Senior Vice President, Mission

Diabetes Canada has a vision to create a world free of the effects of diabetes. The organization raises almost $40M annually, has approximately 130 staff, and works across Canada, with the exception of Quebec where it partners with the existing provincial organization. Diabetes Canada has a long history of success in this country. The discovery of insulin to treat diabetes in 1920 by Canadians Dr. Frederick Banting and Charles Best was ground-breaking and life changing. Charles Best went on to found the Diabetic Association of Ontario in the 1940’s, which evolved into the Canadian Diabetes Association in 1953, and into Diabetes Canada in 2017. Today, Diabetes Canada is the largest diabetes health charity in Canada, serving the more than 4 million people who live with the condition from coast to coast to coast. Diabetes Canada is the country’s most trusted provider of education for individuals with diabetes as well as the healthcare providers who care for them, a fearless advocate for better diabetes health systems and care, and a long-time funder of research into diabetes prevention, care and potential cures.
It is within this context that Diabetes Canada (“DC”) welcomes applications and nominations for the recruitment of its Senior Vice President, Mission, who will assume the role in summer 2025.
Reporting to the President & Chief Executive Officer, Laura Syron, the Senior Vice President, Mission (“SVP, Mission”) is a vital member of the organization’s Senior Leadership Team, and supports and interacts with DC’s Board of Directors, especially its Mission Committee. The SVP, Mission oversees a total team of approximately 30 FTE, across four teams (Diabetes Knowledge & Connection; Healthcare Professional Education & Engagement; Government Affairs, Advocacy & Policy; and Research & Science). The SVP, Mission is responsible for the development, implementation and evaluation of all DC’s mission strategies including leadership and oversight of the business plans and a budget between $20-25M annually. The SVP, Mission identifies, nurtures and supports partnerships, relationships, and strong collaborations with external stakeholders to achieve these goals, including a focus on health-equity deserving communities who experience a higher prevalence of diabetes. The SVP also leads DC’s relatively new work in evaluating its mission impact, a key enabler of its strategic plan, through ensuring the integration of DC’s mission initiatives across the organization, especially Fund Development and Marketing & Communications. In particular, the SVP, Mission plays a significant role in ensuring that DC’s annual and longer-term mission activities inspire donor engagement and support.
As the ideal candidate, you have substantial experience with a “mission” portfolio, including providing knowledge resources for people with lived experience, and/or a wide range of healthcare practitioners. You likely also have experience with advocacy and policy in a health context, and with researchers and scientific discovery. As a proven and knowledgeable senior leader, your career includes team leadership and management responsibilities, budgetary oversight, working with boards, subcommittees, and volunteers and working across an organization to further its goals, ideally from senior leadership team level. You have worked in a health-related organization, preferably with non-profit status, and are able to deliver results and impact in a complex health ecosystem. Colleagues refer to your ability to problem solve, think innovatively, comfort acting as a spokesperson for an organization, and in making clear and transparent decisions in the best interests of an organization in a complex, fast-paced environment. You understand how to translate a strategic plan into operational and business plans, and how to implement those plans through engaging others, both internal and external to the organization, towards the common goal. Diabetes affects over 4 million Canadians, many of whom are in equity deserving communities. As such, candidates must be dedicated to DC’s vision and values and demonstrate a commitment to advancing models of decolonization, truth and reconciliation, and Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA) principles. Candidates must hold a minimum of a bachelor’s degree from a recognized university, and the ability to work in both French and English is considered an asset.
To learn more about this impactful leadership opportunity with Diabetes Canada, 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 comprehensive group benefits plan, including health and dental coverage, vision care, life insurance, disability coverage (STD/LTD), an Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP), an additional health spending account, and a company-matched Pension/RRSP program. Generous paid time off in addition to vacation including personal days, extra paid holidays beyond provincial statutory holidays, plus an end-of-year office closure.
Location/WFH: While the head office is located in Toronto, DC employees live right across the country. Travel across Canada is required, however, in this role.
Diabetes Canada 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.
Diabetes Canada 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.

