Manager, Strategic Communications - Toronto (18-Month Contract)

Company Description

Make an impact at a global and dynamic investment organization

When you invest your career in CPP Investments, you join one of the most respected and fastest growing institutional investors in the world.

With current assets under management valued in excess of $500 billion, CPP Investments is a professional investment management organization that globally invests the funds of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to help ensure long-term sustainability.

The CPP Fund is projected to reach $3 trillion by 2050. CPP Investments invests in all major asset classes, including public equity, private equity, real estate, infrastructure and fixed-income instruments, and is headquartered in Toronto with offices in Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Mumbai, New York City, San Francisco, São Paulo and Sydney.

CPP Investments attracts and selects high-calibre individuals from top-tier institutions around the globe. Join our team and look forward to :

• Diverse and inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders
• Stimulating work in a fast-paced, intellectually challenging environment
• Accelerated exposure and responsibility
• Global career development opportunities
• Being motivated every day by CPP Investments’ important social purpose and unshakable principles
• A flexible / hybrid work environment combining in office collaboration and remote working
• A deeply rooted culture of Integrity, Partnership and High Performance

If you share a passion for performance, value a collegial and collaborative culture, and approach everything with the highest integrity, here’s an opportunity for you to invest your career at CPP Investments.

Job Description

We are looking for a dynamic Manager to join CPP Investments Public Affairs and Communications (PAC) team for an 18-month contract.

This role is for you if you have an interest in financial communications, display exceptional organizational skills, and are interested in bolstering our organization’s reputation, global brand and thought leadership efforts.

If you have experience managing multiple projects simultaneously and have worked in corporate communications, this role is for you.

The successful candidate will be a self-starter with excellent writing skills, attention to detail, negotiation prowess, demonstrable business literacy and an ability to quickly grasp complexity.

Reporting to the Managing Director, Strategic Communications, this position is responsible for managing key strategic thought leadership-related relationships for the organization.

You will work directly with the Fund’s senior executives on external profile opportunities (incl. conferences and industry events, sponsorships, etc.

You will be asked to contribute to speech writing, developing briefing notes and coordinating the external appearances of our Senior Management Team.

You will maintain and deliver on annual partnership strategies with organizations such as the World Economic Forum, Milken Institute, World Business Counsel for Sustainable Development, among others.

In your capacity, you will also gain exposure to CPP Investments’ Insights Institute and have the ability to help shape original thought leadership.

Key responsibilities include :

• Develop and execute plans for where and how our senior leadership speaks and presents externally (incl. annual programs and strategic engagements as well as new inbound assessments).
• In partnership with internal stakeholders, support the external engagements and partnership programs for the Office of the Chief Sustainability Officer (incl.

inbound engagement assessments, partnership requests, etc.).

• Manage key strategic relationships with media event platforms, global sustainability organizations and select think tanks to ensure the organization is represented at most thought after influential platforms (events, conferences, closed door discussions, etc.).
• Oversee the external and internal engagement protocols for employees speaking at or attending global events and conferences

Qualifications

If you possess the following, we’d like to hear from you :

• BA, BS and / or MA, MS in communications, journalism, business, or a related field.
• Experience in asset management, investment commentary, or financial writing with a portfolio of editorial content that exemplifies superb writing skills and the ability to structure and execute writing projects intended for variety of audiences, including at the CEO-level.
• The ability to take complex and sophisticated financial concepts and distill and synthesize them into clear and compelling content that is easy for audiences to understand and action.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment and develop and pitch exciting ideas on a consistent basis
• Exceptional writing and communication skills with a keen editorial eye for detail and a strong background in fact-checking.
• Intellectual curiosity and a good knowledge of capital markets and / or institutional investing.
• Digitally savvy with a good understanding of digital tools and channels, including social media, search, and content marketing.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams and vendors (, Portfolio Management, Media Relations, Legal, creative services, and investment professionals).
• Excellent interpersonal skills, proficiency at prioritization, proven experience with simultaneously managing multiple tasks, and the ability to operate under scheduled deadlines.
9 days ago