Activities director Offres d'emploi - Ajax, ON

Luke’s Place is seeking an inspiring and strategic Executive Director to lead our trauma-informed, not-for-profit organization into its next chapter. We’re looking for a visionary and skilled leader who can turn big ideas into action driving forward our strategic plan, championing key initiatives, and ensuring our daily operations run seamlessly. If you are a feminist who is passionate about making a lasting impact for women who have been subjected to intimate partner violence, we want to hear from you!

Who We Are

Luke’s Place is an award-winning centre of excellence in family law support for women who have been subjected to intimate partner violence. We provide legal support services and summary legal services to hundreds of women and their children across Ontario every year and share our expertise with thousands of service providers, lawyers and other professionals through training, resources and ongoing collaborations.

Luke’s Place conducts research to understand the impact of legal and related systems and processes on women’s lives. We engage in and lead advocacy at the provincial and national levels to share these findings and improve laws, policies, systems and processes. Luke’s Place envisions a family law system that promotes healthy, safe families living free from abuse and the threat of abuse.

Position Overview

The Executive Director ensures the implementation of the Luke’s Place mission and mandate in accordance with its intersectional feminist values and guiding principles through effective strategic and operational leadership and community collaboration. The Executive Director works with the Board and management to develop and implement the organization’s strategic priorities and is responsible to ensure the sustainability of Luke’s Place.

Key Responsibilities

Governance :

• Active involvement with the Board and its committees
• Key contributor to strategic planning
• Develop and implement operational policies efficiently and effectively

Community Relations and Media :

Human Resources :

Program Planning, Implementation and Evaluation :

Financial Oversight

Qualifications and Skills of the Ideal Candidate

Essential Experience and Knowledge

Skills and Abilities

Compensation Package

Salary range :  $120,000 - $135,000 commensurate with experience / qualifications

Benefits : Health Spending Account of $1,500, 12 paid health leave days

Vacation :  4 weeks to start, paid birthday off, paid office closure at December holidays

Hybrid work arrangements with considerable on-site requirement

Luke’s Place is an equal opportunity employer. Our goal is to ensure our staff reflect the diversity of the community and we encourage applications from candidates who reflect this diversity. We strongly encourage applications from Black, Indigenous, and racialized people, as well as from newcomers, gender-diverse people, and members of other equity-deserving groups. If you are comfortable, please indicate in your cover letter if you identify as a member of an equity-deserving group.

We are committed to a barrier-free, equitable, and inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Luke’s Place is committed to ensuring fair and inclusive employment practices. On request, we provide accommodation for applicants with disabilities in accordance with the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. If you require accommodation, please advise us.

Please submit your cover letter and resume in one combined PDF in confidence to the hiring committee c / o Katherine Taylor at [email protected] by no later than April 4, 2025 at 11 : 59 pm.

We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.