About NPower Canada

NPower Canada is a charitable organization that creates pathways to economic prosperity for Canada’s underserved youth and adults by launching them into meaningful and sustainable digital careers. As a national employment program, NPower Canada provides employers with access to a pipeline of eager, diverse and job-ready talent with in-demand digital skills who are primed to succeed in the workplace.

As part of our corporate culture, we pride ourselves in innovation and continuous improvement, actively encouraging employees to bring fresh perspectives and ideas to the forefront.

NPower Canada operates from coast to coast in Canada, while our sister entity operates widely across the US.

NPower Canada was a certified Great Place to Work® in 2023 and named a 2023 Best Workplace™ for Giving Back.

What We Offer:

• Salary range: $120,000-$125,000

• Flexible work hours based on your function, promoting work-life balance. Our work environment is a hybrid of in-office and remote work, depending on your role and project requirements

• Comprehensive extended health care coverage with 100% premium cost paid by the employer

• A retirement savings plan with a generous matching contribution

• Opportunities for career development and tuition reimbursement

• An equipment allowance and provided computer equipment

• Starting annual vacation of three weeks, increasing to four after two years of service

• Generous paid Federal and Provincial holidays, personal days, and sick leave.

Position Overview:
The Executive Director (‘ED’) acts as a senior Provincial leader for NPower Canada, responsible for the strategic leadership, operational delivery, stakeholder engagement, and financial health of programs and partnerships. As the public face of the NPower Canada programs in the province (flexible to assigned region), and a key member of the Executive leadership team, the ED champions a unified vision of economic inclusion, workforce innovation, and meaningful employment for underserved communities.

This role is accountable for aligning regional strategies with national goals, customizing approaches to address local context, while leveraging national Shared Services to deliver efficient, scalable, and high-impact outcomes. The ED ensures exceptional program quality and employment results, sustainable partner engagement, and strong operational stewardship to meet our organizational mission and performance goals.

The Executive Director must reside near a geo-hub within the province it serves, and is comfortable with travel provincially and nationally, occasionally overnight as business demands.

Accountabilities and Deliverables:

Provincial Strategy Leadership and Program Directorship

• Develop and implement a provincial strategic plan which supports the NPower Canada Strategic Plan and aims efforts at superior outcomes in employment outcomes, community engagement, program delivery, certification, securing revenue/funding, provincial employer recruitment, expenses controls, and reporting of high-quality sustainable outcomes, that contribute to the broader national strategic goals.
• In partnership with the national leadership team customize programmatic strategies to respond to provincial labour market trends and community needs.
• Ensure strong implementation, quality and operation of program, wraparound supports, and curriculum delivery in alignment with national standards.
• Ensure annual and long-term direction is understood and objectives are met; create and implement effective short and long-term resourcing plans; implement quality checks, “early warning signs” and mitigating strategies for regional team capacity stressors; meet regional standards consistent with NPC standards.
• Effective and efficient decision making evident with the use of excellence as a standard to lead a competent workforce, the selection of the right people for the job, and prudent risk-taking.
• Drive process optimization and cross-functional collaboration to minimize duplication and maximize results. Recommend timelines and resources needed to achieve target outcomes.

Partnership Cultivation, Engagement & Business Development

• Act as the primary ambassador of NPower Canada in the province, building strategic and productive alliances with employers, government, industry councils, First Nation, Metis, and Indigenous (FNMI) communities, funders, civic leaders, and educational institutions. Represent NPower Canada at local and regional workforce conferences, investment boards, and community events.
• Represent NPower Canada with credibility and influence in high-level regional forums, advisory groups, and economic development networks.
• Gain employment opportunities by driving new business and partnership opportunities in collaboration with the Regional Business Development members, National Business Development Team, Fund Development Team, liaising as appropriate with Board Member or relevant stakeholder/delegate.
• Cultivate employer partnerships across sectors to drive job placements, co-create training pathways or solutions, collaborating with Business Development leads and Fund Development Teams.
• Cultivate an engaged Regional Industry Council comprised of senior corporate and community leaders to assist in the financial and programmatic success of NPower Canada in the province.
• Support the implementation and achievement of the goals of NPC’s Reconciliation Action Plan.

