Executive Director

The Pregnancy Centre (TPC)

We envision a community where every person who is pregnant or parenting in crisis has the practical resources and emotional support needed to thrive.

Executive Director

Salary: $66,000 per annum

Hours: Full-time (35 hours/week), primarily in-person

Location: Kitchener

Reports to: Board of Directors (via Board Chair)

Position Overview

The Executive Director (ED) provides strategic, operational, and spiritual leadership for The Pregnancy Centre (TPC). Guided by the Board of Directors, the ED leads organizational strategy implementation and oversees operations and programming, with a primary focus on fundraising and donor relations, communications and public relations, financial stewardship, administration and compliance, and staff/volunteer leadership. Considering the scope of TPC’s activities, the ED is charged with enabling and equipping others for ministry while modelling TPC’s core values.

Functions & Duties

• Provide overall leadership to implement Board-directed strategy, priorities, and policies for TPC.
• Partner with the Board and staff to advance TPC’s mission and vision through planning, resourcing, and evaluation of results.
• Oversee day-to-day operations and programming to ensure effective, mission-aligned client services.
• Lead and support paid staff and volunteers through communication, coaching, performance management, and training.
• Provide fundraising leadership: set annual targets; develop and execute multi-channel fundraising (events, church partnerships, major gifts, planned giving, sponsorships, grants).
• Cultivate and steward key relationships with donors, churches, community partners, and other stakeholders; represent TPC publicly as needed.
• Oversee communications and public relations, including messaging, outreach, and media responses, in alignment with TPC’s mandate and values.
• Ensure strong financial stewardship, including budgeting with the Treasurer, financial reporting, and timely payment of organizational expenses.
• Ensure operational policies, donor records/receipting, and required organizational reporting are completed accurately and on time.
• Maintain accountability to the Board through regular reporting, participation in Board/AGM meetings, and preparation of annual ministry reporting.

Skills & Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in a not-for-profit, ministry, or mission-driven organization, with responsibility for operations and people leadership.
• A related Bachelors degree (Masters would be considered an asset.)
• Demonstrated fundraising capability, including strategy development, donor stewardship, major gifts, sponsorships, and grant/foundation engagement.
• Strong relationship-building skills with donors, churches, community partners, and other stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills (written, public speaking, and interpersonal), including comfort representing an organization publicly and with media.
• Financial management competence, including budgeting, financial reporting, and responsible stewardship of organizational resources.
• Strong organizational and administrative skills, including policy compliance and oversight of required reporting.
• Ability to analyze performance metrics, evaluate results, and drive continuous improvement in fundraising and operational effectiveness.
• Ability to encourage, and develop staff and volunteers through coaching, training, and clear expectations.
• Alignment with TPC’s mission and values, with the ability to provide spiritual leadership and model core values in a ministry context.

Local travel is required. Access to reliable transportation is needed.

The successful candidate will be required to complete a successful vulnerable sector police check and financial check.

A comprehensive Benefits package, generous vacation and additional days off are available.

This role is to fill an existing vacancy. AI will not be used in the recruitment process. All applicants will be reviewed.

We thank all applicants for their interest and wish to advise that only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Appropriate accommodations will be provided upon request throughout the recruitment and employment process as required under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act(AODA).

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