Griffith Group Retained by Jack.org to Lead CEO Search

October 21, 2024 – Toronto-based executive recruitment firm Griffith Group Executive Search has been retained by Jack.org to lead in its search for a new CEO. Jane Griffith, managing partner and founder, and Caroline McLean, partner, are leading the assignment. The search firm is a seeking a highly regarded and respected leader who has held progressively senior leadership roles from an organization of similar size and complexity.

Reporting to the board of directors, the president and CEO will shape and implement Jack.org ‘s long-term strategic and annual plans, which are designed to enhance current activities, outline an approach to advocacy that leverages the “ youth voice,” and build upon existing organizational strengths in programming and national representation. Working with a dedicated staff and Executive Leadership team, the president and CEO oversees the activities and operations of Jack.org, including program design and delivery; income generation; public advocacy activities; government and partner relations and finance and risk management as well as providing support to the board of directors. The president and CEO is actively engaged in Jack.org ‘s revenue generation activities, including through maintaining a pipeline of active major donors, and by ensuring new and consistent sources of ongoing funding from external partners including government ministries, corporations and family foundations.

Experience gained at the CEO level and from a non-profit organization or a registered charity with a focus on youth mental health are both considered assets. A depth of knowledge and appreciation of the youth mental health landscape is required. As the lead spokesperson for the organization, the President & CEO must be an engaging individual who can build, foster and support a culture of trust and credibility both inside the organization with the leadership team, staff, and the board, and externally with the youth network, donors, funding and community partners, and its youth ambassadors across Canada, according to Griffith Group. The president and CEO must actively champion and embed equity, diversity, inclusion, accessibility, and reconciliation and indigenization into all aspects of the organization and support a culture that encourages strong and respectful collaboration across a multi-generational and diverse community, workforce, and volunteer network.

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Jack.org, a leading national youth mental health organization, is dedicated to empowering young people by providing them with the resources, community and tools to become leaders in promoting mental wellness. With the support of loyal donors, a strong financial pipeline, visionary leadership and a high-performing team, Jack.org is positioned to address critical youth mental health challenges across Canada.

Experienced Search Consultants

Founded by Jane Griffith in 2021, Griffith Group is a retained executive search firm focused on senior-level recruitment for academic, not-for-profit, and broader public organizations across Canada. The firm is committed to supporting, championing, and advancing equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. Griffith Group is 100 percent owned by Ms. Griffith, who identifies in two equity-seeking categories, and is a certified diverse supplier company, through WBE Canada. WBE Canada certifies Canadian B2B businesses that are at least 51 percent owned, managed, and controlled by women. Griffith Group is also a member of the Canadian Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce and a signatory of the BlackNorth Initiative, and of the federal government’s 50-30 Challenge.

Ms. Griffith is a veteran search leader. She is a frequent speaker and guest lecturer on hiring practices, with a specific focus on diversity and inclusion initiatives. She has spoken at conferences across Canada and at the Rotman School of Business at the University of Toronto. Prior to founding Griffith Group, Ms. Griffith was a partner and national diversity leader with three national and global search firms. She also founded Griffith Research, with clients in Australia, Dubai, Canada, and the U.S.

Ms. McLean has expertise in the executive search process, with experience supporting a breadth of clients across the non-profit, post-secondary education, and healthcare sectors. She brings nearly a decade of experience in executive search for academic, non-profit, and public institutions, advising on appointments for administrative leaders, senior-level executives, and subject matter experts across Canada, the U.K. and continental Europe.

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Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief and Dale M. Zupsansky, Executive Editor – Hunt Scanlon Media

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