Director
Organization: Outward Bound Canada http://www.outwardbound.ca
Location: Almaguin/Huntsville, Ontario
Outward Bound Canada’s mission is to cultivate resilience, leadership,
connections and compassion through inspiring and challenging journeys
of self-discovery in the out of doors.
Supervised by: National Director of Operations
Status: Full Time
Location: Must reside within commuting
distance of our basecamp in
Almaguin, Ontario
The Northern Ontario and Atlantic Program Director has overall
responsibility for the delivery of high quality Outward Bound programs
in two distinct regions: Northern Ontario and the Atlantic Provinces,
the latter currently centred in New Brunswick. Specific
responsibilities of the position include:
Responsibilities
• Excellence in Education and Adventure: Ensure that we meet both
these values at a high standard in all programs. See that all programs
are designed so as to maximize the quality of the Outward Bound
process experienced by the students
• Program Design: leading the design of courses and programs and
ensuring close alignment with the OBC mission and vision
• Revenue Generation: Work in partnership with the National Sales
Director to ensure revenue targets are met or exceeded through a
dynamic and effective balance of sales to new clients and engagement
of existing clients
• Operations Planning and Program Management: coordinating the
development, execution and evaluation of annual operations planning.
Identifying and managing the resources, budgets and people required to
deliver a sustainable, responsibly managed and high-quality program
• Relationship Management: maintaining relationships with delivery
partners, key clients, land managers and other stakeholders as
necessary to ensure high quality program delivery
• Information Systems: generating, maintaining, and communicating
information that all program stakeholders require to support program
quality and consistency.
• Staff Supervision: hiring, supervising and mentoring program and
field staff, with the goal of building a dynamic, engaged, and high
performing instructional faculty
• Logistics Systems: developing effective logistics systems to support
program delivery, ensuring effective integration of program resources
and people, as well as anticipating and addressing emerging
operational delivery issues
• Risk Management: monitoring logistics, food, transportation,
admissions, route planning, staffing, emergency response, curriculum
and incident reporting plans etc. to maintain appropriate risk
management and oversight of safety systems. Act as Regional Safety
Officer for Northern Ontario Wilderness Programs. Oversee Regional
Safety Officer of Atlantic Programs (currently p/t Atlantic Program
Manager).
• Leadership and Management: be a dynamic and intentional contributor
to the OBC leadership team, providing both strategic and tactical
direction at team meetings and retreats and providing regional
leadership and representation as required.
• Facility Management: ensure that any facilities being used by OBC
Northern Ontario and Atlantic programs, such as the Almaguin site, are
maintained in a neat, professional, and work-safe manner. Oversee
compliance to applicable legal standards in this regard. Ensure that
facility-related costs are aligned with both budgetary expectations
and the OBC strategic plan.
• Broader Relationships: The Northern Ontario and Atlantic Program
Director will be a key leader in maintaining positive and productive
working relationships in the outdoor education community.
Skills and Experience
• 5+ years experience in outdoor education or outdoor leadership, with
a mix of instructional and management experience
• Proven experience leading teams and effectively supervising others
• In-depth knowledge of the outdoor and experiential/adventure industry and
• knowledgeable of/aligned with the Outward Bound philosophy and pedagogy
• Results-proven track record of exceeding goals and a bottom-line
orientation; evidence of the ability to consistently make good
decisions through a combination of analysis, wisdom, experience, and
judgment; sufficient level of business acumen including successful P&L
management; the ability to balance the delivery of programs against
the realities of a budget; and problem solving, project management,
and creative resourcefulness
• Competent and current in implementing system-wide risk management
best practices within the outdoor industry;
• Detail oriented: excellent planning, organizational, communication
and system building skills;
• Excellent interpersonal and people management skills – A track
record of building strong internal stakeholder relationships and a
positive and harmonious staff community;
• Solution-focused; able to take responsibility and work unsupervised
We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package.
Deadline for applications is April 10, 2015
Cover letters and resumes can be submitted by e-mail only to:
email: employ@outwardbound.ca
Please quote “Northern Ontario and Atlantic Program Director” in e-mail
subject.
Outward Bound Canada encourages applications from persons of diverse
backgrounds and is an equal opportunity employer and we sincerely
thank all candidates for their interest. Only those selected for an
interview will be notified.