Executive Director North Point Douglas Women's Centre

The Executive Director candidate search for North Point Douglas Women’s Centre is being facilitated by Associate Executive Director, Kris Beaune from our partner agency, North End Women’s Centre.

Executive Director
NORTH POINT DOUGLAS WOMEN'S CENTRE

WHO WE ARE

North Point Douglas Women's Centre walks with women to strengthen their voice, make change, and engage in our community. Our vision is a safe, healthy, vibrant community for women and families.

OVERVIEW

Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Executive Director provides leadership, oversight and direction to the Centre and plays a crucial role in achieving our goal of empowering and supporting the community.

WHO YOU ARE

You are a skilled non-profit professional with a strategic mindset, advocacy experience, and outstanding leadership and financial management abilities. You lead with empathy and compassion and prioritize community to amplify their voices. Your perspective is trauma informed and decolonial. You prioritize creating a secure, stable, safe and sustainable environment for the community and your team.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

As the Executive Director, you will provide leadership to the centre and oversee the financial and administrative operations, grants and funding administration, human resource management, community building and engagement, organizational sustainability and reporting. Your role will ensure the organization's policies and practices reflect a community-centered perspective and you will be crucial to the stability, success and sustainability of the organization long term while ensuring the centre operates effectively and financial objectives are met.

Leadership & Organizational Development

You will manage effective day to day operations of the organization and its staff in line with guiding principles, values, policies, and team structure.

Financial Management

You will manage the organization's finances with a focus on secured funding and sustainability and will ensure strong financial controls and management across the organization.

Community Engagement and Advocacy

You will represent the organization in the community and build strategic partnerships with other organizations, government agencies, community and stakeholders. You will advocate for the organization to fulfil our mission and vision.

Tracking and Reporting

You will provide oversight, monitoring, and reporting to stakeholders and the board.

Board Relations and Governance

You will provide regular updates and reports to the Board of Directors and will collaborate with the Board on strategic decisions and policy development.

What you bring
Your Education and Experience:

• You have a post secondary education in a relevant field of study, such as human resources, inner city studies, women and gender studies, organizational, or non-profit management or social services. A combination of education and professional or lived experience may be considered.
• You have at least three years experience in non-profit leadership including responsibility for human resource, financial and operational management.
• You are experienced in communications and conflict resolution including working with Indigenous communities, marginalized groups, and vulnerable people.
• You are experienced in program/project development, coordination, and evaluation.

Your Knowledge and Understanding:

• You understand the Point Douglas community and NPDWC including our history, mission, and messaging.
• You understand colonial and trauma-informed practice including the historical and present contexts and experiences of First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities in Canada.
• You have a strong understanding of trauma-informed practice, crisis management, suicide prevention and mental health first aid.
• You have a strong understanding of harm-reduction and crisis planning/reaction approaches (or willingness to certify).
• You have knowledge of the impacts of patriarchy, misogyny and colonialism as they relate to poverty, addictions, violence, mental health and dependency on women.
• You understand and can assist community in accessing the resources available to women experiencing poverty, houselessness, domestic violence, mental health and/or addictions.

Your Skills and Abilities:

• You are skilled in collaborative problem-solving.
• You have strong computer skills with a proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, etc.) and other team and information management platforms.
• You are a strong writer with excellent grammar and copy-editing skills.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with a variety of audiences.
• You are an excellent verbal communicator with strong interpersonal and relationship building skills.
• You are an active listener with a high degree of emotional intelligence.
• You are organized, can delegate and have a strong understanding of financial and human resource management to run an effective organization.

Competencies/Personal attributes:

• You foster accountability and team-centred work and can motivate and lead your team to success.
• You demonstrate a positive attitude, a sense of humour, energy, and a high degree of flexibility within a professional setting.
• You are motivated and energetic in your work.
• You are inclusive, and able to communicate and facilitate sensitive topics.
• You can think and operate within an Indigenous / cultural / decolonial lens and worldview and can relate to Indigenous people and communities.
• Inclusive understanding of gender diverse communities.
• You are a strong communicator and can facilitate sensitive topics and discussions in an open and diplomatic manner.
• You think critically, analyze, evaluate, problem-solve and have sound judgement.
• You are open-minded, action and dialogue oriented.
• You adapt to various challenges and remain accessible and flexible to respond to communities needs while managing multiple projects, meeting deadlines, and exercising sound judgment in high pressure situations, while not compromising attention to detail.
• You are organized and strong in time management and can manage multiple projects and competing priorities.
• You have strong financial management skills.

What we offer

We offer the opportunity to lead a vibrant community-led organization and make a difference in the lives of the community you support.

Annual Salary Range: $78,000-$87,750; 37.5 hours per week + health benefits (employer matched pension coming soon).

How to apply
The Executive Director candidate search for North Point Douglas Women’s Centre is being facilitated by partner agency, North End Women’s Centre by Associate Executive Director, Kris Beaune. If you would like a copy of the complete position description, please email kris@newcentre.org.

The opportunity to apply for this position has been extended to November 1, 2024 at 4:30pm. If you are interested in applying for this position, please send a cover letter and resume to kris@newcentre.org on or before November 1, 2024 at 4:30pm.

Only those invited to interview will be contacted.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Dental care
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Paid time off
• Vision care

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Experience:

• management: 3 years (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2024-11-01