Executive Assistant and Board Liaison

The Canadian Women’s Foundation (the Foundation) is Canada’s public foundation for gender justice and equality. It advances this by growing support for grassroots feminist action, partnering with communities and organizations to improve conditions, and building diverse leadership and knowledge for sustainable change. Through fundraising, granting, research, advocacy, and knowledge sharing, the Foundation works to achieve feminist systemic change. By granting to and strengthening local community programs across Canada, the Foundation empowers women, girls and gender-diverse people to move out of violence, out of poverty, and into confidence and leadership. Launched in 1991 by a group of eight trail-blazing women, the Foundation addresses a critical need for philanthropy focused on women and is one of the largest women’s fundraising foundations in the world. With the assistance of supporters and donors, the Foundation has raised more than $270 million to fund over 3,400 life-transforming programs across the country. As a leading voice for women, girls and gender-diverse people in Canada, Canadian Women’s Foundation is committed to getting gender equality issues front and centre in the hearts and minds of people in Canada.

It is within this context that the Canadian Women’s Foundation welcomes applications and nominations for the appointment of its Executive Assistant and Board Liaison. 

Reporting to President & CEO Mitzie Hunter, the Executive Assistant and Board Liaison provides senior-level support and assistance to the President & CEO on all matters related to the smooth and successful functioning of the President’s office. The Executive Assistant liaises with internal and external stakeholders, board members, donors and funders and presents a professional, proficient and welcoming impression of the organization. This position requires a high level of discretion and confidentiality; a proactive and strategic approach to all aspects of the work; and the ability to manage multiple priorities with rapidly changing levels of urgency.

The ideal candidate is an experienced and senior level professional assistant. You are adept at managing multiple priorities, often with conflicting priorities, on behalf of a President. You have an excellent customer service mindset and you quickly build trust and credibility in a collaborative and positive way.

You are an agile thinker who solves problems while using discretion and a high degree of confidentiality. Your tenure in similar roles has equipped you with excellent organizational skills, superior judgement, exceptional communications skills and a track record of success in advancing priority projects with complex risk and issues management.

The ideal candidate will have high integrity and an unwavering commitment to and demonstrated ability to advocate for equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility.

To learn more about this important opportunity with the Canadian Women’s Foundation, please submit a comprehensive resume along with a cover letter in confidence to Laura Machan (laura@griffithgroup.ca) and/or Noshina Choudhary (noshina@griffithgroup.ca). 

Salary Range and Compensation Package: $70,000 -$90,000 commensurate with experience. The compensation package includes a comprehensive employer-paid benefits package, professional development funds, paid vacation and statutory holidays, and sick/personal days.

Location/WFH: While the Foundation’s office is located in north Toronto, Ontario, the Foundation offers a hybrid work environment with three days a week in the office.

Use of AI: Griffith Group does not use AI to screen, assess or select applicants at any stage of the process. All candidate evaluations are conducted by our experienced team of Consultants and Partners.  Our use of AI is limited to non-evaluative tasks, never replaces human judgement in candidate assessment, and is always guided by ethical standards.

The Canadian Women’s Foundation is strongly committed to equity in employment and seeks to attract, select, and hire a diverse team with a high level of professional skills, passion for and belief in our vision and mission. It aims to be inclusive of diverse people across gender and sexuality spectrums. This includes people who identify as women, girls, trans, Two Spirit, genderqueer, nonbinary, and 2SLGBTQIA+. If comfortable, the Foundation encourages candidates to share information about their identities, lived experiences, and the communities they are part of in their cover letter.

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

The Canadian Women’s Foundation and Griffith Group are committed to an inclusive, accessible and welcoming hiring process that provides reasonable accommodation to all applicants. Please advise Laura Machan (laura@griffithgroup.ca)  should you require any accommodation to participate in the recruitment and/or assessment processes.