Location: Toronto, ON
Employment Type: Permanent
Base Salary: $80,000 to $120,000
IQ PARTNERS is representing Rugby Ontario, the province’s largest provincial rugby governing body, supporting more than 15,000 registered players, coaches, match officials, and volunteers. Rugby Ontario leads the development and delivery of grassroots, development, and high-performance programming across the province.
The Opportunity Reporting to the CEO, the Chief Operating Officer will lead the operational execution of Rugby Ontario’s strategy, overseeing finance, human resources, member services, and day-to-day operations.
Working closely with the CEO and Board, the COO will help modernize the organization, strengthen operational processes, improve the member experience, and support Rugby Ontario’s continued growth and development.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day operations across finance, HR, member services, and corporate administration.
- Execute the annual operating plan in alignment with Rugby Ontario’s strategic priorities.
- Strengthen engagement with member clubs, branches, government, and partners.
- Build a high-performing, collaborative, and accountable leadership team.
- Oversee budgeting, financial reporting, audits, and internal controls.
- Support the CEO, Board, and committees with governance, reporting, and policy execution.
- Improve operational processes, member communications, and service delivery.
- Support alignment with high-performance pathways.
- 8–10 years of relevant senior management experience in the sport or business sector, ideally in Canada and across community, provincial, or national levels.
- Strong understanding of nonprofit organizations.
- Proven success growing organizations, building effective teams, and delivering strategic objectives.
- Strong leadership, interpersonal, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Ability to translate strategy into actionable plans and hold teams accountable.
- Understanding of member needs and the ability to balance competing priorities.
- High integrity, sound judgment, and a collaborative leadership style.
This is an opportunity to help shape the future of rugby in Ontario, lead meaningful organizational transformation, and make a lasting impact on the athletes, coaches, officials, volunteers, and clubs that make up the province’s rugby community.
To support a fair and efficient hiring process, we may use AI-assisted tools for tasks such as scheduling, note-taking, candidate communications, and assisting our team with aspects of candidate evaluation. These tools are used to support our recruiters and hiring managers, not replace them. All hiring decisions are made by people, who review and assess candidates using their professional judgment. If you have any questions about how we use AI in our hiring process, we’re happy to discuss.
IQ PARTNERS is committed to operating an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process, and we encourage candidates of every race, gender, age, religion, identity, and experience to apply for this position. We’d be happy to provide accommodation for any candidate that requires assistance due to a disability or medical need. Please contact us at 416-599-4700 or by email at [email protected] to discuss specific accommodations.
Chief Operating Officer
Type:
Permanent / Full Time
Job ID:
#527002