Boyden World Corporation
Overview
Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada (CAFC) is our country’s leading charity dedicated to improving the lives of children, youth, and families involved in the child welfare system. Guided by a bold five-year strategic plan and Impact Framework, and working alongside approximately 100 child-and-youth serving organizations across the country, the Foundation is focused on driving meaningful, measurable change through outcomes-based partnerships, philanthropy, and systems-level influence. Our work is grounded in four key areas of focus that are critical to long-term stability for children and youth in and from care: Education, Employment, Mental Health and Well-being, and Strong Families and Lifelong Connections. Across these areas, we fund and deliver high-impact programs and collaborate with communities, service agencies, and young people on solutions that address the persistent challenges faced by children and youth engaged with the child welfare system. As we implement Generation Impact, our new 2025-2030 strategic plan, CAFC is entering a pivotal phase in its growth - strengthening its national leadership, scaling innovation, and amplifying the voices of young people with lived experience in the child welfare system. To lead this exciting next chapter of expanded influence and impact, CAFC is seeking a visionary and values-driven
President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) . Responsibilities
Provide strategic, operational, financial, and organizational leadership to ensure the continued success and long-term sustainability of CAFC. Lead a mission-driven Executive Leadership Team and empower a skilled, values-aligned staff, fostering a culture of collaboration, equity, learning, and care. Inspire CAFC’s philanthropic strategy, focusing on major gifts, corporate partnerships, unrestricted giving, and broadening revenue streams through innovative approaches such as social enterprise, digital fundraising, and new funding collaborations. Strategically steward CAFC’s founding partner relationship with the Children’s Aid Society of Toronto and guide the implementation of CAFC’s five-year strategic plan to ensure alignment across programs, partnerships, and national priorities. Engage with donors, governments, young people, sector partners, and community leaders as the public face of the organization, shaping national conversations on child welfare reform and social equity. Qualifications
Visionary and courageous executive with a proven track record of leading complex, purpose-driven organizations through transformation and growth. Accomplished fundraiser with experience cultivating major donors, corporate partners, and philanthropic volunteers; ability to mobilize resources in support of mission impact. Experience working with nonprofit boards, governance partnerships, and engaging a Board of Directors and senior volunteers in strategic and philanthropic goals. Clear strategic communicator and values-driven leader who builds trust with philanthropic, corporate, and public-sector stakeholders. Experience on issues affecting children and youth, ideally within the child welfare system or with lived experience, and a strong commitment to advancing outcomes for young people. Emotional intelligence, inclusivity, respect for youth voice and community insight, and ability to inspire high-performing teams with clear priorities, accountability, and CAFC’s core values. Ability to align vision, culture, and partnership externally and internally to advance national impact and lasting change for children, youth, and families across Canada. To apply
To apply for this position, please submit your application and related materials to Nick Chambers (nchambers@boyden.com) and Alain Pescador (apescador@boyden.com). Please include “CAFC CEO” in the subject line of your email. We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those under consideration for the role will be contacted. Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada is committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and accessible work environment. We welcome applications from individuals who reflect the communities we serve, including Indigenous peoples, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and those from LGBTQ2S+ communities.
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Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada (CAFC) is our country’s leading charity dedicated to improving the lives of children, youth, and families involved in the child welfare system. Guided by a bold five-year strategic plan and Impact Framework, and working alongside approximately 100 child-and-youth serving organizations across the country, the Foundation is focused on driving meaningful, measurable change through outcomes-based partnerships, philanthropy, and systems-level influence. Our work is grounded in four key areas of focus that are critical to long-term stability for children and youth in and from care: Education, Employment, Mental Health and Well-being, and Strong Families and Lifelong Connections. Across these areas, we fund and deliver high-impact programs and collaborate with communities, service agencies, and young people on solutions that address the persistent challenges faced by children and youth engaged with the child welfare system. As we implement Generation Impact, our new 2025-2030 strategic plan, CAFC is entering a pivotal phase in its growth - strengthening its national leadership, scaling innovation, and amplifying the voices of young people with lived experience in the child welfare system. To lead this exciting next chapter of expanded influence and impact, CAFC is seeking a visionary and values-driven
President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) . Responsibilities
Provide strategic, operational, financial, and organizational leadership to ensure the continued success and long-term sustainability of CAFC. Lead a mission-driven Executive Leadership Team and empower a skilled, values-aligned staff, fostering a culture of collaboration, equity, learning, and care. Inspire CAFC’s philanthropic strategy, focusing on major gifts, corporate partnerships, unrestricted giving, and broadening revenue streams through innovative approaches such as social enterprise, digital fundraising, and new funding collaborations. Strategically steward CAFC’s founding partner relationship with the Children’s Aid Society of Toronto and guide the implementation of CAFC’s five-year strategic plan to ensure alignment across programs, partnerships, and national priorities. Engage with donors, governments, young people, sector partners, and community leaders as the public face of the organization, shaping national conversations on child welfare reform and social equity. Qualifications
Visionary and courageous executive with a proven track record of leading complex, purpose-driven organizations through transformation and growth. Accomplished fundraiser with experience cultivating major donors, corporate partners, and philanthropic volunteers; ability to mobilize resources in support of mission impact. Experience working with nonprofit boards, governance partnerships, and engaging a Board of Directors and senior volunteers in strategic and philanthropic goals. Clear strategic communicator and values-driven leader who builds trust with philanthropic, corporate, and public-sector stakeholders. Experience on issues affecting children and youth, ideally within the child welfare system or with lived experience, and a strong commitment to advancing outcomes for young people. Emotional intelligence, inclusivity, respect for youth voice and community insight, and ability to inspire high-performing teams with clear priorities, accountability, and CAFC’s core values. Ability to align vision, culture, and partnership externally and internally to advance national impact and lasting change for children, youth, and families across Canada. To apply
To apply for this position, please submit your application and related materials to Nick Chambers (nchambers@boyden.com) and Alain Pescador (apescador@boyden.com). Please include “CAFC CEO” in the subject line of your email. We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those under consideration for the role will be contacted. Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada is committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and accessible work environment. We welcome applications from individuals who reflect the communities we serve, including Indigenous peoples, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and those from LGBTQ2S+ communities.
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