Board Member (Volunteer)

🌱 About the National Children’s Botanical Garden of Canada

We are a team of hard-working dreamers who love the National Capital Region, its families and its green spaces. We joined together to bring our vision to life: an expansive garden, bursting with potential and possibility, designed for children, youth and families.

When complete, the National Children’s Botanical Garden of Canada will be more than a garden. It will be a place of innovation and belonging, boasting thoughtful programming to educate guests about healthy eating, sustainability and environmental care.

The garden will be a solution for our times. It will embody climate action in its most basic form, providing children and youth with practical, tangible opportunities to connect with nature while learning what it needs to thrive.

Lush and green, filled with beauty and life, we hope this garden can one day become the destination of choice for visitors from across the country and around the globe. There, amongst the flowers and food and laughter, this garden will help lay the foundation for the future health of children and youth and the natural world they will grow up to inherit.

Our MISSION is to provide children, youth and families with engaging learning experiences that spark imagination, foster well-being and encourage care of the environment through the beauty and wonderment of our Garden.

Our VISION is to create a healthier, happier, climate-resilient world.

Priority Portfolios for 2026

We are currently seeking three high-impact leaders:

📊 Treasurer & Chair, Finance Committee

• The Role: Fiduciary oversight, capital project accounting, and fiscal stewardship.
• The Profile: A CPA or senior financial executive (Bay Street/Corporate experience preferred) with a background in non-profit audit or diversified funding models. You will ensure the highest standards of transparency as we scale our operations.

📢 Marketing & Communications Lead

• The Role: Brand equity, national advocacy, and stakeholder engagement.
• The Profile: A strategic brand architect or PR leader capable of elevating our national profile and refining our value proposition for institutional donors and partners coast-to-coast.

🚀 Director-at-Large: Strategic Expertise (Open Call)

• The Role: Specialized governance and strategic growth.
• The Profile: We are issuing an open invitation to leaders who possess specialized expertise—such as Legal/Regulatory Affairs, ESG Strategy, Human Resources, or Capital Partnerships—and who feel their unique professional background would significantly benefit the organization in a volunteer governance capacity.

What You Bring

Beyond technical skills, we seek leaders who embody integrity, innovative thinking, and ambassadorship. A deep commitment to right relations—fostering meaningful connections with Indigenous communities and advancing JEDI principles—is central to our mission.

Commitment

• Terms: Three-year term; Quarterly 2-hour virtual meetings (Google Workspace).
• Participation: Active engagement in one standing Committee.

How to Apply?

Please submit your CV and a brief expression of interest to the Nominating Committee c/o: NCBG Office: ncbgcanada@gmail.com, cc. Kari Kramp: klkramp@gmail.com, and Clare Grosskleg: clare@magma.ca by April 9, 2026.

Learn more: www.ncbgarden.ca