Workman Arts is a multidisciplinary arts organization that promotes a greater understanding of mental health and addiction issues through creation and presentation. The organization supports artists living with mental health and addiction issues through peer-to-peer arts education, public presentations and partnerships with the broader arts community.
Workman Arts is the longest-running multidisciplinary arts and mental health organization in Canada. It was founded in 1987 by Lisa Brown, a former psychiatric nurse at the Queen Street Mental Health Centre (now known as CAMH), as a theatre company of eight member artists.
Over the years, it has grown to a multidisciplinary arts organization with 500+ member artists. For 35 groundbreaking years, Workman Arts has produced a variety of projects, including: 30+ original full-length Canadian plays, the annual Rendezvous with Madness Festival and the annual Being Scene juried art exhibition.
It is within this context that Workman Arts welcomes applications and nominations for its newly created position of Artistic Director (AD).
Reporting to the Executive Director, the AD is responsible for interpreting the artistic mission of Workman Arts through the development, oversight, and presentation of all artistic programming, events, and creative partnerships. This includes ensuring the year-round fulfillment of the organization’s creative mandate through educational courses and workshops and signature initiatives, such as the Rendezvous with Madness film festival and Being Scene art exhibition.
The AD will build strong relationships with artists, staff, volunteers and a wide range of community partners, and cultivate partnerships across the arts, mental health and addictions sectors to build community, support members, and raise the profile of the arts, within this intersection of mental health and addictions. In doing so, they will stay informed of local, national, and international art, mental health, and addiction issues.
This appointment calls for a creative, inspiring, and inclusive leader who is passionate about supporting artists living with mental health and addiction issues, coupled with the ability to bring together a multitude of teams in multidisciplinary arts. You have leadership experience in the arts and/or not-for-profit sector. Experience with mental health and/or addiction issues—particularly lived experience—is deeply valued. You are a trusted colleague and engaged partner who can work well with the organization’s artists, partners at CAMH, and the Workman Arts’ Advisory Committee. Known as a connected citizen of the arts community, you have exceptional relationship development, interpersonal, and team management skills and experience. Others would describe you as an enterprising and resourceful thinker with a performance focus and exceptional judgement. Your experience includes planning, organizing, and executing layered artistic aspects of production and presentation techniques across multiple disciplines; festival and events or equivalent arts experience is necessary. You have proven ability to create and manage project specific budgets with clear adherence to global budgets.
As a credible advocate and exceptional communicator, you can confidently engage with funders, various levels of government, partners, stakeholders, the media, the public, national and global audiences, and meaningfully speak to creative arts as well as mental health and addiction issues. Candidates must have a demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility, anti-racist and anti-oppressive frameworks, and trauma informed approaches.
Post-Secondary education or equivalent experience is required.
Compensation and Work Environment: The salary range for this role is $75,000-$85,000. This is a full-time position (7.5 hours per day) and based on-site 4 to 5 days per week. Evening and weekend work during seasonal exhibitions and annual showcase events will be expected.
To learn more about this impactful leadership opportunity with Workman Arts, please submit a comprehensive resume along with a cover letter in confidence to Sam Walton (sam@griffithgroup.ca) and/or Noshina Choudhary (noshina@griffithgroup.ca).
Workman Arts is an equal-opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals, and strongly encourages applications from women, Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities and persons of all sexual orientations and/or gender identities. Individuals are encouraged to self-identify.
Workman Arts and Griffith Group are committed to an inclusive, accessible and welcoming hiring process that provides reasonable accommodation to all applicants. Please advise Sam Walton (sam@griffithgroup.ca) should you require any accommodation to participate in this posting, recruitment, selection and/or assessment processes.
Priority will be given to individuals legally entitled to work in Canada.

