Directors
Type: board position paid with annual retainer, more (see below)
Organization: City of Toronto, Public Appointments Secretariat
Location: Toronto, Ontario
SERVE YOUR CITY! Apply Now for the BUILD TORONTO Board
OVERVIEW:
Do you want to gain new skills, experiences, and networks while supporting
public services? Interested in sharing your time, expertise, and experience to
make Toronto a better place? Keen to make a difference in your community?
If you answered “yes” to the above, the City of Toronto needs people
like you to serve on high-profile, challenging, and exciting boards of directors
for City agencies and corporations. Currently, the City of Toronto is seeking 8
qualified residents to serve as directors on the BUILD TORONTO Board.
ELIGIBILITY:
To be eligible for appointment, you must be:
• a City of Toronto resident
• 18 years of age or older
• not employed by the City of Toronto or one of its agencies or corporations
• not a spouse, partner, child, or parent of a Member of Toronto City Council
QUALIFICATIONS:
Board members should collectively represent a range of expertise and skills
including:
• capital financing
• construction
• environmental remediation
• financial management
• planning and development
• real estate law
BOARD RESPONSIBILITIES:
The board is responsible for supervising the management of the BUILD TORONTO Corporation’s
business and affairs, including the following:
• developing surplus lands and excess real estate with development potential
owned by the City and its agencies and corporations (“developing” may
include a wide range of activities focused on unlocking value including
acquiring and disposing of properties, project management, financing,
environmental remediation, planning and rezoning, and joint ventures with other
private and public sector organizations)
• working with other sectors in urban regeneration
• remediating brownfields
• being a catalyst for development
• recommending the optimal use of the City’s real estate holdings
• using financial incentive tools provided by the City
TIME COMMITMENT:
The board generally meets eight times per year at the BUILD TORONTO offices
located near University Avenue and King Street in downtown Toronto. Board
meetings are held during the day and usually last three hours. Board members
also participate in the board’s three committees. The committees normally meet
seven times per year and meetings are held during the day and last two hours.
REMUNERATION:
Public members receive a $5,000 annual retainer, plus $500 per meeting up to a
maximum of $15,000 per year. A public member who serves as Chair receives a $40,000
annual retainer.
DEADLINE AND HOW TO APPLY:
The deadline to apply for this exciting opportunity is Monday, September 21,
2015 at 4:30 p.m.
Apply online by visiting:
https://secure.toronto.ca/pa/decisionBody/43.do
QUESTIONS?
Contact the Public Appointments Secretariat at 416-397-0088 or appoint@toronto.ca.
For more information about public appointments and other interesting current
opportunities (including the Civic Theatres Toronto Board, the Toronto
Community Housing Corporation Board, and the Toronto Hydro Board), visit our
website at toronto.ca/ServeYourCity.
