CORE COMPETENCIES
Integrity: Consistent application of the highest standards of professional and personal conduct. Acts in a manner that sustains and improves trust for the organization. Holds high regard for the fiduciary responsibility of a Board Director.
Communication: Ability to convey information, articulate viewpoints clearly and concisely, and justify viewpoints with logic, facts and figures as necessary.
Public Relations: Demonstrated experience in public relations including media management, the use of social media, emergency communications and strategic public relations marketing.
Financial Management: Practical understanding of the organization’s capitalization, accounts received, investing and financial administrative functions. Meets financial literacy capability requirements for government and not-for-profit industry standards. Maintains practical knowledge of internal controls and accounting methods to promote efficiencies.
Government Relations: Understanding of the workings of government and demonstrated ability to access government officials.
Human Resources/Labour Relations: Experience developing and implementing policies and practices that support the organization’s talent resources, including direct experience with talent acquisition, performance
management, labour relations, succession planning, and overall engagement to delivery an organization’s strategic priorities.
Information Technology: The ability to determine the information requirements and the design of technology systems. Demonstrated understanding of investment operations, systems controls and reporting including investments in systems and human talent.
Legislative/Regulatory Compliance: Practical knowledge in the application of and compliance to applicable legislation, regulations, and specific laws.
Organizational Management: Proven experience and demonstrated ability to provide effective and value- added oversight to human, financial, technological, and other resources. Personal experience as a senior manager in a not-for-profit organization. Experience analyzing business cases including how to support the implementation of a Strategic Plan.
Performance Measurement/Quality Assurance: Demonstrated experience in monitoring, evaluating, and analyzing data and quality initiatives.
Privacy/Confidentiality: Demonstrated knowledge about document management, information technology security, relevant privacy legislation, privacy protection principles for electronic email and the privacy and protection of client information.
GOVERNANCE EXPERIENCE
Not for Profit Volunteer: A minimum of two years’ experience volunteering in the capacity of service, governance or business in a not-for-profit organization.
Governance: Demonstrated experience with governance practices and principles.
Member of a Board of Directors: Experience in a Board oversight role at an organization of similar size and complexity. History of preparing for and contributing to Board of Director meetings and committees. Strong and consistent commitment to the required number of hours to fulfill a volunteer Board of Director position.
Leadership Role on a Board of Directors: Experience in an Executive position of a Board of Directors at an organization of similar size and complexity. Provide key leadership initiative and demonstrated ability to manage a governance agenda.
Elected Official in Government/Agency/Board/Commission: Experience in a Board oversight role as a result of being elected by the public or representative group.
Strategic Planning: Demonstrated ability to think critically about systems issues and the role an organization takes on within those systems.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE, SKILL OR SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE
Advocacy/Public Policy: Demonstrated ability to communicate a position to an intended audience. Knowledge of how public policy is developed.
Business Acumen: Experience dealing with general business and entrepreneurial practices and systems. Understanding commercial matters and dealing with complex business and financial situations.
Direct Service Delivery: Demonstrated experience providing direct services within a human service organization. Knowledge of systems and the continuum of services to effect positive change for consumers.
Education Sector: Experience and demonstrated understanding of the principles and process of the education sector including funding, administration and related government policies.
Executive compensation, oversight, review: Experience designing and managing senior executive compensation strategies and plans.
Health Care Sector: Experience and demonstrated understanding of the principles and process of the health care sector including funding, administration and related government policies.
Legislation Pertaining to Children and Families: Demonstrated knowledge of the Child and Family Services Act, the Child Law Reform Act, the Family Law Reform Act and other intersecting legislation that supports the work of the Children’s Aid Society.
Child Welfare: Experience and demonstrated understanding of the principles and process of the child welfare sector including funding, administration, legal and regulatory systems, public and media management and related government policies.
Public Sector: Experience and demonstrated understanding of the principles and process of the public sector including funding, administration, publicly driven and related government policies.
Risk Management: Proven experience with enterprise risk management processes in identifying and monitoring risks relevant to the organization.
Lived Experience: Alumni or persons (including family) that are in recovery.