IMMEDIATE INTERIM OPPORTUNITY

Interim Chief Executive Officer

Duration: 3-4 months

Reports: Board

Location: Toronto, ON

Hybrid working

Our client is a large and high-profile not-for-profit community health services organization. They are looking for an experienced CEO to help them through a transition. As a key member of the senior leadership team, the CEO will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to advance strategic priorities and operational excellence. This is an exceptional leadership opportunity to operate in an environment with a portfolio of program/service delivery offerings supporting at risk children and youth across Toronto. The chosen candidate will be a visionary healthcare and business leader with strong financial, operational, human resources and governance experience.

Key Accountabilities:

• Coach and support the organization through a critical period of transition as the CEO exits, focusing on engagement and retention.
• Manages the relationship with the ministry and key funders.
• Lead the organization successfully through the final phases of a collective bargaining process.
• Provide guidance and leadership to the teams supporting the renovation and opening of a new location.
• Inspires a high performing management team to innovate and advance the operational effectiveness of the organization through a rigorous review of the current operations and organizational structure to achieve service expansion and efficiency improvement.
• Communicates and leads the implementation of client's strategic goals and directions as specified in the strategic and annual operating plan.
• Ensures that the multiple sites comply with client policies, regulation, legislation, and Accreditation standards.
• Seeks and maximizes government (including Ontario Health Teams), non-government, and private revenue resources to deliver programs, fill service gaps, and support the expansion of community-based programs.
• Enhances the client's financial and operational sustainability to expand services through innovative technology, best industry practices, programs and services, delivery models, strategic partnerships, and/or integrations to better serve its communities.
• Develops collaborative relationships and contributes to the wellbeing of communities by driving seamless integration across the organization and ensuring impactful changes in support of person-centered care.

Qualifications & Education:

• 10-15+ years of progressive business and operational leadership experience in healthcare, social and community health services.
• Demonstrates a strong understanding of health care in Ontario.
• Demonstrated history of transformative leadership with a keen sensitivity to diverse cultures.
• Strong knowledge of relevant legislation and practices.
• Proven ability to provide effective leadership in an interdisciplinary team environment.
• Track record of leading similar organizations in the innovation, quality improvement, and delivery of excellent services and care within a safe healthy work environment and in an efficient and financially sound manner.
• Highly effective verbal and written communication skills and ability to impact and influence diverse audiences.
• Flexible and adaptable to change; leads quality improvement, complex change, and innovation across their sites to achieve common aims guided by a shared purpose.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and be agile in addressing multiple competing demands and make sound decisions with strong business acumen.
• Effective relationship-building skills with funders, staff, and stakeholders.

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LHH Knightsbridge Interim Management is a service to help our clients address a wide range of scenarios including leadership support due to sudden departures, driving key change initiatives or leading transformation projects. Our interim executives step in with minimal downtime to meet specific objectives and deliver results. All have held senior positions in the past and have now chosen to offer their unique depth and breadth of experience to organizations on a limited engagement basis.

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Lee Hecht Harrison Knightsbridge Corp. is committed to providing equitable treatment and accommodation to ensure a barrier-free recruitment process. In accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and our AODA policy, a request for accommodation will be accepted as part of the hiring process. If you require accommodation to apply or if selected to participate in an assessment process, please provide your accommodation needs in advance to the Recruitment Lead for this opportunity.

We thank all interested candidates in advance; however, only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.

May 2025