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Job Title: Chief of Staff
Reports To: CEO
Division: Executive Team
Terms of Employment: Full-time, Monday – Friday (9 am –5 pm)
Location: 155 Bermondsey Road, Toronto ON. Habitat GTA currently deploys a hybrid working environment with a mix of onsite (1-2 days per week) and at home.
Website: www.habitatgta.ca or www.instagram.com/habitatgta
Who We Are
Habitat for Humanity Greater Toronto Area (Habitat GTA) is leading the way in addressing one of the most pressing issues of our time: the need for affordable homes. We partner with working families in need of an affordable, safe and secure place to live and enable their family’s ability to thrive. We are a land developer, a home builder, a fundraiser, and a mortgage holder. In support of our homebuilding operations, Habitat GTA operates a retail home improvement store called Habitat ReStore, which sells donated home furnishings, appliances, and renovation materials, with all proceeds helping us build more homes.
Habitat GTA is growing. We are an innovative, entrepreneurial social enterprise that has been increasing our capacity for impact each and every year. Together, we are building a better, more inclusive GTA for everyone.
The Opportunity
Specifically, The Chief Of Staff Will
Overall, the Chief of Staff serves as a “CEO-extender”, off-loading tasks from the CEO so that CEO time can be maximized on priorities that only the CEO can perform.
- Maximize the day-to-day effectiveness of the CEO and Executive team by ensuring the CEO office runs smoothly, executive meetings run smoothly, and that the right information is available to the right people at the right time.
- Serve as a thought partner to the CEO and drive strategic decisions/projects in support of the executive team and board
- Support continued organizational improvement through special projects including, but not limited to: process optimization, performance measurement; new strategic initiatives; and others.
This role is ideal for a talented, ambitious emerging leader tracking towards a career as a senior executive or CEO and looking to make a meaningful difference right now on one of the most pressing issues facing the GTA: the urgent need for more affordable housing solutions for growing numbers of young people and newcomers.
Your Impact
Executive and Operational Leadership Team effectiveness
- Manage the Executive Team workplan and collaborate with the CEO, EA to the CEO and other members of the Executive Team in ensuring that meeting materials are developed and distributed in a timely manner.
- Serve as Executive Team liaison to the Operations Leadership Council (OLC) and support the Chair of OLC in maximizing its effectiveness
- Develop and build on relationships with all employees for increased efficiency and responsiveness of existing operations
- Support the planning and execution of key meetings including, executive team retreatsand the annual staff townhall.
CEO effectiveness
- Serve as a resource to the EA to the CEO in managing the CEOs calendar and all other aspects of the EA to the CEO role.
- Support the CEO by serving as a subject-matter expert, handling inquiries, developing action plans, and assisting with preparation and dissemination of communications particularly related to key policy and housing issues.
- Ensure the CEO is prepared for meetings and speaking opportunities by preparing background documents, PowerPoints, related material.
- Take the lead in collaborating with the CEO and others on writing deputations, white papers and other research documents that advance government decisions and public opinion with respect to housing policy
- Collaborate with the marketing and communications team to provide content and strategies to build the CEO’s external presence through social media, speaking engagement, blog posts and other means.
- Collaborate with the Fund Development team in maximizing the CEO’s effectiveness in secure and stewarding fundraising opportunities with a focus on transformational and major gifts.
- Attend Habitat for Humanity Canada meetings, other external meetings, consultations and other forums with the CEO or on behalf of the organization.
- Remain abreast of major policy developments and opportunities that need to be brought to the attention of the CEO, Board and senior executives.
- Act as a trusted confidant of the CEO.
Board Governance
- Work with the CEO and EA to the CEO to prepare for Board meetings, Board education sessions and the annual Board retreat.
- Collaborate with the EA to the CEO in supporting the Governance & Nominating Committee and all tasks associated with supporting good governance.
- Ensure Board policies are kept up-to-date and reviewed and approved at appropriate intervals.
Strategy, Business Planning, Performance
- Provide research and quantitative analysis on new opportunities, housing related issues, policy and government relations.
- Collaborate with the EVP, Operations, CFO, and CEO in supporting the annual business planning process and tracking of key performance indicators.
- Lead the development of enterprise-wide performance reporting, collaborating in particular with the CEO, CFO and EVP, Operations.
- Lead the development and ongoing updating of Social Return on Investment measurement to demonstrate the impact of Habitat GTA’s affordable homeownership program(s) and inform future changes.
- Demonstrate leadership and initiative to handle a wide variety of issues of varying complexity.
What You Bring
- A combination of post-secondary education and previous experience with demonstrated success in strategy, policy and government relations
- Superior written and verbal communications for collaborating with all levels of the organization.
- Strong interpersonal skills with a high degree of professionalism, confidence and independence in supporting the CEO in a wide variety of complex issues
- Insight into the unique demands of the CEO’s office resulting in the curiosity and critical thinking to obtain information and think of proactive solutions
- Strong analytic and quantitative capabilities; comfortable using data to conduct various what-if analyses, identify trends, or quantify issues and opportunities
- Leadership skills: a professional demeanor, with the ability to interact with a variety of stakeholders and audiences managing conflict, stress and competing priorities with tact and diplomacy in an excellent team environment
- Excellent project coordination skills; detail-oriented and taking accountability and leadership for projects and tasks from planning, execution and completion
- A quick learner and self-starter with a huge appetite for professional growth; able to pick up new hard and soft skills quickly and with ease
- Strong work ethic and high energy; suited to a multi-tasking, fast-paced environment
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Office software (including Microsoft Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word) strong internet/ research capabilities
Why Join Us?
- A meaningful opportunity to make a difference in your local community and to have first-hand contact with the families whose lives are transformed by our work
- The pride of being part of a highly respected, high profile global charity
- A stimulating, fast paced professional opportunity in a team of like-minded ‘world-changers’
- Comprehensive health and dental benefits
- RRSP eligibility
- Flexible work arrangements
- Internal job mobility and developmental opportunities
- Wellness initiatives including EAP and corporate gym membership rate with Goodlife Fitness
Your Application
If you are ready to make a change in your local community and become a part of our team at Habitat for Humanity GTA, click on the Apply button within this posting or click on our Careers Page to find more: https://habitatgta.ca/careers/
Your Future at Habitat for Humanity GTA Awaits.
Applicants must be eligible to work in Canada throughout the duration of their employment with Habitat for Humanity GTA. Proof of eligibility will be required.
Habitat for Humanity GTA is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
Habitat for Humanity GTA is committed to ensuring a barrier-free, accessible and inclusive work environment. We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Upon individual request, we will endeavor to remove barriers to the hiring process to accommodate candidates with disabilities, providing the applicant has met the bona-fide requirements of the employment position. Please inform us should accommodation be required at any point during the recruitment and selection process.
As part of our selection process, the successful candidate must receive clearance by a police background check.
We thank all applicants for their interest in Habitat for Humanity GTA, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
