Executive Director

Victoria Sexual Assault Centre•Victoria, BC

36d•$109,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Victoria Sexual Assault Centre (VSAC) is seeking an exceptional leader to fill the position of our Executive Director (ED). The ideal candidate is passionate, dynamic, and brings a background of leadership experience in unionized environments. They have a strong, anti-racism, decolonizing, anti-oppressive, and intersectional feminist understanding of sexualized violence and demonstrate a commitment to responding to the complex and diverse impacts of sexualized violence across different communities. The ED will report directly to the Board of Directors (“the Board”), provide visionary and strategic leadership to a diverse team of dedicated people while growing VSAC’s innovative programming, and champion VSAC’s mission, vision, and values. ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW VSAC is a not-for-profit feminist organization committed to ending sexualized violence through healing, education, and prevention. We are dedicated to supporting women, Two Spirit, trans, and gender diverse survivors of sexual assault and childhood sexual abuse through advocacy, counselling, and empowerment. VSAC provides a range of trauma-informed services, including healing, prevention, and education to individuals, groups, and our community at large. Please check out our website to get a sense of VSAC’s many services, mission and values – www.vsac.ca. VSAC is committed to understanding and responding to the ways sexualized violence overlaps with other forms of systemic oppression. Through community collaborations and internal learning, the organization is entering into a phase of focus on anti-racism and decolonial practices in our policies, services, and workplace culture. VSAC has focused on major shifts like this in the previous decade, when Trans and gender inclusion was undertaken systematically and intentionally. The last twelve years have seen our staff and services reflect the gender diversity of our clients, and VSAC is looking to take an intentional approach with its focus on anti-racism and decolonial practices as a sexual assault centre in our sector. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The Executive Director is responsible for the program operations, financial stability, and supporting workplace culture. Our ideal candidate has a strong background in human resources, unionized environments, and supporting staff and community in unpacking/unlearning systems of oppression, through strategic visioning and operational planning.

Requirements

Demonstrated strong leadership skills to identify areas of growth and facilitate strategic visioning and change which aligns with the anti-oppressive, intersectional feminist vision and mission of the organization.
Demonstrated ability to support managers in building a culture of anti-violence on their teams, particularly by disrupting white supremacy, ableism, cis and heterosexism. Experience in coaching managers to build trust, work across differences, and develop equitable ways of collaborating which value differences.
Demonstrated experience working with a board, a management team and a diverse staff group to formulate and achieve the strategic vision. Ability to recognize strength in others and to delegate tasks.
Experience in developing meaningful relationships and collaborations with community partners to create coordinated responses to gender-based violence across different community contexts including comfort working with criminal justice partners.
Demonstrated experience managing an operational budget in excess of $1,000,000 and assessing risks to the organization’s financial security and growth.
Experience administering Human Resources functions within a unionized environment including; full cycle recruitment, performance management, strategic HR functions, and managing and leading a diverse team of employees working within multiple program areas.
Experience preparing a budget in concert with staff, the finance committee, and the Board and ensuring the organization operates within budget guidelines.
Experience in government relations and lobbying government for funding or policy change.
Sound knowledge of the process of fundraising, grant proposal and reporting, and donor relations.
Ability to ensure that funds are disbursed in accordance with contract requirements and donor designations.
Strong working knowledge of information technology and ability to effectively utilize software to enter data, prepare reports, and email communications.
Fluency in English
Applicants should possess a minimum of five years management experience, including interacting with a Board of Directors. We value relevant experience and training commensurate with a Master's Degree in Social Work, social sciences, business, or a related field, or a combination of experience and certifications.

Nice To Haves

Established and proven skills at building community partnerships and networks
Demonstrated success in helping an organization reach diverse fundraising goals (including annual campaigns, grants, major gifts, planned giving, and monthly donations)
Experience working in an intersectional feminist environment
Working knowledge of local Indigenous protocols
Experience with Human Resources management
Experience with anti-racism
Leadership experience in a unionized environment
Experience developing anti-racism and decolonial policies
5+ years of senior leadership experience
Understanding of gender-based violence and it’s root causes
Experience with disciplinary processes and performance management

Responsibilities

Collaboratively develop a vision and strategic plan to guide the organization, with a focus on anti-racism, decolonial practice, and gender inclusion
Foster an engaged, strengths-focused, and responsive team, promoting collaboration and valuing difference
Embrace innovation as an approach to supporting change and problem-solving
Ensure the Board is kept informed of the ongoing progress of the organization in meeting its mission and goals, to enable them to effectively perform their duties and responsibilities as a governance board
Foster teamwork with the Board of Directors that enables effective service delivery.
Facilitate connection between the staff and the board for the purpose of knowledge sharing and operations.
Adapt flexibly to the changing needs of the organization and the dynamic nature of working for a non-profit organization
Provide stability to staff through a thorough understanding of Values, policy, current community needs
Work with the Board and staff to develop the organization’s budget (in excess of $2 million)
Ensure adequate control and accounting of all funds, including developing and maintaining sound financial practices
Assess and mitigate financial risk to the organization’s security and programs
Ensure the development and implementation of a realistic fundraising plan
Work with the Board and staff to secure funding for the operation and growth of the organization
Leading advocacy with local, provincial, and federal governments for improved services through responsive funding streams
Develop and maintain programs and services that work toward the mission and within the policy guidelines set by the Board
Ensure all required records and documents are produced and maintained and are in compliance with municipal, provincial, and federal laws and reporting requirements
Prepare monthly reports for Board meetings and an annual report for the Annual General Meeting
Perform various Human Resource Management duties to ensure compliance with union contractual obligations, as well as provincial and federal laws regarding workplaces and employment
Promote conflict resolution in alignment with both union structures and decolonizing, anti-oppressive practice, including discipline as necessary.
Encourage and support ongoing staff development and education
Provide leadership to staff in developing and maintaining programs and services that are dynamic and responsive to the needs of the communities VSAC serves, particularly those disproportionately impacted by sexualized violence
Collaborate with these communities in order to develop responsive programs and services
Develop and foster community networks to identify strategic directions and support organizational goals
Serve as an effective spokesperson for the organization: represent the programs and point of view of the organization to funders, politicians, donors, other organizations, the media, and the general public
Communicate with stakeholders to keep them informed of the organization’s work and to identify community needs