knowledge of interest-based negotiation techniques in community development fund management Ability to develop work plans that deliver on program objectives and adhere to Airport security and safety requirements Excellent writing and editing skills Social media savvy Good working knowledge of modern communication techniques and third party tools such as Mailchimp and Fluid Surveys Thrives in a fast-moving, agile and collaborative environment Highly organized, detail-oriented and a strong multitasker, and a disciplined doer Self-motivated, takes initiative Work requires responding to changing priorities and deadlines during events, activities, meetings and programs related to community engagement Overtime, evening and weekend work will occasionally be required For further information, or to apply, please click here