Chief People Officer

Power to Change

1d•CA$53 - CA$60

About The Position

Power to Change is seeking a Chief People Officer to play a critical leadership role in shaping the future of their mission. This is a mission-critical executive mandate focused on accelerating people, culture, and leadership capacity to mobilize thousands into a lifetime of mission. The Chief People Officer will shape the culture and leadership DNA, build and execute a people strategy to fuel mission growth, recruit and develop future leaders, and strengthen a national, distributed workforce into a unified, high-trust, high-performing movement. As a key member of the Executive Leadership Team, this leader will help steward the organization’s future, ensuring the right people are in the right roles with the right formation to respond to God’s calling. The organization's vision is to be a Hub of Evangelism for the next generation, catalyzing over 10,000+ Communities on Mission across Canada and globally. For nearly 60 years, Power to Change has been a catalytic force for evangelism in Canada, engaging across students, sport, leaders, families, and global contexts. They are a national movement of over 450 staff, mobilizing thousands of believers, and stewarding an annual budget of nearly $40 million. The role requires a renewed vision and bold rethinking of how they engage, develop, and deploy people to fuel a multiplying, Spirit-led movement. As part of the Executive Leadership Team, the Chief People Officer shares responsibility for the overall leadership, contributing to organizational direction, strategy, and prioritization, advising the President and senior leaders on people, culture, and organizational health, strengthening alignment and execution, and building a leadership community marked by trust, clarity, and spiritual depth. This role carries both enterprise leadership responsibility and functional leadership depth.

Requirements

A deeply committed follower of Jesus, aligned with the mission and calling of Power to Change
Significant senior leadership experience in people, culture, and organizational growth
A track record of building healthy, high-performing teams and organizations
Strong judgment, wisdom, and the ability to hold both ministry and organizational realities in tension
Must have a pre-existing belief and demonstration of lifestyle as outlined in the Power to Change Code of Conduct and Statement of Faith
Must agree to, sign and, in all good conscience abide by the biblical principles outlined by these documents

Nice To Haves

A visionary builder of people and culture, with the ability to translate vision into scalable strategy
An experienced executive leader who can influence at the highest levels and navigate complexity
A developer of leaders who sees and calls out potential in others
Emotionally and culturally intelligent, able to lead through nuance, change, and growth
Both relational and results-oriented—committed to seeing people flourish and the mission advance

Responsibilities

Shape the culture and leadership DNA of Power to Change
Build and execute a people strategy that fuels mission growth
Recruit and develop the next generation of leaders across the organization
Strengthen a national, distributed, mission-driven workforce into a unified, high-trust, high-performing movement
Contribute to organizational direction, strategy, and prioritization
Advise the President and senior leaders on people, culture, and organizational health
Strengthen alignment and execution across mission contexts and ministries
Build a leadership community marked by trust, clarity, and spiritual depth
Lead the strategy and execution of People and Culture across Power to Change
Ensure the organization is equipped with the people, leadership, and environment required to realize its mission
Cultivate a Jesus-centered, high-trust culture where staff are spiritually developed, deeply aligned to mission, and equipped to thrive
Foster an environment where people grow in character, leadership, and effectiveness over time
Design and lead a comprehensive approach to attracting, developing, and retaining exceptional leaders
Build strong, visible leadership pipelines across all mission contexts and levels of the organization
Ensure we are calling forth and releasing the leaders needed for the future of the mission
Ensure the systems and practices of the organization enable clarity, alignment, and high performance across a distributed and diverse workforce
Safeguard the integrity of the organization through sound governance, wise risk management, and faithful stewardship of people practices
Ensure we are calling and developing the right leaders
Ensure our culture reflects the Kingdom we proclaim
Ensure our organization is equipped for the scale of mission we believe God is inviting us into