Niagara Sustainability Initiative ,Executive Director Jobs in Canada

d in tackling
sustainability. NSI promotes opportunities to develop a mindset for an
environmentally and economically thriving Niagara and to integrate
these values into all-future planning as our community grows.

Role: The Executive Director guides Niagara Sustainability
Initiative’s strategy, leads staff and volunteers, oversees program
and community resource development, supports program delivery and is
Niagara Sustainability Initiative’s primary external spokesperson.

The Executive Director is accountable & reports to the Board,
dedicated to ensuring the organization maximizes its collective
impacts towards its mission in a sustainable fashion.

Key Responsibilities:

Community Relations & Resource Development (20%)
• Speaks at community events (keynotes, panels, lectures) on a regular
basis, with a focus on Niagara Region-based engagements.
• Attends select events where possible.
• Maintains relationships with key supporters, political
representatives & community leaders.
• Maintains & foster relationships with grantors, corporate funders
(i.e. sponsors), and other non-value-added funding sources.
• Builds the Niagara Sustainability Initiative brand with key
recruitment groups.
• Leads external spokesperson for all media inquiries & interviews.

Grow the Carbon Project (40%)
• Develops new leads, presentations to potential members, setting
strategy for organizational growth.

Carbon Project Operations (10%)
• Supports Carbon Project Program Management: maintains relationships
with Carbon Project members as-needed, supporting direction &
evolution of service offering.
• Policy Engagement: oversees activities, supports direction as needed.

New Program Development (15%)
• Works with the Board, and solicits team input, to set and approve
the organization’s strategic direction/plan.
• Leads and oversees research on new initiatives.
• Measures and reports back on org performance against strategic
direction, in the areas of impact, activity and capacity.
• Cultivates relationships with potential partners; directs to
appropriate staff person as needed.
• Approves new partnerships, with Board input when high risk.

Administration/Team Support (10%)
• Ongoing 1:1s with all staff, all functional area managers and
volunteers in the “Strategy & Governance” functional area.
• Oversees professional development for all staff & volunteers.
• Participation & direction setting in ongoing meetings for each NSI’s
functional area.
• Leads weekly team meetings & biweekly staff meetings.
• Finance: support audit, annual budget approval.
• HR: ad-hoc check-ins with volunteers, recruitment support.
• Ensures there is communication across functional areas; helps to
“connect the dots”.

Governance (5%)
• Works with Board Chair to set agenda for quarterly Board meetings &
Annual General Meeting.
• Requests Board input & approval on items as defined in the
organization’s governance structure.
• Maintains relationships with current Board members.
• Sits on Board Nominations subcommittee.
• Supports all Board subcommittees.

Qualifications
• Post-secondary degree in a related field.
• Knowledge of leadership and requirements of not-for-profit
organizations in the province of Ontario.
• Highly organized with demonstrated project management skills and
attention to detail.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to quickly learn and adapt in a fast-paced and continually
evolving environment.
• Proven leadership abilities and multitasking capabilities.
• Passion for community-led sustainability leadership.

Please submit application by May 29th, 2015 to:
info@niagarasustainability.org

We would like to thank all applicants for their interest in this
opportunity but only successful candidates will be contacted for next
steps.