Employment Opportunity: Associate Executive Director
The West Central Women’s Resource Centre (WCWRC) provides services and programming to women and gender-diverse people and their families in the West Central neighbourhood of Winnipeg. WCWRC is women-centered and practices empowerment, inclusion, harm reduction, multi-level, and community economic development philosophies to support women and gender-diverse people experiencing poverty, homelessness, mental illness, violence, substance use or participating in sex-trade work.
The West Central Women’s Resource Centre is committed to inclusion and equity and strives to ensure that our staff team reflects the diversity of the community we serve. Indigenous peoples, Black people and other people of colour, persons with disabilities, persons of minority sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions and persons with relevant lived experience are encouraged to apply and will be prioritized. We are committed to removing barriers to employment that are faced by groups that have been historically, persistently and systemically marginalized and encourage (but do not require) members of these groups to self-identify as such in their cover letters.
If you require accommodation for the recruitment/interview process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms, or other accommodations), please contact us and we will work with you to meet your needs.
Position Summary:
Reporting to the Executive Director, the Associate Executive Director is a senior leadership position and works collaboratively with all members of the leadership team. This position oversees program development and human resource management, and supports fund development, community relations, and media relations in collaboration with the Executive Director.
Start Date: ASAP
Salary Range: $40-45/hr.,6% vacation pay, plus a benefits package and matched RSP after 3 months
Time requirement: 37.5 hours per week
Closing date: November 25th, 2024
Duties and Responsibilities
Human Resource Management
- Ensure that all departments have work plans in place that reflect program targets of existing funding agreements and meet the current needs of the community
- Support Directors to ensure that all staff have professional development plans, and mental health and wellness plans in place
- Support Directors in hiring as required including developing job postings, screening applicants, and conducting interviews
- Coordinate all-staff trainings and ensure that all staff have professional development opportunities that build on the Centre’s core competencies
- Coordinate the review and revision of policy manuals, in collaboration with the Operations team
- Provide supervision of direct reports and mentorship to the Operations Team
Program Management Responsibilities
- Monitor program and project agreements ensuring the Centre adheres to all reporting guidelines and deadlines
- Support the continued development of anti-oppression, anti-racism, and 2SLGBTQ+ frameworks to guide the overall work of the Centre
- Continuously respond to the needs and trends of the organization, community, and gender equity movement
- Guide the development and maintenance of Centre policies and procedures and ensure they are in accordance with Manitoba Employment Standards and Workplace Health and Safety standards
- Actively participate in management meetings
- Support with long-term planning, problem-solving, and broad Centre initiatives
- Provide on-site supervision and on-call support in rotation with other Directors, including evenings and weekends
- Support the Executive Director with risk management, as required
Community Partnerships
- Develop and maintain a positive relationship with Elders and Knowledge Keepers, other community leaders, partner organizations/groups and all three levels of government
- Attend community events and meetings and sit on community committees
- Provides agency tours and presentations to stakeholders, funders, and the community as requested
Donor Relations & Fund Development
- Develop grant proposals and reports in collaboration with Executive Director keeping with WCWRC proposal/reporting guidelines
- Develop and maintain annual program budgets in collaboration with Executive Director and Director of Finance and Operations
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Post-secondary degree in social services, community development, or other relevant degree (other combinations of relevant education and experience may be considered).
- Ability to work within anti-racist and anti-oppressive frameworks and actively engage in ongoing learning about these frameworks
- Minimum 5 years of experience working within non-profit leadership.
- Demonstrated success in Human Resources, Program Management, Financial Management, and Community Development
- Experience in overall leadership and implementation of programs and projects.
- Experience and success coordinating and leading program level initiatives, human resource management, proposal/grant development and reporting, networking and partnership development and other related projects that support overall program functions.
- Knowledge of the resources available in the community for participants experiencing poverty, homelessness, gender-based violence, mental illness, and problematic substance use
- Knowledge and demonstrated ability to apply cultural humility, pro-choice, trauma-informed and person-centred care and harm reduction practices and principles in your work.
- Experience working in cross-functional teams and implementation of new initiatives.
- Excellent problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills
- Ability to write funding proposals/grants and reporting in accordance with funding requirements.
- Experience working in a community-based setting in Winnipeg and knowledge of inner-city challenges is an asset.
- Training and experience in project and change management is an asset.
- Professional and responsible with sensitive and confidential issues
- Strong administrative skills, including a strong attention to detail
Please submit resume and cover letter to the attention of the Personnel Committee with the title of the position in the subject line. Cover letter should expressly indicate how your experience meets the job requirements.
By email: [email protected]
By mail: West Central Women’s Resource Centre
640 Ellice Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3G 0A7
Attn: Lorie English
We thank all applicants but only candidates being considered will be contacted.
