Executive Director Full Time

Act Five Initiatives (Act Five) is an organization that equips young adults to follow Jesus and participate in God’s Kingdom in every sphere of life, caring for the places in which we find ourselves. Through immersive learning, intentional community, service, and adventure, participants integrate faith with everyday life whether studying Scripture, learning from Indigenous leaders, serving alongside global and local partners, traveling through the wilderness or sharing ordinary rhythms of life together.

Act Five operates a Gap Year program (18-20 year olds), Residency program (21+ year olds) along with other growing initiatives for young people and the broader public. See actfive.ca to learn more.

The Executive Director is Act Five’s lead external voice, internal team lead, primary fundraiser, and organizational steward. Reporting to the Board of Directors, the ED ensures the mission, values and theological identity are protected and embodied at the highest level. See full posting here.

This is a full-time, in-person leadership position for an individual eager to join and steward the vision of Act Five into its next season.

Core responsibilities:

• Fundraising and donor stewardship: Lead Act Five’s fundraising efforts by cultivating donor relationships, advancing the capital campaign, growing the donor community, and communicating Act Five’s vision with clarity and conviction.
• Organizational leadership: Lead and support a staff team of 7–9 by providing coaching, support, and professional development, while strengthening organizational systems, financial stewardship, regulatory compliance, and operational effectiveness.
• Core Program stewardship: Ensure the Gap Year and Residency programs remain faithful to Act Five’s mission, continue to grow in accessibility and enrolment, and are delivered with excellence.
• Vision and strategy: Partner with the Board and staff to discern and advance Act Five’s future, including the development of a second property, a Study Centre, and other strategic opportunities and initiatives.
• Board partnership: Work closely with the Board of Directors to ensure strong governance, financial stewardship, and organizational health.
• Congruence & Culture: Embody Act Five’s core values and desire to be shaped and challenged by the life we are inviting young people to share, while also stewarding the strong culture that has made Act Five distinctive in its early years.
• Christian integrity: Uphold Act Five’s Statement of Faith and participate in the life of a local church (See Act Five’s Statement of Faith).

Qualifications:

• A vibrant and integrated Christian faith.
• Demonstrated success in fundraising, donor development, or major gift cultivation.
• Experience leading people, developing healthy organizational culture, and managing teams.
• Strong organizational and operational leadership.
• Financial literacy, including the ability to understand budgets and financial statements and connect financial decisions to organizational strategy.
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills.
• Sound judgment, decisiveness, humility, and emotional maturity.
• A genuine enjoyment of mentoring and walking alongside young adults.

Assets to strengthen application:

• A graduate level degree in theology, education, leadership or similar.
• Experience in nonprofit, educational, or faith-based leadership.
• Experience leading major fundraising initiatives.
• Connections to other ministry and educational organizations and institutions
• An existing network within Christian philanthropic communities.
• Connections to Hamilton or Southern Ontario and an appreciation for Act Five’s place-based mission.

Salary and benefits: 

• $90,000-$110,000 per year
• Health, Dental, Disabilility Benefits & Pension
• 20 days of vacation
• Other: Work-Study week, encouragement for professional development as well as personal and team retreats.

Start Date: Anticipated late 2026 or early 2027. Flexible for the right candidate.

To Apply: see details in full posting linked above.