LIFT is looking for a passionate, relationship-oriented, strategic leader to join our Social Impact Team, based out of our downtown Vancouver office. The Senior Manager, Social Impact works directly with the SPOs in LIFT’s portfolio to support each organization through planning, capacity building and scaling support that leads to meaningful social change and measurable impact. In collaboration with a team of experienced professionals, including our Social Impact team and partner network, you will be responsible for supporting and coaching organizations to achieve their growth and impact goals. Responsibilities include designing an SPO-LIFT engagement plan, implementing and providing support for activities – such as workshops – building an organization’s capacity and directly providing hands-on management expertise and support.

In this key role, your accountabilities will include:

  • Play a key role in the evaluation & selection of SPOs, including facilitating an organizational capacity assessment with selected SPOs
  • Draft and revise the SPO-LIFT Plan with our SPOs, which serves as the guiding document for our partnerships
  • In conjunction with our SPOs, partners and the LIFT team, co-lead the implementation of the SPO-LIFT plan (including workshop facilitation and coaching) while ensuring that projects are aligned to our methodology and standards
  • Support our SPOs’ leadership team with change management, coaching and mentoring as required
  • Lead day-to-day operational aspects and SPO interaction & resolve issues in a timely manner
  • Support the work of LIFT’s partner network, including project manage the scope of work and liaise between the SPO and partners when necessary
  • Track progress of each SPO against stated goals and conduct SPO post-engagement reviews to ensure quality, satisfaction and deepening of relationships
  • Enhance LIFT’s knowledge management and contribute to best practice-based tools to LIFT’s toolkit and resources

QUALIFICATIONS

Personal Attributes

  • Critical, logical and creative thinker and influencer
  • Relationship builder across internal & external organizational levels
  • Ability to see the larger strategic picture and also embrace the critical executional details
  • Comfortable working independently and a strong team contributor
  • Cultural sensitivity: ability to effectively handle cultural, political and economic differences
  • Good, empathetic listener capable of readily building credibility and trust
  • Comfortable with and enjoys frequent travel

Education

  • Undergraduate degree in business or social services, ideally coupled with an MBA. Additional leadership development or training/certification in project management, organizational development or coaching is an asset.

Experience

  • Seasoned social sector professional with minimum five years of work experience in the social sector (either at a non-profit or a for-profit with social impact)
  • Strategic and business planning experience
  • Organizational development exposure
  • Building and managing budgets
  • Familiarity with non-profits and social purpose organizations in Canada: needs, opportunities and trends
  • Experience in facilitation or adult education is an asset

Skills

  • Strong interpersonal & communication skills: written, oral, presentation and facilitation
  • Strong research and analytical skills
  • Project management with ability to manage multiple and competing priorities in a timely manner
  • Conflict resolution and/or mediation

To explore this opportunity, please apply via email to careers@liftpartners.ca quoting Senior Manager Application Vancouver in the subject line. We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.