Executive Director

Over 50 years ago, a group of women activists, including June Callwood, realized there were only 40 beds for homeless women in Toronto, compared to the 400+ available to men. Moved to action by this inequality, the women founded Nellie’s, a 16-bed shelter, in 1973.
Today, Nellie’s is a place of respite and rejuvenation for women and their children navigating a variety of challenges. Through community outreach, skill-building programs, and space for the unhoused to find shelter, clients are empowered to take steps to change their lives. Nellie’s welcomes people who seek guidance as they reclaim their strength and tap into their resilience to find a new path for their life. The individuals who come through the shelter or access community outreach programs come to Nellie’s with unique experiences and needs. Nellie’s mandate to help all women and their children, regardless of circumstances, is what makes the organization’s work essential.
Nellie’s vision is to be a place where every woman* and her child(ren) who step through its doors finds a pathway to a violence-free life, and to advocate to ensure gender-based violence and oppression is a relic of the past.
Moving into the next 50 years, Nellie’s has big ambitions – a future free of Gender-Based Violence. It is within this context that Nellie’s welcomes applications and nominations for the position of Executive Director.
About the Opportunity:
Reporting to the Board of Directors, and supporting its committees, the Executive Director will oversee the implementation of the strategic plan and lead a vibrant organization that meets both the current and future needs of those in Nellie’s community with kindness, compassion, and excellence.
Through the leadership of a dedicated Management team, the Executive Director is responsible for key organizational functions including funding and fundraising, finance, human resources, program development, evaluation, and communications.
The Executive Director will support the organization’s evolution to meet current and future operational needs by updating policies, procedures, and strengthening program evaluation capabilities. The Executive Director will also advance Nellie’s stance against racism, oppression, and discrimination and actively work to dismantle systemic prejudices and injustices that perpetuate gender-based violence, promoting a just and fair society for all.
As the principal spokesperson for Nellie’s, the Executive Director will develop relationships with funders, politicians, community partners and other stakeholders. As an active participant at policy and community tables, the Executive Director will advocate for systems change and represent the organization within the community and across sectors.
About the Individual:
Nellie’s is seeking a visionary, strategic leader, and a community builder with a passion for and commitment to Nellie’s mission, vision, and values. Lived experience connected to Nellie’s mission is an asset.
You have progressive management experience within the not-for-profit sector, ideally within the gender-based violence, housing, social services or related sector(s). Experience leading teams within a unionized environment and with union negotiations is an asset. You have experience working with a volunteer Board of Directors, coupled with the ability to develop and execute strategic initiatives. You have financial acumen, knowledge of human resource management and change management, and fundraising skills; facilities management experience is an asset.
You are comfortable representing the organization and serving as its ambassador within the community. Your interpersonal and communication skills enable you to build and sustain strong relationships with colleagues and diverse stakeholders at all levels and across sectors, including community partners, funders, donors, elected officials, task forces, and other organizations.
Your leadership skills build trust, engagement, and collaboration, and you foster an empowering, supportive, and inclusive environment. You have a commitment equity and inclusion, feminist, anti-racist and anti-oppressive frameworks, trauma informed approaches and harm reduction principles.
Location: This position is based in Toronto, Ontario.
Salary Range and Compensation: $115,000 to $140,000 with possible flexibility and a competitive and generous benefits package.
To Apply:
To apply or explore this key leadership opportunity with Nellie’s please submit a comprehensive resume along with a cover letter in confidence to Sam Walton, Partner (sam@griffithgroup.ca) and/or Robin Noftall, Principal (robin@griffithgroup.ca).
Nellie’s Commitment to Inclusion:
Nellie’s is committed to the development of an agency that reflects the women it serves. This position is open to all women*. Women* signifies anyone who self-identifies as female, femme and/or woman. This includes transwomen, cisgender women, and non-binary people who identify as femme or female-presenting. Applications from equity-deserving groups are strongly encouraged, including Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, persons of all sexual orientations and members of other equity-deserving groups.
Nellie’s 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.
Nellie’s is situated in Tkarón:to (Ta-kar-on-toe) which is located on the traditional lands of the Mississauga (Missi-sog-a), the Anishinaabe (Ah-nish-nah-bay), the Haudenosaunee (Ho-deh-no-show-nee), the Chippewa (Chi-puh-waa), the Huron (Hur-on), and many other Indigenous Peoples.
Nellie’s acknowledges all Treaty Peoples, including those who came here as settlers, as migrants either in this generation or in generations past, and those of us who came here involuntarily, particularly those brought to these lands as a result of the transatlantic slave trade and slavery. We pay tribute to those ancestors of African origin and descent.

