Manager, Market Building

[Full job description, in English and French | Description complte du poste, en anglais et en franais: https://rallyassets.com/about/team/jobs/

ROLE DESCRIPTION

You're a strategic, entrepreneurial leader ready to help shape the future of impact investing in Canada. You believe in mobilizing capital to address systemic inequities and social and environmental challenges. With deep experience in project management and stakeholder collaboration, you're ready to take ownership of high-impact initiatives designed to grow the impact investing sector, and deliver on the Government of Canada's vision for the Social Finance Fund.

As the Manager, Market Building, you will lead and oversee a portfolio of high-impact projects focused on building sustainable infrastructure for the social finance market in Canada. You'll drive three major projects: strengthening governance and education for foundations, engaging institutional investors to unlock private capital, and launching a pilot impact fund in the arts and culture sector.

You will report to the CEO of Rally Assets and work closely with internal and external collaborators across the country. You'll thrive in a fast-paced environment that values systems thinking, bold leadership and practical delivery.

In our work as Realize Capital Partners, we're a fund-of-funds manager for the Government of Canada's Social Finance Fund, an innovative initiative to growth the social finance market and strengthen social purpose organizations. Part of the mandate includes undertaking a variety of activities to build the social finance market across the country. Learn more: realizecapitalpartners.ca

Note: This role is being offered as a fixed-term position of 12 months with the possibility of an extension for an additional six months, subject to the agreement of both parties, in line with specific market-building initiatives funded under the Social Finance Fund.

PRIMARY DUTIES

Strategic Project Leadership

Lead project planning and delivery for three major sector-building initiatives:

• A national Board Governance and Education program to build the capacity of philanthropic and community foundation boards to make impact-aligned investment decisions, including the development of tailored toolkits and a cohort-based learning program
• An Institutional Investor Engagement strategy focused on building relationships with Canada's largest pension funds and asset owners to catalyze their participation in social finance
• A Pilot Arts Fund to explore and launch a proof-of-concept investment fund supporting the arts and culture sector, with particular focus on under-served organizations and communities

Stakeholder Engagement and Coordination

• Cultivate and manage relationships with key project partners and vendors, including managing multiple third-party consultants
• Represent Realize Capital Partners in national conversations
• Work with the Communications Team, in particular the Associate, Communications, to market programs and share lessons learned through white papers, webinars and/or other educational outputs

Program Operations and Knowledge Building

• Develop governance toolkits, engagement strategies and educational resources
• Build internal systems to track and codify insights and frameworks
• Ensure the projects contribute to long-term system-level change in Canada's impact investing market

QUALIFICATIONS

On your resume, we ask that you demonstrate the following:

• 5-7 years of experience leading cross-sector projects
• Strong project management skills
• Experience managing diverse stakeholders
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Equity-informed project design experience
• That you are legally able to work in Canada without restrictions
• Familiarity with foundations/investors/public-private partnerships is an asset
• Proficiency in both English and French is considered a strong asset

During the interviews we will be reviewing, assessing and covering the following:

• Your passion and interest in impact investing
• Your ability to think critically, solve problems and communicate solutions
• Your ability to effectively manage complex projects, coordinating with a diverse range of stakeholders and collaborators
• Your comfort working in a fast-paced, evolving, and self-directed work environment
• Your belief in our company values of curiosity, empathy, generosity, grit, honesty and integrity
• Your commitment to contributing to a team's success
• Your experience regarding the large environmental and equity challenges impact investing aims to help solve
• Your ability to translate complex ideas/information and make them accessible to non-specialist audiences
• Strong interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, communications skills

WORKING AT RALLY ASSETS

• Work at a company that is purpose driven and values aligned where you will be able to contribute on a daily basis to making the world better
• A great corporate culture - a certified great place to work and a certified B Corporation
• Personal and professional development opportunities
• Flexibility. We strive to support everyone to have a good work-life balance
• A competitive health and benefits plan designed to support the welfare of team members
• Vacation entitlement of 20 days a year
• Work remotely. While most of the Rally team lives in Toronto, we support hybrid and remote working conditions when possible

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Interested individuals should apply through our online application portal by May 19, 2025. Cover letters are not needed but the application portal contains a question we'd like answered: Why are you interested in applying your project management and stakeholder management skills to projects focused on achieving positive community and social outcomes? Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview. No phone calls please.

COMMITTED TO INCLUSION

Rally Assets Inc. is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion. We intentionally strive to have a workforce that mirrors the diverse demographics in this country. We encourage all applicants to apply regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or Indigenous status. Studies have shown that women, people of colour, people with disabilities and people from 2SLGBTQIA+ communities are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway, as you may be the ideal candidate we are looking for. If you require accommodation during the recruitment and selection process, please let us know: info@rallyassets.com. We will work with you to provide as seamless a recruitment experience as possible.

ABOUT RALLY ASSETS

Rally Assets is an impact investment management firm. The firm helps investors generate positive social and environmental impact alongside a financial return. Rally creates impact funds and other portfolios to enable foundations, other institutional investors, family offices and individual accredited investors to invest in alignment with their values. Through Realize Capital Partners, Rally is a fund-of-funds manager for the Government of Canada's Social Finance Fund. Rally is a Portfolio Manager and Exempt Market Dealer registered in Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec with the respective provincial securities commissions. Rally is a certified B Corporation. Certified B Corporations meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose.

12-month Contract Position

Salary: $90,000 - $100,000 a year

Expected Start Date: June 2025

Application Deadline: Monday, May 19, 2025