Community Engagement & Inclusion Manager
Stratford Festival
The Community Engagement and Inclusion Manager is responsible for leading and advancing the organization’s equity, inclusion, accessibility, and community engagement initiatives. This role involves developing and implementing organization-wide strategies, delivering training and facilitation, advising leaders and teams, supporting conflict resolution, and ensuring compliance with human rights and accessibility legislation, ensuring a respectful, inclusive, and accessible workplace and audience experience.
Reporting to the Director of Human Resources, the Community Engagement and Inclusion Manager collaborates with Human Resources, Marketing, Directors’ office, Audience Engagement, Production, Education, IT, and external community partners to strengthen belonging, remove barriers, and align inclusion and accessibility practices with organizational priorities. This position also supports the development of policies, metrics, and accountability frameworks, contributes to accessible programming and communications, and fosters meaningful community relationships that reflect the Festival’s values and public commitments.