SENIOR Manager Strategic Planning & Initiatives; Intergovernmental & Agency Relations

SENIOR MANAGER STRATEGIC PLANNING & INITIATIVES (Intergovernmental & Agency Relations)

Job : 65215

Job Category: Operations & Maintenance

Division & Section: City Manager's Office, Intergovernmental & Agency Relations

Work Location: City Hall, 100 Queen St. W, Toronto, ON

Job Type & Duration: Full‑time, Temporary Vacancy, 12 months

Salary Range: $144,591-$196,565

Hiring Zone: $157,710-$170,991

Shift Information: Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week

Affiliation: Non‑Union

Number of Positions Open: 1

Posting Period: 12‑Jun‑2026 to 26‑Jun‑2026

Recognized as one of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers for 2026, the City of Toronto promotes professional development and is committed to providing opportunities to lead, learn and grow. We value integrity, reliability, and fairness, and we embrace the diversity of the people we work with and serve.

The City Manager’s Office provides strategic leadership to Toronto’s municipal administration, ensuring effective governance, accountability, continuous improvement and strong partnerships across sectors. Its work enables the City to deliver services that support a prosperous, inclusive, and well‑managed Toronto.

• Impact: Contribute to decisions and partnerships that shape the City’s future
• Collaboration: Work across divisions and governments on complex, high‑priority initiatives
• Leadership: Build and lead a team in a dynamic and evolving environment
• Public service: Help deliver programs and services that improve the lives of residents

In this role, you will lead a high‑performing team responsible for advancing the City’s priorities through effective intergovernmental relations, agency oversight, and strategic initiatives. Your leadership will help strengthen partnerships across governments, agencies, and internal divisions while driving coordinated, results‑focused delivery.

If you are motivated by complex, high‑impact work and thrive in dynamic, fast‑paced, politically sensitive environments, this role offers an opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the City’s success.

In the City Manager’s Office, the pace is steady and the issues are rarely simple. Intergovernmental priorities shift, agency matters evolve, and decisions at Council require coordination, clarity, and informed response. As Senior Manager, Strategic Planning & Initiatives (Intergovernmental & Agency Relations), you are at the centre of that work, providing direction, steady oversight, and coordination across intergovernmental and agency‑related initiatives.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team, bringing focus to competing priorities while supporting staff development and reinforcing a culture built on collaboration, accountability, and high performance. Your leadership ensures the team is aligned, responsive, and equipped to deliver in a fast‑moving environment.

In close partnership with senior leadership, political staff and elected officials, you provide strategic advice on intergovernmental relations, agency governance, and emerging policy issues. You translate complex policy, legislative, and political developments into clear, actionable guidance that informs decisions.

Your work is grounded in relationships. You build and maintain strong connections across municipal, provincial, and federal governments, as well as with City agencies, boards, and corporations. In negotiations, intergovernmental forums, and high‑level discussions, you represent the City, articulating and advancing key priorities with clarity and consistency.

You guide complex initiatives from inception through implementation, ensuring alignment with corporate priorities. At the same time, you provide oversight to agency and corporation governance frameworks, including mandates, board structures, and accountability requirements.

With a continuous view of the external environment, you monitor and analyze policy, legislative, and political developments, helping shape the City’s strategic response. Through cross‑functional collaboration, you support coordinated, effective service delivery…