Social Impact Specialist (Bilingual)

intactfc; Toronto; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Wellbeing benefits (telemedicine, Well

Job summary

Intact is seeking a Social Impact Specialist to drive the company’s presence in the community-level ecosystem and foster climate adaptation across Canada. You will build durable relationships with municipalities, Indigenous communities, associations, and local enablers shaping resilience on the ground.

By expanding Intact's voice among adaptation partners, you will lead flagship initiatives and create employee engagement opportunities aligned with our mission, requiring cultural sensitivity and

Responsibilities

• Lead Community-Level Adaptation Relationships
• Develop meaningful, year-round engagement with community stakeholders to advance climate resilience.
• Advance community capacity-building initiatives for adaptation scale-up in collaboration with IFC teams/business units and partners.
• Expand and lead relationships with key adaptation enablers at the community level.
• Support flagship partnerships to amplify impact and reach.
• Activate Intact's presence at key conferences and events, ensuring thought leadership and brand alignment.
• Build relationships with peers and stakeholders to increase Intact's voice and contribution on community resilience.
• Source, create and/or activate employee engagement opportunities connected to community resilience work.
• Contribute to climate adaptation strategy, including partnerships development and planning.
• Administer the CRM platform to pool intelligence and inform stakeholder management across business units.
• Monitor regional realities, dynamics, and engagement best practices.

Job description

Our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Together, we help people, businesses, and society prosper in good times and be resilient in bad times.

Our employee promise represents Intact's commitment to you in exchange for living our Values, striving to do your best work, being open to change and investing in your career. In return, we promise to provide support, opportunities and performance-led financial rewards at a workplace where you can shape the future, win as a team and grow with us.

Pay at Intact is about much more than just salary.

Flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work model

Possibility to purchase up to 5 extra days off per year

Multiple benefits offered to support physical and mental wellbeing, including telemedicine, Wellness account and much more

Share plan & other savings: up to 12% of salary or even more (ask how you could earn guaranteed income for life)

Salary range (but not limited to):109,900 - 134,300

Annual bonus target, based on the base salary, with a potential payout of up to double the target (subject to personal and company performance):15%

As part of our commitment to Win As A Team , we share our success with employees through our annual bonus plan and Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP) - with Intact matching 50% of your net shares.

Our pension offerings provide flexibility and long-term security for our employees beyond their careers. We are one of the few companies offering the opportunity to receive guaranteed income for life via our defined benefit pension plan.

Salary for the candidate will be determined taking into consideration a number of factors including: experience, skills, qualifications, anticipated contribution to role, internal equity, etc. The salary range presented above is based on a 35-hour workweek and would represent a majority of different candidate profiles. However, we encourage candidates who may fall outside of this range to apply as well.

About the role

The Social Impact Specialist drives Intact's presence and influence within the community-level ecosystem to foster climate adaptation - building durable relationships with municipalities, Indigenous communities, associations, and local enablers that shape resilience on the ground across Canada.

By expanding Intact's voice among adaptation enablers, amplifying flagship partnerships, and building capacity for climate resilience at the community level, this role reinforces Intact's reputation and brand as an industry leader in building resilient, thriving communities - while creating employee engagement opportunities that connect Intact's people to that mission.

This is a role for someone who leads with cultural and political sensitivity about local realities, builds trust with community stakeholders, and facilitates how communities across Canada adapt and thrive.

What you'll do here:

• Lead Community-Level Adaptation Relationships
• Develop meaningful, year-round engagement with community stakeholders to advance climate resilience.
• Advance community capacity-building initiatives for adaptation scale-up in collaboration with IFC teams/business units and partners.
• Expand and lead relationships with key adaptation enablers at the community level.

Advance Community Resilience Leadership

• Support flagship partnerships (Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation, Nature Conservancy of Canada) to amplify impact and reach.
• Activate Intact's presence at key conferences and events, ensuring thought leadership and brand alignment.
• Build relationships with peers and stakeholders to increase Intact's voice and contribution on community resilience, collaborating with Communications to amplify reach.
• Source, create and/or activate employee engagement opportunities connected to community resilience work.
• Contribute to climate adaptation strategy, including partnerships development and planning.

Manage Stakeholder Intelligence

• Administer the CRM platform to pool intelligence and inform stakeholder management across business units.
• Monitor regional realities, dynamics, and engagement best practices.

Your strengths:

• Relationship-building and stakeholder trust: Naturally able to establish authentic connections and build credibility with diverse stakeholder groups through strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Adaptability and external representation: Comfortable operating in ambiguous and evolving environments, while confidently representing the organization with external partners, clients, and senior audiences.
• Creative and innovative activation development: Demonstrated ability to design compelling, memorable engagement opportunities that bring conferences, events, and strategic partnerships to life while advancing organizational objectives.
• Cross-functional collaboration and consensus-building: Proven ability to work effectively within a matrixed organization, align diverse business units, and build commitment among senior stakeholders.
• Political acumen and diplomatic judgment: Skilled at unde