Director, Philanthropy Services

As Ottawa’s only Community Cancer Hub, the Ottawa Cancer Foundation is transforming Supportive Cancer Care through dynamic collaborations with diverse community partners. Together, the Foundation creates and delivers impactful, no-cost, no referral, programs and front-line services both at the Hub at 1500 Alta Vista (Maplesoft-Jones Centre) and within the community. Embracing person-centered approaches, the Foundation empowers people living with and impacted by cancer on every step of their journey. The Foundation works closely with local hospitals and healthcare professionals to identify distinct areas for client and family support as well as understand and contribute to current priorities in cancer research.
Within this context the Ottawa Cancer Foundation invites applications for the position of Director, Philanthropy Services (Director).
Reporting to the Senior Vice-President, Philanthropy, the Director plays a pivotal role contributing to the achievement of the Foundation’s revenue goals in securing major, leadership and planned giving gifts. The Director establishes credibility with all current and potential donors and often works with the Senior Vice-President, Philanthropy and/or the President & CEO to further donor engagement. A key focus of this role is helping build, shape and execute a strategic, systemic approach that will empower the organization to meet revenue targets. The Director works with the Senior Vice-President, Philanthropy and the President & CEO in supporting the plan for the Leadership Gifts Program. The Director mentors and supervises two direct reports – the Administrator of Donor Services and the Administrator of Donor and Data Management – and collaborates with the Director, Special Events and Community Engagement and the Senior Manager, Annual Giving. The Director also engages and works directly with community volunteers to widen a network of potential donors.
The appointment calls for a collaborative leader, strategic thinker and effective implementation professional. You have extensive fundraising knowledge and experience, including a track record of successful major gift solicitation, knowledge in both campaigns and sustained leadership/major gift programs, and experience working with senior volunteers and volunteer committees. Experience working in and/or knowledge of the healthcare sector is an asset, as is an intimate connection to the Foundation’s mission. As a leader, you enjoy inspiring, mentoring, and coaching others, creating a positive, collaborative, inclusive workplace culture. Like each of the Foundation’s team members, you champion compassion and empathy, and share their commitment to making a positive impact in cancer care. In addition to your exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, you are strategically and operationally oriented and excel developing and optimizing systems and processes. You have fiduciary acuity, research and analytical skills, strong project management skills, and ability to meet tight deadlines in fast-paced, dynamic, and performance-oriented environments. Knowledge and experience with Blackbaud fundraising platforms is definitely an asset. Post-secondary education is also considered an asset, as well as having a CFRE designation and being bilingual in both English and French.
To apply or explore this key leadership opportunity with The Ottawa Cancer Foundation please submit a comprehensive resume along with a cover letter in confidence to Sam Walton, Partner (sam@griffithgroup.ca) and/or Robin Noftall, Principal (robin@griffithgroup.ca), or visit: https://griffithgroup.ca/ocf-director/
The Ottawa Cancer Foundation is an equal-opportunity employer. The Ottawa Cancer Foundation welcomes applications from all qualified individuals, and encourages applications from women, Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, persons of all sexual orientations and/or gender identities, and members of other equity-deserving groups.
The Ottawa Cancer Foundation 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.

Chief Executive Officer

Meeting the needs of a diverse society since 1952, COSTI Immigrant Services (“COSTI”) is a community-based multicultural agency providing employment, educational, settlement and social services to all immigrant communities, new Canadians and individuals in need of assistance. COSTI strives to be a leader in community service by using a client-focused, proactive, and innovative approach in planning, developing and delivering services. Its programs ensure that regardless of language or cultural barriers, people who arrive in Canada are able to use their existing skills, learn new ones, and participate actively in all aspects of Canadian life. COSTI currently offers over 59 programs to newcomers and individuals in need, primarily across the Greater Toronto Area, with additional services across Ontario, Canada and overseas. COSTI operates 18 locations in Toronto, the Region of Peel and York Region. COSTI is committed to furthering the best interests of newcomers and building a strong Canada by providing newcomers with the opportunity to become productive and engaged citizens. Last year, over 39,000 individuals received assistance in more than 60 languages.

It is within this context that COSTI welcomes applications and nominations for the appointment of its Chief Executive Officer, who will assume the role in Spring 2025.

Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) provides leadership in the efficient and effective management of the organization and its operations through providing strategic leadership. The CEO leads and manages a senior leadership team of 6 people, and an organization of over 600 staff full-time and part-time staff across 17 locations, and with approximately 180 volunteers who contribute a total of 15,000 hours each year. The CEO provides strong governance support and best practices to the Board, ensuring it is well informed of COSTI’s operations, through comprehensive and timely reports on a regular basis, and via the development of the Board and the structure of its committees. The CEO will be tasked with ensuring the execution and implementation of the newly developed strategic plan, and with completing periodic updates and revisions to ensure COSTI’s accomplishments, outcomes and financial sustainability are aligned with its mission, values and strategic directions. Working with the Board and the Senior Leadership Team, the CEO has ultimate responsibility for the organization’s large and complex annual budget of $50M, and must ensure sound financial management processes, reporting and controls to safeguard COSTI’s funding so that funds are managed in compliance with the organization’s approved annual budget, funding agreements and contractual obligations. Externally, the CEO will provide leadership in the community and with community organizations and partners to promote the interests of immigrants and refugees. As such, the CEO must sustain strong ties with all levels of government, with leaders in the settlement and community services sectors in Toronto, elsewhere in Canada and internationally, and act as the spokesperson and ambassador for COSTI at events, conferences, media events and via representation on boards, committees, and planning groups.

As the ideal candidate, you are a proven and experienced senior leader with a career that shows a progression of responsibility in senior management roles in a large, public sector, unionized environment. Experience with immigrant settlement or human services, and with an urban workplace that is racially, ethnically, and linguistically diverse are both considered strong assets. Candidates must have an appreciation, understanding and knowledge of immigrant settlement issues, trends and best practices in Ontario and Canada, and of the unique roles that technology, human resources, finance and public relations play in supporting direct services to immigrants and refugees. As an exceptional communicator, you are adept with public speaking and are at ease advocating in a balanced and thoughtful manner on behalf of the population the organization serves. Colleagues refer to your skills building and maintaining strong relationships with a variety of partners, including with various levels of government, partners and funders, sectorial settlement and social service organizations, your Senior Leadership Team, and of course, the Board. As an experienced executive, you bring in-depth experience and skill with financial and risk management, board governance and best practices, strategic planning and implementation, technology, change management, and with acting as spokesperson for an organization. Your management style encourages innovation and continuous improvement through fostering an inclusive, low ego, dedicated team culture while maintaining a positive and constructive relationship with the Union locals. Candidates must be dedicated to COSTI’s vision and values and demonstrate a commitment to advancing Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion principles.

To learn more about this impactful leadership opportunity with COSTI, 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: $200,000-230,000, commensurate with experience. The total compensation package includes a comprehensive benefits package, car allowance, 4 weeks’ vacation, and a defined contribution pension plan.

COSTI 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.

COSTI 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.

