Head of Membership and Leadership Development

**Head of Membership and Leadership Development**

**OREA’s Mission**:
Helping Ontario REALTORS® succeed in building stronger communities.

Home ownership builds strong communities. At OREA, it is our goal to keep the dream of home ownership alive in Ontario. That’s why we have made it our mission to help Ontario’s 90,000 REALTORS® succeed in building stronger communities. We deliver on that mission by providing services that assist our members in their day-to-day business practices, like Standard Forms, government advocacy and leadership training.

OREA speaks to a variety of audiences, including Ontario REALTORS®, consumers, media, policy makers, real estate leaders, other associations, and the provincial regulator.

We currently have an opening for **Head of Membership and Leadership Development** at OREA. This position will be responsible for the strategy, development, and evaluation of all programs and events offered by the Membership and Leadership Development department to meet the highest standards of learning.

Responsibilities include but not limited to the following:

- Identify training and development initiatives that will meet the needs of volunteers and staff leaders
- Conduct training needs assessments and recommend training initiatives
- Oversee the orientation of new members at OREA and Member Services
- Work with clients, staff, and vendors to plan, design, and implement learning programs and events
- Ensure that the Learning Management System achieves the highest levels of participant use and satisfaction
- Ensure that training delivery methods meet the needs of volunteer leaders, including alternative delivery methods such as webinars, podcasts, and online tutorials
- Assess, identify, and implement annual new OREA director orientation and Board orientation
- Coordinate and execute Train-the-Trainer program
- Partner with other real estate organizations and reputable educational institutions to launch mutually beneficial, revenue generating initiatives
- Manage existing and initiate new relationships with consultants, facilitators, and service providers in all areas of training design, development, production, delivery and evaluation to expand the resources available to the department
- Develop budgets including fund allocation, revenue collection, budget projection, expenditures, etc.

**Qualifications and Experience**:

- 6 -10 years of Leadership experience in an adult learning environment
- Bachelor’s Degree and/or equivalent experience required
- CTDP Certification from Canadian Society of Training and Development an asset
- Certified Association Executive (CAE) designation an asset
- Training, design, and development experience
- Public speaking/facilitation/course-delivery experience
- Superior communication, project management and facilitation skills
- Competent in the use of Microsoft Office especially PowerPoint, Word, and Excel
- Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite would be an asset
- Experience working with Not-for-Profit Associations on in the Real Estate Industry or Educational Institutions would be an asset
- Willingness to travel (as required) and to work both independently and with a team to deliver high-quality training

**Why OREA?**
- We work on award winning-campaigns, world class events and some of the biggest issues (i.e. housing/real estate) in Canada.
- We offer a competitive salary, defined pension contribution plan and awesome health benefits.
- We help our staff grow their skills to advance their careers through individual professional development budgets.
- We provide staff with the best technology and full-time support.
- We offer a very competitive vacation package to all staff and additional time off throughout the year for birthdays, moving, bereavement and more.

OREA is committed to inclusive and accessible employment practices. If you require an accommodation to fully participate in the hiring process, please notify the Human Resources Department.