Manager Marketing Partnerships

Vancity is the largest private sector Living Wage Employer in Canada and have been consistently recognized as one of the Top Employers in Canada. Come join our team of 2,600 diverse individuals and access competitive rewards & benefits, all while knowing you are a part of a greater movement. This competitively rewarded role will enjoy hybrid working arrangements which can be fulfilled primarily from the Vancity head office location and your Lower Mainland based home office. Periodically, in-person events or activities will be required of you. We’re looking for a **Marketing Manager - Partnerships **who can take ownership, think critically, and has experience developing partnerships with values aligned organizations that can drive growth. Succeeding in this role will mean looking for opportunities to elevate Vancity while understanding our business, our members, the ideal marketing mix, and our brand. **A typical day would involve**: - Establish relationships with multiple organizations in order to develop multiyear partnerships. - Leveraging your business acumen and marketing knowledge to negotiate partnership contracts. - Project manage marketing activities and prioritize initiatives that support strategic plans. - Use customer insights to refine target markets and simplify value propositions with the objective of getting the right message to the right person, at the right time. - Work alongside various stakeholders within and outside of Vancity to articulate ideas and concepts and be seen as credible marketer. - Managing multiple high-priority projects in a deadline and data-driven environment. - Review reports, interpret data and identifying trends that will assist in tactical partnership plans. - Working both independently and with the team, relying on strong influencing skills to achieve results. **You are**: - **An expert business operational navigator** - you have strong business acumen - **A dynamic communicator**: - with great interpersonal and communication skills, you create a clear understanding of expectations; you address escalated challenges and issues in reporting areas; and you represent the functional area across the organization. - **A strategic planner **- you plan and coordinate to establish functional strategies, tactical plans and initiatives; and you lead development of integrated solutions, services and programs. - **Curious & innovative **- you always do your research and analyze it to assess and recommend course of action on industry, political and economic trends, and to identify risks and opportunities that may impact the business unit and or designated area. - **Knowledgeable** - you have advanced knowledge of the concepts, practices and techniques of the related field. You know the relevant Vancity policies and procedures, strategies, functions and programs. **You have**: - University Degree, preferably in Marketing or Business - 10 years of professional experience in Marketing and/or Partnerships. - Proven experience leading engaged marketing teams. - Superior knowledge developing and executing on partnerships to drive growth - Superior knowledge of Marketing delivery and all elements of the marketing mix. - Superior knowledge of strategic business drivers and how these translate into partnership strategy. - Strong skills in quantitative analysis to aid in decision making. - Superior communication and presentation skills. - Strong skills influencing, and leading/facilitating group interactions. - Proven experience working collaboratively with high performing colleagues. - Ability to bring new innovative marketing approaches to life and constantly evolve best practice - Resourceful, self-starter - Personable, collaborative relationship builder - Energetic, enthusiastic, and innovative **The team**: In this role, you will report into the **Director, Segment Engagement.** **We offer**: - We are the largest private-sector Living Wage Employer in Canada and have been consistently recognized as one of the Top Employers in Canada - Our permanent employees qualify for attractive benefit packages that can be customized and changed each year to meet their evolving needs - We understand that retirement means different things to different people and at Vancity we offer retirement programs to meet diverse needs - New employees receive between three and four weeks of vacation allowance per calendar year, and the number of vacation days grows — to a maximum of six weeks per year — as their length of service increases. In addition, full-time, permanent staff can purchase up to six extra days of vacation through our flexible benefits package. - In addition to the 10 statutory holidays in British Columbia, Vancity provides an additional three statutory holidays. We offer care days for periods of short-term personal illness or emergency family illness, plus opportunities to take unpaid leave for a variety of reasons. At Vancity we’re committed to creating a welcoming