Director, Recruitment & Admissions

StFX espi-kina’matno’kuom etek Mi’kma’ki, wejkwa’taqanik Mi’kmaq maqamikewmuew mna’q iknmuetu’tik. Nalikitquniejk na Mi’kmawey wisun wjit Antigonish teluek Aklasie’w-iktuk, ‘place where branches are torn off.’
StFX is located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaw people. The Mi’kmaw name for Antigonish is Nalikitquniejk, meaning ‘place where branches are torn off.’
St. Francis Xavier University (StFX) is known for the quality of its teaching, its small class sizes creating an intimate and collaborative learning environment, and its valuable hands-on learning and research opportunities for undergraduates. The University is renowned, nationally and internationally, for its immersive learning environment and a curriculum that encompasses programs offered by the Faculties of Science, Arts, Education, and Business, working together to foster curiosity, collaboration, and innovation. StFX is home to 5,000 students, 250 faculty, 460 employees, and an engaged alumni network of over 50,000 citizens whose influence and impact are global. Established in 1853, and as one of the oldest universities in Canada, StFX hosts a uniquely beautiful campus in the Maritime town of Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Its graduates wear the iconic X-ring, a symbol of the strong social values that tie Xaverians together.
It is within this context that StFX welcomes applications and nominations for the appointment of its Director, Recruitment & Admissions, commencing spring 2025, or soon after.
Reporting to the Vice President Academic and Provost, the Director of Recruitment and Admissions (“Director”) is responsible for all aspects of Canadian and International undergraduate and graduate student recruitment (including campus tours) and admissions. The Director oversees the development and implementation of effective admissions and recruitment strategies to ensure marketing, promotions, recruitment and admissions policies and procedures are effective and competitive; to improve applicant conversion; and to lead enrollment of highly qualified applicants. In addition to leading and implementing an effective prospective student conversion strategy and annual recruitment/admissions cycles, the Director is responsible for evaluating the University’s admission and recruitment program (in close collaboration with the Registrar) and procedures, while developing new strategies to ensure competitiveness, effectiveness, and success in attracting and supporting highly qualified prospective students. This position is highly visible to the external community and is expected to lead strong working relationships with university constituents and the community. The Director also represents the University at regional, national and international organizations as the lead expert in the University’s admissions and recruitment strategies.
As the ideal candidate, you bring relevant experience with marketing and academic admissions, strategic and operational planning, and partnership development from an academic environment. Knowledge of specialized, higher-education admissions programs is desirable, and considered an asset. Preference will be given to candidates with comprehensive knowledge of, and experience with, Canadian and international education systems as well as the ability to translate this knowledge into a strategy for achieving the university’s ambitious domestic and international enrollment goals. In your tenure, you have applied and evaluated research, institutional data, and theoretical frameworks to establish, manage and transform evidence-based admissions/recruitment programs and services. You are adept at relationships, and can work well with a variety of constituencies, including faculty, administrators, students, staff and alumni. You engage in a collaborative manner, building consensus, maintaining confidentiality, ensuring sensitivity to the needs and interests of a variety of stakeholders. You lead by supporting the functioning of a diverse remote or hybrid team and have demonstrated success in supporting and leading change efforts. Ability to travel extensively and internationally is required for this position. Candidates must hold a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a recognized university or college and have demonstrable senior-level experience in recruiting and admissions in a public, post-secondary environment (preferably a university).
To learn more about this impactful leadership opportunity with St. Francis Xavier University, 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: Tentative Salary band (GH) of $115,888 to $141,628, commensurate with experience. The total compensation package includes a comprehensive benefits package with travel and life insurance, 4 weeks’ vacation, plus designated holidays, personal days and sick days, defined contribution pension plan, tuition credit program, and discounted access to the recreation facility.
StFX is committed to upholding the values of equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility. It encourages applications from members of groups that have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized, including Indigenous persons (especially Mi’kmaq), racialized persons (especially African Nova Scotians), persons with disabilities, those who identify as women and/or 2SLGBTQIA+ and any others who would contribute to the diversity of our community.
All qualified candidates are welcome to apply; however, priority will be given to those legally eligible to work in Canada.
StFX and Griffith Group are committed to an inclusive, accessible and welcoming hiring process that eliminates barriers to participation for persons with disabilities. Should you require an accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Jane Griffith (jane@griffithgroup.ca).

Board of Directors

Jack.org is on a mission to empower young individuals with community, knowledge, and tools to champion mental well-being. It stands poised and empowered for this crucial task, fortified by dedicated donors, a robust financial reserve, visionary leadership, and a high-performing team eager to drive change. Focused on addressing the prevalent issue of mental health distress among youth, particularly those systematically excluded from mental health dialogue and action, it creates and adapts programming to cater to diverse youth demographics and communities across Canada. Its approach centres on upstream prevention of mental distress and the promotion of mental well-being. Jack.org was created in memory of Jack Windeler, a first-year student at Queen’s University who died by suicide at 18 years old. Jack’s parents, Eric Windeler and Sandra Hanington, co-founded Jack.org to provide young people with mental health education and to ensure that those struggling can access the support they deserve.
It is within this context that Jack.org welcomes applications and nominations for appointments to its Board of Directors, commencing summer 2025, or soon after.
The Board of Directors is responsible for governing the affairs of the organization. The Board discharges its responsibilities by delegating the day-to-day operations to the President & CEO and by delegating certain other responsibilities to Board Committees. This position description sets out how individual Directors are expected to engage in the Board’s work and discharge their duties and responsibilities. In discharging their responsibilities, each Director is required to act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of Jack.org, and exercise the care, diligence, and skill that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in comparable circumstances.
Geographical Representation
As a national organization, Jack.org welcomes nominations of all individuals, while also encouraging interest from people in Western Canada (BC, AB, SK) and Quebec.
Time Commitment:
The average annual time commitment to fulfill the responsibilities as a Director is 40-50 hours Directors are expected to commit the necessary time required to fulfill Board and Committee responsibilities, which includes preparation for and attendance at Board and Committee meetings, the annual general meeting, strategic planning session(s), and special events.
Term – Directors are elected by the members for terms of three years and may serve a maximum of six years. When circumstances warrant, a Director may be elected for a third three-year term subject to the approval of two-thirds of votes cast by members.
Sub-Committee Appointments – Each Director will be asked to serve on at least one Board Committee. Committee appointments are made by the Board on the recommendation of the Chair and in consultation with individual Directors, the President & CEO, and the Governance and Nominating Committee.
Compensation – Directors serve in a voluntary capacity, without financial remuneration. Approved travel expenses which are inline with the Board policies, will be reimbursed.
Application Process
To be considered for a Board position, 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).
Jack.org 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.

