Chief of Staff (Education)

Location: Remote within Canada; candidates must be based in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario, or Nova Scotia, or be willing to relocate. The listed office location is Toronto, Ontario.

Salary: CAD 127K–CAD 163K annually

Company

hirify.global is a nonprofit social enterprise providing international academic credential evaluation, education access, policy programs, and philanthropic support for immigrants, refugees, and international students.

What you will do

• Advise the Managing Director and leadership team on competing priorities, emerging issues, risks, dependencies, and strategic trade-offs.
• Coordinate information, decisions, reporting, board materials, briefings, meetings, and follow-up across WES Canada and enterprise departments.
• Lead planning and execution for strategic priorities, high-priority initiatives, special projects, task forces, and working groups.
• Oversee executive reporting, dashboards, performance information, annual work plans, budgeting, and cross-entity resource coordination.
• Prepare executive communications, presentations, speeches, correspondence, talking points, and decision papers with Communications and subject-matter experts.
• Manage and mentor administrative staff and oversee consultants, honoraria, and expenses covered by the WES Canada budget.

Requirements

• Degree in business administration, public administration, nonprofit management, public policy, organizational leadership, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 8–10 years of relevant experience in strategy execution, executive advisory support, organizational leadership, project or program management, policy, or business operations.
• Strong project management, analytical, decision-making, organizational, and problem-solving skills in complex cross-functional environments.
• Experience preparing executive correspondence, board materials, presentations, speeches, briefing notes, decision papers, work plans, dashboards, or KPIs.
• Experience with people management, supervision, inclusive planning, strategy development, budgeting, and performance measurement.
• Proficiency in oral and written French is required.

Nice to have

• Multisector experience, particularly in public, nonprofit, social impact, regulatory, professional association, or private-sector environments.
• Experience with scenario planning, organizational decision-making frameworks, performance measurement, and budgeting models.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work and flexible scheduling with generous time-off policies.
• Comprehensive benefits and wellness programs supporting work-life balance.
• Learning and professional development opportunities, including training and tuition reimbursement.
• Mission-driven work focused on expanding educational and professional pathways for individuals and communities.
• Inclusive, diverse workplace with employee resource groups, town halls, collaborative events, and volunteer opportunities.