Kingston Community Health Centres (KCHC) is a multi-site, multi-service organization driven by a mission to care, to respond, and to build community. With five sites in Kingston, two in Napanee, and several satellite, partner, and programming sites across the Frontenac Lennox & Addington Ontario Health Team, KCHC is a recognized champion for people who experience systemic barriers that impact their health. Together with a wide range of partners, KCHC works as a catalyst for change to develop healthy communities throughout the region it serves. KCHC has an annual budget of more than $40M, 250 highly dedicated staff, and many volunteers and students.
KCHC is an equal opportunity employer that respects the needs and diversity of its applicants and employees. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates. KCHC is committed to employment equity and encourages each candidate to express their self-identity in their application. Candidates requiring accommodations to participate in the hiring process are invited to advise us in advance.
KCHC is situated on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee, and Huron-Wendat First Peoples.
Ideal CEO Qualifications
The new KCHC CEO will lead a dynamic, dedicated team in a complex, fast-paced, constantly changing, and often challenging environment. The successful candidate will therefore require a broad-based skill set and demonstrated expertise in several key areas:
- A Master’s-level degree in business, public or health administration, health sciences, political science, or another relevant field
- Ability to develop innovative solutions to organizational and system problems, and to identify priorities among multiple projects and initiatives
- Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills
- Strong financial and risk management skills, business acumen, and knowledge of fundraising
- Experienced in managing a large, complex, multi-funder budget
- Conflict resolution, mediation, and negotiation skills
- Ability to establish and nurture relationships within KCHC, with governments, and with for-profit and not-for-profit organizations
- Committed to working collaboratively and productively with community partners and other service providers
- Capable of providing leadership within the Frontenac Lennox & Addington OHT
- Knowledge of the Ontario Health and (Ontario) Ministry of Health funding streams, Ontario’s health system transformation process, and the OHT model
- Ability to measure performance and outcomes as part of a comprehensive quality improvement program
- Skilled at leading change management projects or initiatives, and committed to values-based change management
- Effective at managing crises, including public relations aspects of crises
- Experienced leading teams that support individuals with mental health and addictions challenges
- Knowledge of trauma-informed care and harm reduction for substance users
- Familiarity with anti-oppression analysis and practice
- Committed to promoting Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Indigeneity, and Accessibility
- Awareness of the impacts of social determinants of health at the individual, community, and system levels
- Experienced in promoting diverse perspectives and fostering creativity
- Knowledge of Indigenous traditions, cultures, and values, and their importance to the CHC model of care
- An ability to converse in both English and French would be an asset
Attributes
- A champion of health equity, social justice, and the CHC Model of Health and Well-Being
- Enthusiastic about improving access to healthcare and social supports
- Mission-focused and process-oriented
- Dedicated to employee engagement and leadership development
- Committed to health system transformation
- Politically astute, and well-connected regionally and provincially
Key Leadership Qualities
- Strategic thinker
- Inspirational, transformational, and motivational leader
- Team player, team-builder, and consensus builder
- Results-oriented
- Open-minded, transparent, ethical, and authentic
- Courageous and consistent
- Flexible and adaptable
- Kind and approachable
- Culturally sensitive
This search is being conducted by crawfordconnect, a search firm specializing in recruiting leaders for Canada’s non-profit sector.
We thank all applicants for applying, but only qualified candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
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