Job Opportunity

Position: Manager, Business Development
Organization: Evergreen
Location: Evergreen Brick Works, 550 Bayview Ave, Toronto, ON

Evergreen is seeking a Manager, Business Development to join our team.

We are a national non-profit transforming public spaces in our cities for the health of people and our planet. With over 30 years of championing urban sustainability, we see the potential of our cities to solve some of the biggest issues facing our time and believe that our public spaces are the key to unlocking it. We see beyond the spaces that exist today and imagine them transformed into places where people and nature thrive.

The Evergreen Brick Works site, where our head office is located, is built on the sovereign territory and waterways of the Haudenosaunee, Wendat, and Anishinaabe Nations. These nations continue to be the original governments, continuing leaders and decision makers that govern these lands. The territory is governed by Treaty 13 signed by the Mississaugas of the Credit. Treaties remind everyone of our mutual responsibilities to these Nations and the many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit who call this land home. 

Why Evergreen?

In staff engagement surveys, Evergreen employees consistently report that their colleagues are one of the best things about working here. What else is in it for you?

• A reduced work week (4.5 days) for all full-time staff.
• Flexible workdays that align with your life needs and role responsibilities.
• Paid vacation, 3 paid personal days (Evergreen Days), and a paid day off on your birthday.
• Employer-paid extended health care and dental benefits, including a Health Care Spending Account and access to mental health resources.
• Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that support staff who are Indigenous, racialized, or 2SLGBTQ+, as well as ERGs for allyship learning, and to support caregivers of all kinds.
• Active workplace committees, including Health & Safety, IDEA, and Employee Engagement.
• Access to informal and formal skills development and resume building opportunities.
• A beautiful head office location surrounded by nature at Evergreen Brick Works, with a free shuttle bus from Broadview Station.

Key Accountabilities

The Manager, Business Development, plays a critical role in the generation of revenue through Evergreen’s social enterprise activities based out of Evergreen Brick Works. Success in this role requires a keen salesperson with an entrepreneurial spirit and a strong desire to build positive long and short-term partnerships.

A day-in-the-life of this role might include:

• Cultivating new and nurturing existing corporate and tenant relationships with a focus on revenue conversion and achieving earned revenue targets.
• Developing and executing strategies to advertise and lease available office/work-space and co-working opportunities at Evergreen Brick Works.
• Ensure positive tenant relationships, from lease negotiation through to the daily on-site experience, working collaboratively with members of the Facilities department to ensure tenant needs are met and exceeded.
• Developing and executing creative outbound sales strategies for third-party events, including corporate events and team-building, and weddings.
• Transform interest from potential opportunities into committed collaborations, managing relationships from proposal creation through to contract negotiation and agreement.
• Creating a pricing strategy for offerings across different partnership models, including tenancies, space rentals and vendor relationships.
• Work collaboratively with the team across the organization to drive corporate revenue generation and support the achievement of annual and long-term financial goals for reinvestment in community.
• Staying up-to-date on Evergreen’s current product and service offerings and identifying opportunities to promote products and services to new and existing audiences.
• Using knowledge of the market and Evergreen’s unique selling propositions and differentiators to identify and propose new business opportunities that can contribute to Evergreen’s social enterprise.
• Supporting and mentoring staff in a thoughtful and professional manner, taking an active role in their professional development.
• Contributing to excellent cross-departmental collaboration, helping to ensure a positive experience for all on site.

What You’ll Bring

Success in this role will be supported by the following target qualifications and core competencies:

• 5+ years’ experience in business development, leasing, or partnership management, ideally in a nonprofit, social enterprise, or mixed-use property setting.
• Proven success in revenue generation, contract negotiation, and client relationship management resulting in long-term partnerships.
• Knowledge of commercial leasing and tenant relations best practices.
• Strong understanding of the earned revenue model and its role in advancing charitable missions.
• Excellent sales, negotiation, and presentation skills, with demonstrated ability to align client needs with organizational values and offerings.
• Skilled communicator and negotiator with excellent organizational and interpersonal abilities.
• Experience leading or mentoring staff and fostering positive, collaborative work environments.

You might have the following assets:

• Working knowledge of Salesforce and Caterease.
• Working knowledge of Angus Anywhere Work Order system.

Aren’t sure if you check every requirement on this list? That’s ok! We are still interested in hearing from you. We’d love to learn more about how your unique experience might make you a great addition to Evergreen.

Still Interested? Here are some other things you should know!

• This is a full-time, salaried role.
• The target hire rate for this role is $75,000 - $82,000.
• The paid vacation allocation for this role is 15 days.
• This role is supervised by Director, Events & Public Programming, and has at least three direct reports.
• While Evergreen is a hybrid organization, regular presence on site at Evergreen Brick Works will be required for success in this role, and the preference is for a Toronto-based candidate.
• The successful applicant should expect to be on site at Evergreen Brick Works daily, with some evening and weekend work a possibility.
• Work environment is a collaborative office space (open concept).

Our Recruitment Process

Interested applicants should submit their candidacy by December 1, 2025 through our Career page. Please limit your resume to three pages. Please also include a cover letter to introduce yourself and to give us further context on your job history and skills you’d like to highlight. Candidates selected for an interview will be contacted directly by a member of our People & Culture team.

There will be at least one in-person interview for this role.

We are committed to ensuring that all applicants are notified when the role has been filled so that you aren’t left wondering about the position.

We’re always learning, so please reach out at any stage of the application process if you require support or adaptations. Evergreen is committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible work environment. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified individuals. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code, Evergreen will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment cycle to applicants who request them.

Evergreen uses a people-focused approach to evaluating applicants. We do not utilize artificial intelligence during the recruitment process.

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