Position Purpose: The Partnerships Manager works with the Partnerships Team at Infrastructure Ontario to support priority projects and opportunities across IO business lines. You will implement strategies to standardize and professionalize IO’s client relationships and provide hands on support and advice to IO teams providing informed and sound advice related to IO’s relationships with ministries, agencies, and other key stakeholders. The Partnerships Manager will provide advice at the earliest stages of a project through to supporting approvals, execution, and delivery.What You Will Do: Strategic Advisory Services: Coordinates and leads matters related ministries, agencies, and other stakeholders on initiativesProvides expert analysis and interpretation of direction given and requests received by ministries/clientsProvides strategic advice in response to inquiries from IO teams on various interactionsCoordinates IO teams in fulfilling requests and implementing direction from the governmentEngages with teams across IO to identify and prepare new projects for the Intake processEnsures compliance with partnerships processesProvides insights to leadership to inform partnerships and corporate strategiesStakeholder Relations: Develops and manages relationships with government officials, political staff and other key stakeholdersMaintains a robust network of contacts in client ministries and political officesNurtures solid relationships across IO to create alignment and coordination between business unitsLeads meetings to determine IO positions and inputs, building consensus across business areasManage Issues:



Identifies and executes solutions to challenges with government officials and political officesLeads early interventions to prevent escalationsProvides expert and informed context to resolve issues at the working levelEscalates issues to senior officials or political staff as IO’s representativeTraining and Education: Presents government/client interactions and Partnerships tools and processes during internal training and education sessionsDevelops training and educational materialsProvides ongoing education to IO teams on government relations etiquetteWho You Are: Experience working in the government (municipal or provincial or federal) or public sector agency coupled with in-depth knowledge of government decision-making processes.Level of political acumen is an asset.Well-developed skills in diplomacy, negotiation, consensus-building, and problem-solving.Ability to make presentations to small and large groups.Highly adaptable to different working styles.Ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities.What We Offer: Commitment to creating a diverse,equitableand inclusive culture that promotes a sense of belonging andrepresentsand reflects the needs of the communities we serve.A Defined Contribution Pension Plan, with Infrastructure Ontario contributing the equivalent of 5% of a full-time employee’s annual salary and will also match any employee contribution up to anadditional5% of their annual salary. Toprovidefurther options for planning and saving for the future, IO offers a Group Retirement Savings Plan and Group Tax Free Savings

📌 Partnerships Manager (Toronto)
🏢 Infrastructure Ontario
📍 Toronto