Program Manager

Program Manager, Adult Mental Health Affirmative Business
**Full Time**

**$91,494.00 - $107,659.50 Reference#: 22-088A**

The Program Manager - Affirmative Business leads and oversees the development and growth of Voices
Opportunities and Choices Employment Club (VOCEC), a mature non-profit corporation established to create

employment opportunities and enable recovery, for those diagnosed with severe mental illnesses. Working

collaboratively with VOCEC’s Board of Directors, the Program Manager - Affirmative Business will ensure that
the non-profit’s finances, operations, marketing, human resources, and programmatic strategies are developed
and effectively implemented to meet VOCEC’s goals. The Program Manager will ensure business plans are
developed and regularly reviewed, engage in sales, networking, business development, and sourcing activities to

increase and maintain supportive employment opportunities for people living with mental illness and to ensure

business sustainability and expansion.

**Role Responsibilities**
- Collaborates with the Funder and the Board of Directors to refine and implement the strategic plan

while ensuring that the budget, staff and priorities are aligned with VOCEC’s core mission to create
- meaningful, recovery based, and supportive employment opportunities for people living with mental
- illness
- Develops efficient processes that minimize costs while maximizing employment opportunities for VOCEC

staff
- Sources and researches relationships that should be developed and manage effective partnerships with

both existing and new key corporate partners, Non-Governmental Organizations government, media
- and funders
- Oversees the financial status of VOCEC including developing long and short-range financial plans,

monitoring the budget and ensuring sound financial controls are in place; sets financial priorities
- accurately to ensure the organization is operating in a manner that supports the needs of the program

and staff
- Guides the professional development of Affirmative Business staff including developing and

implementing individualized orientation and learning plans and ensuring effective learning
- conversations with staff members as per policy
- Initiates recruitment of new staff for the Affirmative Business team, working with Human Resources to

coordinate update job descriptions, recruitment, interviewing, hiring and orientation of new staff, as
- needed
- Manages performance of direct reports including, ongoing coaching, mentoring, counseling and/or

disciplinary action, involving other relevant stakeholders as appropriate (e.g. Human Resources, Quality

& Risk Management)
- In consultation with the Board of Directors, formulates and executes comprehensive marketing,

branding and business development strategies that will ensure consistency throughout the organization
- and enhance revenue from foundations, government agencies, and corporations

**Required Qualifications and Experience**:

- Degree in Business Administration; Masters’ preferred
- Three years of related experience in managing business operations including sales, business

development marketing, job development, accounting, allocation of resources, development of business

plans and feasibility studies and human resources
- Three years of experience developing and maintaining positive public relations with community groups

and/or agencies
- Three years of experience in managing business operations, working with volunteer board of directors,

understanding of board governance and processes
- Demonstrated experience in the planning, development, and administration of policies, procedures and

programs in the areas of human resources, financial controls, budgeting, health and safety, quality
- assurance, purchasing or board governance.

Located in Kingston, Providence Care is Southeastern Ontario’s leading provider of aging, mental health and
rehabilitative care. Continuing the legacy of our Founders, the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul,

Providence Care provides care and services at Providence Care Hospital, Providence Transitional Care Centre,

Providence Manor Long-Term Care home and community locations across Southeastern Ontario.

Providence Care is Fully-affiliated with Queen’s University and St. Lawrence College; Providence Care is a centre
for health care, education and research, and a member of the Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario.

To learn more about Providence Care and other opportunities please visit:
We are committed to inclusive and accessible employment practices - Please notify the above if you require an accommodation to fully
participate in the hiring process or require recruitment documents in French**.