Funding and Financial Management

• In collaboration with the national Development Team, ensure the region [province] has an achievable fundraising plan to secure a targeted percentage or dollar minimum of funding and future growth.
• Lead and/or participate in the identification, cultivation and stewardship of meaningful funding/donor relationships, at targeted level.
• Collaborate with centralized Fund Development Team to diversify and expand current funding by exploring and implementing viable priorities, such as corporate, philanthropic and government channels.
• Assist in the compilation of regular Development Team obligatory and ad-hoc reporting, and in ongoing reporting of regional expenditures.
• Ensure that all applicable internal financial controls are followed, as directed by Director of Finance and Operations.

Team Leadership and Internal Collaboration

• In collaboration with HR Leadership, provided leadership for the provincial teams including recruiting, training, team building, coaching, and professional development. Ensure alignment and equity according to corporate and/or national priorities and policy. Foster an inclusive, collaborative, and high-accountability work culture in line with organizational values, 50-30 Challenge and strategic internal talent efforts.
• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing, mission-driven provincial team and culture that leads to the achievement of annual and long-term organizational objectives aligned to strategic direction.
• As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, lead by example and contribute to interdepartmental strategic discussions and decisions for the organization.
• Collaborate with centralized senior leadership of Shared Services (Finance, IT, HR, Marketing & Communications, Fund Development and National Business Development Team) to ensure strong execution of operations, budgeting, risk mitigation, and brand consistency to meet our organizational goals.

Data Reporting and Insight Generation

• Ensure accurate and timely entry of pertinent data in Salesforce, monitoring quality and compliance with NPC data entry standards and practices.

• Ensure rigorous tracking and evaluation of employment (programmatic) outcomes, participant retention, satisfaction, and DEI benchmarks.

• Utilize data and insights to monitor trends, inform decision making and planning, track performance, and enable continuous improvement and operational efficiency.

What you bring to the team:

• 5-10 years in non-profit senior leadership delivering solid results, indicative of high performance - coupled with deep expertise in employment services, labour market trends, and workforce development.

• A proven track record of developing and executing strategic initiatives that drive workforce development impact across the province/region.

• Excellent ability in building and nurturing strong relationships with, colleagues, funders, employers, community partners, and other key stakeholders. With a proven ability to cultivate partnerships to drive collaborative success.

• Experience with engaging FNMI communities, newcomers to Canada, people with disabilities and other equity-deserving groups. Experience and passion for engaging, collaborating, and co-designing programs with Indigenous communities is considered a strong asset. Familiarity with the Seven Grandfather Teachings.

• Experienced exceptional and agile people leader who can grow, coach collaboratively for high performance.

• Compelling public speaker, confident facilitator, and cross-sector convener. Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Excellent organizational and time management, interpersonal, crisis management, conflict resolution, and negotiating skills.

• Demonstrated ability to multi-task with strict attention to detail and deadlines. Able to work under pressure, prioritize, work with interruptions, and respond quickly to changes and requests.

• Exposure to Microsoft 365 (project management software), Salesforce (CRM), Tableau and an Applicant Tracking System is considered a strong asset.

• Flexibility for hybrid work and to work after hours as needed, occasional travel as business dictates.

• Bilingual English/French is an asset, outside of the province of Québec, in which it is a requirement.

NPower Canada is an Equal Opportunity Employer

We welcome and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, those with disabilities, Black, Indigenous and people of colour.

NPower Canada will make every effort to accommodate any needs of candidates through the hiring process, under the Human Rights Code. Please inform us if you require any accommodation through the hiring process by emailing hr@npowercanada.ca

At NPower Canada, we believe in the potential of every candidate. Even if you do not meet 100% of the job requirements above, we encourage you to apply. We understand that no one is a perfect fit for every job description, and we value diversity in thought, experience, and background. If you have most of the qualifications and are excited about the opportunity, we encourage you to apply. We are committed to considering all qualified applicants and finding the best fit for our team.

Background Check Notification

All offers of employment are conditional upon the successful completion of a background check; which includes professional and criminal checks.

**NPower Canada operates within a hybrid work setting that includes working at the assigned NPower Canada office and working remotely from home depending on project, position, or role requirements **