Director of Operations REF#: JG35038 Canada's National Observer

Location: Vancouver, British Columbia

Posted: August 11, 2026

Salary: $90.000 to $100,000

Description

Canada’s National Observer seeks a dynamic Director of Operations who has the management and operational expertise to support the next phase of our award-winning journalism.

As CNO’s Director of Operations, you are the strategic link between our editorial goals and our business sustainability.

You will oversee the 'how' of our work—managing our people, our financial systems, and our key funding partnerships.

We need someone who can maintain a bird’s-eye view of our operational health while ensuring that every contract, grant report, and institutional relationship is handled with absolute precision.

This is a role for a leader who values independent media and takes pride in building the professional, resilient framework that allows our journalists to do what they do best.

Reporting to the CEO/Publisher, you will be the link between our editorial mission and our business sustainability. This is a role for a skilled who thrives on operational excellence and understands that behind every groundbreaking investigation is a robust, well-managed, and ethically driven organization.

About CNO

Canada's National Observer is an independent news site founded in 2015. We're dedicated to reporting on the forces shaping our future: climate, democracy, energy, politics, disinformation, business and innovation. We have a team of 22 reporters, editors and business staff spread across Canada. CNO journalists are unionized and belong to the Canadian Media Guild.





Qualifications

Core Responsibilities

- HR, labour relations and employee support

- Grants, funding applications and management

- Business administration & finance

- Institutional partnerships & revenue

- Executive support

What we Offer

- Compensation range: $90,000 - $100,000

- Sun Life extended health package

- Employer matching RSP

- One month of vacation, personal and sick days and equipment allowance

- Career development

How To Apply — Please Read Carefully

Upload your resume and a cover letter - stating you found this job on Jeff Gaulin's Journaism Job Board - to the Bamboo HR Portal here.

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This post will remain open until we find the right candidate.

Canada's National Observer is committed to building a team that reflects the country we cover. We actively welcome applications from Indigenous, Black, and racialized candidates, women, 2SLGBTQ people, and people with disabilities.

Our Vancouver newsroom is located on the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations and the land we live on inspires the work we do.

📌 Director of Operations (Vancouver)
🏢 Gaulin Media
📍 Vancouver