CMOS Executive Director

Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society / Société canadienne de météorologie et d'océanogr

Ottawa

Remote

CAD 90,000 - 96,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Job summary

The Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society / Société canadienne de météorologie et d'océanogr is seeking an Executive Director to advance its mission, strategic priorities, and financial sustainability. The role requires bilingual leadership, collaboration with the CMOS Council, and stewardship of programs, fundraising, and governance.

Reporting to the CMOS Council, the Executive Director will build relationships with members, donors, partners, funders, and government, while ensuring

Qualifications

Bilingual fluency in English and French is required.
Experience leading a not-for-profit, charity, or mission-driven organization.
Strong governance, budgeting, reporting, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

Lead the implementation of strategic plan with alignment of mission and programs.
Support governance through board and committee engagement and reporting.
Oversee operations, risk management, and performance monitoring.
Manage financial planning, budgets, forecasts, and audits or reviews.
Lead fundraising, donor stewardship, sponsorships, and revenue strategies.
Recruit, supervise, coach, and evaluate staff and volunteers.
Represent the organization to members, partners, and funders.

Skills

Bilingual English-French

Leadership experience

Not-for-profit governance knowledge

Strategic planning

Education

Post-secondary education in a relevant field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Position Overview

The Executive Director is the senior staff member of the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS) and is responsible for advancing itsmission,strategic priorities, operational effectiveness, financial sustainability, and public profile. Reporting to the CMOS Council, the Executive Director provides visionary and practical leadership across programs, people, partnerships, fundraising, governance support, and administration.

The successful candidate will be a collaborative, bilingual, values-driven leader who can translate strategy into action, build trusted relationships, steward resources responsibly, and represent the organization with credibility among members, donors, partners, funders, government, academia, and the broader community.

Reporting Relationship

The Executive Director reports directly to the CMOS Council through the CMOS President/CMOS Council Chair and works closely with standing committees, staff, volunteers, contractors, and external stakeholders. The Executive Director is accountable for implementing Council-approved strategy, policies, budgets, and organizational priorities.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

Lead the implementation of the organization's strategic plan, ensuring alignment between mission, programs, resources, and measurable outcomes.

Governance and Council Support

Support the Council in fulfilling its governance responsibilities through meeting preparation, timely information, thoughtful analysis, and sound recommendations.

Operations and Administration

Oversee day-to-day operations, ensuring effective systems, processes, risk management, and performance monitoring.

Financial Stewardship

Work with the Council Treasurer and finance staff and/or contractors to prepare and manage annual budgets, financial reports, forecasts, and audits or reviews.

Fund Development and Revenue Generation

Lead or support fundraising, grant development, donor stewardship, sponsorships, earned revenue, and other revenue strategies appropriate to the organization.

People Leadership

Recruit, supervise, coach, and evaluate staff, contractors, and volunteers as applicable.

External Relations and Advocacy

Serve as a primary spokesperson and ambassador for the organization, representing its mission, values, programs, and priorities.

Required Qualifications

Strong working knowledge of both English and French.
Canadian Citizenship or landed immigrant status and eligible to work in Canada.
Strong knowledge of business software (e.g. Microsoft Office, video conferencing, etc.)
Leadership experience in a not-for-profit, charitable, membership, public sector, or mission-driven organization.

Additional Qualifications and Experience

Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a Council/Board of Directors and support strong governance practices.
Experience in strategic planning, financial management, budgeting, reporting, and organizational operations.
Proven ability to build relationships with volunteers, members, funders, donors, partners, government, and community stakeholders.
Strong people leadership skills, including supervision, coaching, performance management, and team development.
Knowledge of not-for-profit governance, compliance, fundraising, grant management, and risk management practices.
Post-secondary education in a relevant field, or an equivalent combination of education, professional development, and experience.

Core Competencies