[Sust-mar] Job Posting - Tatamagouche Centre Organizational Director

[Wilf Bean]

*Position Available*

*
*

*Organizational Director
*

*Tatamagouche Centre*

*www.tatacentre.ca*
**

*
*

Do you envision yourself working for an organization that strives towards
transformation?  That espouses and adopts a holistic approach melding social
justice, personal development, spiritual growth and environmental
stewardship?  That believes that empowering individuals and communities can
lead to changes in the world we live in?  That offers training, skills
development and creative-cutting edge programming, and hospitality to
community and faith-based organizations, and individuals throughout the
Maritimes?


Are you excited by:

   - Offering inspiring, value-based leadership grounded in empowerment,
   collaboration, participation and diversity?
   - Working collaboratively and cooperatively with a staff leadership team?
   - Contributing your skills in organizational leadership related to human
   resources, property and facilities management, food service provision and
   fund development?
   - Developing a vision, planning and implementing sustainable management
   practices related to environmental stewardship and resource allocation?
   - Enhancing and building relationships with constituencies, funders,
   organizations and individuals?

Then we would invite you to apply for the Organizational Director position
of the Tatamagouche Centre.


*Tatamagouche Centre* is one of four non-profit residential adult education
and retreat Centres of the United Church of Canada, established in 1955. The
Centre offers a range of leading-edge programs, hospitality and services to
both church and community in support of its commitment to transformation,
inclusiveness, social justice, spiritual formation and participatory
community development.


Tatamagouche Centre seeks to model the values it espouses. We are inviting
applications for the position of Organizational Director to provide
inspiring, value-based leadership. The successful candidate will be a member
of the Staff Leadership Team, sharing overall responsibility for all aspects
of Tatamagouche Centre life with team colleagues, the Program Director and
Finance Director.


*Organizational Director*

As Organizational Director, you are a strong team-member offering visionary
leadership and effective participatory management skills to the Centre.  You
are responsible for staff personnel functions, fund development, food
services, property and facilities management as well as coordination and
management of relations with key partner organizations. You coordinate and
ensure good communications with all staff, the Board, all levels of the
United Church of Canada, key partner organizations and a wide variety of
individuals. You have a minimum of five years experience of successful
management of a community-based non-profit and/or faith-based organization,
plus related post-secondary education or training.  You have excellent
interpersonal, communication and team-development skills, are an innovative
self-starter, comfortable working in the context of an evolving
organization.


*Conditions of Employment*

This is a two-year contract 80% position with negotiable hours.  The
contract may be extended into a permanent position pending the
organizational and visioning process being undertaken by the Centre.  The
successful candidate will be instrumental in working with the Centre through
this process.  Salary is commensurate with similar positions in this sector
in the Maritimes. The Organizational Director must be in essential agreement
with the mission, values, theological and educational approach of the
Centre.


*Hiring Process*

*Review of applications will begin the week of April 25* and continue until
a suitable candidate is found. Employment will commence on a mutually
agreeable date. Applicants should submit a maximum three-page letter
describing what their vision of organizational development, what attracts
them to the position, the key values and approach they offer to this work,
along with the relevant experience and training they bring. Please include
curriculum vitae and three references.


Further details, including full job descriptions, are available at
www.tatacentre.ca or from the Registrar at 1-800-218-2220.


Applications may be emailed in full confidence to Evertje MacCallum
evertje at tatacentre.ca


<evertje at tatacentre.ca>

*In accordance with Tatamagouche Centre’s policy of inclusion, we welcome
applications from visible minority group members, women, Aboriginal persons,
persons with disabilities and members of sexual minority groups.*

* *

*Tatamagouche Centre*

*259 Loop Route 6, RR#3*

*Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia*

*B0K 1V0*

*Canada*