Consultant, Community Impact Jobs

Companies are increasingly leveraging purpose to shape a future that connects business imperatives with the global development agenda. Connecting the dots between social issues and business solutions is no longer a nice-to-have but a mandatory requirement – for our customers, our employees and our investors. Embedded within CTC’s Brand and Customer department and reporting into the Community Impact & Sports Partnerships team. The consultant, Community Impact will support CTC’s ongoing community impact initiatives and implementation of our new community impact strategy.

The ideal candidate brings experience in partnerships, social impact, diversity and inclusion, and communications with a proven track record for rallying cross functional teams to meet shared goals. The individual brings an entrepreneurial mindset and has experience working in matrixed organizations. They will use their experience and passion in the space to educate and influence those around them to create value for our brands, our customers, employees, dealers and investors. This is an opportunity to flex multiple skills including strategy, brand development, marketing communications, and stakeholder engagement.

We value flexibility. We have adopted a hybrid work model whereby employees use a combination of working in office and virtually in service of outcomes. Each leader is empowered to decide what work is best achieved in person based on the unique needs of their team.

What You’ll Do

Working collaboratively with teams from Strategic Marketing, Communications, Dealers, Sustainability, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging and other cross functional teams within the organization, the role will:

• Support the integration and implementation of CTC’s new community impact strategy across the organization
• Track budgets, partnership investments and donations across family of companies
• Support key initiatives across the community investment strategy including corporate giving, employee volunteering, social impact initiatives [i.e. new Canadians, sport & youth, grassroots support]
• Support development of clear and consistent communications and marketing for customers, employees and other key stakeholders specific to community impact initiatives
• Work with stakeholders to develop and maintain documentation related to community impact activities for the department and by Dealers, employees and business units
• Conduct research and inform on trends on social impact-related issues, including: wellbeing, mental health, diversity, equity and inclusion, employment, social barriers and income inequality
• Lead initiatives and partnerships to help bring the new strategy to life including working with external partners and agencies
• Support CTC ESG team on Community Impact reporting, disclosures, Board reporting, etc. to ensure consistent measurement and reporting of community impact progress and impact

What You Bring

• Experience in mass retail and/or a publicly traded organization an asset
• Passion for social impact and social issues, and a belief in the importance of corporate actions to drive positive change
• An advanced degree in business, social sciences, sustainability, etc is considered an asset
• Experience writing and creating presentations for senior leaders
• Experience in an agency, non profit, charity or partner management role is considered an asset
• Strong communication, writing and presentation skills
• Strong analytical and research skills
• Comfort with ambiguity and change
• A proactive, detail-oriented approach to managing complex situations
• 2 - 5 years of directly relevant corporate and/or non-profit experience

About Us

Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (“CTC”) is one of Canada’s most admired and trusted companies. With more than 90 Owned Brands, 1,700 retail locations, financial services, exemplary e-commerce capabilities, and exciting market-leading merchandising strategies. We dream big and work as one to innovate with purpose for our customers at every level of our business, investing in new technologies and products, and doubling down on top talent to drive the company forward. We offer competitive salaries and wages to CTC employees, as well as store discounts, supported learning through our Triangle Learning Academy, Canadian Tire Profit Sharing, and retirement and savings programs for eligible employees. As part of our enhanced flex benefits program, we offer mental health benefits in the amount of $5,000 per year for benefits-eligible employees and their families, including total well-being, and mental health tools and resources for all employees. Join us in helping to make life in Canada better through living and working our Core Values: we are innovators and entrepreneurs at our core, outcomes drive us, inclusion is a must, we are stronger together and we take personal responsibility. It is an especially exciting time to join CTC and its family of companies where career opportunities are wide-ranging! Join us, where there's a place for you here.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging

We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion and equity are infused into everything we do. We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification. We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better.

Accommodations

We stand firm in our Core Value that inclusion is a must. We welcome and encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond. Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to help meet your needs.