Reporting to: Managing Director, WES Canada Employment Type: Full Time

Location:
Greater Toronto Area
- Hybrid role (regular in-office attendance required in Toronto, typically 1-2 days per week on-site, with flexibility based on business needs). World Education Services (WES) is a non‑profit social enterprise that supports the educational, economic, and social inclusion of immigrants, refugees, and international students. For 50 years, WES has set the standard for international academic credential evaluation, supporting millions of people as they seek to achieve their academic and professional goals. Through decades of experience as a leader in global education, WES has developed a wide range of tools to pursue social impact at scale. From evaluating academic credentials to shaping policy, designing programs, and providing philanthropic funding, we partner with a diverse set of organizations, leaders, and networks to uplift individuals and drive systems change. For more information about WES, please visit our website at The Chief of Staff serves as the Managing Director's trusted advisor and strategic partner, ensuring the effective operation of WES Canada and enabling the Managing Director and WES Canada leadership team to focus on strategic leadership. The role coordinates executive priorities, supports decision‑making, facilitates cross‑functional alignment, and monitors execution of key organizational commitments, enabling leaders across WES Canada to deliver against our strategic and organizational priorities and commitments. Accountability for functional strategies, operational delivery, and organizational outcomes remains with the appropriate executive and departmental leaders with the Chief of Staff leveraging trusted relationships, the ability to connect information, perspectives and priorities across teams, and a focused on a commitment to outcomes to support WES Canada in realizing its’ strategic and organizational priorities. Serve as a trusted advisor and strategic thought partner to the MD and leadership team by assessing competing priorities, monitoring emerging issues and organizational initiatives, identifying risks, dependencies, and strategic trade‑offs, and providing objective analysis recommendations, and escalation support. Serve as an organizational integrator who works across the MD, Canada Leadership Team, Executive Team, WES Canada Board, and organizational departments to ensure the flow of strategic information, issues, decisions, and materials are effectively managed. Project manage WES Canada's inputs into Enterprise‑level or global board/leadership reporting, in addition to WES Canada Board governance logistics and operations. Manage the MD's internal and external commitments, including coordinating Board and committee materials, reports, briefing materials, updates, meeting preparation or logistics, and follow‑up in partnership with relevant leads, ensuring that materials requiring the MD’s review, input, or approval are planned and prepared in a timely manner. Project manage and provide oversight to selected high‑priority strategic initiatives, special projects, task forces, working groups, on behalf of the MD Oversee the operational work associated with executive reporting and dashboards by working with Finance, Strategy, and departmental leaders to consolidate performance information for executive decision‑making and continuous improvement across accountable stakeholders. Manage the translation and support the integration of Enterprise‑wide strategic priorities into Canada‑specific execution plans (and vice versa — surface Canada‑specific issues upward). Provide people management, oversight, and mentorship for administrative staff that support WES Canada. Oversee and manage consultants, honorarium, and any other expenses related to activities covered through the WES Canada budget A degree in business administration, public administration, nonprofit management, public policy, organizational leadership, or a related field, or an acceptable equivalent combination of education and experience. ~8-10 years of relevant work experience with strong preference in strategy execution, executive advisory support, organizational leadership, project or program management, policy, or business operations. ~ Exceptional project manager who thrives in a fast‑paced setting, delivers high‑quality work, is comfortable managing up, and enjoys juggling dynamic priorities involving complex cross‑functional initiatives or executive priorities involving multiple senior stakeholders . ~ with demonstrated experience preparing executive correspondence, Board materials, presentations, speeches, briefing notes, and decision papers. ~ Experience developing and monitoring executive work plans, organizational priorities, dashboards, or key performance indicators. ~ Experience utilizing inclusive and participatory models for strategy development, planning, decision‑maki

📌 Chief of staff à la Direction des Gestions (Toronto)
🏢 World Education Services
📍 Toronto