Workman Arts is a multidisciplinary arts organization that promotes a greater understanding of mental health and addiction issues through creation and presentation. The organization supports artists living with mental health and addiction issues through peer-to-peer arts education, public presentations and partnerships with the broader arts community.
Workman Arts is the longest-running multidisciplinary arts and mental health organization in Canada. It was founded in 1987 by Lisa Brown, a former psychiatric nurse at the Queen Street Mental Health Centre (now known as CAMH), as a theatre company of eight member artists.
Over the years, it has grown to a multidisciplinary arts organization with 500+ member artists. For 35 groundbreaking years, Workman Arts has produced a variety of projects, including: 30+ original full-length Canadian plays, the annual Rendezvous with Madness Festival and the annual Being Scene juried art exhibition.
It is within this context that Workman Arts welcomes applications and nominations for the newly created position of Executive Director.
With a dual reporting relationship to the Workman Arts Board and to the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, the Executive Director will guide a vibrant organization and oversee the development and implementation of Workman Arts’ Strategic Plan. Through inclusive and collaborative leadership, they will foster a culture that champions social justice and embed principles and practices of diversity, equity, and inclusion across the organization.

Leading a dedicated and passionate team, the Executive Director is responsible for day-to-day operations, including financial management and human resources all within the context of Workman Art’s strategic priorities. They will also play a key role developing and implementing strategies for sustainable funding and oversee grant submissions to all levels of government, foundations, and individual and corporate donors. In addition, the Executive Director supports the Artistic Director at the signature festivals of Workman Arts; Being Scene, Rendezvous with Madness and Symposia, and other events.

As an organizational spokesperson, and exceptional communicator, the Executive Director actively promotes the work of Workman Arts and its artist members. They serve as a visible leader in the community and sector, building and maintaining strong relationships and effective communications with member artists, staff, CAMH, volunteers, students, alumni, partner agencies and networks, local community groups, professional associations, funders, and government. To ensure Workman Arts remains a sector leader, the Executive Director will engage meaningfully with evolving practices, conversations, and movements in the arts, mental health, and addictions communities—locally, nationally, and globally.
This appointment calls for a compassionate, supportive, and approachable leader who is passionate about empowering artists with lived experience and promoting a greater understanding of mental health and addiction issues through creation and presentation. You bring progressive leadership experience in the not-for-profit sector, ideally in the arts. Experience with mental health and/or addiction issues—particularly lived experience—is deeply valued. You have experience in the areas of strategic and operational planning, change management, financial and human resource management including conflict resolution, and administration, coupled with experience working with a volunteer Board of Directors. You also bring demonstrated success in fundraising and in developing effective relationships with funders, including with government, foundations, donors, and the public.
You can bring together a multitude of teams in multidisciplinary arts and you are described as an engaged partner with exceptional interpersonal and relationship building skills. You are a credible spokesperson and advocate with the communication skills to confidently engage with member artists, governments, partners, the media, the public and audiences across Canada and around the world and talk meaningfully on creative arts as well as mental health and addiction issues. Candidates must have a demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility, anti-racist and anti-oppressive frameworks, and trauma informed approaches.

Post-Secondary education or equivalent experience is required.

Salary and Work Environment:
The salary range for this role is $95,000-$115,000. This is a full-time position (7.5 hours per day) and based on-site 4 to 5 days per week. Occasional evening and weekend work will be required for fundraising and showcase events.
Application Process:
To learn more about this impactful leadership opportunity with Workman Arts, please submit a comprehensive resume along with a cover letter in confidence to Sam Walton (sam@griffithgroup.ca) and/or Noshina Choudhary (noshina@griffithgroup.ca)

Workman Arts is an equal-opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals, and strongly encourages applications from women, Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities and persons of all sexual orientations and/or gender identities. Individuals are encouraged to self-identify.
Workman Arts and Griffith Group are committed to an inclusive, accessible and welcoming hiring process that provides reasonable accommodation to all applicants. Please advise Sam Walton (sam@griffithgroup.ca) should you require any accommodation to participate in this posting, recruitment, selection and/or assessment processes.
Priority will be given to individuals legally entitled to work in Canada.

