Senior Specialist, Organizational Effectiveness
Manulife · Toronto, ON · Sur place · Temps plein
The Senior Advisor, Strategic Programs & Engagement is a highly visible role supporting strategic priorities across Canada Operations. Reporting to the Transformation Enablement Lead, this position partners closely with senior leaders and the Canada COO Office to advance executive communications, employee engagement, organizational effectiveness, and strategic initiatives.
As a key member of a lean and collaborative team, the successful candidate will help translate business priorities into meaningful communications, coordinate enterprise-wide initiatives, support leadership engagement activities, and enable successful execution of organizational priorities. This role serves as a connector across multiple stakeholder groups and requires strong communication, program management, relationship-building, and change enablement capabilities.
This opportunity is ideal for a strategic and proactive professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, influencing without authority, navigating ambiguity, and partnering with leaders to deliver meaningful business impact
Position Responsibilities:
Executive Communications & Leadership Support
Partner with senior leaders and the Canada COO Office to support executive communications and organizational messaging.
Develop executive presentations, briefing materials, leadership updates, speeches, talking points, FAQs, and communication plans.
Translate complex business priorities, strategies, and operational initiatives into clear, compelling, and engaging communications.
Support internal and external speaking engagements, leadership forums, town halls, and employee events.
Ensure alignment, consistency, and effectiveness of messaging across multiple audiences and initiatives.
Provide communication support for key organizational announcements, priorities, and leadership initiatives.
Strategic Programs & Organizational Initiatives
Support the planning, execution, coordination, and communication of strategic initiatives across Canada Operations.
Partner with stakeholders to drive progress on high-priority business initiatives and organizational goals.
Coordinate multiple workstreams, deliverables, timelines, and stakeholder groups to advance strategic programs.
Identify dependencies, risks, opportunities, and barriers to execution while helping initiatives move forward successfully.
Facilitate collaboration across teams and functions to support enterprise objectives and operational priorities.
The full posting and the application are on the employer's own site.
