Executive Director, Centre for Community Mental Health

The Garry Hurvitz Centre for Community Mental Health at SickKids (GH-CCMH) is a child and youth mental health centre and a subsidiary of The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). GH-CCMH is a member of the Thriving Minds Mental Health Access Collaborative with CAMH and SickKids and a core service provider in the Toronto sector of infant, child, and youth mental health services funded by the Ministry of Health (MOH). In addition, GH-CCMH provides prevention, early intervention and, health promotion services across Toronto, funded by MOH, the City of Toronto and the Public Health Agency of Canada.

As part of the SickKids family of services, GH-CCMH supports a suite of hospital to community transition pathways in collaboration with The Brain and Mental Health Program and collaborates with the SickKids Centre for Community Mental Health Learning Institute. Through the generosity of donors, GH-CCMH operates a small research and evaluation unit, leveraging hospital and community relationships to advance collaborative research and foster rigorous program evaluation and outcome measurement.

In September 2025, GH-CCMH defined a new five-year mission to deliver exceptional infant, child, and youth mental health services in our communities, compelled by evidence, enabled by partnerships, and committed to equity. Through its Strategy 2030, GH-CCMH seeks to advance quality in community mental health services and foster system transformation while also continuing to strengthen its human, digital, and infrastructure foundations.

GH-CCMH has exemplary standing with Accreditation Canada and is an employer that strives to reflect the diversity of culture and identity found in the children, youth, and families it serves and seeks to provide an inclusive and equitable workplace.

It is an exciting time at GH-CCMH, as both the organization and the broader child and youth mental health system in the province continue to evolve! The Executive Director provides strategic and operational leadership to advance high‑quality mental health services for children, youth, and families. This role leads the implementation of Strategy 2030, oversees major initiatives - including a significant redevelopment project - and strengthens the Centre’s system impact as part of SickKids and the Thriving Minds collaborative. The Executive Director builds strong partnerships across the community mental health sector, government, educational institutions, and funders to ensure the Centre’s mission and strategic priorities are achieved.

As the senior operational and strategic leader, the Executive Director ensures excellence in service delivery, governance, and organizational performance. This includes oversight of budgets, human resources, facilities, regulatory compliance, and corporate policies, while serving as the key link between the Board of Trustees and Centre staff. The role provides leadership to a high‑performing team, nurtures strong internal and external relationships, and stewards critical partnerships and contracts that support long‑term organizational stability and growth. As part of long-term stability and growth, the Executive Director is an innovative leader who is aware of emerging trends in child and youth mental health, including the use of emerging technologies such as AI, is an asset.

The preferred candidate will bring a record of accomplishment at a senior level in the community, not-for-profit, or hospital sector. The role calls for a visionary leader with exceptional verbal and written communication skills and strong relationship‑building abilities, capable of engaging confidently with clients, staff, volunteers, board members, funders, and community partners. Strategic thinking is essential for the new Executive Director, with a demonstrated ability to coordinate services across community systems. Experience in frontline service provision and in government relations are assets. The position requires, at a minimum, a Master’s Degree in a relevant registered health discipline, health administration, or business administration.

To apply for this opportunity, please contact Pamela Colquhoun, Partner or Jim Stonehouse, Partner via Kathy Luu, Senior Associate at kluu@boyden.com.

This position is not currently vacant and is being recruited in anticipation of a planned transition in June 2026.

GH-CCMH is an equal opportunity employer; we are committed to diversity and value inclusion. We welcome applications from Indigenous people, people with disabilities, members of racialized groups, and persons of all genders and sexual orientations.

The Centre views diversity, inclusion, and cultural competence as essential pieces of an integrated whole that sustain our organization and guides our interaction within our diverse communities. If you are invited for an interview and require accommodation, please let us know at the time of your invitation to interview. Information received related to access, inclusion or accommodation will be addressed confidentially.

The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)

The Garry Hurvitz Center for Community Mental Health is connected to the continuum of mental health services for children and youth supported by SickKids: the Brain and Mental Health Program, the SickKids TeleLink Mental Health Program, the SickKids CCMH Learning Institute and our online resources through AboutKidsHealth.

Across our services and platforms, locally and provincially, the SickKids mental health enterprise provides over 63,000 clinical contacts annually. As one of the largest providers of youth mental health service in the province, our Centre is focused on improving access to care, providing the highest quality service to kids and families and contributing to the improvement of the mental health system in Ontario.

The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), recently named the world’s best children’s hospital, affiliated with the University of Toronto, is Canada's most research-intensive hospital and the largest centre dedicated to improving children's health in the country. With passionate and dedicated staff, SickKids is much more than a hospital. We work each day to provide the best in child and family-centred care, pioneer ground-breaking clinical and scientific advancements, and train the next generation of experts in child health. Together, we are advancing Precision Child Health, a movement to individualize care for every child based on what makes them unique - from their genetic code to their postal code.