Chief Executive Officer (Social Enterprise for Canada)

Chief Executive Officer 

THE OPPORTUNITY
Social Enterprise for Canada (SEC) is seeking an innovative and highly strategic Chief Executive Officer to lead and drive growth for our unique organization that comprises of both a charitable and a corporate entity. Social Enterprise for Canada delivers vital services to children, youth and newcomers while also running a corporation that helps fund our charitable programs through the creation and delivery of our proprietary business solutions and other fee-based programs.  

For over 35 years, SEC has served York, Peel, Simcoe and Durham regions and surrounding communities. By delivering newcomer and community services that help participants realize their full potential, SEC seeks to increase their sense of belonging and their ability to contribute to Canadian society. In 2001, we established our corporate entity, Social Enterprise Canada Corp, to help fund our community programs.

Reporting to the Board of Directors and providing oversight to a staff team of 100+ located across multiple sites, the new CEO will leverage strong government relations and business development skills along with their passion for the non-profit sector to lead SEC towards exponential growth in the coming years. An experienced leader of people, systems and projects the successful candidate will implement policies, systems and other infrastructure and build on our culture of innovation to position our operations so we are prepared to capitalize on new business opportunities while also maintaining the ongoing quality of our current programs and services. 
An excellent relationship builder and networker who possesses a growth mindset, the new CEO will have a proven capacity to successfully compete for, secure and deliver government contracts while also continuously uncovering new opportunities to grow enterprise services. 

This is an exciting time to join SEC as we place a greater focus on our corporate entity with the opportunity to promote our new business concepts and drive our profitability in an ethical manner.
The CEO will mainly work with the staff team at our office in Newmarket, visiting sites and attending external meetings as required. 

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategy, Planning & Governance
  • Work with the Board of Directors to develop and implement the strategic plan.
  • Lead the development and execution of the annual business plan, $6M+ budget and social enterprise development, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
  • Lead, manage and develop public service delivery by creating program concepts, preparing submissions and negotiating terms for a range of government public purchase of service opportunities.
  • Work with the Director of Finance to ensure proper financial oversight and reporting.
  • Ensure SEC’s compliance with all legislative, legal, regulatory, and ethical standards.
  • Keep up to date on charitable and enterprise related knowledge and trends, and strategically use this information to inform organization activities.
  • Create and implement the SEC Government Relations and external relations strategy. Establish and implement short- and longer-term strategy for government and external relations that ensure organization sustainability and capitalize on opportunities for growth for current and new initiatives. 
  • Continuously track, monitor and engage with key network partners including elected officials, senior political staff, departmental and ministry officials to build healthy relationships and create dialogue and opportunities.
  • Support all activities of the Board, attend Board and committee meetings, and provide required CEO reports.
  • Identify, assess, inform the Board of internal and external risk factors which may affect the organization and its ability to achieve its objectives; and suggest mitigation strategies.
  • Support Board recruitment and orientation activities.

Business & Community Development
  • Grow the fee-based service business by building the case and implementing an outreach strategy that positions SEC as a preferred outsourcing service provider, showcasing our virtual service capacity and delivery models that deliver business solutions for government, public organizations and business.
  • Participate on Government and other external Committees that provide opportunities to showcase and build SEC’s profile and unique value proposition.
  • Strengthen organization communication channels (website, social etc.) and other activities in conjunction with a refreshed marketing and communications plan.
  • Develop and deliver consistent impact reporting on Foundation activities.
  • Act as the main organization spokesperson with media, funders and the community. 

Operations
  • Build a team and organizational culture that reflects a commitment to the mission, values, and strategic priorities of SEC.
  • Motivate, monitor and coach the senior staff team to ensure delivery on individual and team objectives.
  • Direct management of the Parenting Time supervised access services.
  • Oversee the development and implementation of policies, procedures, systems and other essential organization infrastructure that will manage risk and increase the effectiveness and efficiency of operations. 
  • Manage the creation, execution, reporting and evaluation of existing and new government contracts ensuring data integrity, accountability, and transparency in all stages of application, negotiation, implementation and delivery.
  • Ensure compliance with Treasury Board guidelines related to the management of government resources.
  • Identify and build ethical price models for fee-based services that are aligned with the mission of SEC.
  • Work with the senior team and vendors to build and maintain competitive IT and data management systems.
  • Work with the Director of IT to apply and grow technical applications in services while ensuring continuous organizational efficiency improvements.
  • Oversee the provision of human resources including mandatory health, wellness, safety and other required training for staff and volunteers.
 
QUALIFICATIONS AND KEY COMPETENCIES
  • Progressive senior leadership roles in a non-profit or corporate environment that includes responsibility for business development, government relations and/or the procurement and management of government contracts.
  • Solid understanding of the regulatory and reporting requirements of a charity.
  • Broad experience with the development, delivery and monitoring of multi-year strategic and annual business plans.
  • Proven history of building and managing highly successful staff teams.
  • Strong understanding of the government procurement process with knowledge of procedures, stakeholder and community relations matters, issues management (social, political and environmental).
  • Track record of successful service concept and proposal development and awards at the federal, provincial, and regional levels with a proven ability to launch and grow fee-based service business.
  • Experience with the financial oversight of an organization ensuring proper procedures, controls, and reporting, with the ability of analyze, interpret, and present financial reports.
  • Knowledge of current public service delivery trends and market shifts. 
  • Proven ability positioning an organization for growth and success through brand and relationship building, demonstrating exceptional skills in network development.
  • Tech-savvy with a basic understanding of IT and data systems.
  • Entrepreneurial, innovative thinker with strong analytical skills.
  • Ability to work with an innate sense of urgency and accountability with the ability to successfully manage multiple projects and deadlines. 
  • High attention to detail with excellent project management skills.
  • Excellent written, oral, interpersonal and presentation skills.
  • Superior negotiation, mediation, and conflict management skills.
  • Knowledge of the issues related to family justice/access, immigration and settlement and childcare and youth services is considered an asset.
  • Post-secondary education in a related field such as business, marketing or immigration is considered an asset.
  • A strong commitment to the values of equity, diversity, inclusivity and human rights.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

KCI (Ketchum Canada Inc.) has been retained to conduct this search on behalf of the Social Enterprise of Canada. For more information about this new role, please contact Samantha David, Associate Vice-President, KCI Search + Talent at SEC@kcitalent.com

For more information on the position please review the full Executive Brief: www.kcitalent.com
All inquiries and applications will be held in strict confidence. Interested candidates should send resume and letter of interest to the email address listed above by August 19, 2022.
The salary range for this position is $130,000 to $165,000 plus benefits.

SEC embraces diversity and equal opportunity and is committed to building a staff team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills that allows us to better understand and meet the needs of our staff and the communities we serve.