Senior Manager, Sustainability & Climate Communications

RBC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Toronto is seeking a Senior Manager for Sustainability to develop executive communications and lead sustainability initiatives. You will collaborate with various stakeholders to enhance corporate reputation through effective storytelling. The ideal candidate has over 6 years of communications experience and strong interpersonal skills. This full-time role offers opportunities for professional growth within a collaborative team.

Benefits

Comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses

Coaching support from leaders

Dynamic, collaborative work environment

Opportunities for exciting work

Qualifications

• 6+ years of communications experience with a proven track record for building trusted relationships.
• Excellent communications skills – written, verbal and interpersonal.
• Deadline-driven and detail-oriented with excellent time management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of executive communications and provide advisory support.
• Assist executives on communications for sustainability and climate strategies.
• Manage enterprise communications, national media relations and crisis/issues management.

Skills

Decision Making

Industry Knowledge

Internal Communications

Interpersonal Relationships

Knowledge Organization

Long Term Planning

Multi-Level Communication

Oral Communications

Organizational Communications

Time Management

Education

Undergraduate degree/post-graduate certificate in communications or related field

Job description

Overview

What is the opportunity?

Reporting to the Senior Director, Sustainability & Impact and Thought Leadership, this role is an opportunity to do meaningful work that aligns with your values. The Senior Manager will play an important enterprise role in shaping and delivering internal and external communications related to our Climate Blueprint, as well as reports and disclosures related to our sustainability actions. The Senior Manager will partner with key stakeholders in communications, business, climate, social media, marketing and other key partners to help strengthen RBC’s reputation through compelling storytelling of how the bank is driving impact for our clients, employees and communities.

What will you do?

• Lead the development of executive communications and provide advisory support
• Assist executives on communications for sustainability and climate strategies and plans
• Develop communications strategy and storytelling content for priority initiatives, events and reports for sustainability and climate
• Manage enterprise communications, national media relations and crisis/issues management
• Provide strategic advice to key partners, and collaborate on significant change initiatives and programs as required

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• 6+ years of communications experience with a proven track record for building trusted relationships and providing strategic advice and insight to executives, partners and teams
• Undergraduate degree/post-graduate certificate or equivalent in communications, public relations, journalism, English or related field
• Excellent communications skills – written, verbal and interpersonal; strong review and editing skills
• Experience with internal engagement strategies, external communications and media relations
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, connect the dots and simplify information
• Deadline-driven and detail-oriented with excellent time management in juggling multiple projects and a broad scope of work

Nice-to-have

• Knowledge of RBC’s businesses and functions as well as the ambitions of RBC’s Purpose Framework – Ideas for People & PlanetTM
• Change communications experience

What’s in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits and competitive compensation
• Leaders who support your development through coaching
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• Opportunities to do exciting work

Job Skills

• Decision Making
• Industry Knowledge
• Internal Communications
• Interpersonal Relationships
• Knowledge Organization
• Long Term Planning
• Multi-Level Communication
• Oral Communications
• Organizational Communications
• Time Management

Additional Job Details

• Address: BAY WELLINGTON TOWER, 181 BAY ST:TORONTO
• City: Toronto
• Country: Canada
• Work hours/week: 37.5
• Employment Type: Full time
• Platform: HUMAN RESOURCES & BMCC
• Job Type: Regular
• Pay Type: Salaried
• Posted Date: 2025-09-16
• Application Deadline: 2025-09-30

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

At RBC, we believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.

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