Executive Director

SAISIA - Saskatchewan Association of Immigrant Settlement and Integration Agencies; Saskatoon; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

SAISIA seeks an Executive Director to guide the organization with a focus on immigrants and newcomers in Saskatchewan. The role involves strategic planning, financial sustainability, and advocating for policies that improve the lives of newcomers. Ideal candidates will have a graduate degree and significant leadership experience.

Benefits

Benefits package

RRSP matching program

Qualifications

• Graduate degree demonstrating research skills in social sciences.
• At least five years of management/leadership experience.
• Thorough knowledge of Saskatchewan’s immigrant settlement policies.

Responsibilities

• Lead and implement SAISIA’s strategic plan and policies.
• Ensure financial sustainability and manage organizational resources.
• Advocate for policies supporting newcomer-serving sector.

Skills

Management

Leadership

Communication

Financial Management

Strategic Planning

Relationship Management

Education

Graduate degree in Social Sciences

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

The Saskatchewan Association of Immigrant Settlement and Integration Agencies (SAISIA) is an umbrella

organization of immigrant and newcomer serving agencies across Saskatchewan. Its mandate is to provide an association by and through which its members can work towards addressing the needs of immigrants and newcomers, the agencies that serve them, and the larger community which welcomes them. SAISIA’s vision is to be the leading voice for settlement and integration in Saskatchewan.

PURPOSE

SAISIA is seeking an Executive Director (ED) to lead the organization and build a high-performing, healthy

organizational culture. The ED ensures the development and implementation of SAISIA’s strategic plan and policies, guides the development and financial sustainability of the organization, supports the Board of Directors, and provides strong operational leadership. Responsibilities include oversight of business planning, financial management, grant writing, facilities, technology, human resource management, marketing and communications, sector consultations, member and stakeholder engagement, participation in prairie region and national collaborations/committees, and educational programming. The ED oversees services to member agencies and stakeholders, member relations, and manages SAISIA staff and

resources. The ED will work independently and with partners, employees, members, and the board of directors to advocate for policies and programs that strengthen the newcomer-serving sector’s capacity to respond to the needs of newcomers to Canada.

NATURE OF THE WORK

Reporting to the Board of Directors, the ED will work closely and collaboratively with government funding

agencies, primarily Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), member agencies, and other

stakeholders that serve newcomers. The annual operating budget is $650,000 with five other staff who report to the ED. The work is deadline-driven, client-driven, service-oriented and requires ongoing research to ensure that Saskatchewan’s settlement sector is achieving the outcome of improving the lives of newcomers to Canada. Special projects are common, such as organizing and facilitating consultation events or helping to ensure a coordinated province-wide approach to emerging challenges such as mass migration.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Provide exemplary operational leadership in a complex, non-profit environment;
• Collaborate closely with all SAISIA members across the province;
• Advocate for members’ collective interests by actively engaging with stakeholders as directed by the
• membership;
• Understand, articulate and develop the vision, mission, scope and role of SAISIA;
• Maintain thorough knowledge of provincial and national newcomer settlement and integration policies,
• programming and resources;
• Continuously scan and analyze the settlement sector environment for trends and opportunities;
• Provide support to the Board with respect to policies, best practices, non-profit governance, financial
• reporting and the management of board and annual general meetings;
• Lead and conduct research activities to measure and ensure continuous improvement in the settlement
• sector’s services to newcomers;
• Ensure marketing and communications strategies are planned and implemented;
• Build and maintain effective professional relationships with clients, members, stakeholders and funders;
• Demonstrate a full understanding and ability to implement planning activities in their various forms:
• strategic, action, project, marketing and communications, business, budget, etc.;
• Ensure sound approaches to staff recruitment, retention, development and performance management
• Provide excellent grant writing and grant negotiation capacity to ensure the organization’s financial
• stability;
• Negotiate, implement, manage and provide reporting on all contracts;
• Ensure the provision of excellent client services to members and funders;
• Share information effectively and openly, balanced with the need for confidentiality;
• Ensure liabilities and risk are managed through best practices in risk management;
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to diversity and inter-culturalism and an ability to work with all ethnocultural groups, including indigenous peoples and newcomers to Canada.

QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate will have:

• A graduate degree that demonstrates research skills in the social sciences;
• Knowledge of and experience in a not-for-profit environment, preferably in the settlement sector;
• Thorough knowledge of Saskatchewan’s immigrant/newcomer settlement programming and provincial and national immigration and settlement policy;
• At least five years of management/leadership experience at a similar sized organization;
• Proven strategic, business and financial planning skills: demonstrated ability to connect vision, mission and strategic goals and develop the work plan to achieve them;
• Skills and experience in financial management, human resource planning and non-profit governance;
• Evidence of the ability to guide and implement Board meetings, reporting, policies and decisions;
• Experience in managing and negotiating contracts;
• Experience managing staff and contracted resources;
• Experience in policy development and program analysis;
• Fluent in English with sound communication skills including public speaking and excellent writing ability, including grants, reports and research results;
• Fluency in French will be considered an asset;
• Evidence of effective relationship management abilities;
• Proficiency with MS Office suite of products;
• Applications from BIPOC individuals are strongly encouraged.

REQUIRED LICENSES AND/OR CERTIFICATES

• Police Record Check – criminal record check required.

OFFICE LOCATION

• Saskatoon, SK

TERM

• Full-time, permanent position subject to continued funding.

ANNUAL SALARY RANGE

• $80,000-$85,000
• SAISIA also provides a benefits package and RRSP matching program.

HOW TO APPLY

• Please e-mail a cover letter and résumé including three professional references to [e-mail] by June 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM.

Contact:

SAISIA Hiring Committee

104 - 407 Ludlow Street

Saskatoon, SK S7S 1P3

[e-mail]

We thank all candidates who apply, but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.