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Please note: This posting is for a 4-month Student Summer 2024 placement with a start date of May 2024 and end-date of August 2024. In order to be eligible for this 4-month Student position, you must either:
- Be returning back to school after the work term end-date of August 2024; or
- If you are not returning back to school (i.e. are graduating in April/August 2024), but you require the work term as a mandatory component to in order to graduate successfully.
Please ensure that you meet these eligibility requirements before applying - candidates who apply but are found to be ineligible are not able to be considered.
What is the opportunity?
As an Associate in the Business Financial Services (BFS) Thought Leadership team, you will support all aspects of the BFS Thought Leadership strategy including leading portions of the content development process and content distribution strategy. You will also support the BFS Climate Strategy, with emphasis on supporting business owners to achieve their climate and sustainability objectives.
What will you do?
Research, analyze, and develop content on relevant industries (agriculture, technology, advanced manufacturing, supply chain, retail, etc.), industry trends, and other topics affecting the broader economy including inflation, supply chain disruption, labor markets, etc. For this rotation, climate and sustainability solutions applied to Commercial Real Estate, Agriculture, Manufacturing, and Supply Chains will be prioritized content.
Support the content delivery strategy by providing recommendations and assisting with content design for online channels and by supporting live event delivery from a content perspective.
Analyze various external data sources to generate insights, synthesize findings, and make recommendations: sources will include Statistics Canada, RBC Economics, Statista, Industry Reports, and other data sources as required.
Participate in the content development process – turning research and insights into digestible Thought Leadership content; create whitepaper and article outlines, reviewing drafts, editing data charts and infographics, etc.
What do you need to succeed?
Must-have:
Minimum of 1 year of Undergraduate Studies, preferably in Business, Economics, Journalism, Marketing, or other related discipline
Strong research, writing and communication skills
Interest in the Canadian and global economy, business trends, including business sustainability, and other topics relevant to Canadian business owners
Nice to have:
Interest in ESG
Experience writing for a journal, newsletter, online audience, or other commercial application
Experience working with statistics or economic data
Experience in project management or business strategy
What’s in it for you?
We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.
- Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities.
- Ability to make a difference and lasting impact.
- Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team.
- Opportunities to do challenging work and make a difference.
- Opportunities to build close relationships.
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