Scouts Canada is building the next generation of leaders.

Every year, more than 45,000 young people, aged 5–26, discover resilience, courage, and skills for life through outdoor adventure, community service, and peer-led learning. At a time when youth need connection, confidence, and purpose more than ever, Scouts is answering the call. Yet Scouting has also faced real challenges. In recent years, membership declined, volunteerism has been harder to sustain, and financial pressures have tested the organization’s resilience. Today, Scouts Canada is rebuilding, recovering membership, reshaping its programs, and renewing the volunteer experience. Now, as the organization enters this pivotal chapter, we are looking for a technology leader who not only shares this mission, but who is ready to drive digital transformation and build the systems that will enable Scouts Canada to thrive into the future.

As Chief Technology Officer, you will be more than a steward of systems and infrastructure, you will be the architect of Scouts Canada’s digital future. Leading enterprise-wide technology strategy, data governance, and transformation initiatives, you will enable the organization to scale its impact, improve operational efficiency, and unlock new opportunities for growth and engagement. You will ensure technology reduces risk, enhances program quality, strengthens volunteer and youth recruitment and retention, and empowers staff and volunteers to perform at their best.

This is leadership with purpose. You will sit at the Executive Leadership table, shaping bold modernization that aligns digital decisions with mission priorities. From embedding user-centred design and inclusive digital engagement, to ensuring cybersecurity and safeguarding resilience, your work will ensure every innovation serves Scouts’ volunteers, families, and youth.

The ideal candidate is a values-driven digital leader who sees technology not just as infrastructure, but as a catalyst for connection, equity, and impact. Strategic and collaborative, you bring expertise in IT modernization, data strategy, and digital transformation. You inspire trust across diverse stakeholders, and you are committed to designing systems that are accessible, inclusive, and representative of the communities Scouts serves. Above all, you believe every digital tool should expand opportunity for young people to discover who they are and what they can become.

To Apply

To fill this position, Scouts Canada has partnered with leadership advisory firm Odgers. The search is being led by Joanne McMullin and Michael Williams. Applications are encouraged immediately and should be submitted online ideally at https://careers.odgers.com/en-ca/30683. For more information, please contact Margaret Vanwyck of Odgers at margaret.vanwyck@odgers.com. We thank all those who express an interest, however only those chosen for further development will be contacted.

The target compensation for this role is $160K with competitive health benefits and defined contribution pension plan.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Scouts Canada is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with the Accessible Canada Act, 2019 and all applicable provincial accessibility standards, upon request, accommodation will be provided by both Odgers and Scouts Canada throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities.

Odgers is deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all the work that we do. As part of our efforts to better understand our ability to reach as broad a pool of candidates as possible for our searches, our DEI team would like to encourage you to take a moment and access our Self-Declaration Form.