Niagara Health (NH) believes that every person in its region deserves to live every day of their life in the best health possible. As a community-based academic centre, its focus on teaching and learning, research, innovation and partnership propel it to continually improve care and make a difference in people’s lives.
NH is part of Ontario Health West, a region with broad boundaries, encompassing the former Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Local Health Integration Network. Additionally, NH is one of more than 45 health care partners who comprise the Niagara Ontario Health Team – Équipe Santé Ontario Niagara (NOHT-ÉSON), which is committed to building a more integrated, inclusive and seamless health care system with a goal of improving the overall experience and health outcomes. Together, partners are working to create an inclusive, efficient health care system that integrates and streamlines the delivery of health care services, for the residents of Niagara.
NH’s Strategic Plan for 2023-2028 entitled “Transforming Care” is aimed at designing modern and coordinated care around the needs of patients and their caregivers, making it easier to access quality healthcare services that meet patient needs and improve their experiences and outcomes.
It is within this context that Niagara Health welcomes applications for appointment to its Board of Directors, commencing June 2025, or soon after.
The Board of Directors
Oversight of Niagara Health is provided by a community-based, volunteer Board of Directors, which focuses on the effective and efficient delivery of healthcare services for the communities NH serves.
The Board of Directors has 15 elected Directors, plus 4 ex-officio members. The by-laws can be found here: Niagara Health Corporate By-Law
The Board has the following roles:
 Governance oversight by monitoring and assessing NH’s key processes and outcomes, with a view to continuous quality improvement to ensure the best quality of care for our patients and clients.
 Formulating NH’s strategic direction, including vision, purpose, and key goals.
 Ensuring NH’s financial viability and meeting its obligations in key Accountability Agreements.
 Policy formulation to provide guidance to those empowered with the responsibility to manage NH’s operations.
The Board has the following responsibilities:
 As required, recruiting the President and CEO and the Chief of Staff/ Executive Vice-President (EVP), Medical Affairs.
 Ensuring executive performance management and succession planning.
 Ensuring the quality of clinical and operational performance.
 Ensuring NH’s financial viability and meeting its obligations in Accountability Agreements with Ontario Health West and the Ministries of Health and Long-Term Care.
 Ensuring the Board’s own effectiveness and efficiency.
 Building relationships and collaborative partnerships, internally and externally.
Duties and Term
Board members are expected to be active and full participants at meetings, with regular attendance, a commitment to good governance, and a belief in the purpose and vision of Niagara Health.
Board members serve a 1-3 years initial appointment, renewable to a maximum of 9 years.
Board members must also serve on at least one committee of the Board.
Time Commitment
To fully contribute to the Board, a minimum time commitment of approximately 15-20 hours per month is anticipated. This encompasses one Board meeting and at least one Committee meeting per month. Attendance at special meetings may be required.
The Board and its Committees meet six (6) times per year unless a special meeting is required.
Geographical Representation
As in-person board meetings are preferred, candidates must be within a reasonable commuting distance to Niagara, and those who live or have lived within the Niagara region are encouraged to apply.
The primary meeting location is the St. Catharines Site but may be held at other sites as determined by the Chair.
Term
Directors are elected by the members for terms of one to three years and may serve a maximum of nine years.
Compensation
Directors serve in a voluntary capacity, without financial remuneration. Approved travel expenses which are inline with the Board policies, will be reimbursed.
Candidate Profile
To complement the skills and experience of its current Board, NH is currently seeking one Independent Directors to join the Board of Directors. NH is particularly interested in hearing from leaders currently with broader public sector accounting knowledge and skills. A financial designation, and experience on a Finance and Audit committee would also be considered an asset.
Niagara Health is participating in the federal government’s 50 – 30 Challenge to increase diversity in positions of influence and leadership across the organization. The goal of the Challenge is to give all Canadians a seat at the table by improving access for members of equity-deserving groups including: women, Indigenous peoples, racialized persons including Black Canadians, people who identify as gender and/or sexually diverse, and or persons living with disabilities. For more information on the 50 – 30 Challenge, please visit: The 50 – 30 Challenge: Your Diversity Advantage (canada.ca).
Application Process
To be considered for a Board position, please submit a comprehensive board resume along with a cover letter in confidence to Jane Griffith (jane@griffithgroup.ca) and/or Caroline McLean (caroline@griffithgroup.ca).
Niagara Health and Griffith Group are committed to an inclusive, accessible and welcoming hiring process that provides reasonable accommodation to all applicants. Please advise Jane Griffith (jane@griffithgroup.ca) should you require any accommodation to participate in the recruitment and/or assessment processes.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply, however, preference will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.

