Director of Administration, Finance and Social Programs
Position Summary
The Director of Administration, Finance and Social Programs provides administrative leadership in support of an active inner city parish and is sensitive to the spiritual dimension and mission work of the parish. The Director will manage a financial budget of over $1 million as well as four full-time (including an accountant) and six part-time employees and numerous volunteers. The Director will ensure that the parish’s financial information, human resources and administrative systems have the capacity to meet its mission and goals. As the most senior staff position, the Director is also responsible for supporting program managers (Director of Women's Centre and Manager of Supper Table) in fundraising and operational planning and for providing policy recommendations to the Parish Council and Finance Council.
Qualifications Required
a) Education
Ideally, you have a university or college level education in a related field such as social services, business, public administration or management and have at least five years of related experience. Alternatively, you have worked at least five years in a senior management position.
b) Experience
You will have significant experience in managing and evaluating programs and services; financial management including software-based budget development and tracking; human resources, information technology and overall operations management.
You are a confident, self directed, highly motivated, strategic thinker with excellent written and verbal communications skills who has demonstrated success in the areas of fundraising, public presentations and marketing/communications.
You will bring strong integrity and personal responsibility to the task of overseeing the strategic direction and goals of the parish and its social programs.
Other Requirements
As the successful candidate you must be willing to work a few evenings each month. You must also be comfortable with computer technology.
As the successful candidate, you must be willing to work in an environment that honours the spirituality of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, a Roman Catholic order of Religious who serve those in the margins of society.
In consideration of the population we serve, a police background check will be required.
Compensation
A competitive salary ($65,000 to $73,000) and progressive benefits package will be offered to the successful candidate. Please - no phone calls. For a detailed job description click here.
How to Apply
If you are interested in this position, please submit:
a) a resume (no more than three pages);
b) the names and contact information of three references;
c) a cover letter explaining why this position is of interest to you and what are your salary expectations.
This information must be received no later than August 15, 2010 at the address below:
Terry V. Byrne
Search Committee
St. Joseph’s Parish
151 Laurier Ave. East
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N8
Email address: TerryByrne@sympatico.ca
For more information about St. Joseph’s Parish, please visit our website
Submissions will be accepted via mail, and email (Word, WordPerfect or PDF formats only).
All applications will be handled in strict confidence. We thank all applicants who apply but only those selected for an interview will be contacted within two weeks of the closing date. Candidates who applied previously need not reapply as this is a continuation of the earlier selection process.
See job description (click here).