Dean, The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education

Guided by a bold Academic Plan, an ambitious research agenda, and a Master Plan to revitalize the campus and surrounding neighbourhood, Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) is among the most applied-to universities in Ontario and its reputation with business and community leaders continues to rise. TMU offers more than 129 undergraduate and graduate programs. Culturally diverse and inclusive, the university is home to more than 47,000 students, including nearly 3,000 master’s and PhD students, over 4,700 faculty and staff, and more than 217,000 alumni worldwide. TMU was ranked number one on the Forbes list of Canada’s Best Employers for Diversity in 2023, a ranking of the top 150 organizations across the country promoting creative, diverse, equitable and inclusive workplaces.

The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education is Canada’s largest and most successful continuing education program with approximately 70,000 enrollments per year. The Chang School offers more than 1,500 courses, microcredentials seminars, and workshops, 81 career-related certificate programs, 12 part-time degree programs, and courses towards accreditation by nine professional institutes and associations. Most of its certificate programs offer career-related professional development programs in collaboration with the university’s eight Faculties: Arts; The Ted Rogers School of Management; Community Services; The Creative School; Engineering and Architectural Science; Science, Law, and Medicine. Flexible, accessible programming is available on campus, via online distance education, and off-site for employee groups and external corporate partners. Committed to meeting the changing needs of society and its local community, the Chang School has partnerships with diverse professional associations, societies, and institutes, and is connected to other educational institutions, industry leaders, associations, and the local community.

It is within this context that Toronto Metropolitan University invites applications and nominations for the appointment of its next Dean, The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education, commencing January 1, 2025, or soon thereafter. This appointment will be for a term of five years and is renewable for a second term as outlined in the Policy and Procedures Relating to Search Committees and Appointments in the Academic Administration (AAA Policy).

Reporting to the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, Dr. Roberta Iannacito-Provenzano, the Dean, The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education (“Chang School”) is responsible for all aspects of the School’s operations including strategy, policy development, implementation, and financial and human resources management. The Dean will continue to enhance the School’s excellence in continuing education in a highly competitive and changing environment of lifelong learning. The Dean will foster a collaborative culture that supports the School’s lecturers, faculty and staff, and ensure existing and future relationships with all of its partners are positive and enhance the School’s reputation and credibility as Canada’s largest provider of university-based continuing education. The Dean will contribute to TMU’s successful academic and strategic planning process and build an accountability framework that demonstrates and promotes the School’s academic quality, responsiveness, and fiscal responsibility through revenue generation activities. The Dean also supports the School’s, and University’s, objectives in fundraising and alumni relations.

As the ideal candidate, you are an exemplary leader who brings a vision and passion for lifelong learning with progressive experience in senior leadership roles from both within a post-secondary and continuing education environment. Your career includes a track record of innovation and growth that supports both lifelong learning and revenue generation activities, financial acumen and budgetary management. Experience with negotiations and collective bargaining in a unionized workplace environment is considered a strong asset. The leadership style and attributes which will benefit the successful candidate include being consultative and collaborative, an outstanding communicator with strong listening skills, a strong advocate of equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility, and an engaging problem solver who is respectful. You are enthusiastic, hold a strong commitment to lifelong learning, a demonstrated record of building innovative and co-operative working relationships, and possess the leadership skills to foster positive and collaborative relationships with TMU’s academic units and ensure ongoing success in an entrepreneurial continuing education setting. Familiarity with university constituencies is a strong asset. Candidates must hold a graduate degree, preferably a Ph.D. The ideal candidate embodies what Toronto Metropolitan University is known for: collegiality, innovation and entrepreneurship, nimbleness, and responsiveness.

