Four Corners Group
Nucleus Independent Living (Nucleus) is a non-profit agency that provides local and regional, person centred services to support seniors and adults with physical disabilities living at home in the community. Founded in 1982 by a group of visionary consumers living with physical disabilities, and funded predominantly through the Mississauga-Halton Local Health Integration Network, Nucleus provides exceptional 24-hour support services to more than 1,000 adults and seniors in Oakville, Mississauga and Toronto who require physical assistance in activities of daily living, which enables greater independence, dignity and comfort to the consumer, their families and friends. Nucleus’ programs include: Supportive Housing Program, Attendant Outreach Program, Supports for Daily Living, Caregiver ReCharge, Regional Learning Centre, and Central Registry.
The Nucleus Board of Directors wishes to recruit a collaborative, strategic and people-focused leader to the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO). As CEO, you will be responsible for the effective leadership and management of the operations and long-term planning and development of the organization as an integral part of the local health system. Reporting directly to the Board of Directors, the CEO will lead a dynamic team of over 250 staff and contractor workers via five direct reports, including three divisional directors. In this role, the CEO will operate strategically and tactically and will draw upon their seven or more years of progressive senior leadership experience in a healthcare discipline to help Nucleus navigate and lead through the next phase of its evolution to support adults to live independently at home by providing caring and dependable service.
The ideal candidate is a strategic and collaborative leader with high integrity and outstanding emotional intelligence. Drawing on their substantial business and leadership acumen, the preferred candidate has a proven track record of strong fiscal management, collaborative community/sectoral leadership, and successful team building. Possessing superior listening and communications skills, the candidate sought will have knowledge of good governance, including experience reporting to or working with a volunteer Board, and experience with labour management, including successfully negotiating and building relationships with unions. Most importantly, the ideal candidate is an influential and credible leader who develops strong partnerships with other providers and leads courageously and with authenticity through challenge and change, in support of those Nucleus serves.
For more information on this outstanding opportunity, or to submit your application, please contact:
Suzanne Clark, Partner | 416-593-0900 x2234 | sclark@fourcornersgroup.com Samantha Walton, Associate | 416-593-0900 x2265 | swalton@fourcornersgroup.com
Nucleus Independent Living is an equal opportunity employer that welcomes candidates from equity seeking groups and is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities. Please let us know if you require accommodation due to a disability during any aspect of the recruitment process and we will work with you to address your needs.
Nucleus Independent Living (Nucleus) is a non-profit agency that provides local and regional, person centred services to support seniors and adults with physical disabilities living at home in the community. Founded in 1982 by a group of visionary consumers living with physical disabilities, and funded predominantly through the Mississauga-Halton Local Health Integration Network, Nucleus provides exceptional 24-hour support services to more than 1,000 adults and seniors in Oakville, Mississauga and Toronto who require physical assistance in activities of daily living, which enables greater independence, dignity and comfort to the consumer, their families and friends. Nucleus’ programs include: Supportive Housing Program, Attendant Outreach Program, Supports for Daily Living, Caregiver ReCharge, Regional Learning Centre, and Central Registry.
The Nucleus Board of Directors wishes to recruit a collaborative, strategic and people-focused leader to the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO). As CEO, you will be responsible for the effective leadership and management of the operations and long-term planning and development of the organization as an integral part of the local health system. Reporting directly to the Board of Directors, the CEO will lead a dynamic team of over 250 staff and contractor workers via five direct reports, including three divisional directors. In this role, the CEO will operate strategically and tactically and will draw upon their seven or more years of progressive senior leadership experience in a healthcare discipline to help Nucleus navigate and lead through the next phase of its evolution to support adults to live independently at home by providing caring and dependable service.
The ideal candidate is a strategic and collaborative leader with high integrity and outstanding emotional intelligence. Drawing on their substantial business and leadership acumen, the preferred candidate has a proven track record of strong fiscal management, collaborative community/sectoral leadership, and successful team building. Possessing superior listening and communications skills, the candidate sought will have knowledge of good governance, including experience reporting to or working with a volunteer Board, and experience with labour management, including successfully negotiating and building relationships with unions. Most importantly, the ideal candidate is an influential and credible leader who develops strong partnerships with other providers and leads courageously and with authenticity through challenge and change, in support of those Nucleus serves.
