Halifax Partnership

The individual, will lead, guide, and direct the Halifax Partnership's Innovation Halifax Program, including:

• Overall planning, management, and delivery of the Program, including establishing strong and effective working relationships with the Halifax start-up community, Innovation District partners and key public and private stakeholders (local, national, and international).
• Lead the day-to-day operations, program delivery and initiatives of the Halifax Innovation Outpost. This includes working collaboratively through the Outpost to identify/pilot innovative opportunities that will accelerate the goals of HalifACT, Halifax's comprehensive climate action plan.
• Develop and launch Halifax Partnership's Corporate Meets Startup Connector Pilot Program aimed at connecting established companies to Halifax start-ups to identify and collaborate on innovative solutions that address company challenges.
• Direct and manage Halifax Partnership's Account Executive/outreach to Halifax start-ups and scaleups and help make connections to private and public sector resources needed to accelerate their growth.
• Manage the process to undertake a Needs Assessment that will identify the gap between what start-ups, scaleups and new companies choosing Halifax need for working space for the next phase of their growth. Present and share results with key stakeholders and commercial landlords.
• In collaboration with the Vice President of Marketing and Communications develop and implement an Innovation Halifax Communication and Engagement action plan focused on raising awareness of Halifax Innovation District's value proposition and assets and create opportunities for greater engagement amongst start-ups, scaleups and established companies.
• Collaborate with the Province of Nova Scotia's Innovation Outpost.
• Track, promote, and report on progress on the implementation of the Program's initiatives and budget.
• Lead the development of a longer-term strategic plan and funding model.
• Represent the Innovation District in interactions with public and private sector, community leaders, media representatives, and others.
• Establish quarterly performance targets to act as a guideline that enables measurement and tracking in Salesforce of individual and group performance.
• Manage services and benefits agreement with Volta.

Education

• Master's degree in political science, economics, innovation, entrepreneurship, business, and/or related field is preferred; and
• A combination of experience and education may be considered.

Experience

• Five+ years relevant experience in a senior leadership capacity.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in project and/or program delivery and governance.

Halifax Partnership is Halifax's public-private economic development organization. We drive and accelerate economic growth by selling and marketing Halifax to the world to attract businesses, talent, and investment, helping businesses reach their full potential and tracking and reporting on Halifax's economic progress.

Together with our network of influential and globally connected partners, we are committed to building an inclusive, thriving, prosperous Halifax for all. We work collaboratively to achieve our goals and we are making a meaningful impact on how our region grows.

The successful candidate will be an adaptive and dynamic individual comfortable working in a fast-paced organization and embody Halifax Partnership's core values:

• Partnership and Collaboration: We believe in the power of partnership and are committed to working collaboratively, exchanging experiences, information, knowledge and finding solutions.
• Accountability and Transparency: We are responsive and accountable to the community and honour our commitments to each other, our partners, investors, and clients by doing what we say we will do.
• Inclusion: We are committed to creating a culture of inclusion free from discrimination and harassment and where, employees, partners, investors, clients, and the communities we serve are treated with fairness, dignity, and respect.
• Boldness: We believe in openness, creativity, experimentation, and the generation of ideas in the pursuit of excellence and growth.

Terms of Employment

• Fixed-term contract to March 31, 2023; full-time, 37.5 hours per week.
• During the COVID-19 pandemic, your work location may be a hybrid model shared between the Halifax Innovation Outpost at Volta, Halifax Partnership office and/or at home. Work location will be determined by operational requirements, public health recommendations, and government requirements.

Commencement Date

ASAP

To Apply

Please e-mail your resume and cover letter, including salary expectations, in confidence to [email protected] Thursday, July 22, 2021, by 4:00 p.m. Please state the title of the position you are applying for in the subject line.

Halifax Partnership is committed to fostering a culture that is grounded in diversity and inclusiveness. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, including African Nova Scotians, Aboriginal peoples, women, persons with a disability, racially visible persons, persons of minority sexual orientations, and gender identities.