About this Opportunity
GGC is seeking a dynamic Team Lead, Outdoor Experiences to lead and expand the Outdoor Experiences (OE) team at the national office. This will include defining new opportunities and overseeing the activities to successfully research, scope and drive a plan and a team to provide outdoor opportunities for Guiding units. This role will lead staff goal-setting, help define and coach for success, provide coaching and mentorship to staff, oversee OE Partnerships and contracts, and provide a safe, inclusive space where the team understands what success looks like and feels supported to do their best work. If this sounds like you – we invite you to apply!

The Team Lead will:
Oversee a team of approximately 3 OE staff and help to grow to a team as needed.
Research, assess and expand Ontario OE model and build relationships across national membership to find opportunities that create additional value to members, support the Theory of Change, and help to achieve the outcomes for girls in GGC.
Coach and oversee team as they support partnerships and members to access outdoor experiences
Build out and create work-back plans collaboratively with member and staff input, which ultimately set out execute projects as defined by the current strategic plan.
Provide advice, respond to inquiries and act as first point of escalation for OE team.
Collaborate closely with Risk, Marketing & Communications, Learning & Engagement, Finance and IT Teams to ensure processes are easy for members to adopt.
Work closely with members from provincial councils to fill gaps in service and to investigate opportunities to make it easy for volunteers to give girls opportunities that will improve member satisfaction.
Support key stakeholders from time to time, including subject matter experts, Camping/Outdoor Experiences Advisers, PR advisers and other partners as required.
Provide regular reports to Provincial Commissioners, staff or other Council Members or Advisers as new initiatives and partnerships take shape.
Represent the OE team as required at departmental and inter departmental meetings or on projects to ensure OE interests are represented.
Work as an integrated member of the Programming, Events & Travel, and OE team, serving organizational needs as required.
Identify and contribute to cross-department collaborations for any/all projects
Provide day to day oversight and workplan advice to direct reports, including setting objectives, performance measurement, training and coaching, coordination of workload, cross training for coverage due to vacations and absences, and time and leave tracking.
Provide strong dynamic leadership that mentors, develops and guides team members.
Identify and coordinate team training and development requirements, which may include delivery of training.
Participate in quarterly goals reflection process.
Maintain and apply current knowledge of all relevant policies, procedures, and practices
Research and stay abreast of current trends in outdoor education and nonformal education.
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of projects, initiatives and processes of Program & OE team and GGC-wide that affect the OE team and provides relevant updates to direct reports
Implement standard work practices to ensure timely follow up that meets outlined standards for external, internal and interdepartmental communication as well as workflow process such as kickoffs, file management, meeting project deadlines.
Actively contribute to the short, medium, and long-term planning of the Program department and GGC’s strategic plan implementation
Contribute to the development of the OE department budget

Qualifications
Experience with outdoor education programming for youth in Canada.
Comfort with ambiguity and working in a fluid, fast-paced environment.
The ability to work independently, and with a team across the country.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills combined with strong interpersonal skills, relationship building skills, resourcefulness, critical thinking and attention to detail.
Experience in the application of DEI policies into departmental processes and outputs.
A deep understanding of issues relating to anti-racism and diversity, equity and inclusion, and an openness to supporting meaningful, positive change within the Outdoor Experiences function.
In-depth knowledge of GGC’s Theory of Change and ON Council’s OE Program
Knowledge of/experience with Guiding.
Worked in the not-for-profit sector, additional asset if in a youth-serving organization or an organization focused on gender equality.
Assets
Management experience in a non-profit or volunteer environment
Experience working with a diverse population of volunteers within the non-profit sector.
French language skills/fluency (and any other language spoken in Canada).
Experience working with ePLY
Starting salary: $67,789

*Salary based on location, Greater Toronto Area
If this sounds like a job tailor-made for you, apply today! Send your cover letter and resume (as one file) to: Simon Bain, Talent Acquisition Specialist at HR@girlguides.ca . Please indicate you saw this posting at GoodWork. Reference to position title in subject line of email.