Board of Directors

Home Construction Regulatory Authority • Toronto, ON

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About The Position

The Home Construction Regulatory Authority (HCRA) is seeking applications for a non-licensee vacancy on its Board of Directors. The HCRA is a not-for-profit corporation responsible for administering and enforcing the New Home Construction Licensing Act, 2017, with a mandate to protect consumers and support builders in Ontario. The Board plays a crucial role in ensuring the organization's mandate is carried out effectively, shaping strategic direction, providing financial oversight, and serving as ambassadors for the HCRA. The Board aims to reflect the diversity of Ontario and is particularly interested in candidates with expertise in consumer protection, financial oversight, information technology, and/or governance.

Requirements

• Must be eighteen (18) years of age or over.
• Must not be an undischarged bankrupt.
• Must not be a current HCRA licensee.
• Demonstrate a strategic, governance-focused approach.
• Commitment to proactive consumer protection.
• Excellence in participation.
• Willingness to support the HCRA’s statutory mandate, mission, vision, and values.
• Experience in consumer advocacy, redress mechanisms, public education on consumer rights, or regulatory frameworks that protect consumer interests.
• Experience in audit, financial planning, investment, accounting, risk management, or compliance, particularly in an oversight or supervisory capacity.
• Experience providing strategic oversight of technology and information management at the board or senior leadership level, including areas such as IT governance, cybersecurity risk, data strategy, and the responsible adoption of emerging technologies including artificial intelligence.
• Expertise and knowledge of board governance best practices such as fiduciary duties, policy development, executive oversight, risk management and regulatory or not-for-profit governance frameworks.
• Experience in risk management.
• Experience in strategic planning.
• Experience in licensing.
• Experience in regulatory sectors.

Nice To Haves

• Candidates who bring strength in more than one of the priority areas (Consumer Protection, Financial Oversight and Planning, Information Management and Technology, Governance) are especially encouraged to apply.
• Individuals with a broad spectrum of knowledge and experience in areas such as risk management, strategic planning, licensing, and regulatory sectors, to complement the existing strengths of our Board.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring the organization’s mandate is carried out effectively and efficiently on behalf of Ontarians.
• Shaping the strategic direction of the HCRA.
• Providing financial oversight.
• Supporting outreach and advocacy.
• Serving as an ambassador for the HCRA and its mission.

Benefits

• Directors receive per diems for meetings attended.
• Reimbursement for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses related to board and committee work subject to HCRA’s policies.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed