Executive Director

JOB OPPORTUNITY

About the Role : our Ideal Candidate

A visionary and strategic leader with knowledge of the Ontario agrifood sector, you believe in systemic change and have the patience and determination to make it happen.

You are an inclusive, consultative, and empowering individual with experience hiring and motivating small and dynamic teams.

You are both a thinker and a doer, able to review and analyze complex regulatory issues one moment and lead a farm tour the next.

Conscientious of our diverse membership, you are always ready to listen, learn, respectfully debate, and incorporate dissenting views while maintaining a trajectory towards a goal.

You are a savvy communicator with political acumen : you have the ability to identify the most important audiences and deliver messages to achieve your goals.

You are an excellent judge of character, able to find the skills and abilities in others that allow OCO to punch above its weight! You have the courage to try new approaches, structures, and processes that are well-informed and well-reasoned, while understanding the historical and legal context in which you work.

You are a systems builder, striking a balance between creating organizational structure and staying nimble and action-oriented.

You have experience and confidence in managing complex, nuanced relationships across a broad spectrum of interests. You have a proven track record of successfully developing effective, lasting relationships with staff, members, funders, national and provincial partners, governments, and policy and change-makers.

You are entrepreneurial by nature and can juggle multiple projects and grants with a close eye on cash flow, while seeking new opportunities to achieve the organization’s mandate and build financial resilience.

As Executive Director of the Organic Council of Ontario, and with support from our skilled board and staff, you will improve organizational effectiveness, build on our funding base and capacity, and support Ontario’s local organic food leaders to grow and thrive.

Position Details

• Job Title : Executive Director
• Job Type : Full time permanent
• Location : Home Office (anywhere in Ontario with some travel to Guelph and the GTA)
• Hours : 30 to 37.5 hours per week (negotiable)
• Schedule : Monday-Friday with occasional evening and weekend work as required
• Reports to : OCO’s Board of Directors / Executive Committee
• Salary : $70,000 to $78,000
• Benefits : We offer a flexible work environment, generous paid vacation, and a health savings account, but no health insurance plan.

We have a Bring Your Own Device policy, including cell phone and laptop; a small allowance is provided as a taxable benefit.

• Requirements : Proven experience in financial management, fundraising and human resources. Applicants must be able to legally work in Canada and located within Ontario.
• Assets : Knowledge of Ontario agrifood landscape and the organic industry. Fluency in French
• Application Deadline : May 21st, 2024 (8am)
• Start Date : July 2024

OCO is committed to upholding the values of equity, diversity, and inclusion. OCO actively encourages applications from equity-deserving groups such as BIPOC and LGBTQ2S+ people.

We invite you to inform us should you have any accessibility or accommodation needs.

Application :

We encourage all participants who meet or have experience in at least 80% of the below criteria to apply.