Engagement Manager

About LegacyWorks Group

LegacyWorks Group (LWG) is a collective of changemakers facilitating ambitious collaborative initiatives to address today’s biggest challenges. Through community-driven, place-based initiatives and client-centered consulting programs, we advance projects and portfolios that deliver transformative impact results while building community resilience and the capacity to rise higher. Funders, impact investors, community based organizations, and government agencies engage us for strategy consulting and planning, collaborative facilitation, impact finance, data dashboarding, and initiative incubation and support. Together we build and strengthen networks, amplify and accelerate collaboration, and enable highly effective collective effort at the scale of landscapes, sectors and systems. 

About the Consulting Team

At LegacyWorks, we partner with changemakers—funders, nonprofits, impact investors, social enterprises, and public agencies—to move big ideas into action. Through tailored engagements, we help design and scale solutions that align community priorities with environmental, economic, and social outcomes. The Consulting  Team brings deep experience in strategy, facilitation, communications, and collaborative design. Whether it’s developing a multi-million-dollar fund, co-launching a regional initiative, or navigating cross-sector relationships, we work alongside clients and partners across North America to build the infrastructure and momentum for lasting change. 

What You’ll Do

The Engagement Manager drives impactful client engagements from planning to delivery, ensuring projects achieve goals on time and with excellence. They build strong, trust-based relationships, foster collaboration, and elevate client and team capacity while promoting equitable participation. Through compelling storytelling and high-quality deliverables, they communicate results and contribute to a culture of learning, innovation, and belonging across the organization.

The Engagement Manager’s role is integral to:

1. Fostering trust and connectedness with Consulting clients and within the LegacyWorks team 
2. Building capacity through multiple pathways for changemakers across the country seeking to catalyze transformation in their communities
3. Facilitating authentic convening spaces to foster the needs and dreams of community members, investors, and partnering organizations  
4. Catalyzing collective action by creating spaces, tools, and opportunities for collaboration and impact
5. Sharing stories and clear data to inform and track efforts to create change for good

Your Primary Responsibilities 

1. Project Planning & Execution
   • Define project scope, objectives, and success measures in collaboration with clients and consulting teams
   • Develop and manage detailed project plans, including timelines, deliverables, and resource allocation
   • Track and manage project budgets, contracts, and compliance requirements
   • Monitor progress against milestones to ensure projects remain on schedule and deliver high-quality results
   • Drive cycles of continuous improvement and evolution across projects and processes
   • Ensure belonging, access, and opportunity are embedded throughout project design and delivery
   • Achieve progress and deliver on expectations for team and client goals
2. Impact Finance Consulting 
   • Support the planning and design of client-driven impact finance initiatives and impact investment projects including developing scopes of work, workflows, and budgets for incorporation into contracts
   • Support client partners in clearly articulating their impact intentions and emergent ideas for programs, investments, funds, enterprises and initiatives 
   • Undertake the research and design work needed to help clients develop innovative finance strategies, capital stacks, and funds aligned with intended impacts and community needs
   • Within engagements, support client-driven fundraising and resource mobilization through blended finance, grants, and innovative funding mechanisms
   • Oversee financial due diligence and risk assessments and develop evaluation frameworks for partner projects and investments
   • Translate complex finance concepts into accessible language and actionable strategies for our clients and partners, ensuring each engagement advances their conservation and community resilience initiatives while building their capacity, skills and expertise
   • Consistently deliver high-quality outcomes—across relationships, processes and results—that advance the Consulting team’s goals and further its reputation as the partner to turn to for high impact projects aligned with our purpose 
3. Client & Stakeholder Management
   • Serve as an important point of contact for clients, building relationships that move at the speed of trust
   • Use active listening to surface client priorities, needs, and challenges, and guide stakeholders through complexity with clarity and confidence
   • Foster trust and alignment with clients through clear, strategic communication that builds credibility and shared understanding
   • Facilitate collaboration across diverse groups, cultivating shared ownership of project outcomes
   • Work to transform power dynamics by elevating underrepresented perspectives and creating space for equitable participation
   • Build capacity in clients and partners by sharing knowledge, tools, and practices that strengthen long-term impact
   • Provide regular status updates and design meetings, workshops, and presentations that keep stakeholders aligned and informed
4. Storytelling & Communication
   • Share the story of the consulting work by weaving data and narratives that highlight successes, lessons learned, and collective impact, inspiring cultural change and broader participation
   • Develop high-quality deliverables—including pitch decks, graphics, reports, and presentations—that communicate impact and align with client goals and needs
5. Team & Culture Cultivation
   • Practice active listening, follow through on commitments, and contribute to a culture of trust and accountability
   • Share knowledge and ask questions openly, supporting team learning and collective problem-solving
   • Approach challenges with curiosity and reflection, contributing to thoughtful and collaborative decision-making
   • Foster belonging, access, and opportunity by treating colleagues with respect and ensuring all voices feel valued
6. Organizational Collaboration 
   • Contribute to the evolution of LWG’s collaborative impact model and support initiatives centered around belonging, access and opportunity
   • Participate actively in team meetings and organizational working groups to foster a cohesive team environment
   • Comply with all LWG’s systems and policies including, but not limited to, time tracking, credits card expense reporting, reimbursement requests, and other organizational requirements