About LEAF:
Leaders in Environmentally Accountable Foodservice (LEAF) is Canada’s only nationwide, non-profit foodservice certification, education and advocacy program. Established in 2009, LEAF helps restaurants reduce their environmental impact and makes it easy for patrons to identify green restaurants. We work with all types of foodservice facilities including restaurants, cafes, food trucks, campuses and tourist locations.
Board President:
The Board President acts as a leader and primary contact for LEAF Board members. Through the delegation of duties and functions that fulfill LEAF’s mission, the Board President ensures cohesion and synergy among Board Chairs, key stakeholders and team members. The Board President’s role is to schedule effective Board meetings with a purposeful agenda, recruit new Board Chairs when necessary and work closely with the Executive Director to develop and execute annual Strategic Directives.
Responsibilities:
Serve as contact point for Board members on relevant issues
Schedule and develop a purposeful agenda for Board meetings throughout the year
Develop and lead Strategic Directives alongside the Executive Director and Chair of Strategy and Business Development
Set goals for the Board that support LEAF’s mission and follow up to ensure they are being met
Leverage network of industry stakeholders to seek out partnerships and opportunities
Provide sound financial management to Executive Director and relevant Chairs
Aid in the process of recruiting and screening new Board members
Orient new Board members and ally volunteers
Available for media opportunities
The ideal candidate will:
Be passionate about sustainability in the foodservice industry
Have demonstrated success in a leadership role, including relationship and stakeholder building skills, spearheading company mandates and budgeting
Be a strong written and verbal communicator
Have experience in facilitating and leading multiple initiatives
Possess sound judgement and highly effective decision making skills, especially during key strategic times and/or crises
Be highly adaptive
Be self-motivated, professional and reliable
Previous Board experience an asset
Diversity:
LEAF is committed to equity and inclusion across our organization. Members of racialized groups and Indigenous communities, persons with disabilities, persons of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities and others with the skills and knowledge to engage with diverse communities are highly encouraged to apply.
Position Terms:
The time commitment will average 10-15 hours per month, which includes fulfilling action items, correspondence with LEAF, regular meetings and pre-reading. The Board President will serve a 2 year term and be eligible for re-appointment. Board meetings are 3 times per year by video conference. This position is without remuneration.
Location:
Work from anywhere in Canada.
To Apply:
Please send a CV and letter of interest to info@leafme.org and indicate where you found the position posting.