Chief Executive Officer - Dixon Hall
About The Position
Dixon Hall is a multi-service, charitable organization committed to empowering the lives of the most underserved, marginalized and at-risk communities in downtown East Toronto. Across 32 sites, its dedicated team of 330+ helps thousands of individuals overcome barriers to stability and well-being through comprehensive programs in supportive and deeply affordable housing, shelter, employment, settlement, youth, seniors’ services, and a Music School. By addressing critical and social challenges and fostering connections, Dixon Hall creates lasting community impact, building a more inclusive and resilient city for all. Dixon Hall is funded by all levels of government, individual donors, and corporate partners, and works to create lasting solutions to end poverty, social injustices, and isolation through comprehensive, accessible, and innovative services. With nearly a century of continual adaptation to evolving needs, Dixon Hall is now entering an important new chapter of increasing scale, operational complexity, and opportunity. The next CEO will work closely with the Board, leadership team, staff, community partners, funders, and donors to forge strategic direction, increase technology-enabled operational excellence, strengthen financial sustainability, and heighten cross-program collaboration to ensure the delivery of innovative, responsive, and exceptional services to highly diverse constituencies.
Requirements
- Demonstrated senior executive leadership or Board volunteer experience within a complex, multi-site not-for-profit or public sector service delivery organization
- Expertise in at least one of Dixon Hall’s program areas
- Strong understanding of diverse urban communities
- Excellent communicator
- Effective in team leadership
- Effective in labour relations
- Effective in government relations
- Effective in funder and donor stewardship
- Effective in community partnerships
- Effective in fundraising
- Strategic and creative thinker
- Understands the power of sound research and data
- Incisive and financially astute leader
- Accountable, attentive, and known for operating with transparency
- Caring and trusted leader
Nice To Haves
- Lived experiences
- Experience from marginalized communities, including Indigenous peoples, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and those from the 2SLGBTQIA+ community or who have experienced homelessness
Responsibilities
- Forge strategic direction
- Increase technology-enabled operational excellence
- Strengthen financial sustainability
- Heighten cross-program collaboration
- Ensure the delivery of innovative, responsive, and exceptional services
- Serve as the public face of Dixon Hall
- Lead teams effectively
- Manage labour relations
- Engage in government relations
- Steward funders and donors
- Build community partnerships
- Lead fundraising efforts
- Translate plans into measurable achievement
Benefits
- Accommodations may be required during the interview process
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Education Level
No Education Listed
