Wildfire Resilience Executive Director

Lead wildfire resilience strategy for WRCC through strategic planning, funding relationships, and national knowledge networks from anywhere in Canada. Frequent travel is required.

The Executive Director guides the Wildfire Resilience Consortium of Canada as a remote-first national organization leader. This full-time role combines vision, operations, financial management, governance, and stakeholder collaboration. You will connect governments, Indigenous communities, universities, wildfire agencies, and forest professionals.

• Implement and evolve WRCC’s strategic vision and priorities
• Develop national networks and Communities of Practice
• Oversee daily operations, performance, staff, and contractors
• Manage budgets, grants, funding compliance, and resource planning
• Represent WRCC with partners and industry forums

• Minimum five years of senior leadership experience
• Minimum five years of people leadership experience
• Experience managing budgets, grants, and organizational operations
• Experience working with or reporting to Boards
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education and experience

Bring strategic leadership, financial stewardship, and partnership-building expertise to advance WRCC’s wildfire resilience mission across Canada.