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Chief Executive Officer and President

2 months ago


Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Institute on Governance Full time
About the Role

The Institute on Governance is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Chief Executive Officer and President to lead our organization in advancing and applying good public governance in Canada.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide strategic and visionary leadership to the organization, ensuring its long-term sustainability and success.
  • Develop and implement initiatives that deliver demonstrable value and advance the organization's mission and strategic priorities.
  • Lead a highly professional team and foster a culture that emphasizes teamwork, collegiality, and inclusivity.
  • Champion and nurture a team-oriented culture built on trust, engagement, empowerment, respect, and inclusivity.
  • Play an active and highly engaged role with the Board, optimizing the value and contributions of individual board members.
  • Secure meaningful, strategic relationships, partnerships, and business development opportunities with stakeholders in government, industry, academia, and civil society.

Requirements:

  • Progressive roles in senior leadership positions, including experience with financial management, human resources, governance policies, and procedures.
  • Experience managing senior relationships across public and private sectors and with revenue-generating activities.
  • Ability to build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with a wide array of partners.
  • Outstanding communication and presentation skills, both orally and written.
  • Energy, initiative, and determination.
  • A university degree from a recognized university, preferably in a relevant discipline, e.g., public administration, public policy, business administration.
  • Graduate-level degree considered an asset.
  • Ability to communicate in both of Canada's official languages (English/French) desirable.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 10 or more years of experience in a similar client service, revenue-generating, and/or learning and consulting environment.
  • Understanding and experience partnering with or marketing and selling services/programs to government and non-government enterprises.
  • Demonstrated record in and knowledge of governance issues, research, and best practice.
  • Strong network of contacts in and outside of government – international networks and experience a definite asset.
  • Demonstrated record of success in organization building.
  • Proven track record as an effective manager in an environment emphasizing teamwork and collegiality.
  • Experience in management, administration, budgeting, and financial reporting.
  • Capacity to manage complex projects in ambiguous and evolving environments.

About the Institute on Governance

The Institute on Governance is Canada's independent organization dedicated to advancing and applying good public governance. Our passion is making public sector governance in Canada stronger, to serve Canadians better. At the IOG, we know how to apply good public governance structures, processes, and practices that work for public sector organizations and the public services who work within them.