Executive Director

Muslim Legal Support Centre (MLSC); Ontario; Remote; CAD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Muslim Legal Support Centre (MLSC) is hiring an Executive Director to provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for its mission to enhance access to justice for Ontario's Muslim communities. The role involves managing legal services, transformational change, and fostering community partnerships.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership in the nonprofit or legal sector.
• Strong grant writing and reporting skills.
• Experience in strategic planning or organizational transformation.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing the delivery of legal services and public education.
• Developing annual plans and organizational priorities.
• Driving organizational change and managing a team.

Skills

Leadership

Grant Writing

Communication

Team Management

Education

Degree in Law or Related Field

Job description

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Title: Executive Director – Muslim Legal Support Centre

Deadline: July 2, 2025

Employment Type: Full-Time (Permanent)

About MLSC:

The Muslim Legal Support Centre (MLSC) is a community-based legal organization that exists to advance access to justice for Ontario’s Muslim communities through culturally responsive legal services, public legal education, and systemic advocacy.

Position Summary:

As the MLSC prepares for a new phase of growth and service innovation, we are seeking a visionary and strategic leader to guide our organization through transformation and manage operations, all while staying rooted in our mission to provide culturally responsive services to our communities and address systemic Islamophobia.

The Executive Director (ED) provides strategic leadership, operational oversight, and organizational vision for MLSC. This includes:

• Program Leadership: Overseeing delivery of legal services including summary legal advice, legal hotlines, drop-in clinics, and public legal education workshops.
• Strategic Planning: Developing annual plans and setting long-term organizational priorities in collaboration with the Board of Directors.
• Organizational Transformation: Drive organizational change processes, including structural optimization. Identify and evaluate emerging trends in service delivery to ensure the MLSC remains responsive and forward-looking.
• Staff Management: Supervising a team of lawyers, coordinators, and students, supporting professional development, and leading hiring and performance processes and updating MLSC policies.
• Partnership Development: Building and maintaining relationships with legal clinics, community groups, funders, mosques, and allied organizations across Ontario.
• Fundraising and Grant Management: Identifying funding opportunities, writing grants, managing funder relationships, and ensuring timely reporting.
• Communications and Advocacy: Representing MLSC publicly; preparing strategic communications; overseeing messaging on issues such as Islamophobia, discrimination, immigration, and housing rights.
• Board Relations: Supporting the Board with reporting, governance, and strategy development.
• Systems Oversight: Managing operational infrastructure including payroll, HR, technology, and financial systems.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated leadership in the nonprofit or legal sector
• Experience with strategic planning or organizational transformation
• Strong grant writing and reporting skills
• Understanding of systemic barriers faced by Muslim communities in Canada
• Demonstrated experience and commitment to advancing the rights of equity-seeking communities
• Excellent communication and team management abilities

The successful candidate will lead a dynamic team through organizational change, ensuring sustainable growth, enhanced community impact, and alignment with our core values. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of legal service delivery in Ontario.

Title: Executive Director – Muslim Legal Support Centre

Location: Toronto (Remote)

Deadline: July 2, 2025

Employment Type: Full-Time (Permanent)

About MLSC:

The Muslim Legal Support Centre (MLSC) is a community-based legal organization that exists to advance access to justice for Ontario’s Muslim communities through culturally responsive legal services, public legal education, and systemic advocacy.

Position Summary:

As the MLSC prepares for a new phase of growth and service innovation, we are seeking a visionary and strategic leader to guide our organization through transformation and manage operations, all while staying rooted in our mission to provide culturally responsive services to our communities and address systemic Islamophobia.

The Executive Director (ED) provides strategic leadership, operational oversight, and organizational vision for MLSC. This includes:

• Program Leadership: Overseeing delivery of legal services including summary legal advice, legal hotlines, drop-in clinics, and public legal education workshops.
• Strategic Planning: Developing annual plans and setting long-term organizational priorities in collaboration with the Board of Directors.
• Organizational Transformation: Drive organizational change processes, including structural optimization. Identify and evaluate emerging trends in service delivery to ensure the MLSC remains responsive and forward-looking.
• Staff Management: Supervising a team of lawyers, coordinators, and students, supporting professional development, and leading hiring and performance processes and updating MLSC policies.
• Partnership Development: Building and maintaining relationships with legal clinics, community groups, funders, mosques, and allied organizations across Ontario.
• Fundraising and Grant Management: Identifying funding opportunities, writing grants, managing funder relationships, and ensuring timely reporting.
• Communications and Advocacy: Representing MLSC publicly; preparing strategic communications; overseeing messaging on issues such as Islamophobia, discrimination, immigration, and housing rights.
• Board Relations: Supporting the Board with reporting, governance, and strategy development.
• Systems Oversight: Managing operational infrastructure including payroll, HR, technology, and financial systems.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated leadership in the nonprofit or legal sector
• Experience with strategic planning or organizational transformation
• Strong grant writing and reporting skills
• Understanding of systemic barriers faced by Muslim communities in Canada
• Demonstrated experience and commitment to advancing the rights of equity-seeking communities
• Excellent communication and team management abilities

The successful candidate will lead a dynamic team through organizational change, ensuring sustainable growth, enhanced community impact, and alignment with our core values. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of legal service delivery in Ontario.

Compensation

A competitive salary will be offered, commensurate with experience.

How to Apply

Please submit your resume and a cover letter outlining your qualifications and vision for the role to [e-mail] by July 2, 2025.

We are committed to equity and diversity and welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, particularly those from underrepresented communities.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Executive

Employment type

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  Contract

Job function

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  Legal Services

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