The Canadian Society of Healthcare-Systems Pharmacy (CSHP) is the national voluntary organization of pharmacy professionals committed to patient care through the advancement of safe, effective medication use in hospitals and other collaborative healthcare settings. While many people associate pharmacy services with their local drugstore, healthcare-systems pharmacy encompasses a broader and complex scope, playing a critical role in patient care across publicly funded, integrated healthcare settings. Approximately 30% of registered pharmacists and 50% of registered pharmacy technicians practice in these settings. The goal of healthcare-systems pharmacy is to optimize medication management and improve patient outcomes within healthcare institutions. In support of its members, CSHP advocates, educates, provides information sharing, promotes best practices, and the facilitation of research and recognition of excellence.

It is within this context that the Canadian Society of Healthcare-Systems Pharmacy welcomes applications and nominations for the appointment of its Chief Executive Officer, who will assume the role in Fall 2025, or soon after.

Reporting directly to the President of the Board, and accountable to the full Board, the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) is responsible for the successful leadership and management of the organization, its financial and human resources, and its strategic vision, mission and activities. The CEO also serves as the chief administrator of the CSHP Research and Education Foundation and oversees its granting activities. Working with the CSHP’s senior leadership team, the CEO will be tasked with implementing the newly approved strategic plan and with ensuring relations with CSHP’s branches and chapters remains strong, connected and collaborative. Externally, representing the Society and the Board, the CEO will advocate on behalf of its members on a variety of important issues that align with CSHP’s mission, support membership growth, and engage with corporate partners and potential funders.

As the ideal candidate, you bring an established, progressive track record in senior leadership roles, ideally from a comparably sized national not-for-profit organization that is membership based. In-depth expertise of the Canadian pharmacy sector is not required, but candidates should understand the context of the Canadian healthcare sector, and you should have a desire to expand your understanding through learning and immersion into the sector’s priorities and issues. As a strong communicator, you are able to build and sustain relationships with members partners, organizations, governments, and corporations. You excel at representing an organization as its spokesperson, effectively communicating its values, mission and key messages to diverse audiences. As a strong people leader, you have the ability to motivate, recruit, develop, and retain highly engaged, passionate and mission-driven teams that are multigenerational and diverse. You have strong financial and budgetary acumen, including experience managing budgets, and knowledge of the non-profit sector and CRA guidelines is considered an asset. Candidates must be dedicated to advancing CSHP’s vision and values and demonstrate a commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility principles. Candidates must hold an undergraduate degree from a recognized university.

To learn more about this impactful leadership opportunity with CSHP, please submit a comprehensive resume along with a cover letter in confidence to Jane Griffith (jane@griffithgroup.ca) and/or Caroline McLean (caroline@griffithgroup.ca).

Salary Range and Compensation Package: Commensurate with experience. The total compensation package includes a comprehensive employer-paid benefits package, professional development fund, paid vacation plus statutory holidays, and sick/personal days.

Location/WFH: CSHP’s office is located in Ottawa, Ontario, and offers a hybrid work environment. Candidates do not need to be based in Ottawa, however, must have the ability to travel for work-related purposes.

CSHP welcomes and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including, but not limited to women, Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities and persons of all sexual orientations and/or gender identities.

All qualified candidates are welcome to apply; however, priority will be given to those legally eligible to work in Canada.

CSHP and Griffith Group are committed to an inclusive, accessible and welcoming hiring process that provides reasonable accommodation to all applicants. Please advise Jane Griffith (jane@griffithgroup.ca) should you require any accommodation to participate in the recruitment and/or assessment processes.

