About the role

Social Impact Specialist building stakeholder relationships and community capacity for climate adaptation across Canada. Advancing Intact partnerships, employee engagement, and resilience strategy.

Responsibilities

Develop meaningful, year-round engagement with community stakeholders to advance climate resilience
Advance community capacity-building initiatives for adaptation scale-up with IFC teams, business units and partners
Expand and lead relationships with key community-level adaptation enablers
Support flagship partnerships, including the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation and Nature Conservancy of Canada
Activate Intact’s presence at key conferences and events, ensuring thought leadership and brand alignment
Build relationships with peers and stakeholders to increase Intact’s voice and contribution on community resilience, collaborating with Communications
Source, create and/or activate employee engagement opportunities connected to community resilience work
Contribute to climate adaptation strategy, including partnership development and planning
Administer the CRM platform to pool intelligence and inform stakeholder management across business units
Monitor regional realities, dynamics and engagement best practices

Bilingualism in English and French is required for regular interaction with colleagues across Canada
Post Secondary education in a relevant field such as community development, sustainability, social sciences or public policy
Minimum 8 years’ experience engaging in stakeholder management and community engagement, and building trust across diverse regional contexts
Ability to travel nationally approximately 15% of the year
Understanding of climate adaptation issues and the municipal/community stakeholder landscape in Canada
Ideally, some experience engaging with Indigenous communities
Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada from the anticipated start date and throughout employment
Relationship-building and stakeholder trust
Adaptability and external representation
Creative and innovative activation development
Cross-functional collaboration and consensus-building
Political acumen and diplomatic judgment
Ownership and execution

Flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work model
Possibility to purchase up to 5 extra days off per year
Multiple benefits supporting physical and mental wellbeing, including telemedicine and Wellness account
Share plan and other savings: up to 12% of salary or more
Annual bonus target of 15% of base salary, with potential payout up to double the target, subject to personal and company performance
Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP), with Intact matching 50% of net shares
Defined benefit pension plan with opportunity to receive guaranteed income for life
Workplace adjustments and accommodations for people with disabilities