For more information on this outstanding opportunity, or to submit your application, please contact:
Suzanne Clark, Partner | 416-593-0900 x2234 | sclark@fourcornersgroup.com Samantha Walton, Associate | 416-593-0900 x2265 | swalton@fourcornersgroup.com
Nucleus Independent Living is an equal opportunity employer that welcomes candidates from equity seeking groups and is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities. Please let us know if you require accommodation due to a disability during any aspect of the recruitment process and we will work with you to address your needs.
Oxenham Consultants Inc.
Organization: Central West Developmental Services (CWSDS)
Reports to: Board of Directors
Location: Oakville, Ontario
The Opportunity
A key transformational leadership role with a strategic and operational focus.
An excellent opportunity for a values- based leader to build on the growth trajectory of a dynamic community- based organization that drives excellence in specialized services for individuals with developmental disabilities and complex needs.
We, *OXeNHaM Consultants Inc., in partnership with our Client CWSDS, are searching for a CEO who will take this dynamic organization to greater levels of success through continued innovation, advocacy and collaboration, building organizational capacity resulting in enhanced effectiveness. If you are a leader who has had proven success in change management roles; developing new, innovative and progressive strategic plans leading to performance enhancements and reputation in the not-for-profit and/or health sector, we would welcome the opportunity to have a discussion with you.
The Organization
www.cwsds.ca
A registered not-for-profit charitable organization, CWSDS is funded by the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services and is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. Providing a wide range of residential and non-residential services for individuals with developmental disabilities and complex needs, across multiple residences in the communities of Oakville, Burlington, Mississauga, Halton Hills and Georgetown, CWSDS is an agency known to drive best practices in the developmental services sector.
With diverse specialized programming and services that range from geriatrics, high intensity treatment programs and community supports and outreach, the CWSDS team includes clinicians, psychiatrists, physicians, nurses, physiotherapists, behavioural, occupational and speech language therapists along with experienced direct care workers. Together, they demonstrate the skills, experience and character needed to deliver effective supports to individuals with complex disabilities, and who feel passionate about bettering their lives.
The Role
Reporting to the Board of CWSDS, the CEO will lead the organization, and champion its reputation, vision, mission and values, assuming the following key responsibilities.
Operations: Ensure the resources, organizational structure, internal controls, and reporting structures are in place to support and measure operational performance and quality metrics. Evaluate programs and services and introduce appropriate actions to both maintain and improve quality of service delivery and the effective operation and administration of the organization. Strategic Planning: Continue the implementation of the Strategic Plan, employing an inclusive and collaborative planning process with the Board, the senior management team, and staff in the core areas of: delivery of specialized services through innovation, advocacy and collaboration, ensuring excellence in service delivery, building operational efficiencies and generation of new revenue sources, and optimizing the business processes.
Project Management: Ensure the organization has a robust project management capability to handle special operational and development/expansion projects.
Stakeholder Relations: Establish a strong, transparent and accountable relationship with the Board of Directors and its Committees; senior management and staff. Develop and sustain strong working relationships with relevant external stakeholders, including government(s), sector and corporate partners, donors, other related organizations. Marketing: Build CWSDS’ reputation and excellence in the developmental services field and beyond —so CWSDS continues to be seen as innovative, leading edge, and the “go to” organization serving people with complex disabilities and their families, staying abreast of emerging local and global trends and issues affecting the developmental services sector.
HR: Build employee attraction and engagement in support of the CWSDS vision, purpose and values. Support the ongoing building of a team culture within CWSDS that lives its values, champions its vision and strategic objectives, encourages and inspires collaboration and sharing across the organization, and rewards entrepreneurialism, innovation, and creativity.
Key Selection Criteria
Professional Experience/Qualifications:
Direct work experience in the developmental services sector is not a requirement; however, knowledge of, a connection to, and/or a demonstrable ability to understand/relate to the challenges faced by individuals with complex disabilities and their families is important. This ‘understanding’ may come from work in other sectors, such as health care, long-term care, volunteer work, a family circumstance, personal experience in difficult human circumstances, etc.