BGC St. Alban’s, which celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2024, is an accredited affiliate of BGC Canada, a national organization with more than 70 member clubs across Canada. Through accredited programs designed using an Asset Building model developed by the Search Institute, the Club provides life-changing programs, community-based services, and relationships with peers and caring adults to help children and youth develop the skills they need to succeed. With funding from various levels of government, BGC Canada, the United Way, foundations and donors, the Club serves approximately 2,000 children and youth annually, and 700 children and youth each day, through its 30 locations across the Greater Toronto Area, many in at-risk or underserved communities.
It is within this context that BGC St. Alban’s welcomes applications and nominations for the appointment of its Chief Executive Officer.
Reporting to a volunteer Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer is accountable for the overall management and operations of the Club. The CEO is responsible for the organization’s $5 million budget, ensuring the Club’s financial health and the effective management of its resources. The CEO supports the Board’s development of the Club’s strategic direction in alignment with its mission, including increasing the Club’s funding sources, their diversity and community representation, addressing a disparity between funding for children and youth in the communities the Club serves, developing a growth model for its sites in York Region, and completing the launch of the Club’s new summer camp, Camp Howland. Working with a dedicated senior leadership team, the CEO encourages teamwork and initiatives across its 35 full-time and 170 part-time staff. Ensuring that the Club continues to deliver high-quality programming and services, the CEO cultivates and builds positive alliances with a multitude of constituencies, including community members, parents, volunteers, and its funders. As such, the CEO is actively engaged in revenue generation and fundraising activities, and the promotion of the club through speaking engagements, public relations, and other spokesperson activities.
As the ideal candidate, you bring a successful and progressive track record in senior leadership roles, ideally with experience as a Chief Executive Officer or Executive Director. Your tenure from comparable community-based non-profit organizations includes fundraising, financial management, board governance, staff leadership, community engagement and outreach. As BGC St Alban’s is a programs-based organization, you must have experience in initiating, planning, implementing, and evaluating community programs and services. Your leadership style is one that motivates, develops, and retains highly engaged and compassionate teams that are multigenerational and diverse. As a seasoned senior leader, you are well-versed in governance best practices and have experience reporting to, working with, or being a member of a voluntary board for a charitable organization. You are experienced acting as a spokesperson for an organization, and are comfortable engaging with members of the media, various levels governments, children and families, and for cultivating relationships with donors and funders. Candidates must be dedicated to BGC St. Alban’s values of creating a safe, accepting environment based on belonging and positive relationships.
To learn more about this impactful leadership opportunity with BGC St. Alban’s, please submit a comprehensive resume along with a cover letter in confidence to Jane Griffith (jane@griffithgroup.ca) and/or Caroline McLean (caroline@griffithgroup.ca).
Salary Range and Compensation Package: A competitive salary commensurate with experience paired with a group benefits plan, including health and dental coverage, vision care, life insurance, and disability coverage (STD/LTD).
Location/WFH: As BGC St. Alban’s provides programs across its 30 locations in Toronto, candidates must be within daily commuting distance of its headquarters at 843 Palmerston Avenue and will be required on site multiple times per week.
BGC St. Alban’s welcomes and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including women, Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities and persons of all sexual orientations and/or gender identities.
All qualified candidates are welcome to apply; however, priority will be given to those legally eligible to work in Canada.
BGC St. Alban’s and Griffith Group are committed to an inclusive, accessible and welcoming hiring process that provides reasonable accommodation to all applicants. Please advise Jane Griffith (jane@griffithgroup.ca) should you require any accommodation to participate in the recruitment and/or assessment processes.