About TMU

TMU cherishes its role as a city-builder and continues to reshape the downtown core of Toronto. The University has opened a series of new buildings including the Mattamy Athletic Centre at Maple Leaf Gardens, the Image Centre, the Sheldon and Tracy Levy Student Learning Centre, the Centre for Urban Innovation, and the Daphne Cockwell Health Sciences Complex. In Fall 2020, TMU opened its doors to the first cohort of law students, establishing TMU’s new Lincoln Alexander School of Law providing leading-edge legal education with a focus on contemporary issues. In March 2022, the Province of Ontario confirmed its support for TMU’s proposed School of Medicine, which will house 94 medical school seats for undergraduate learners and 105 postgraduate seats. TMU’s School of Medicine in Brampton will welcome its first cohort of medical learners in 2025.

Application Information

Please note that once in this position, the successful candidate is an “associate member” of the Toronto Metropolitan University Faculty Association (TFA) (www.rfanet.ca). The TFA collective agreement can be viewed ​here​; a summary of TFA benefits can be found ​here​.

Toronto Metropolitan University welcomes those who have demonstrated a commitment to upholding the values of equity, diversity, and inclusion and will assist us in expanding our capacity for diversity in the broadest sense. In addition, to correct the conditions of disadvantage in employment in Canada, we encourage applications from members of groups that have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized, including First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples, Indigenous peoples of North America, Black-identified persons, other racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and those who identify as women and/or 2SLGBTQ+. TMU is committed to accessibility for persons with disabilities. To find out more about legal and policy obligations please visit the accessibility and Human Rights websites.

To apply, or explore this key academic leadership position at Toronto Metropolitan University further, please submit a curriculum vitae along with a cover letter in confidence to Jane Griffith (jane@griffithgroup.ca) and/or Caroline McLean (caroline@griffithgroup.ca).

All applications must be received before 5pm ET on Friday August 16, 2024.

Toronto Metropolitan University is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, upon request, accommodation will be provided by both Griffith Group and Toronto Metropolitan University throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities.

Executive Search Firms Join Forces in Transatlantic Partnership

27 June 2024, London/Toronto: Executive search and interim management consultancies Anderson Quigley and Griffith Group Executive Search have partnered to expand their recruitment services to both sides of the Atlantic.

The partnership between the British and Canadian headquartered firms will further enable their global recruitment of diverse and exceptional leadership. Both will find talent for academic institutions, charities, global foundations, public sectors, and private corporations across the UK, USA and Canada.

The expansion also marks a significant milestone in both firms’ growth.

The collaboration delivers on commitments to serve global clients with local expertise, alongside shared values around equality, diversity, inclusion, as well as providing a high level of client and candidate care.

The teams are international and multilingual, bringing a political, cultural and practical understanding of working in other countries.

Ed Pritchard, founder and Managing Partner of Anderson Quigley, said: “At Anderson Quigley we’re growing quickly to meet the level of support demanded by our clients and candidates. By partnering with Jane and Griffith Group, that support now includes North America.

“We’re going to learn and support each other a lot – from how the different geography and recruitment landscapes operate to how diversity impacts searches in different ways. Griffith Group is known for its support of equity deserving people.

“By joining our skills, people and capacity to support placements we can offer our clients geographical reach and international knowledge.”

Jane Griffith, Managing Partner and Founder, Griffith Group Executive Search, said: “We are delighted to have found a like-minded partner in the team at Anderson Quigley. Both firms share a commitment to a thorough, equitable, and partner led search process.

“With Griffith Group’s continued expansion in Canada, having recently opened an office on the west coast in British Columbia, we look forward to this partnership and connection to the UK. Both Griffith Group and Anderson Quigley identify exceptional global talent for our clients, and our partnership will help ensure that reach is broad and deep.”

ENDS
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About Anderson Quigley
Anderson Quigley is an executive search and interim management consultancy delivering leadership recruitment in education, healthcare, social care, charities, cultural organisations, the arts and government.