10+ years’ experience in leadership role, with proven successes in change management, financial oversight and operational efficiencies;
Proven ability to develop and build strong internal and external relationships;
Success in developing new, innovative and progressive strategic plans leading to performance enhancements and reputation/sector leadership;
Successful experience building organizational capacity resulting in enhanced organizational effectiveness and efficiency, improved policies, procedures, processes, reports, metrics, data gathering and data management;
Experience in advising, supporting and ensuring a strong working relationship with a Board of Directors/Committees in a transparent, open, collaborative partnership;
Experience in a 24/7 work environment;
Union experience.
Personal Characteristics, Skills and Competencies
Leadership skills (as defined by integrity/credibility/ability to win trust; vision/foresight; ability to rally others around a shared vision; ability to deliver planned results);
Empathy and compassion;
Exceptional interpersonal skills, the ability to relate to, and interact with, people at all levels;
Strong communication skills (listening, verbal, written and presentation);
Strategic and operational leadership strengths;
Problem-solving and negotiation skills;
Collaborative, collegial, inclusive, yet decisive leadership style;
Innovative, creative and energetic;
Strong commercial sense (an intuitive ability to prioritize initiatives/work and allocate human and financial resources to those matters offering the highest return opportunities for the people served by CWSDS and their families).
Education
Post-graduate degree or equivalent (such as a Master’s degree or professional designation) is preferred;
Evidence of continuous professional and personal learning.
CWSDS is an equal opportunity employer. Candidates from diverse groups are encouraged to apply.
CWSDS and OXeNHaM Consultants Inc. sincerely thank all applicants for their interest; however, only short-listed candidates will be selected for an interview.
Please apply ideally by May 15, 2020 by submitting your resume, a letter of interest marked CV-OXCWSDS01 and salary history/expectations to: exec@oxenham.com
*About OXeNHaM Consultants Inc
OXeNHaM Consultants Inc is a global executive search/recruitment and talent management firm head-officed in Toronto. We work with companies and candidates across diverse industries in local and global markets in private, public and not-for-profit sectors to provide one-of-a-kind talent solutions under our integrated Total Talent Stewardship™ program, comprising: Talent Acquisition, Talent Retention, Talent Analytics and Employer Branding. Our track record over the last 20 years has been to help companies build sustainable results leveraging their most valuable asset – their people.
Organization: Central West Developmental Services (CWSDS)
Reports to: Board of Directors
Location: Oakville, Ontario
The Opportunity
A key transformational leadership role with a strategic and operational focus.
An excellent opportunity for a values- based leader to build on the growth trajectory of a dynamic community- based organization that drives excellence in specialized services for individuals with developmental disabilities and complex needs.
We, *OXeNHaM Consultants Inc., in partnership with our Client CWSDS, are searching for a CEO who will take this dynamic organization to greater levels of success through continued innovation, advocacy and collaboration, building organizational capacity resulting in enhanced effectiveness. If you are a leader who has had proven success in change management roles; developing new, innovative and progressive strategic plans leading to performance enhancements and reputation in the not-for-profit and/or health sector, we would welcome the opportunity to have a discussion with you.
The Organization
www.cwsds.ca
A registered not-for-profit charitable organization, CWSDS is funded by the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services and is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. Providing a wide range of residential and non-residential services for individuals with developmental disabilities and complex needs, across multiple residences in the communities of Oakville, Burlington, Mississauga, Halton Hills and Georgetown, CWSDS is an agency known to drive best practices in the developmental services sector.
With diverse specialized programming and services that range from geriatrics, high intensity treatment programs and community supports and outreach, the CWSDS team includes clinicians, psychiatrists, physicians, nurses, physiotherapists, behavioural, occupational and speech language therapists along with experienced direct care workers. Together, they demonstrate the skills, experience and character needed to deliver effective supports to individuals with complex disabilities, and who feel passionate about bettering their lives.
The Role
Reporting to the Board of CWSDS, the CEO will lead the organization, and champion its reputation, vision, mission and values, assuming the following key responsibilities.