The Council of the Great Lakes Region (“CGLR”) is a leader in bringing government, business, academic, and NGO leaders together, as one, to explore and solve the region’s most pressing economic development and environmental challenges. The organization is a network of charitable and non-charitable organizations in the Great Lakes – St. Lawrence region. It operates in both Canada and the USA under the following four legal entities: CGLR Canada, the CGLR Canada Foundation, CGLR USA, the CGLR Foundation. By accelerating the regional transition to a sustainable future, CGLR is striving to create the first sustainable region in the world by uniquely bringing diverse perspectives and interests together.
It is within this context that CGLR welcomes applications and nominations for the appointment of its next President & Chief Executive Officer, who will assume the role in the Summer of 2025, or soon after.
Reporting to, and in cooperation with, the Board of Directors, the President & Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) is responsible for leading CGLR and its staff of 4 FTEs in a manner that guides and delivers on the organization’s mission. As the organization enters the final years of its 2023-2026 strategic plan, the CEO will be asked to review and accomplish its remaining objectives. These include its business goals and SMART business objectives, its fundraising targets, the expansion of CGLR’s relationships with strategic partners (including industry leaders, government officials, community partners, vendors, donors and supporters), and the delivery of CGLR’s flagship event, the Great Lakes Sustainable Growth Forum. The CEO must ensure CGLR’s short- and long-term viability. They will be actively engaged in executing the revenue generation and fundraising strategy by cultivating relationships with a wide array of donors. In addition to the corporate sponsors, these include all levels of both the Canadian and American governments, foundations, academic institutions, and non-profit organizations. Having responsibility for the organization’s financial health, the CEO must ensure sound fiscal management in line with the approved budget. They will oversee effective resource utilization, regular reporting, required tax filings, and ensure that the CGLR is run as efficiently and effectively as possible. The organization’s dedicated team of binational staff reports to the CEO through a Chief Operating Officer/General Manager and a fractional Chief Financial Officer. The CGLR Board is comprised of 18 board members (9 American and 9 Canadian), who sit on three standing committees and govern the aforementioned four distinct but related legal entities. The CEO manages and supports the Directors by ensuring all necessary information is provided in a timely and accurate manner to support their decision making and fiduciary responsibilities.
As the ideal candidate, you bring a proven track record in senior leadership roles, including leading and driving organizational success. You have strong financial acumen and proficiency, including experience successfully managing budgets and a risk registry. Knowledge of relevant charity regulations and guidelines in both Canada and the USA is considered an asset. You are an excellent strategic thinker, adept at problem solving, and have the ability to digest, synthesize and articulate public and financial policy into implementable actions and plans. As a people leader, you can develop, motivate, and retain a highly engaged and driven team that is both multigenerational and embraces diverse viewpoints. Colleagues recognize your proven experience and comfort acting as a spokesperson for an organization. You sustain strong relationships with government officials, corporate executives, academics, and community leaders. Your strategic communications experience includes enhancing organizational visibility, creating thought leadership, articulating strategy, and developing programs focused on systems change. As a seasoned senior leader, you are well-versed in governance best practices and have experience reporting to, or working with, a voluntary board of a complex organization. Candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree from a recognized university, be non-partisan, and have a desire to stay abreast of the evolving political climate in and between the US and Canada, particularly with respect to the Great Lakes region.
All qualified candidates are welcome to apply and are asked to indicate their legal status to work in Canada and/or the United States of America and ideally be a permanent resident of the Great Lakes region – one of the 8 US states or 2 Canadian provinces.
To learn more about this impactful leadership opportunity with the Council of the Great Lakes Region, please submit a comprehensive resume along with a cover letter in confidence to Jane Griffith (jane@griffithgroup.ca) and/or Caroline McLean (caroline@griffithgroup.ca).
Salary Range and Compensation Package: A starting salary of $165,000 – $185,000CAD commensurate with experience. Appropriate future increases, as approved by the Board, are dependent on the successful implementation of the strategy. The total compensation package includes a comprehensive employer-paid benefits package, RRSP/401K contributions, paid vacation and US/CDN paid statutory holidays.
Location/WFH: As part of the hybrid work environment, candidates must be able to work from one of the Great Lake Region’s 8 US states or 2 Canadian provinces. Travel between Canada and the USA is required, and a valid passport is required.
CGLR and Griffith Group are committed to an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming hiring process that provides reasonable accommodation to all applicants. Please advise Jane Griffith (jane@griffithgroup.ca) should you require any accommodation to participate in the recruitment and/or assessment processes.