Driven by a core set of values – integrity, diversity and hands-on project ownership – Anderson Quigley’s team of executive search experts support organisations across the public sector to build better leaders for a better society.

The business was founded in 2017 and brings together decades of knowledge and experience in executive search, interim management and advisory services.

About Griffith Group Executive Search

Founded in 2021, Griffith Group is a privately owned Canadian executive search firm that provides exceptional services to its valued clients. Focused on senior-level recruitment, the firm partners with academic, not-for-profit, public, and private sector organizations across Canada to support their executive search needs.

Griffith Group is deeply rooted in the values of integrity, professionalism, and empowered innovation and has a deep commitment to, and demonstrated results in, supporting Indigenization, equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility (I-EDIA). The firm’s approach is encapsulated within its statement: International Reach. Proven Expertise. Boutique Service.

For additional information, please visit: https://griffithgroup.ca/

Griffith Group Expands Presence to British Columbia

For immediate release: May 16, 2024
Griffith Group Executive Search Expands Presence to British Columbia
Toronto, ON: Griffith Group Executive Search, a leading retainer based executive search firm, proudly announces that it is now registered in British Columbia. This expansion marks a significant milestone in the firm’s growth and to its commitment to serving its clients with local expertise.
The firm’s new office in British Columbia strategically positions the firm to expand on its offerings in the province. Expansion will bolster Griffith Group’s presence in the dynamic business landscape of British Columbia.
“We are thrilled to further establish our presence in British Columbia,” said Jane Griffith, Managing Partner and Founder, Griffith Group Executive Search. “This expansion reflects our dedication to serving our Western Canadian clients with their evolving executive search needs, while fostering an expanded reach for the firm in British Columbia and Western Canada.”
“We look forward to deepening our relationships with clients and partners in British Columbia,” added Robin Noftall, Principal at Griffith Group. “As a resident of British Columbia for over 16 years, both the firm and I are excited to collaborate, innovate, and contribute to placing highly qualified and diverse candidates in the province, thereby contributing to the prosperity of the region.”
About Griffith Group Executive Search
Founded in 2021, Griffith Group is a privately owned Canadian executive search firm that provides exceptional services to its valued clients. Focused on senior-level recruitment, the firm partners with academic, not-for-profit, public, and private sector organizations across Canada to support their executive search needs.
Griffith Group is deeply rooted in the values of integrity, professionalism, and empowered innovation and has a deep commitment to, and demonstrated results in, supporting Indigenization, equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility (I-EDIA). The firm’s approach is encapsulated within its statement: International Reach. Proven Expertise. Boutique Service.
For additional information, please visit: https://griffithgroup.ca/
Contact:
Jane Griffith
Managing Partner and Founder
Griffith Group Executive Search
jane@griffithgroup.ca

Griffith Group Included in Hunt Scanlon Media’s 2024 Select Guide to America’s top 250 Executive Search Firms

As Griffith Group Executive Search celebrated another successful year of business in February 2024, the month of March brought even more to celebrate. With the release of the Hunt Scanlon’s 2024 Select Guide to America’s Top 250 Executive Search Firms, Griffith Group was named on its list of the best and most sought after search providers.

“Executive recruiters play an increasingly vital role in today’s dynamic business environment. Whether it’s tapping into diverse talent pools, leveraging industry-specific expertise, or streamlining the hiring process, search firms serve as invaluable assets in identifying and securing top-tier talent,” – Hunt Scanlon president, Christopher W. Hunt.

It is an honour to once again be recognized as one the industry leaders in Executive Search.

In previous years, the firm has received recognition on Hunt Scanlon’s “2023 Top 60 Canadian Recruiters,” and “2023 Top 50 Higher Education Recruiters” as well as the “2023-2024 HR/Diversity Power 65.” Griffith Group is proud to deliver exceptional service within the Executive Search industry and is pleased to be included on these respected lists.

Contributing to the worlds of Higher Education, Broader Public Sector, Private Sector, Not-for-Profits, Board of Directors, and other specialized executive search positions; Griffith Group’s founder and leader, Jane Griffith, has also featured her voice in Hunt Scanlon Media as a trusted source of expertise. Please click the link below to learn more: https://huntscanlon.com/canadian-executive-search-market-shifts-to-meet-new-demands/