Chief Operating Officer - EfficiencyOne (Filled)
Nova Scotia is a leader in the transition to a clean energy future. Ranked as one of Canada’s top performers for energy efficiency programs, a multi-year winner of Canada's greenest employers, and named one of Atlantic Canada’s Top Employers for 2020, EfficiencyOne is helping build a better world through efficiency. Through administration of Efficiency Nova Scotia programs and services, this not-for-profit organization is supporting hundreds of thousands of Nova Scotians with industry-leading, cost-effective efficiency solutions to transform the way they use and save energy.
Reporting to the President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Chief Operating Officer (COO) oversees the operations of the organization, aligning people, resources and driving operational excellence and resilience to support continued growth, expansion and impact.
Together with the Board of Directors, CEO and executive leadership team, the COO helps set the strategic direction and vision for the organization and is responsible for executing and delivering on goals as set out in the strategic plan and annual business plan. The COO is a dynamic leader and coach, providing guidance and support to a talented executive team, with overall responsibility for finance and regulatory, human resources and infrastructure, service delivery and customer experience and partnerships functions within the organization. An inclusive leader, the COO promotes a culture of empowerment, innovation, accountability and results. An organizational change agent, they are accountable for driving alignment and operational efficiencies and scaling across the business through innovative practices, identifying and managing risk, exploring and managing opportunities and developing and cultivating high performing teams.
The ideal candidate has an undergraduate or master’s degree in business, finance, engineering or a related field coupled with at least ten years of senior leadership experience leading operations and cross-functional teams through growth and change in complex, multi-stakeholder environments. The COO has a stellar track record of delivering on strategic objectives and generating strong performance results across broad business functions. They are an authentic people leader with exceptional communication skills. They have strong financial acumen and excellent corporate board governance experience. Energy efficiency and greenhouse gas mitigation experience and knowledge are considered assets as is regulatory and government relations experience.
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly collaborative executive leader to be part of building a better world through economic and environmental prosperity! To learn more, please visit: http://efficiencyone.ca
Royer Thompson is committed to presenting a diverse and inclusive roster of candidates to our clients. We welcome and encourage applications from the following under-represented groups: Indigenous persons, racially visible persons, persons with a disability, women, and persons of a minority sexual orientation and/or gender identity. If you are a member of one of these under-represented groups, we invite you to self-identify on your cover letter, or resume.
Please submit your resume and a covering letter online by clicking “Apply.” For further information about this opportunity, please contact Amy Reid at 902-222-8978 or Greg Dickie at 902-422-2099.
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