Associate, Strategic Initiatives
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Strategic Initiatives Associate collaborating with senior leadership at Venture for Canada to support strategic priorities and research opportunities across multiple sectors.
Responsibilities:
- Partner cross-functionally with senior leadership on high-priority strategic initiatives as organizational priorities evolve
- Research emerging opportunities in entrepreneurship, workforce development, and innovation
- Support the leadership and program teams in development of new program concepts, partnership opportunities, and international collaborations
- Contribute to and maintain partnership tracking systems and CRM records
- Prepare briefing notes, meeting materials, and background research for government relations engagements
- Coordinate with external government relations firms and support RFP preparation as needed
- Research government priorities, policy developments, and funding opportunities relevant to Venture for Canada's work
- Help maintain stakeholder engagement records and support relationship tracking
- Support development of policy reports, white papers, and strategic publications, including Venture for Canada's work on AI adoption among SMEs
- Provide executive support to senior leadership, including calendar coordination, scheduling, email support, network management, and other administrative support as needed
- Prepare briefing materials, presentations, and talking points for meetings, speaking engagements, and external event support
Requirements:
- 2+ years of professional experience, ideally in business, consulting, government relations, policy, or a professional-services environment
- Strong research skills and the ability to translate research into clear, structured written materials (briefing notes, reports, case studies)
- Experience developing and managing external relationships, partnerships, or stakeholder ecosystems, including maintaining relationship pipelines, CRM systems, and engagement tracking processes
- Exposure to government relations, public affairs, or policy work (e.g., briefing notes, RFPs, coordinating with external firms) is a strong asset
- Experience supporting senior executives is a strong asset
- Skilled in working across multiple, unrelated workstreams simultaneously without losing quality or follow-through
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to adapt messaging for different audiences, including executives, partners, government stakeholders, and external audiences.
Benefits:
- Moderate in-person attendance of program-related events
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