Position Description

Introduction

Countryside Camp & Conference Center is looking for its next Executive Director. Due to leadership retirement, Countryside is seeking a dynamic leader to fill the role of Executive Director. 

Countryside Camp & Conference Center

Countryside is the summer home of Camp Shalom, and a robust conference center ministry. For over 50 years Camp Shalom has been a meeting place for  friends and family to have fun and grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ. Camp Shalom strives to provide day camps and overnight camps for kids and special support guests with fun and educational programming in a safe, accepting and, above all, Christ-centered environment. The community of Camp Shalom and Countryside Camp & Conference Centre are followers of Christ, and its ministries are evangelical, intent on bringing people into relationship with Jesus Christ, biblical in their core ideology, and intentionally disciple believers in their personal relationship with God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. Countryside is located south of Cambridge, ON on 150 acres of beautiful rolling hills in North Dumfries Township.

The Role

The Executive Director is the visionary leader responsible for implementing the overall
management and strategic direction of Countryside Camp and Conference Centre, and through its three key result areas: (i) Camp Shalom summer camp ministry (ii) rental ministry, and (iii) fundraising. The Executive Director reports to the Board of Directors through the Board President, and works closely with the Operations Director, staff, and other volunteer committees to ensure (a) effective financial management, (b) program deliverables, (c) operational efficiency, (d) facility development projects, (e) marketing, communications and stakeholder engagement, and (e) corporate and regulatory compliance. The Executive Director will embody and cast the brand and vision of CCCC and its evangelical mission.

Qualifications

The Executive Director will demonstrate Christian faith and values, and a passion for serving others through ministry and outreach. Applicants should have demonstrable senior leadership skills preferably in a Christian camping environment, and a good understanding of fundraising principles, and strategy development and deployment.

Compensation

Countryside offers a market-competitive compensation package, including benefits,
pension, and optional on-site housing.

Interested candidates are asked to submit inquiries and applications to boardchair@countrysidecamp.com.  A full job description available upon request.