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22 Sep 2022

Full-Time Strategist

the greater – Posted by the greater –  Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Job Description

WHO WE ARE:

the greater is a strategy consulting firm and social enterprise that exists to help brands become great by doing good. We were founded in 2020 by two experienced marketing agency executives who believe in a purpose+ mindset—where a clear commitment to social impact is the path to long-term sustainable brand profit.

Our work spans the spectrum of helping companies identify, articulate and activate their purpose. This includes consulting to determine what that purpose should be, what kind of social impact they will have, and how they can translate the good they are doing in the world to realize business, brand and talent outcomes.

We work with agencies, brands, and organizations across all sectors from corporations to not-for-profits.

We invest 50% of our net profit back into community charities, organizations, and initiatives that provide vital services to equity-deserving groups.

We are a Certified Living Wage Employer and are working towards becoming B Corp certified.

For more on us check out: https://thegreater.ca/why-we-launched/

THE ROLE:

the greater is looking for a catalyst for change who wants to join our growing team in the role of Strategist.

We believe that the best strategies are done with people, not at people. This means you’ll be counted on to provide smart strategic counsel and guide collaborative projects that get the best out of everyone in the room.

You’ll be a key player within our growing entrepreneurial start up. You’ll take a lead role in key projects with our clients to help develop strategic counsel and provide recommendations, as well as support co-founders and Strategy Directors on the projects they chair. Our strategists work directly with clients and manage project deliverables, so you will also stretch your account management muscles. Finally, as an empowered member of our team, you’ll help shape the evolution of our organization through your contributions to our operations, communications and thought leadership.

There’s no one right way to do strategy so instead of listing down skills and attributes that run the gamut on the expected qualifications, we’d rather use this time to give you a range of contexts and situations where we think you must shine to be successful in this role:

  • Ambiguity:so much of what we’re helping our clients to do has never been done before. There’s no road map so we need to be agile and innovative in real time. If you like a blank page to work from, can help to see the path where others cannot, and are ready to make brave recommendations, this might be a role for you.
  • High Performance Team:we’re a small but mighty team and we all do things that are inside and outside our role to help drive the work forward. If you regularly put up your hand and bring forth new ideas and ways of working (even when those conflict with the norm) then you’ll fit right in with us.
  • Clients as Partners:we work best when we’re actively engaged with our clients as thought partners. A great collaboration session with sticky notes (or virtual whiteboards) gets us going and leads to great outcomes. There’s minimal “big reveal” presentation moments here. We love to impress and delight with new thinking but first and foremost we believe in the power of teams. This means you’ll get direct engagement with clients to riff off one another regularly. If you’re someone that wants to work closely with your clients to collaborate as partners, then look no further
  • Always Learning: We’re at our best when we’re staying on the pulse of the industry and consuming content that gives us new learning. From ESGs to NFTs, we need somebody who is naturally curious on trends inside and outside of Purpose marketing. Seeing opportunity in the collision of many interconnected concepts and craving continuous learning will help you thrive with us.
  • Storytellers: Our product is our people, and our people must excel in communications. We need to bring clarity to everything we do and communicate complex ideas with simplicity. We’re seeking is clear, decisive, and easy to comprehend recommendations.
  • Genuine passion: We’re not just changing how agencies operate, we’re helping to change the world. The work we do will create positive social impact. Genuine interest in this space will help you to feel amazing each day about what you do and bring out your best.
  • Grit: The work we take on is hard. You will be challenged and sometimes it might feel daunting. Where most people stop is where we find our next level. We are a team first, so you’ll never be on your own. And as a team, we expect everyone to show up and support each other with a commitment to find a way when the way is unclear.

 

Compensation

  • Starting salary of $85,000 per annum: this is the allocated salary for the right candidate for this role, regardless of your experience or qualifications.
  • Bonus: eligibility for bonus program
  • Benefits: we offer competitive benefits that will commence upon starting

 

Vacation and time off:

  • Vacation: 20 days per annum
  • Statutory Days:Flexible stat days based on your customs and culture
  • Personal and sick days:10 days per year
  • Volunteer time: 1 hour per week for volunteering
  • Other: participation in summer and holiday hours program

 

What else is in it for you?

  • Help drive social change through the work you do – through your contributions to the greater you will help to generate approximately $25,000 for our community giving fund. You will also get to help inform how we direct these funds to different charities and organizations.
  • Gain learning as part of a growing entrepreneurial start-up social enterprise

 

TIMING:

Our ideal start date for this role is first half of November 2022

 

LOCATION:

the greater operates out of the Centre for Social Innovation Annex Location (720 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Canada).

Hybrid Work: We are a hybrid environment with regular in-office days of Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday with flexibility to work remotely from home two days per week on Mondays and Fridays.

We offer additional flexibility including extended long weekends, remote work opportunities, as well as an office closure during December. More details will be provided to candidates during the interview process.

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How to Apply

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Please submit your resume and cover letter as a single Word document* to info@thegreater.ca by Monday, October 10, 2022 and provide answers to the following questions in your cover letter:
  • Why are you pursuing this opportunity in particular?
  • Which brand or organization do you most admire and why?
  • What is the major social impact you would like to see us support and why?
* Providing your information in a Word document allows us to anonymize the applicants to avoid bias in our selection process. To ensure equity in the hiring process, we will not be doing informational interviews about the role.   RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION PROCESS: the greater is committed to ensuring our recruitment and selection process and work environment are inclusive and barrier-free. We celebrate and welcome the diversity of all employees and believe that having a team of individuals with different backgrounds, views, experiences and capabilities makes us stronger as an organization. Accommodation is also available upon request for individuals taking part in all stages of our recruitment and selection processes. Please advise in your application to ensure your accessibility needs due to a disability are accommodated. Information received relating to accommodation will be addressed confidentially. the greater’s selection process involves the anonymization of all resumes prior to their screening by the selection committee. This step removes the applicant’s personal details (names, email, address) to the reduce the potential for bias. Following the initial review of applications, the greater will contact select candidates for a first-round interview. This will be a 30-minute phone call. From there, shortlisted candidates will be invited to a full-length interview, approximately, one hour. An additional task (such as outlining an approach to strategy development) and/or interview may be included if deemed necessary to support hiring decision making. The selection committee will reach out for reference checks for the candidate they intend to extend an offer to. Finally, the successful candidate will receive an Employment Agreement, which they will have time to review and return. We anticipate this process to take approximately 8 weeks from the posting of the job ad to tendering an employment offer.    

Job Categories: Equal Opportunities. Job Types: Full-Time. Job Tags: #strategist #consulting #socialimpact. Salaries: 80,000 - 100,000.

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