This is a hybrid, full-time permanent role. The successful candidate will report to work at any of our four locations of Barrie, Sudbury, Bracebridge or Sault Ste. Marie.
Company Overview
Community Builders is a leading social enterprise Contractor in Northern and Central Ontario, working hard to solve two of Canada’s biggest issues: the Affordable Housing Crisis and the Skilled Labour Shortage. This dual-purpose organization is making a difference by building homes while also building futures. Community Builders is a thriving construction company offering a wide range of residential and commercial services, including new builds, renovations, apartment turnovers, maintenance and property management services. Its experienced crews focus on building and maintaining affordable housing to high-quality standards. These construction projects fund and support real on-site job training and skills development offered by Community Builder through its 12-week paid Skilled Trades Training programs for individuals with barriers to employment. CB Certified trainees graduate with hands-on construction training, employment readiness skills, safety certifications, tools, and PPE. The program's effectiveness has been proven, with 89% of our trainees securing good, life-changing jobs after graduation. Community Builders has achieved recognition as a member of the Fair Chances Coalition and Buy Social Canada.
We are in several communities, including Barrie, Bracebridge, Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie.
Why work with CB?
- Get more impact from your work by contributing to our mission
- Organizational commitment to work-life balance
- Health & Dental Benefits
- Employee Assistance Plan
- 2 paid sick days to use as you need them
- Take off your birthday, PAID!
- 4-Day Work Weeks!
Summary
As a member of the Business Leadership Team, the General Manager of Programs is responsible for providing strategic leadership and direction for Community Builders training and social outcomes Programs across all regional operations to ensure that our training program is delivered with care, within budget and meets a high standard of quality.
Reporting to the Executive Director, and in collaboration with the regional Managing Directors and Business Leadership Team, the General Manager of Programs will support and develop the regional Program Supervisors by establishing/maintaining training standards, providing technical support, guidance and mentorship.
Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
- Identify opportunities for all organization-wide strategic programming initiatives,
- Provide guidance and seek input into the design of classroom learning, as requested by regional operations and/or for organization-wide projects
- In collaboration with Human Resources and Managing Directors, identify professional development opportunities for the Training Program team
- Lead Training Program related meetings, as required, across locations
Project Planning and Scheduling
- Provide guidance and coaching to Managing Directors and Program Supervisors to build a pipeline of mission-oriented guest speakers and employer groups
- Create a library of processes, procedures and templates to guide Training Program teams to develop and implement plans, timelines, and schedules and the tendering processes; trains all Training Supervisors and Managing Directors in the standards; provides one-on-one coaching as needed
Budget Management:
- Participate in the creation of the annual Programming budget at the Organization level
- Create and maintain a library of process, procedures and best practices to guide Training Program Supervisors and Managing Directors to stay within budget; trains in these processes; audits and provides feedback on the results of the audits
- Monitors, audits and evaluates program costs and cashflows; identifies areas of concern; recommends efficiencies and cost savings to ensure that each region is best positioned to meet/exceed their individual revenue targets.
- In collaboration with the Finance lead, develop and implement standardized reporting
- Monitor funding opportunities, grant proposals, and applications
Quality Assurance:
- Develop and maintain a library of quality standards; train Supervisors and Managing Directors on those standards
- Develop and maintain a training program quality standard audit program, trains Programming Supervisors and Managing Directors on the audit program, completes regular quality audits and provides feedback and coaching to teams in relation to the output of the audit.
- Tracks & measures success through key metrics
Communication, Sales and Stakeholder Management
- Use expertise and existing network to guide Program Supervisors in building and managing strong relationships with stakeholders
- Supports Senior Leadership team, as needed, in negotiations with governments, government agencies and partnership agreements
- Attends networking events representing Community Builders as the head of programming for the organization
- In collaboration with the IT lead, implement technology advancements
- Consult with other not-for-profits and like minded organizations to share and develop curriculum and practices
- Maintain relationships with Career Centres to ensure future applicants and funding
Required Skills
- University degree in a related field including social sciences, teaching, social work, etc. or equivalent experience
- Minimum 3 years experience working in non-profit project delivery
- Minimum 2 years experience working in a supervisory capacity
- Knowledge of Social Work delivery techniques and community resources
- Knowledge of best practice teaching techniques and adult learning styles.
- Valid Class G Licence and satisfactory driving record
- Proficient in Google or Microsoft Office suites
Pay: $85,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision care
Application question(s):
- Do you have a minimum of 3 years experience in a Non-Profit operation?
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Barrie, ON