About CASP:
The Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention (CASP) was launched in 1985 by a group who saw the need to provide information and resources to communities to reduce the suicide rate and minimize the harmful consequences of suicide-related thoughts and behaviours. Like many others, CASP envisions a world in which people enjoy an optimal quality of life, are long-living, socially responsible, and optimistic about the future.
CASP is guided by its core values of Leadership, Inclusivity, Forward-Thinking, and Excellence (LIFE).
CASP envisions a Canada without Suicide and is a national charitable organization that provides advocacy, communication, and resources on suicide prevention and life promotion.
About the Opportunity:
CASP welcomes applications and nominations for the position of Executive Director.
Reporting to the Board of Directors, and supporting its committees, the Executive Director leads a virtual pan-Canadian organization and a dedicated and passionate staff to provide national leadership and advocacy for suicide prevention and life promotion. The Executive Director plays a key role in the continued implementation of the current strategic plan and is actively involved in the day-to-day operations of the Association, which includes responsibility for financial sustainability, fundraising, staff engagement, and program impact. Another key element of the Executive Directors role is developing relationships with donors, sponsors and funders, and diversifying revenue streams, including grants, individual donations, partnerships, and campaigns.
The Executive Director is responsible for public education and awareness. As the primary spokesperson for CASP, the Executive Director promotes the visibility, credibility, and profile of the Association, and builds effective and meaningful partnerships and strategic alliances, including with research institutions, various levels of government, and community partners. Leading the Association’s advocacy efforts, the Executive Director contributes to policy discussions to further establish the Association as a significant Pan Canadian leader in the field of suicide prevention and life promotion. The Executive Director also develops relationships with donors, sponsors and funders, and diversifies revenue streams, including grants, individual donations, partnerships, and campaigns.
The Executive Director upholds the highest standards of ethical governance and integrity in all aspects of their role. They are expected to promptly notify the Board of any real or perceived conflicts of interest and take appropriate steps to mitigate risks. The Executive Director is expected to perform all other duties and tasks as required and responds accordingly to any evolving organizational needs.
About the Individual:
As the ideal candidate, you are a compassionate, visionary, and results-driven leader with a strategic mindset, and are excited to drive meaningful impact coast to coast to coast. You have progressive leadership experience, ideally within the suicide prevention, life promotion, mental health, or related sector(s). You have a deep commitment to CASP’s mission, vision, and values, and are familiar with and life promotion approaches and principles.
You have operations and/or leadership experience, including working with and engaging a volunteer Board of Directors, are comfortable operating in a smaller, remote, not-for-profit organization, and bring a clear focus on staff engagement, program impact, and organizational sustainability and growth. Your operational acumen includes financial management experience, knowledge of human resource management, risk mitigation, and change management. You have a strong background in fundraising, including ability to secure grants and funding from multiple revenue streams. You also have experience in strategic planning, and organizational development.
You are a skilled advocate and are comfortable promoting and increasing greater awareness of CASP’s mission and representing the Association on a national basis. As a proven relationship builder with exceptional emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills, you can establish strong relationships with a wide range of diverse partners, including research institutions, various levels of government, and community organizations.
As a leader, you build and foster a collaborative, inclusive, caring, engaging, and supportive workplace culture in a remote working environment, and demonstrate a strong commitment to ethical leadership and sound governance practices.
Post-secondary education, ideally in Operations (Non-Profit management, Fundraising, etc.,) or Mental Health, is considered an asset.
Location/Working Style: CASP is a virtual organization, with all employees working remotely from their home offices across Canada, including the Executive Director. While remote work allows for flexibility, all employees are expected to be accessible during scheduled working hours, unless otherwise communicated in advance. Flexibility for travel when necessary is required (i.e., hosting the annual conference, fundraising events, etc.).
Salary Range: $83,956.00 to $95,732.00 and a competitive benefits package.
To Apply: To apply or explore this impactful leadership opportunity with CASP please submit a comprehensive resume along with a cover letter in confidence to Sam Walton, Partner (sam@griffithgroup.ca) and/or Noshina Choudhary, Senior Consultant (noshina@griffithgroup.ca).
The Search Committee recognizes that it is unlikely that any one individual will possess all the desired qualifications in equal measure. If you do not meet all the requirements outlined but feel that you have the experience and skills to excel in this position, the Search Committee encourages you to apply.
CASP welcomes and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including, but not limited to women, Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities and persons of all sexual orientations and/or gender identities.
CASP and Griffith Group are committed to an inclusive, accessible and welcoming hiring process that provides reasonable accommodation to all applicants. Please advise Sam Walton (sam@griffithgroup.ca) should you require any accommodation to participate in the recruitment and assessment processes.
Priority will be given to individuals legally entitled to work in Canada.