Headquartered in Toronto, the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) is responsible for investing in new infrastructure projects. The CIB's mission is to work with provincial, territorial, municipal, federal, Indigenous and private sector investor partners to transform the way infrastructure is planned, financed and delivered in Canada.
Reporting to the VP, Public Affairs, the Senior Manager, Public Affairs, will be responsible for leading stakeholder relations and public affairs activities in Western and Northern Canada. They will help to enhance the reputation of the organization by ensuring the CIB has a robust and comprehensive stakeholder engagement program with provincial/territorial and municipal officials as well as local and regional civic, academic and business stakeholders.
As a Federal Crown corporation, the Communications and Public Affairs team relies heavily on the strategic nature of Public Affairs and the engagement of a broad range of complex stakeholders, from government officials to industry association leads and more. The Senior Manager, Public Affairs, will work closely with the VP, Public Affairs and other public affairs colleagues to ensure the CIB is well positioned in every region of the country.
Your responsibilities include:
- Lead the development of strategies to engage provincial/territorial and municipal government officials, business and community stakeholders within their region of responsibility, including the development of a regional database
- Leverage their existing relationships to engage key provincial/territorial Ministers and elected officials and their staff and regional thought leaders
- Working across departments, ensure tactics and strategies support the CIB pipeline of projects and build champions, supportive coalitions and reputation
- In coordination with the VP, Public Affairs, support the in-market execution of public affairs activities that include tactical stakeholder engagement plans that leverage communications platforms, in-person engagements, tours and public affairs campaigns
- Responsible for tracking and report engagements for corporate reporting
- Monitor the provincial/territorial and municipal parliamentary calendars and recommend responses when appropriate
- Collaborate with the Communications and Public Affairs team to leverage investment announcements and speaking opportunities for public affairs engagements, inform the CEO's (or other CIB representatives) travel, tour and participation in events to build positive profile and corporate brand
- Lead the development of materials, agendas and partnerships to maximize effectiveness of tours and events
- Regularly communicate with stakeholders and represent the CIB at events, developing trusted relationships
- Have their finger on the pulse of the challenges, opportunities and perceptions of CIB stakeholders across multiple business functions and be able to develop an effective tactical engagement plan
- Other public affairs duties as assigned
The ideal profile:
- 7–10 years of relevant experience in communications, public affairs, stakeholder relations and government relations
- Existing senior-level relationships with provincial/territorial and municipal government officials (elected and non-elected), regional stakeholders and thought leaders in their region of responsibility
- Proven track record managing relationships with stakeholders, government and media
- Comfortable advising senior leaders and working across departments
- Superior written and verbal communication skills, presentation design and development, organization and analytical skills
- Skilled and creative at problem solving and the identification of concrete actions
- Ability to build strong relationships, establish trust, influence decision-making and gain consensus on solutions across organizational levels
- Effective ability to interact with others and deal with situations in ways that respect diverse backgrounds, experience and styles
- Comfortable working with PowerPoint, Excel and CRMs
We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for further screening or an interview will be contacted.
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