Executive Director

Executive Director

Terms of employment: Permanent position

Salary range: $190,000 - $210,000

Location: Richmond Hill, Ontario

Business address: 1600 16th Avenue, Unit 1, Richmond Hill, Ontario, L4B 4N6

Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Governance

• Lead the development and execution of the organization’s strategic plan in partnership with the Board of Directors.
• Provide overall leadership and direction to the organization and Executive Leadership Team.
• Ensure organizational effectiveness, sustainability, and alignment with mission and strategic priorities.
• Support governance, risk management, and organizational performance reporting to the Board.

Global Fundraising & Resource Development

• Lead the organization’s fundraising strategy with a strong emphasis on major gifts, foundations, institutional donors, faith-based partners, and corporate partnerships.
• Develop and maintain relationships with major donors and funding partners in Canada and internationally.
• Expand fundraising efforts beyond Canada to support the organization’s long‑term growth and international impact.
• Secure transformational gifts and strategic funding partnerships that advance organizational priorities.

International Programs & Partnerships

• Provide executive oversight of disability‑inclusive programs serving children and families in developing countries.
• Build and manage strategic relationships with governments, implementing partners, healthcare institutions, faith‑based organizations, and international development agencies.
• Support the expansion and scaling of child‑centred disability programs and case management models across multiple countries.
• Ensure program quality, accountability, and impact across all areas of operation are informed by local context, cultural understanding, and community perspectives, fostering approaches that are locally led and sustainable.

Leadership & Organizational Development

• Lead, mentor, and develop the Executive Leadership Team.
• Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, collaboration, and mission impact.
• Oversee organizational planning, resource allocation, and performance management.

Benefits

• 5 weeks vacation
• Benefits package:
  • Dental
  • Extended Health Care Benefit (Drugs, Vision, Health Care Professionals, Medical Supplies and Services, Hospital, Medical and Non‑Medical Travel Emergencies)
  • Counselling Services
  • Health Service Navigator
  • Long‑Term Disability
  • Life Insurance
  • Survivor Benefit
  • Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• RRSP – Organization‑sponsored retirement savings plan.

Work Conditions

• Regular domestic and international travel is required, including travel to countries where we operate programs, develop partnerships, and engage donors and funding partners.

Education Requirements

• Graduate degree in International Development, Business Administration, Public Administration, Global Health, Nonprofit Leadership, or a related field.

Language of Work

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.

Skills Requirements

• Over 10 years of extensive experience leading organizations serving children with disabilities across multiple countries.
• Deep Knowledge of disability‑inclusive development and international child protection frameworks.
• Over 10 years of significant professional experience working or living within countries where we operate, or in comparable international development contexts.
• An active Christian faith.
• Over 10 years of demonstrated experience leading international programs through partnerships and implementing organizations in developing countries.
• Proven track record securing and managing major donor, foundation, corporate, and institutional funding relationships.
• Experience developing and executing international fundraising strategies, including fundraising beyond Canada.
• Strong understanding of child‑centred programming, disability inclusion, case management approaches, and coordinated care models.
• Experience working with governments, international NGOs, healthcare systems, and community‑based partners.
• Demonstrated success leading strategic planning processes and working effectively with Boards of Directors.
• Experience managing senior leadership teams and complex multi‑stakeholder environments.
• Represent Hope and Healing International with passion, diplomacy, and insight to donors, government, media, Christian community, other stakeholders, and the general public – articulate, reasoned, emotionally intelligent.

As a condition of employment, successful candidates will be required to undergo Vulnerable Sector Screening.

Hope and Healing International is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), Hope and Healing International strives to ensure that all recruiting processes are accessible. If you require an accommodation, please advise HR in advance of attending the interview. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. All other applicants are thanked for their interest.