Posting active date: 11/3/2025
Name of corporate partner: Pathways to Education Canada
Application deadline: 11/19/2025
Location: Toronto, Ontario (Hybrid: on-site 2 days/week)
Job title: Senior Manager, Communications
Job type: Contract
Reporting to: Interim Director, Marketing & Communications
Department: Marketing & Communications
Length (contract/internship): Contract, 12-13 months / Full Time
About the organization:
We’re looking for someone who can change the paradigm for youth living in poverty in Canada. Someone who enjoys building partnerships, making an impact, and working with energetic, high-performing teams. Is that you?
Pathways to Education is a national, charitable organization breaking the cycle of poverty through education. Its award-winning program is creating positive social change by supporting youth living in low- income communities to overcome barriers to education, graduate from high school, and build the foundation for a successful future. Through the collective power of partnerships, Pathways to Education’s innovative program is preparing youth for tomorrow.
Job Summary:
The Senior Manager Communications is responsible for shaping and implementing the organization’s communications strategy for both internal and external audiences. This role oversees, creates and edits key messaging and collateral, ensuring consistent, on-brand communications across the organization. The position acts as the project manager, editor, and principal writer for Pathways Canada’s major internal and external communications work.
Job responsibility:
- Develop organizational key messaging to support our vision and mission, overseeing a library of current and approved collateral to support fundraising and program needs.
- Oversee Pathways to Education’s storytelling content including approval of alumni and program success stories, research and evaluation content and internal newsletter.
- Support marketing team in development of content as needed, including support with framing, messaging and scripting.
- Working closely with the Interim Director, Marketing and Communications, create, review and approve all external-facing messaging, proposals and flagship marcomms projects (e.g. thought leadership whitepapers).
- Lead major communications projects and external publications (e.g. Annual Report), overseeing copy, design, and editing.
- Develop internal and external facing content including speeches, media briefs, FAQs, staff briefings, award submissions and other content as required.
- Oversee strategic and tactical media/PR outreach to generate media opportunities and elevate the profile of the organization. Support with drafting media pitches, speaking notes, and media training of spokespeople.
- Manage the activities of Manager, Communications and Specialist, Communications.
Experience & Qualification requirements:
- Post-secondary degree or diploma in communications or related experience
- 5+ years’ experience working in a communications role
- Strong oral, verbal, and written communication
- Bilingualism in French/English preferred
- Excellent project management and organizational skills
- Ability to meet deadlines while anticipating potential changes and adapting to further our mission
Additional information:
- Competitive Salary
- Generous vacation and health benefits package
- Group RRSP program
- An exciting opportunity to be part of a leading not-for-profit dedicated to excellence and impact
- A collaborative work environment with a culture of innovation
- Opportunities for learning and professional development.
How to apply:
To confidentially explore this opportunity, please submit a cover letter and resume using the online application at https://pathwaystoeducation.applytojobs.ca. Applications will be accepted until Wednesday, November 19 by 5:00 pm. Pathways to Education thanks all applicants for their interest. Due to volume, only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted.
Pathways to Education is committed to fostering a diverse work environment, one that is inclusive of different races, ethnic origin, citizenship, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, ages, family status, disability status, and intersectional identities. All interested candidates are encouraged to apply and advise us of any accommodations or supports needed to ensure fair and equitable access throughout the recruitment and selection process.