Director, Ontario Corps

Apply By: Thursday, February 26, 2026 11:59 pm EST

Create an increasingly safe, prepared, and protected Ontario.

The Emergency Response Division, within the Ministry of Emergency Preparedness and Response (MEPR), is seeking a collaborative, experienced people leader with strong stakeholder-engagement skills, proven consensus-building capabilities, and demonstrated success guiding teams through strategic transformation.

Drawing on your experience in emergency management and response, you will leverage your expertise as a senior leader to drive results while empowering, supporting, and enabling your teams to excel.

As Director of the Ontario Corps Branch, you will lead the implementation of strategic direction and oversee the design, delivery, and continuous improvement of the Ontario Corps program. You will work closely with a diverse network of stakeholders, partners, and volunteers to ensure Ontario Corps is always ready, capable, and prepared to assist when called upon during emergencies.

Based at MEPR Headquarters, located at 25 Morton Shulman Avenue, and serving as a member of the Division's executive leadership team, you will guide the continued expansion of Ontario Corps' capabilities. You will champion modernization, strengthen and grow volunteer and partner engagement, and operate in a high-profile, high-visibility environment where decisions have a direct and meaningful impact on the safety and wellbeing of Ontarians.

Find more about the Ontario Corps program.

• provide strategic leadership and direction for the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the Ontario Corps program
• lead the program's governance model, policy framework, operational standards, and readiness systems
• support marketing and brand development for the Ontario Corps program, ensuring core program elements are effectively integrated across ministry operations
• champion modernization and drive innovative, creative approaches to transform voluntary emergency response programming and service delivery
• build and maintain strong partnerships with sector leaders, non‑profit organizations, Indigenous communities, municipalities, private‑sector partners and stakeholders across Ontario
• establish effective team structures, processes, and performance systems to deliver high‑impact, community‑focused initiatives, while ensuring strong collaboration across MEPR and the OPS
• provide timely and effective briefings and strategic advice to the Minister, Deputy Minister, and Assistant Deputy Minister on program options, analysis, risks, and recommendations
• foster a culture of collaboration, engagement, inclusion, equity, accessibility, excellence, and wellbeing among colleagues and staff

You are a highly experienced people leader with demonstrated ability to:

• lead teams through transformational change, championing innovative methods, technologies, and approaches that drive meaningful improvements—and taking measured, appropriate risks to support innovation
• motivate, influence, and guide people while advancing improved program design and delivery
• build and sustain a culture grounded in diversity, inclusion, accessibility, antiracism, and equity
• demonstrate resilience and lead high‑performing, multidisciplinary teams in a fast‑paced, high‑visibility environment, while promoting employee engagement, psychological safety, and wellbeing

You are a skilled communicator, negotiator, and consensus builder with the ability to:

• foster effective internal and external relationships that support seamless integration of program design and operational delivery
• demonstrate strong political acuity when providing strategic and confidential advice to senior leaders and key stakeholders
• work collaboratively across ministries, sectors, and levels of government to advance shared priorities and resolve complex issues
• build transparent, accountable, and trust‑based relationships with volunteers, partners, and stakeholders
• navigate politically sensitive, high‑profile…