Executive Director

Whitehorse Chamber; Whitehorse; On-site; CAD 51,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

3 weeks paid vacation

Four-day workweek (32 paid hours)

Job summary

YWITT is seeking an Executive Director in Whitehorse to lead the feminist, non-profit focused on advancing women and gender-diverse people in trades and technology. You will work with a volunteer Board to define strategy, secure revenue, and oversee staff, programming and operations while upholding high governance standards.

The ED builds partnerships with government, industry and rights holders, leads inclusion initiatives, and ensures financial sustainability.

Qualifications

• Experience in leadership with strategic planning and partnership building.
• Experience operating a non-profit or social enterprise.
• Proven supervisory experience promoting teamwork and integrity.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Commitment to safety and to ensuring a safe work environment.

Responsibilities

• Set direction and activities within goals defined by the Board.
• Provide leadership and capacity-building through strategic planning.
• Hire and manage staff and oversee day-to-day operations.
• Liaise between the Board and the organization; act as spokesperson.
• Develop relationships with government, business, industry, and rights holders.
• Oversee budgeting and financial projections; ensure fiscal responsibility.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Budget management

Policy governance

Stakeholder engagement

Non-profit leadership

Education

Degree or diploma in management or related field

Job description

We’re hiring!
YWITT Executive Director
Are you a forward thinking and inspired leader?
Do you want to see a diverse, equitable, and inclusive skilled trades industry in the Yukon territory?
Want to take action on issues facing women and gender-diverse people in the trades or technology sectors?

• Salary: $37-42.00/hr plus benefits and paid vacation
• Full Time: 32 hours a week at 40 hours of pay (YWITT operates on a progressive, four day work week model)
• Duration: Flexible Start Date- approximately December 14
• Job Posting Closes November 20th
• Location: Whitehorse
• 3 weeks of paid vacation
• Admissibility:
  • All applicants must be comfortable in a space that centralizes a feminist model.
  • Hiring Preference: Yukon First Nations ancestry and Canadian Indigenous Ancestry.

WHO IS YWITT?

YWITT is located on the territory of the self-governing Kwanlin Dün First Nation and the Ta’an Kwäch’än Council. Since its incorporation in August 2000, YWITT has been working as a feminist, community non-profit organization based in Whitehorse, Yukon, to advance equality in trades and technology careers. YWITT works alongside community partners and runs programs and initiatives. This includes experiential workshops, advocacy support, community-led research and policy work.

WHAT IS THE JOB?

The Executive Director (ED) of YWITT receives direction from a volunteer Board of Directors (Board). The ED leads the organization to ensure YWITT meets its goals as a non-profit, helping to facilitate equity and inclusion for women and gender-diverse folks in the trades and technology sectors through advocacy, education and support. They have the prerogative to define their own duties and responsibilities to fulfill the mission and vision of the organization.

The Executive Director holds responsibility for generating revenue, managing YWITT’s staff team, its infrastructure and programming - the entire YWITT operation. The Board is a policy governance Board and, as such, intentionally removes itself from nearly all day-to-day operations.

YWITT has a significant role to play in leading inclusion initiatives in the trades industry in the Yukon in a financially viable and sustainable manner, applying a vision that is forward thinking and inspired.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

The Executive Director sets the direction and determines the activities of the organization, within the goals, as defined by the Board.

• Leadership
  • Provide leadership, inspiration, direction and support within the organization.
  • Lead and inspire our team in implementing our strategic vision and enhancing organization capacity through high-level decision making and organizational planning.
  • Play a lead role in developing our strategic direction alongside our Board of Directors.
  • Hire and manage staff to cultivate a dynamic and inclusive workplace.
  • Oversee day-to-day operations of the organization.
  • Serve as the liaison between the Board and the organization.
  • Act as a professional, diplomatic, knowledgeable spokesperson for YWITT.
  • Develop and maintain professional relationships with relevant government, business and industry employees, as well as elected officials, stakeholders and rights holders - municipal, territorial, First Nation, federal.
  • Collaborate with other ‘like’ service organizations to ensure best practices, information sharing and capacity building.
  • Project YWITT to the public as a non-profit that takes its territorial role seriously, acts with integrity and operates under the highest professional standards at all times.
  • Maintain accountability with the Board through meeting reporting requirements, attendance at monthly Board meetings, attendance at governance training meeting(s) (1-2 a year) and at occasional special Board meetings and leading the Annual General Meeting.
• Financial Management
  • Develop and administer all budgets and financial projections in a fiscally responsible manner.
  • Manage the efficient and effective use of the agency’s resources.
  • Identify and resource existing capital funding.
  • Negotiate funding agreements or contracts, ensuring contractual obligations are met.
• Planning and Strategic Initiatives
  • Design and manage projects and programs to fulfill the mission and vision of the organization.
  • Provide knowledge, industry-based experience and current trend information to Board.
  • Suggest opportunities for the Board.
• Organizational Management
  • Develop policies and procedures as required.
  • Oversee the management of all YWITT’s assets, ensuring their security and maintenance.
  • Oversee and develop risk management policies and procedures, protecting the organization, its employees and the Board.
  • Oversee the recruitment and management of all employees, ensuring they follow safe work practices and adhere to YWITT policies and procedures.
  • Ensure consistent training and professional development of YWITT’s team.
  • Ensure regular staff communication and information dissemination.
  • Identify industry trends and imminent legislation.
• Other related duties as required.

Qualifications

You pivot fast, adapt quickly, respond to opportunities and are adept at change management in a mid-sized organization. You engage in active self-care, ensuring a healthy, responsible work-life balance.

Required Qualifications

• Dedication and commitment to advocacy.
• Relevant work, lived experience or degree, diploma, certificate.
• Experience in a leadership position which requires advanced visionary thinking, strategic planning and partnership building skills and abilities.
• Experience operating a business, non-profit or social enterprise.
• Demonstrated commitment to the community.
• Proven supervisory experience in a setting that promotes teamwork, trust and integrity.
• A commitment to safety and to ensuring a safe work environment.
• Ability to develop and manage a complex budget.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.

Preferred

• Strong social conscience.
• Experience in working with a Board of Directors in a non-profit agency.
• Policy governance understanding.
• Experience living and working in the North

Conditions of Employment

• Mandatory confidentiality is a condition of employment of all personnel.
• A Class 5 Drivers License is required.