Job Posting

Chief Executive Officer

Aplin Executive Search invites interested candidates from all cultural and international backgrounds to consider this leadership opportunity.

Created in 1997, SaskCulture is a non-profit, community-based, volunteer-driven, provincial cultural organization that works with members, volunteers and community partners to build a culturally vibrant province. Often recognized as a funder of cultural activity, SaskCulture also plays an important role in nurturing cultural engagement in Saskatchewan.

Together with Sask Sport and Saskatchewan Parks & Recreation Association, SaskCulture also governs and guides policy direction for the Saskatchewan Lotteries Trust Fund for Sport, Culture and Recreation. SaskCulture’s work and support reaches lands covered by Treaties 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, the traditional lands of the Nêhiyaw, Dakota, Dene, Lakota, Nakota and Nakawē peoples, as well as homeland of the Métis.

Chief Executive Officer

Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) has operational responsibility for the organization and ensures that the strategic direction and budget are followed. The CEO is also responsible for the fair, dignified and safe treatment of all staff, consumers, partners and volunteers and that the organization’s credibility and public image are maintained. Ensuring that distribution of funds from the Saskatchewan Lotteries Trust fund are carried out in a fair and equitable manner also falls under the responsibility of the CEO.

Qualifications:

  • A minimum of 7-10 years’ management experience.
  • Prior experience in a non-profit, government, educational or similar environment is an asset.
  • A broad understanding of, and passion for, the cultural sector, including arts, heritage and multiculturalism.
  • Prior experience reporting and/or presenting to a Board is a major asset.
  • Extensive advocacy, diplomacy and/or government relations experience is an asset.
  • Superior relationship building and communications skills.
  • Strong financial acumen and prior experience with fiduciary responsibility.
  • Visionary, creative, strategic and equitable leader.
  • Strong cultural awareness and open-mindedness.
  • Understanding of grant funding models.

For more information about SaskCulture, visit their website at www.saskculture.ca.

If you are an inclusive and strategic leader looking for an opportunity to be a part of the leading supporter of cultural engagement in Saskatchewan, please contact Johan or Ryan.

Ryan Vanjoff
Principal
306.665.1390
rvanjoff@aplin.com
www.aplin.com

Johan Bolin
Senior Associate
403.351.2448
jbolin@aplin.com
www.aplin.com

Application Deadline: 
Saturday, February 29, 2020
Start Date: 
Monday, March 30, 2020
Type of Work: 
Full Time
City: 
Regina
Province: 
Saskatchewan
Education Level: 
University (Graduate)
Languages: 
English
Travel: 
Yes
Prefered Method(s) of Application: 
By E-Mail

Employer Details

David Aplin Group

Johan Bolin
Palliser South, Suite 500
140 10th Ave SE
Calgary, AB T2G0R1
Canada

David Aplin Group has been recruiting to fulfill talent demands for businesses across Canada for over 40 years. As one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies, David Aplin Group has opened doors to opportunities for thousands of professionals and employers, advancing careers, growing teams, and changing lives.