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Director, Immigrant Services
Job Description & How to Apply Below
YMCA Centre for Immigrant Programs
Position Status: Full
-Time
Compensation: $77,000-$92,000
There is potential inside all of us – we all have it in us to shine.
Every charity exists to help solve a problem – our charity exists to help solve many problems, from childcare shortages, social isolation, mental health issues, access to wellness, and more.
Today, our network is spread across 100+ program locations in HRM and the province, meeting the most urgent needs of our communities in mental health supports, accessible childcare, supporting an increasing immigrant population, safe spaces for youth to grow and lead, helping to navigate a precarious labour market, delivering wellness programming for all, and creating community for isolated older adults.
We give people the tools, encouragement, and safe space to discover their inner strength. When they know someone’s in their corner, with unconditional support, they realize they can do more than they thought possible. It’s your support, expertise, and guidance that helps people ignite their full potential and shape our neighbourhoods into vibrant and healthy communities.
With us at their side, they can Shine On.
As part of your total compensation:
Complimentary YMCA membership to our Health & Fitness facilities
Access to Y at Home, where you can participate in fitness programs from your own home
Three (3) weeks’ vacation entitlement and paid wellness days
Comprehensive benefits package and pension
Complimentary wellbeing and counselling services
About the Role
The YMCA of Greater Halifax/Dartmouth is seeking an accomplished and visionary leader to provide strategic, operational, and people leadership for our YMCA Immigrant Services (YIS) team, which provides a dynamic and evolving portfolio of settlement programs and services.
This senior leadership role is responsible for advancing the growth, sustainability, quality, and impact of YIS through integrated leadership of program strategy, operational excellence, partnership development, evaluation, and organizational capacity building.
As a member of the YMCA’s Senior Leadership Team, the successful candidate will lead transformative initiatives that strengthen service delivery for newcomer communities across Nova Scotia while fostering a culture grounded in equity, inclusion, innovation, collaboration, and accountability.
This role requires a strategic systems thinker who can translate vision into action, balance organizational leadership with operational execution, and build strong relationships across communities, government funders, and internal teams.
The role oversees strategic program development and implementation, organizational planning, development of a funding and resourcediversification strategy, impact evaluation, staff and leadership development, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure responsive, accessible, and high-quality settlement services that meet the evolving needs of newcomers and communities.
In This Role, You Will:
Provide visionary leadership for the strategic direction, growth, and long-term sustainability of YMCA Immigrant Services, including leading the development and implementation of strategic and operational plans aligned with YMCA priorities, community needs, sector trends, and funder expectations.
Provide strategic leadership, mentorship, coaching, and support to a diverse team of leaders and staff with a focus on fostering a positive, inclusive, trauma-informed, and psychologically safe workplace culture that supports employee wellbeing, belonging, engagement, and professional growth.
Lead and participate in initiatives that cross YMCA program areas, including collaboration with senior leadership across the organization.
Provide strategic oversight for the design, implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement of programs and services across the Immigrant Services’ portfolio, including the responsiveness of programs to newcomer needs and funder requirements and the development of tools, processes, and operational resources that support effective and sustainable program implementation.
Oversee operational excellence across the Immigrant Services team,…
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