Board of Director (3 Positions)

Distress Centre’s Board of Directors is a Governance Board and is currently looking to add to the board at its upcoming Annual General Meeting in May 2025. Members of the Board are elected to office for a term of three years and may stand for an additional three years. Your success is based on:
o Strategic input into activating the Vision, Mission, and Values of
Distress Centre and being a true advocate for the organization;
o Raising issues and concerns that support the Vision, Mission, and the effective operation of Distress Centre;
o Actively participating in the implementation of Distress Centre’s
diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility framework and strategy;
o Providing support by attending special events and/or participating in Distress Centre activities;
o Participating with fundraising initiatives;
o Providing assistance and guidance in making connections, and
supporting and advising on the long-term sustainability of Distress Centre;
o Providing sound, objective judgement which informs decision making;
o Attending Board meetings regularly – typically 8 per year plus a strategy retreat and strategy follow-up session; and
o Serving on at least one Committee and attending Committee
meetings (typically at least three per year).

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
We are targeting three candidates this year:
 One candidate will have senior finance leadership experience (potentially with a CPA designation).
 One candidate will have legal experience and strong governance knowledge, ideally including board governance committee experience or functional responsibility for governance within an organization.
 One candidate will have experience including any of the following:
o Experience leading technology programs and with data analytics, including an understanding of data governance and data privacy;
o Fund development experience, including in sustaining and growing an organization’s resources, opportunity generation and value creation; and/or
o Experience with government relations, stakeholder relations,
relationship building and communications.
 For all candidates, any of the following experience would be an asset:
o Mental health and addictions experience, whether in terms of
employment experience within the sector or lived experience;
o Experience and strong interest in developing diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility practices and understanding within an organization; and
o Familiarity with Indigenous ways of knowing and being, and building
relationships with Indigenous communities.
 Attention will be given to avoiding any real or perceived conflict of interest.

PERSONAL QUALITIES
o Demonstrates high ethical standards and integrity in all interactions;
o Strategic, thoughtful and collaborative;
o Values and respects diverse perspectives and actively contributes meaningfully to discussions;
o Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and the ability to work effectively in a team environment; and
o A positive and collaborative demeanor, a sense of curiosity, and empathy.

HOW TO APPLY
o If interested, please submit your cover letter and resume as Word documents to: lorettan@distresscentre.com
o Attention: Amanda Kousinioris, Chair, Governance and Nominating Committee
o Closing Date: Monday February 24, 2025.

ACCOMMODATION
If you require an accommodation such as, interview questions ahead of time, alternative application formats, virtual interview arrangements, or any other specific needs you may have to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please contact Loretta Naiye at (403) 266-1601 or by email at
lorettan@distresscentre.com and we will be happy to work with you to meet your individual needs. Any requests for accommodations will not negatively impact your candidacy for the role.