Community Programs Manager

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mployment Opportunity – Job Posting for the Education & Community Engagement Department

Community Programs Manager

For over a century, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) has played a fundamental role in shaping and celebrating Canadian culture. The TSO’s commitment to musical excellence and ability to spark connection remain as strong as ever. With a storied history of acclaimed concerts and recordings, Canadian and international tours, and impactful community partnerships, we are dedicated to engaging and enriching local and national communities through vibrant musical experiences.

Music Director Gustavo Gimeno brings an expansive artistic vision, intellectual curiosity, and sense of adventure to programming the 93-musician Orchestra that serves Toronto—one of the world’s most diverse cities. The TSO performs over 100 concerts annually, offering a variety of programming from the classical to music composed in our time.

As a group of artists, teachers, and advocates who share the belief that music has the power to heal, inspire, and connect people from all walks of life, we engage audiences young and old through an array of community-access, health-and-wellness, and education initiatives including the TSO-affiliated Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra—a tuition-free training program dedicated to cultivating the next generation of Canadian artists.

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Reports To Senior Director of Education & Community Engagement

Status Permanent Full-time

Start Date:
March 9, 2026

Salary Range: $60,000 to $70,000

Benefits: 100% company paid benefits including Telus-Health Employee Family Assistance program (provided after successful completion of the first three (3) months of employment);
Company paid pension contributions provided after the completion of one year of employment; 3 weeks vacation prorated during the first year;
Complimentary tickets to TSO concerts; and a hybrid work environment.

Position Summary:

Working collaboratively with the rest of the Education & Community Engagement team, the Community Programs Manager oversees all aspects of the TSO’s community engagement programs with an immediate priority to grow the TSO’s presence in select communities in the GTA through concerts and community initiatives. This new position is responsible for project managing the TSO’s evolving community programs, as well as the TSO’s relationships with community partners.

Major

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage the development, growth, and execution of the TSO’s community run-out concerts – currently serving Brampton – with plans to expand to Markham and Scarborough, and requiring research, site visits, and meetings with community organizations;
• Create relationships with community organizations with the goal of developing music-based community serving initiatives in Brampton, Markham, and Scarborough;
• Oversee the delivery of existing TSO community engagement programs including TSOUND Connections, Art of Healing, Symphony for the Soul, and Symphony Storytime;
• Lead planning on programming for the TSO’s annual Open House in collaboration with the rest of the Education & Community Engagement, Marketing, Development, Artistic, and Operations teams;
• Manage the TSO’s community access program, which provides subsidized or complimentary concert tickets to community organizations working with equity deserving populations in the GTA;
• Develop relationships and programs in select GTA communities that deepen the TSO’s reach in the areas of youth music and music and health.

Nature and Scope of Responsibility:

• Works closely with the Education & Community Engagement Coordinator to organize program format, logistics, scheduling, communication, and booking of guest artists and/or musicians for community engagement programs;
• Works closely with community partners to develop programs and concerts that connect with specific communities;
• Develops and monitors budgets for community engagement programs, and supports the Senior Director of Education & Community Engagement in projecting annual budgets;
• Works collaboratively across all departments to share the impact…