Community Manager, Calgary Regional Chapter
Employment Type
Contract Full-Time
Location
Calgary
Reports To
Executive Director (Startup TNT HQ)
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Who We Are
Startup TNT is a community-powered, early-stage investment community that activates angel investors, supports founders, and strengthens startup ecosystems across Canada. Our mission is to be the best seed-stage investor in your town delivered through trusted relationships, disciplined execution, and repeatable programming.
Since 2019, we’ve raised $21M in capital for over 120 companies across Canada, launched 50 investment summits providing incredible insights for our stakeholders, and developed a robust network of over 550 angel investors. We offer unmatched access to influential founders, investors, and stakeholders across Canada’s innovation economy. If you like to have fun, make friends and build companies, you are in good company.
We are transitioning to a community-led operating model designed to reduce single-person dependency, improve sustainability through stronger sponsor and investor activation, and scale a consistent experience across Canada. In this model, the Regional Board provides governance and network leverage, while Community Managers lead execution and stakeholder engagement, supported by HQ shared services. This new model allows each community to foster a Startup TNT in their region that has its own flavour while leveraging the network and shared resources to focus on developing relationships that translate to impact.
Who You Are
You are likely someone who has succeeded in roles such as:
Community & Partnerships Manager (innovation hub / accelerator / membership org)
Program Manager (accelerator/incubator)
Events & Engagement Manager
Operations or Community Lead at a startup
You bring:
Exceptional organization and follow-through
Strong stakeholder management and communication
Good judgment and coachability on founder quality
Comfort working with senior professionals and volunteer leaders
Experience working within startup, innovation, or early-stage fundraising environments such as accelerators, founder communities, investment programs, or startup-facing roles is strongly preferred. Angel investing experience is helpful but not required.
We want to hire someone who understands the conditions under which capital moves and can protect investor trust while building founder pipelines, communicating timely clear information to our stakeholders.
Your Role
The Community Manager is the operational and relationship backbone of a Startup TNT regional chapter. You will run programming, keep stakeholders informed and engaged, coordinate startup pipeline readiness, and deliver sponsor value through consistent activation.
This role is best suited for a highly organized community operator who can manage many parallel stakeholder relationships and execute reliably by prioritizing simple, scalable initiatives. Your ability to be resourceful, clearly communicate the value of TNT to our stakeholders and build intentional relationships that translate to impact are needed to the core function of this new model.
Core Responsibilities
1) Community & Stakeholder Engagement
Build and maintain strong relationships with angel investors (primary audience), founders, sponsors, and ecosystem partners.
Maintain consistent communications and follow-ups that keep the community informed and engaged.
Serve as the primary point of contact in your community and ensure a professional stakeholder experience.
2) Investor Experience & Participation
Coordinate investor engagement and participation tracking.
Support investor onboarding into TNT programming and ensure timely, high-quality communications.
Work with the Calgary Local Regional Board to increase investor participation through introductions, advocacy, and community activation.
Able to facilitate the coordination of investment summits with high energy while demonstrating strong listening skills to keep programs running smoothly.
Facilitate inclusive, high-energy discussions by actively listening, reading the room, and drawing quieter or new voices into the conversation.
3) Founder Pipeline & Startup Readiness
Source and engage high-quality startups from in the Calgary region.
Coordinate application intake, screening logistics, and readiness feedback using TNT’s frameworks.
Protect investor time by ensuring companies presented are credible and appropriately prepared.
4) Sponsorship Activation & Stewardship
Deliver sponsor activations tied to regional programming, ensuring commitments are fulfilled.
Maintain sponsor relationships through proactive stewardship, reporting, and renewal planning.
Coordinate with HQ on sponsor packaging, standards, and reporting.
5) Program & Event Execution
Plan and execute the Calgary regional calendar: summits, portfolio updates, and community activations.
Manage run-of-show, vendors, venues, timelines, and attendee experience.
Ensure events are on-brand, consistent, and professionally delivered.
6) Operations, CRM, and Reporting
Maintain clean CRM hygiene for investors, founders, sponsors, and partners.
Track engagement metrics and report consistently to HQ and the Calgary Local Regional Board.
Escalate risks, blockers, or capacity issues early and clearly.
What This Role Is Not
Not a grant-writing or primary fundraising role
Not an investment decision-maker role
Not a marketing/content creation-heavy role
What a Year Looks Like
Your annual operating rhythm includes:
Two Investment Summits (Spring & Fall) — You will coordinate startup sourcing/readiness, angel investor confirmations, sponsor activations, and event execution.
Quarterly Portfolio Updates (4 per year) — Intimate sessions for regional angels featuring 3–4 portfolio companies per event, strengthening retention and community value.
Sponsorship Activations (ongoing, tied to programming) — Deliver sponsor value locally through predictable activation packages linked to events and engagement moments.
Ecosystem Partnership Activations (region-specific) — Selective, high-leverage partnerships (not volume) that deepen integration and strengthen credibility.
This is designed as a season-based rhythm with ramp-up and ramp-down periods to allow sustainable execution and clear stakeholder expectations.
Why Work at Startup TNT?
There is really only one reason to work anywhere: It is enjoyable and provides a sense of fulfilment.
We work hard and play hard. We take the motto of Startup TNT to heart and integrate it into our very existence: Have Fun. Make Friends. Build Companies.
We’re fast paced and action packed. We continuously challenge ourselves to provide more value, offer better services, and work more efficiently in carrying out our mission.
People at TNT are committed to the mission. They are passionate about what we do and their role in it.
We are a team. We are built on the principle that collectively we can achieve what individually we never dreamed possible.
And while we are a not-for-profit, we act and think like a startup.
Does this sound like a place you want to be?
Apply today.
