About the Role
The Manager, Investment and Impact will play a key role in strengthening community sport across Canada and ensuring all kids have an opportunity to realize the benefits of participating in sport and play. This role oversees Jumpstart's granting process, due diligence, and governance, and leads needs-led granting by incorporating community needs into process and procedure.
Responsibilities
- Lead the grant investment portfolio, overseeing review, assessment, due diligence, approval, and governance processes.
- Manage and optimize grant operations and systems, including the grant management platform, application processes, and funding workflows.
- Lead the grant data and reporting strategy in support of the organization's Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) framework.
- Provide financial oversight of the investment portfolio, managing grant budgets and monitoring funding allocations.
- Partner cross-functionally to strengthen investment strategies and enhance reporting capabilities.
- Leverage data and stakeholder insights to identify trends and assess community needs.
- Support governance, risk management, and reporting, ensuring compliance with organizational policies.
- Champion continuous learning and community engagement by gathering feedback and sharing knowledge.
- Lead and develop a high-performing team, providing coaching, mentoring, and performance management.
Requirements
- Proven experience in grant management or a related field.
- Strong understanding of grant due diligence and governance practices.
- Excellent project management skills with a focus on process improvement.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders.
- Strong leadership capabilities.
- Commitment to continuous learning and improvement.
Location
- Canada
Work Type
- Full-time
Salary/Compensations
- 41.00 - 67.00 CAD Hourly
- 56.42 - 62.00 CAD hourly
Benefits
- Career growth opportunities
- Product discounts
About the Company
- Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities is a national charity committed to helping kids of all abilities in communities across Canada thrive through sport, recreation and play.
- Sport and being part of a team help foster self-esteem and teach valuable life skills like courage, confidence, and teamwork.
- Through the unwavering support of Canadian Tire Corporation, its Associate Dealers, employees and vendors, and through the generosity of a growing number of Canadians, Jumpstart continues to support kids and the community organizations that serve them.
Equal Opportunity
- 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.
- 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.
