Opening for: Executive Director, Editors Canada
About Editors Canada
Editors Canada is a bilingual, not-for-profit association of editors. The association supports professional development for editors, promotes and maintains high standards of editing, and co-operates and partners with related associations in areas of common concern.
The association is incorporated federally as a not-for-profit organization under the 2014 Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act and is governed at the national level by the national executive council.
More information is available at www.editors.ca/about.
Position summary
The executive director (ED) reports to the human resources committee (president, treasurer, vice president, past president) to assist the national executive council in achieving the association’s mission and objectives in a consistent and timely manner. He or she manages the association office and staff; administers the national finances, programs and projects; contracts with suppliers; and provides administrative support for the work of national committees and a dozen local groups across Canada. The ED attends quarterly meetings of the national executive council across the country and participates in developing the annual operations plan and its supporting budget.
A detailed description of this position is available on the Editors Canada website at www.editors.ca/careers.
Requirements overview
- undergraduate degree (though graduate degree preferred)
- five years’ relevant management experience
- excellent management and administrative skills
- at least five years’ experience with budget management and creation
- excellent capacity with financial reporting and analysis
- demonstrated leadership and team-building skills success in developing and delivering programs and projects such as conferences, accreditation and educational programs, internal and external communication programs , publications, technology projects, as well as managing and coaching others to do the same
- excellent spoken and written English, meeting leadership skills, computer, technical and online skills, organizational and communications skills,
- sufficient fluency in basic French to handle telephone calls, meetings and correspondence effectively, or, advanced fluency in French
- extensive experience with at least three: traditional and/or digital publishing, volunteer management, communications and marketing, event coordination, project management of technical projects, fundraising and/or sponsorship development, consumer / retail sales and product development
Responsibilities overview
- work with the national executive council to help develop plans and policies
- review and recommend resource requirements for strategic and annual plans
- act as the privacy officer for the association
- manage approved projects undertaken by volunteers
- serve as the association’s external liaison committee chair
- serve as the association’s corporate memory, acting as a resource for each year’s national executives
- prepare a draft operational plan monitor that the association operates within approved budget
- work with the auditor to produce audited bilingual financial statements work with the treasurer to maintain and improve sound financial and record-keeping practices
- work with the president and secretary to prepare official correspondence, and work with designated officers to plan and execute legal and financial documents
- interview, hire, supervise and otherwise manage national staff
Terms
Annual and quarterly reviews, initial probationary status, full time with lieu time available, 15 days annual vacation, and a benefits plan. Salary is $50,000–$59,000.
Position will begin mid-May 2015 with training and handoff continuing through June.
How to apply
Interested applicants are invited to send a cover letter and résumé by email or mail to hrcommitteechair@editors.ca or 505-27 Carlton St., Toronto, Ontario M5B 1L2. The application deadline is April 30, 2015 at 3 pm EDT.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. No telephone inquiries, please.