Community Impact – Reporting Manager

Sun Life

Manager overseeing the evolution of community impact strategy and program delivery. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance philanthropic initiatives at Sun Life.

Posted 6/30/2026full-timeToronto • 🇨🇦 CanadaMid-LevelSenior💰 CA$80,000 - CA$128,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The Manager will work closely with the Director to support the evolution of Canada’s philanthropy strategy and play a hands-on role in delivering programs that create measurable and meaningful outcomes.
Support the Director in shaping and refining Canada’s community impact strategy, and help translate strategic direction into clear implementation plans, roadmaps, and program frameworks.
Conduct research, landscape scans, and benchmarking to inform funding priorities and partnership models.
Track progress against objectives and surface insights to inform continuous improvement.
Manage relationships with community partners, charities, and non-profit organizations to support day-to-day program delivery, and ensure a strong collaboration with measurable outcomes.
Coordinate cross-functional partners (e.g., Marketing, Communications, Compliance) to bring initiatives to life, and identify opportunities to strengthen engagement, streamline processes, and enhance impact.
Working with the Director's guidance, develop reporting materials related to sustainability and community impact and broader corporate initiatives as required.
Support enterprise reporting processes, including sustainability and corporate responsibility disclosures.
Synthesize data and program results into compelling, concise narratives, and build polished slide decks, dashboards, and briefing notes suitable for senior audiences.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience with ownership of project management and delivering strategic direction to leadership
2 to 4 years of research experience.
Strong analytical skills required.
2 to 4 years of experience supporting strategy development and translating direction into action.
Has an interest and/or experience in the charitable sector and/or creating community impact.
Is passionate about philanthropy and corporate responsibility.
Demonstrates strong program coordination and stakeholder management capability.
Has exceptional presentation and communication skills.
Experience creating PowerPoint decks.
Experience communicating cross functionally with internal and external stakeholders.
Is highly organized, proactive, and comfortable managing multiple priorities.
Operates independently with strong accountability and follow-through.
Brings both analytical rigor and creative thinking to their work.
Bilingualism (French, English, both oral and written) is required for Quebec only for the frequent interactions with English and French-speaking colleagues or internal partners across Canada or worldwide.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Hybrid work environment
A friendly, collaborative, and inclusive culture
20 vacation days per year
Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family
Pension, stock and savings programs to help build and enhance your future financial security
The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential
Access to our Global Learning Centre, available 24/7 for your learning needs
Wellness programs that support the three pillars of your health – mental, physical and financial

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Hard Skills & Tools

ResearchData SynthesisProgram CoordinationPowerPoint Deck CreationReporting

Soft Skills

Communication SkillsOrganizational SkillsProactive ApproachCreative ThinkingAccountability