Director of Finance and Administration

Thunder Woman Healing Lodge Society; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An Indigenous-led organization in Toronto seeks a Director of Finance and Administration. This leadership role is crucial for supporting Indigenous women's empowerment with responsibilities across finance, administration, and human resources. Candidates must possess a strong background in financial management and demonstrated commitment to Indigenous communities. This full-time role offers a salary range of $100,000 - $110,000 annually and a collaborative work culture.

Benefits

Comprehensive health benefits

4 weeks paid vacation

Collaborative work culture

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years as Finance Director/Manager or 7 years in senior leadership roles.
• Ability to maintain professional relationships with funders and organizations.
• Strong experience in budget preparation and grant proposal writing.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to ensure the financial sustainability of TWHLS.
• Support the operationalization of TWHLS’ mandate.
• Ensure accurate reporting of finances and organizational systems.

Skills

Experience in financial management

Strong verbal and written communication

Conflict management and resolution

Technological acuity

Education

Post-secondary education in non-profit management

Tools

Office 365/MS Office

Docusign/Adobe

Job description

Director of Finance and Administration

The Director of Finance and Administration role at Thunder Woman Healing Lodge Society is a rare opportunity in a unique and exceptional Indigenous‑led organization dedicated to empowering Indigenous women in the Greater Toronto Area. As the Director of Finance and Administration (DFA), you will be an essential leader ensuring the ongoing relevance, viability, and sustainability of TWHLS. You will apply your financial and administrative expertise to directly support our core mission: providing a safe place for Indigenous women to heal, reclaim positive cultural identity, and restore wholeness. If you are a skilled leader who can demonstrate the centring of Indigenous women in your leadership, TWHLS is the place for you. Come join a dedicated team committed to breaking the cycle of Indigenous women’s over‑representation in Canada’s prisons by creating opportunities for them to thrive.

ABOUT THUNDER WOMAN HEALING LODGE SOCIETY (TWHLS)

Founded in 2016 by Executive Director Patti Pettigrew, TWHLS provides trauma‑informed, culturally appropriate services to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit 2SLGBTQIA+ women involved with the judicial system and survivors of inter‑generational trauma.

We provide wrap‑around support for housing, basic needs, pre‑release, and after‑care to help reduce vulnerability and focus on the journey to wholeness and balance.

TWHLS is rapidly expanding to meet this urgent need. Our current major initiatives include the development of a unique, six‑storey Green Building healing lodge in Scarborough, a model combining transitional housing and wrap‑around supports—along with two other properties in downtown Toronto undergoing renovation to provide housing and outreach services.

THE DETAILS

Target Start Date: February 2026

Location: The primary location for this position is Toronto, ON. This is an on‑site role. The DFA usually works in the TWHLS office and lodge environments; however, the mandate of the organization may require work in our communities and in non‑standard workplaces.

Salary Range: $100,000 - $110,000 per annum

Vacation and Benefits: TWHLS offers a comprehensive extended health and benefits plan, vacation accrual (4 weeks per year); 4 paid days per year for personal leave, 13 paid statutory holidays per year, and a welcoming collaborative work culture in locations that are close to transit.

Hours: This position is a full‑time permanent position, 37.5 hours a week. There may be an occasional requirement to work evenings, weekends, and overtime hours to accommodate activities such as programs, community meetings, board meetings and representing TWHLS at public events.

ROLE OVERVIEW

The DFA leads a team of finance, human resource, facilities, information technology and support staff to ensure a broad and strategic approach to supporting the growth and development of the organization, while also providing financial insight and analysis. This position reports directly to the Executive Director and will work collaboratively as a member of the Management Team to foster a culture that encourages and nurtures participation, continuous learning and improvement, creativity, and innovation.

REPORTING TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL:

• Support the operationalization of TWHLS’ mandate and create opportunities for the collaborative culture at TWHLS to be strengthened.
• Ensure that funding is ethically administered, programs are efficiently resourced, and the finances of TWHLS are thoroughly and accurately reported.
• Ensure that effective organizational systems and processes—finances, human resources, information technology, and facilities—are established and maintained.
• Employ a leadership style that values and demonstrates compassion, excellence and accountability.
• Foster a workplace culture that is encouraging, nurturing, innovative, positive, healthy and safe.
• Work closely with the Management Team.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO HAS:

1. Experience or lived expertise working in processes that can meaningfully centre the voices of Indigenous‑First Nation (Status and Non‑Status), Inuit, and Metis 2SLGBTQIA+ women involved with or exiting the justice system.
2. Experience or lived expertise in, and deep commitment to, decolonizing and anti‑oppressive principles and practices.
3. Demonstrable values alignment and an unwavering ability to support the vision, mission and objectives of TWHLS, which includes a strong intersectional analysis on an anti‑oppression, anti‑racism, and anti‑Indigenous praxis and possesses significant understanding and knowledge of systemic barriers and oppression rooted in colonization, racism, transphobia, classism, misogyny, moralism, ableism and how these impact Indigenous women.
4. A post‑secondary education in non‑profit management, social service work, and/or public administration, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
5. Strong administrative and financial leadership experience with a minimum of 5 years as a Finance Director/Manager or a minimum of 7 years of progressive experience in senior leadership roles within non‑profit, social service and social impact sectors.
6. Strong experience in financial management including budget preparation, financial projections, expenditure control, and successful grant proposal writing.
7. A demonstrated ability to work effectively and maintain professional relationships with a broad range of funders, community organizations and government.
8. Experience in leading, developing and supporting a multi‑disciplinary and diverse staff.
9. Solid experience with conflict management and resolution.
10. Superior judgment skills and ability to make quick, insightful decisions.
11. Strong verbal and written communication skills.
12. Self‑starter energy and skills with a strong work ethic and the ability to triage numerous complex tasks and competing priorities.
13. The ability to work on a broad scope of projects simultaneously.
14. High level of technological acuity including Office 365/MS Office tools (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneDrive), Visio, Project, Docusign/Adobe and various online portals hosted by individual funders.

APPLICATION PROCESS

TWHLS is an Indigenous women’s organization, and we take our commitment to promoting the restoration of identity for Indigenous women seriously. To honour this commitment, priority will be given to those applicants who self‑identify as Indigenous‑First Nations (Status and Non‑Status), Inuit and Metis in their cover letter.

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter (maximum 1 page) and resume in PDF format using this form. Your cover letter should let us know why this is your job!

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis as received up until November 28, 2025 at 4:00 p.m EST.

TWHLS is committed to providing accommodation upon request at all stages of the hiring process. If you require accommodation during the hiring process, please contact us at [e-mail].

No telephone inquiries please. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. For more information on Thunder Woman Healing Lodge Society, please visit https://twhls.ca/.