Operations: Ensure the resources, organizational structure, internal controls, and reporting structures are in place to support and measure operational performance and quality metrics. Evaluate programs and services and introduce appropriate actions to both maintain and improve quality of service delivery and the effective operation and administration of the organization. Strategic Planning: Continue the implementation of the Strategic Plan, employing an inclusive and collaborative planning process with the Board, the senior management team, and staff in the core areas of: delivery of specialized services through innovation, advocacy and collaboration, ensuring excellence in service delivery, building operational efficiencies and generation of new revenue sources, and optimizing the business processes.
Project Management: Ensure the organization has a robust project management capability to handle special operational and development/expansion projects.
Stakeholder Relations: Establish a strong, transparent and accountable relationship with the Board of Directors and its Committees; senior management and staff. Develop and sustain strong working relationships with relevant external stakeholders, including government(s), sector and corporate partners, donors, other related organizations. Marketing: Build CWSDS’ reputation and excellence in the developmental services field and beyond —so CWSDS continues to be seen as innovative, leading edge, and the “go to” organization serving people with complex disabilities and their families, staying abreast of emerging local and global trends and issues affecting the developmental services sector.
HR: Build employee attraction and engagement in support of the CWSDS vision, purpose and values. Support the ongoing building of a team culture within CWSDS that lives its values, champions its vision and strategic objectives, encourages and inspires collaboration and sharing across the organization, and rewards entrepreneurialism, innovation, and creativity.
Key Selection Criteria
Professional Experience/Qualifications:
Direct work experience in the developmental services sector is not a requirement; however, knowledge of, a connection to, and/or a demonstrable ability to understand/relate to the challenges faced by individuals with complex disabilities and their families is important. This ‘understanding’ may come from work in other sectors, such as health care, long-term care, volunteer work, a family circumstance, personal experience in difficult human circumstances, etc.
10+ years’ experience in leadership role, with proven successes in change management, financial oversight and operational efficiencies;
Proven ability to develop and build strong internal and external relationships;
Success in developing new, innovative and progressive strategic plans leading to performance enhancements and reputation/sector leadership;
Successful experience building organizational capacity resulting in enhanced organizational effectiveness and efficiency, improved policies, procedures, processes, reports, metrics, data gathering and data management;
Experience in advising, supporting and ensuring a strong working relationship with a Board of Directors/Committees in a transparent, open, collaborative partnership;
Experience in a 24/7 work environment;
Union experience.
Personal Characteristics, Skills and Competencies
Leadership skills (as defined by integrity/credibility/ability to win trust; vision/foresight; ability to rally others around a shared vision; ability to deliver planned results);
Empathy and compassion;
Exceptional interpersonal skills, the ability to relate to, and interact with, people at all levels;
Strong communication skills (listening, verbal, written and presentation);
Strategic and operational leadership strengths;
Problem-solving and negotiation skills;
Collaborative, collegial, inclusive, yet decisive leadership style;
Innovative, creative and energetic;
Strong commercial sense (an intuitive ability to prioritize initiatives/work and allocate human and financial resources to those matters offering the highest return opportunities for the people served by CWSDS and their families).
Education
Post-graduate degree or equivalent (such as a Master’s degree or professional designation) is preferred;
Evidence of continuous professional and personal learning.
CWSDS is an equal opportunity employer. Candidates from diverse groups are encouraged to apply.
CWSDS and OXeNHaM Consultants Inc. sincerely thank all applicants for their interest; however, only short-listed candidates will be selected for an interview.
Please apply ideally by May 15, 2020 by submitting your resume, a letter of interest marked CV-OXCWSDS01 and salary history/expectations to: exec@oxenham.com
*About OXeNHaM Consultants Inc
OXeNHaM Consultants Inc is a global executive search/recruitment and talent management firm head-officed in Toronto. We work with companies and candidates across diverse industries in local and global markets in private, public and not-for-profit sectors to provide one-of-a-kind talent solutions under our integrated Total Talent Stewardship™ program, comprising: Talent Acquisition, Talent Retention, Talent Analytics and Employer Branding. Our track record over the last 20 years has been to help companies build sustainable results leveraging their most valuable asset – their people.
