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| Competition #2025-236-CC | Director, Seniors Community Programs (2025-236-CC) |
| Employment Type: | Permanent Full-Time, Non-Bargaining Unit |
| Work Hours: | Monday-Friday: 9am -5pm |
| Work Setting: | Exclusively Onsite - 66 Overlea Blvd. |
| Salary: | $77k - $103k |
| Application Deadline: | May 2, 2025 by 11:59 pm |
Program Overview
What You Will Do
Program Operations Leadership and Management
- Consolidating best practices, feedback from stakeholders, in partnership with the community to identify options and opportunities to identify and design programs that address emerging community needs.
- Liaising with partners, government, OHTs to ensure the effective coordination of programs and support improved system integrations to achieve enhanced client outcomes.
- 'Growing' programs, forming new partnerships or expanding current programs.
- Ensuring the procurement of government grants and contracts.
- Effectively carries out the management functions for all current programs demonstrating consistent quality of financial administration, program monitoring and evaluation, communications, time and resources to achieve program goals.
- Working with staff to develop processes that ensure consistent and high-quality project management.
- Ensures the day-to-day operations of the programs are consistent with any legislation or agreement governing the unit.
- Ensures the effective utilizations of staff, volunteers, and students throughout the programs while also ensuring a platform of support, training and appropriate professional development.
- Builds on best practices and feedback from stakeholders to identify options and opportunities to address emerging community needs.
Knowledge Management
- Develops the necessary systems, processes and tools to better support the facilitation, collection and sharing of data and knowledge that is generated by Programs.
- Ensures that key project outcomes, policy, advocacy and legislation are evaluated and leveraged for maximum community and organizational impact.
External Relationships
- Represents WoodGreen at several tables on matters relating to systems planning and implementation, coordination and funding related to Seniors Wellness Programs. Leads local Meals on Wheels Collaborative.
What You Bring to the Team
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Master's degree in a related specialized field.
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Ideally 10 years of progressive management experience.
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Has recruited, managed and developed a strong team. Active listener. Champions best practices, effective planning, and timely decision-making. Able to serve as 'player/coach' to motivate and mentor a large team. Puts the team in the spotlight.
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Able to be the voice of and advocate of WoodGreen. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Persuasive, credible and polished communicator.
What Will Set You Apart
- A strategic thinker with the capacity to take advantage of market situations and opportunities. Data driven. Can accurately assess the need in the market, identify gaps, and formulate a plan for services.
- A hands-on leader who can oversee programs and projects. Can manage multiple tasks simultaneously and thrive in a complex environment. Able to measure success using performance-based and outcome-based tools. Has developed operational strategies to innovate or grow a program.
- Has experience managing multiple funders and budgets
- A strong team player who can interrelated and operate effectively with peers and other associates in a collegial, yet demanding, work environment. Able to work effectively and in collaboration with a diverse group of people and agencies while at the same time being a firm and vocal advocate. Strong negotiator. Relates easily to a broad range of partners, people and health related agencies. Continually looks for effective ways to influence and seek buy-in from others when developing plans of action.
- Comfortable representing WoodGreen as a credible spokesperson and advocate. Able to develop exposure for programs with the media.
- high integrity. Positive attitude. Self-directed with a demonstrated passion for WoodGreen's mission. Strong work ethic. Energetic, able to deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
WoodGreen is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free selection process and work environment. If contacted in relation to an employment opportunity, please advise our People \& Culture representatives at careers@woodgreen.org of the accommodation measures required. Information received relating to accommodation will be addressed confidentially.
