Community Development Manager

Ontario Native Women's Association; Northwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous vacation

Comprehensive benefits

Pension plan

Flexible scheduling

Professional development

Job summary

Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA) in Ontario seeks a Community Development Manager to lead, coach, and support a group of employees across programs, ensuring all work aligns with ONWA’s Strategic Plan and program standards.

The role focuses on capacity building with membership organizations and partners, managing budgets and reporting, and delivering multi-year plans while promoting Indigenous leadership and wellness. This is an existing role we are looking to fill.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary diploma or degree in Social Sciences, Indigenous Studies, Women's Studies, Health Studies, or related field or combination of education and experience.
• Minimum five years in a Supervisory/Management role.
• Minimum three years supporting Indigenous communities and families.
• Strong administrative and supervisory capabilities.
• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal skills with negotiation ability.
• Experience building partnerships with senior leadership and community stakeholders.
• Budgeting, program management, and reporting experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and support program staff to meet ONWA's objectives.
• Ensure programs are implemented and aligned with standards and strategic plan.
• Build capacity with member organizations and partners across Ontario.
• Coordinate workshops, presentations, and conferences; manage resources and timelines.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

Supervisory experience

Budget planning

Workshop facilitation

Written & verbal comms

Not-for-profit knowledge

Strategic planning

Education

Post-secondary diploma/degree in related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Why make ONWA your career choice?

Make a difference in the lives of Indigenous peoples by supporting and advocating for positive change.ONWA prides itself on providing all employees with a total rewards package that is generous and supports our workforce and their family members:

• Competitive salaries
• Generous paid vacation time
• Paid time off at Christmas above paid vacation time
• Additional paid stat and civic holidays
• 35 hour work week
• Comprehensive benefits program including health, paramedical, dental, vision and EAP. All premiums covered by the employer
• Healthcare Spending Account and Lifestyle Spending Account
• Participate in CAAT defined benefit pension plan and retire with secure lifetime retirement income
• Paid sick days
• Paid cultural/personal wellness days
• Flexible scheduling to support work-life balance
• Ongoing professional development
• Possible reimbursement on portion of cell phone and internet expenses
• Paid management days

VISION:

At the Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA), we celebrate and honour the safety and healing of Indigenous Women and Girls as they take up their leadership roles in the family, community, provincially, nationally and internationally for generations to come.

SCOPE

The Community Development Manager will lead, coach, and support a group of employees within various programs while ensuring ONWA’s vision, mandate, objectives, and membership deliverables are met and aligned with ONWA’s Strategic Plan. The Community Development Manager is responsible for ensuring all programs they oversee are implemented and managed according to the program standards and guidelines and work to facilitate achievement of the agreed program deliverables. The Community Development Manager is responsible for building capacity with membership organizations and partners across Ontario.

QUALIFICATIONS:

SKILLS:

• Post-secondary diploma or degree in Social Sciences, Indigenous Studies, Women's Studies, Health Studies, or a related field, or a combination of relevant education and experience.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in a Supervisory or Management role.
• Minimum three (3) years of experience supporting and advocating for Indigenous communities, Indigenous women, and families.
• Demonstrated administrative management experience with the ability to supervise.
• Demonstrated high-level written, oral, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and negotiate with partners and stakeholders to find collaborative solutions to complex issues.
• Demonstrated stakeholder management skills with the ability to establish and maintain credible relationships with senior management, Community Members, and partners.
• Experience with financial planning, program and project management, budget administration, planning processes, and reporting, including results-based planning and annual planning.
• Demonstrated experience providing services to Indigenous families and/or communities.
• Experience working within multi-year strategic plans.
• Solution-oriented with proven analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent networking skills and the ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and connections.
• Experience coordinating and facilitating workshops, presentations, and/or conferences.
• Experience with resource development and implementation.
• Demonstrated organizational and time management skills, with the ability to independently follow through on assigned duties while meeting strict deadlines.
• Strong decision‑making skills with the ability to set standards, establish priorities, and allocate time and resources effectively.
• Ability to prioritize programs and activities while balancing budget and time considerations.
• Proficient working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, the internet, and general office equipment.

KNOWLEDGE:

• Knowledge and experience with Indigenous culture, traditions, ceremony and connecting Community Members to cultural practices that can be used in supporting Community Members.
• Awareness of the recent, historical, and intergenerational trauma that Indigenous women, youth, and their families may have experienced, including the psychological, neurological, physiological, social, and spiritual impacts of trauma.
• Experience working and knowledge of Not-for-Profit organization program delivery and experience working with Indigenous governance structures and communities.
• Strong awareness of issues affecting Indigenous women and their families and awareness of available community resources.
• Thorough knowledge of other service agencies with a proven ability to build and maintain strong and healthy relationships.

Please know, this is an existing role we are looking to fill.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.