Executive Director

The Executive Director is Act Five's lead external voice, primary fundraiser, and organizational steward. Reporting to the Board of Directors, the ED ensures the mission and theological identity are protected and embodied at the highest level. (see full posting here)

Core responsibilities include:

• Fundraising and donor stewardship: Lead Act Five's fundraising efforts by cultivating donor relationships, advancing the capital campaign, growing the donor community, and communicating Act Five's vision with clarity and conviction.
• Organizational leadership: Lead and support a staff team of 7–9 by providing coaching, mentorship, and professional development, while strengthening organizational systems, financial stewardship, regulatory compliance, and operational effectiveness and stewarding the culture that makes Act Five distinctive.
• Program stewardship: Ensure the Gap Year and Residency programs remain faithful to Act Five's mission, continue to grow in accessibility and enrolment, and are delivered with excellence.
• Vision and strategy: Partner with the Board and staff to discern and advance Act Five's future, including the development of a second property, a Study Centre, and other strategic opportunities.
• Board partnership: Work closely with the Board of Directors to ensure strong governance, financial stewardship, and organizational health.
• Congruence: Embody Act Five’s core values and desire to be shaped and challenged by the life we are inviting young people to share
• Christian integrity: Uphold Act Five's Statement of Faith and participate in the life of a local church (actfive.ca/statement-of-faith),

Qualifications

• A vibrant and integrated Christian faith.
• Demonstrated success in fundraising, donor development, or major gift cultivation.
• Experience leading people, developing healthy organizational culture, and managing teams.
• Strong organizational and operational leadership.
• Financial literacy, including the ability to understand budgets and financial statements and connect financial decisions to organizational strategy.
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills.
• Sound judgment, decisiveness, humility, and emotional maturity.
• A genuine enjoyment of mentoring and walking alongside young adults.

Assets That Would Strengthen Your Application

• An M.A. in theology or M.Ed. or related
• Experience in nonprofit, educational, or faith-based leadership.
• Experience leading capital campaigns or major fundraising initiatives.
• Connections to other ministry and educational organizations and institutions
• An existing network within Christian philanthropic communities.
• Connections to Hamilton or Southern Ontario and an appreciation for Act Five's place-based mission.