Job Opportunities Climate Transition & Resilience Planning Program Manager
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Job Summary
Job ID:9766
Employment Type: New Role
Working Business Language: English. This role is considered a head-office role and will be required to communicate with internal stakeholders across Canada where the primary business language utilized is English.
Salary: At Wawanesa salary is only one component of a holistic comprehensive and competitive offering that we provide to our addition to salary full-time and part-time permanent employees are eligible for an annual bonus plan leave of absence top-up programs and provided with generous vacation time personal days premium free benefits and pension plan.
The salary offered for this role is determined with consideration to various factors including but not limited to: your work location local labour market conditions external market salary data internal pay equity and the knowledge skills experience and anticipated proficiency in the role. The salary offered is estimated to be within the following range: $115000 - $135000. Candidates with salary expectations outside of the range are still encouraged to apply.
About Us
At Wawanesa we offer a hybrid work environment that offers flexibility to our employees in balancing in-office (2 days per week OR 15 hours per week in a Wawanesa office) and remote work. You may work from any of the following locations: Winnipeg MB; Vancouver BC; Calgary AB; Edmonton AB; Toronto (North York) ON; Kitchener ON; Ottawa ON; Montreal QC; Moncton NB; Dartmouth; NS.
The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company (Wawanesa Mutual) founded in 1896 is one of Canadas largest mutual insurers with over $3.5 billion in annual revenue and assets of $10 billion (CAD). Wawanesa Mutual with its National Headquarters in Winnipeg is the parent company of Wawanesa Life which provides life insurance products and services throughout Canada and Western Financial Group which distributes personal and business insurance across Canada. Wawanesa proudly serves more than 1.7 million members in Canada and we are home to more than 3300 employees distributed across the Canadian regions and communities where we operate. We give back to organizations that strengthen communities donating more than $3.5 million annually to charitable organizations including over $2 million annually in support of people on the front lines of climate change. We are also proud to be recognized as one of Manitobas Top Employers. To learn more visit .
We are currently looking for dedicated driven and enthusiastic individuals who thrive in an environment that welcomes change and are looking for an opportunity for diverse experience and advancement on a growing team.
Job Overview
The Climate Transition & Resilience Planning Program Manager supports the development and execution of Wawanesas enterprise-wide climate transition and resilience strategy serving as a subject matter expert on sustainability and decarbonization. Acting as a strategic advisor and internal advocate the role drives innovation ensures regulatory compliance and fosters collaboration across teams to advance Wawanesas sustainability goals.
Job Responsibilities
- Serve as an internal subject matter expert on a broad range of corporate sustainability topics including greenhouse gas emissions standards decarbonization strategies transition planning best practices climate-related opportunities and emerging concepts such as nature-based solutions and carbon removals.
- Orchestrate the development of Wawanesas enterprise-wide climate transition and resilience plan providing strategic guidance education and science-aligned insights to inform business decisions.
- Oversee the quantification of Wawanesas GHG emissions baseline across all scopes in line with regulatory expectations.
- Advise on the creation and refinement of sustainability metrics and targets ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
- Design and implement a multi-year roadmap to establish robust data infrastructure and integrated systems for collecting standardizing and analyzing climate transition indicators embedding these into enterprise strategy and decision-making.
- Identify opportunities to leverage Wawanesas mutual structure to advance climate objectives including the pursuit of public-private partnerships where appropriate.
- Develop and manage efficient processes for producing sustainability-related reports both voluntary and regulatory.
- Collaborate with the Risk function to assess climate-related risks and develop mitigation strategies using a data-driven approach.
- Work with business functions and central functions in collaboration with the Risk team to identify and document their strategies in response to climate-related risks.
- Oversee the annual assurance engagement for climate metrics and continuously enhance processes to achieve financial-reporting-level rigor.
- Identify and pursue opportunities for thought leadership by researching and recommending strategic initiatives such as industry recognition programs collaborative publications and/or partnerships with external organizations to develop and publish case studies and insights.
- Continuously monitors sustainability trends standards frameworks regulations and industry best practices to inform and influence Wawanesas sustainability strategy
- Act as an internal advocate providing guidance support and encouragement to teams on sustainability and climate-related initiatives.
- Coaches and mentors junior team members in the department and performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Minimum 3-5 years of experience in sustainability with a focus on developing and leading enterprise-wide sustainability initiatives preferably in insurance or financial services sector and/or in a large complex national or multinational organization.
- Undergraduate or masters degree in business sustainability environmental studies or science engineering or related field.
- Experience in quantifying GHG emissions in line with industry standards such as GHG Protocol or PCAF would be considered an asset.
- Experience in designing and implementing an enterprise-wide climate transition plan would be considered an asset.
- Strong research and analysis skills; ability to frame key analyses required to address critical business issues.
- Strong interpersonal presentation and communication skills with the ability to effectively convey ideas in a persuasive and eloquent manner.
- Ability to deal with ambiguity and conceptual ideas; creative thinker; can work under minimal supervision.
- Strong stakeholder management skills; ability to reach consensus with a variety of teams bringing different perspectives.
- Team-oriented collaborative and flexible.
- Advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint.
- Advanced skills in Python considered an asset.
Diversity Equity Inclusion& Belonging
At Wawanesa we are committed to Diversity Equity Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) and believe that our strength lies in the diversity of our people this is supported by having a representative workforce.
We welcome applications from all qualified candidates including racialized persons women Indigenous Peoples persons with disabilities members of the 2SLGBTQIA community gender-diverse and neurodiverse individuals and anyone who can contribute to the further diversification of thought and ideas.
We aim to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all candidates. If you require accommodations during any stage of the recruitment process please reach out in confidence to .
All Wawanesa job applicants are subject to Wawanesas .
Please note that the recruitment process for this position may involve the use of AI tools to screen assess or select applicants. All final decisions are taken or reviewed by human recruiters and human hiring leaders in compliance with all applicable legislation.
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Project Management Methodology
- Project / Program Management
- Program Management
- Management Experience
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Project Management
- Microsoft Project
- Budgeting
- DoD Experience
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Contracts
About Company
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