Specialist Community Investment

CPKC; Calgary; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits

Pension plan

Share purchase plan

Incentive plan

Fitness subsidy

Studies program

Job summary

CPKC, Calgary-based, is seeking a Sponsorship & Community Investment professional to manage budgets, donations, and partnerships across North America. You will coordinate internal and external stakeholders, ensure compliance, and support ESG reporting while optimizing ROI on community investments.

The role requires strong financial acumen, familiarity with SAP and Benevity, and willingness to work some evenings/weekends for events.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary certification or degree in Community Investment or related field.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, accruals, and amortization knowledge.
• Experience with SAP and Benevity or similar platforms.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and stakeholder skills.
• MS Office proficiency (Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Evening/weekend availability for events.

Responsibilities

• Manage budgeting, forecasting, and donations processes using Benevity.
• Collaborate with Marketing, HR, Government Affairs, and First Nation.
• Coordinate donations and sponsorship applications with external partners.
• Administer Benevity Grants and generate strategic reports.
• Support internal communications and ESG reporting.
• Manage tickets and attendance for events and suites.
• Handle Holiday Train tasks, invoicing, SAP setup, and grant data entry.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Sponsorship

Community Investment

Education

Community Investment degree

Tools

SAP

Benevity

Job description

Posting Start Date: 9/2/26

Join CPKC, North America’s first transnational railroad connecting U.S., Canada, and Mexico, where your career drives progress and safety is paramount. We connect communities, fuel economic growth, and provide meaningful work in a culture that values diversity, accountability, and pride. With opportunities for training, development, and advancement, you’re not just building a career—you’re part of something bigger. Together, we move goods, connect people, and create lasting change. Your future starts here.

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

Join CPKC, North America’s first transnational railroad connecting U.S., Canada and Mexico, where your career drives progress and safety is paramount. We connect communities, fuel economic growth, and provide meaningful work in a culture that values diversity, accountability, and pride. With opportunities for training, development, and advancement, you’re not just building a career, you’re part of something bigger. Together, we move goods, connect people, and create lasting change. Your future starts here.

POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Budgeting, forecasting, accruals, and amortization, for their area of Community Investment responsibilities. Collaborate with internal teams to prepare and monitor annual $30m budgets for Sponsorship & Community Investment, ensuring alignment with company goals. Process cash and in-kind donations using Benevity software and internal payment systems, ensuring compliance with budget caps and contract requirements
• Assist internal stakeholders, including Marketing & Sales, HR/Diversity, Government Affairs, and First Nation, in managing donations and sponsorships, offering industry best practices, strategic direction, and contract negotiation. Support development of community investment strategies if necessary.
• Coordinate with external organizations on donation/sponsorship applications and manage deliverables to maximize engagement and ROI. Address public inquiries regarding Sponsorships and Community Investments promptly and effectively
• Administer the Benevity Grants software, understanding backend processes, security requirements, and accounting procedures. Create reports, presentations, and documents for strategic planning, ESG reporting, social impact metrics, and communications
• Collaborate with the Communications Team on internal and external communication plans to highlight investments and tell impactful stories
• Administer suites and season tickets for multiple properties including purchasing and distributing digital tickets and physical parking passes, tracking usage and managing suite food and beverage requirements for each event. Coordinate reporting for ticket usage and process related invoices.
• Manage Holiday Train tasks, including preparing documents, communicating information to internal stakeholders, setting up vendors in SAP, processing invoices, entering grant information into Benevity, processing donations, and reconciling payments

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• Post-secondary certification/degree/diploma in Community Investment, public relations, CSR, or a related field or five years of relevant experience
• Strong financial knowledge including budgeting, forecasting, accruals, and amortization
• Familiarity with SAP and Benevity or similar financial, grants management, and community investment platforms
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills, able to manage multiple priorities and tight deadlines. Proven ability to build and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders; excellent communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency level in MS Office including Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Availability for some evening/weekend work for Sponsorship and Community Investment events

WHAT CPKC HAS TO OFFER

• Flexible and competitive benefits package
• Competitive company pension and/or retirement plans
• Employee share purchase plan
• Performance incentive plan
• Annual fitness subsidy
• Part-time studies program

PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS

Background Investigation

• Criminal history check
• Education verification
• Professional references

BECOMING A RAILROADER

As an employee with a North American presence, the possibility does exist that the location of your position may be changed based on organizational requirements.

Management Conductor Program

Becoming a qualified conductor or locomotive engineer is the single best way for a management employee to learn the business at CPKC. You may be required to obtain a certification or to maintain your current certification/qualification as a conductor or locomotive engineer.

CULTURE OF INCLUSION

For our U.S. applicants, CPKC is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, inclusive of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For Canadian applicants CPKC is an employment equity employer committed to the principles of employment equity and inclusion. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply including: women, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), members of the LGBTQ+ community and people with disabilities. Accommodations for the job application process can be provided, as appropriate, upon request. All applicant information will be managed in accordance with the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

Job Details

• Job Type: Full-Time
• Position Type: Non-Union
• Location: Calgary, Alberta
• Country: Canada
• % of Travel: 10-20%
• # of Positions: 1
• Job Grade: 4
• Compensation Rate:
• Job Available to: Internal & External