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About the role

  • Senior Director leading government engagement, partnerships, and thought leadership for Generate Canada’s clean-economy Solution Spaces. Building influence and funding across Canadian stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Shape and lead Generate Canada’s approach to external engagement and influence
  • Design and execute strategies to cultivate and steward funders and collaborators across industries, government, academia, and NGOs
  • Develop and execute a thought leadership strategy positioning Generate Canada, its Solution Spaces, and partners as credible sources of expertise
  • Identify, support, and engage leaders, policymakers, academics, and collaborators in events and communications
  • Support commissioning, shaping, and promotion of research, reports, op-eds, and speaking opportunities
  • Partner with Solution Space leaders to identify and amplify insights from ongoing convening
  • Design, coordinate, and lead government engagement with elected officials, policy advisors, and civil servants
  • Monitor policy and legislative developments and provide briefings to the CEO, Managing Directors, and Board
  • Represent Generate Canada in government and multi-stakeholder policy forums
  • Support preparation for government meetings, consultations, and submissions
  • Build and maintain a structured map of government relationships and coordinated engagement calendar
  • Cultivate and steward corporate, association, and foundation partnerships securing financial and in-kind support
  • Develop contributor recognition, partnership pipeline, and stewardship tools, policies, and systems
  • Develop cases for support, funding proposals, and sponsorship packages
  • Strengthen CRM/relationship management, briefing templates, government-engagement protocols, and thought-leadership content pipelines
  • Identify opportunities to amplify Solution Spaces’ outreach and networks
  • Contribute to Board and funder reporting on external affairs impact and progress
  • Report to the President & CEO and collaborate with Solution Space senior leaders and communications/government relations staff

Requirements

  • 10+ years of progressively senior experience in government relations, public policy, communications, and/or partnerships/development, or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Bachelor’s Degree in economics, business, environmental studies, public policy, political science, communications, not-for-profit management or fundraising, or a related field
  • Demonstrated ability to build relationships with senior government officials and translate policy environments into organizational strategy
  • Proven success securing and stewarding significant corporate, philanthropic, or blended-finance partnerships
  • Excellent written, public speaking, and media/stakeholder communication skills
  • Knowledge of or strong affinity for systems-change, multi-stakeholder coalitions, market-building, and relevant economy, environment, climate change, and social wellbeing issues
  • Experience in decentralized, multi-stakeholder, or federated organizations
  • Applicants must be authorized to work in Canada and currently reside in Canada
  • Bilingual proficiency in English/French is a strong asset

Benefits

  • Remote work in Canada
  • Up to 20% occasional travel
  • Reasonable adjustments and accommodations throughout the recruitment process
  • Inclusive and equitable workplace
  • Human-reviewed application process without AI screening

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

CA$115,000 - CA$125,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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