Manager, Corporate Community Engagement

Stantec

. Represent Stantec to internal and external audiences from a community engagement (CE) perspective, serving as a key ambassador for corporate philanthropy, employee engagement, and community impact.

Posted 4/25/2026full-timeEdmonton • 🇨🇦 CanadaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Spark

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Represent Stantec to internal and external audiences from a community engagement (CE) perspective, serving as a key ambassador for corporate philanthropy, employee engagement, and community impact.
Play a leadership role in the progression of Stantec’s community engagement strategy, including shaping priorities, identifying opportunities for growth, and aligning initiatives with business objectives
Lead strategic Corporate community engagement including:
Management of all activities associated with the successful operations of a Stantec’s corporate community engagement including supporting the Vice President, Office of the CEO’s meetings, associated administrative functions and the review of granting projects.
Support and activate our Corporate funding strategy, including partnership development, investment allocation, and performance tracking.
Oversight of global programs, partnerships, and employee engagement initiatives.
Alignment of community engagement efforts with business priorities, brand, and employee experience.
Oversee the review and approval of grant funding, ensuring alignment with corporate priorities and policies.
Seeing through the planning and managing of ad hoc projects and programs from original concept to final implementation, while driving improvements and efficiencies.
Drive team engagement by working on global initiatives such as Stantec in the Community Week, campaigns, and programs while providing leadership and direction to the Community Engagement Reps.
Support corporate led priorities including collaboration on philanthropic initiatives.
Support business enablement including:
Collaborate with the business identifying new opportunities and sharing charitable CE expertise.
Manage all associated charitable relationships.
Support corporate priorities including the project management of philanthropic initiatives.
Collaborating effectively and efficiently across multiple disciplines, organizational boundaries and stakeholder groups including senior leadership, regional teams, and external partners.
Delivering impactful, concise, and effective communications and presentations to all levels of the business both internally and externally.
Own and optimize the Benevity platform (Grants & Spark) as the core tracking system for community engagement.
Establish governance, processes, and training to ensure effective use and data integrity.
Identify system limitations and implement improvements and workarounds.
Develop and deliver regular reporting on community engagement performance (giving, participation, impact).
Translate data into insights for leadership, sustainability reporting, and business development (e.g., RFPs).
Ensure consistency and accuracy of data across systems.
Lead development of internal and external communications and storytelling

Requirements

What you’ll need

A superior “customers first” business orientation comfortable working with all levels within our organization to support a deadline driven and sophisticated audience at the organization’s senior levels, as well as with other key external and internal audiences.
Demonstrated understanding of strategic corporate philanthropy, employee engagement and corporate volunteerism, with strong business acumen and ability to align community engagement with organizational priorities.
Expert interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to communicate, facilitate effective meetings and write with purpose.
Dynamic decision maker and problem solver with the ability to make decisions based on sound competitive, financial and community needs assessments while quickly adapting to changing environments.
Strong project management skills, experience collaborating across functions, and ability to lead through ambiguity in a complex, global environment.
Experience managing large-scale programs, partnerships, and budgets in a corporate environment.
Proven ability to work independently and as part of a team and to deliver results in deadline driven environment.
Ability to work with a virtual team.
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Communications, Public Relations, Social Sciences, Sustainability, Nonprofit Management, or a related field is preferred.
6+ years of progressive experience with community engagement, corporate philanthropy, CSR/ESG, nonprofit partnerships, employee engagement, or related fields.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) will have access to health, dental, and vision plans
A wellness program
Health care spending account
Wellness spending account
Group registered retirement savings plan
Employee stock purchase program
Group tax-free savings account
Life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
Short-term/long-term disability plans
Emergency travel benefits
Tuition reimbursement
Professional membership fee coverage
Paid time off
Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account

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Hard Skills & Tools

project managementdata analysisreportinggrant managementcommunity engagement strategycorporate philanthropyemployee engagementpartnership developmentbudget managementperformance tracking

Soft Skills

interpersonal skillscommunication skillsdecision makingproblem solvingcollaborationleadershipadaptabilityteamworkorganizational skillscustomer orientation