• Lead a comprehensive revenue strategy that integrates philanthropy and government relations into a cohesive financial model that supports the future of Banff Centre.
• Advance development and external affairs efforts to develop and execute annual fundraising, capital, and endowment campaigns with a broad base of individual, corporate, and foundation donors who support programs, operations, facility needs, and special initiatives.
• Oversee earned revenue opportunities that leverage conferences, hotel, food and beverage, meeting and facility spaces, performances, and recreational activities in alignment with Banff Centre’s mission and vision.
• Develop authentic relationships with key stakeholders, including the Mayor of Banff and Town Council and many others in the Bow Valley; Banff National Park officials in Banff and Ottawa; Government of Alberta Ministries of Advanced Education, Culture and Tourism, Indigenous Affairs, and others; and Government of Canada Ministry of Canadian Heritage, Indigenous Affairs, and others.
• Host events at the residence of the President and CEO, venues throughout the campus, and external locations nationally and internationally to deepen connections to and solidify relationships in support of Banff Centre.
• Embrace other revenue enhancement and government relations responsibilities, as needed.

Public Visibility and Engagement

• Represent Banff Centre in a full range of public appearances, speaking engagements, arts and social events, and media interviews that advance Banff Centre’s artistic content, educational direction, institutional activities, and diversity of programs.
• Actively participate in arts, culture, and education associations and convenings to facilitate networks with organizations, artists, and managers throughout the global creative industries.
• Engage with the marketing and communications team to build a comprehensive, targeted, and innovative strategy that will promote programs nationally and internationally, as well as deliver students and audiences to Banff Centre programs.
• Communicate regularly with the SLT to share and continually update the artistic and educational strategies in deeper alignment with and broader engagement of artists and audiences.
• Embrace other public visibility and engagement responsibilities, as needed.

Governance, Financial, and Organizational Resiliency

• Partner with the Board Chair as a member of the Board of Governors, and as an ex-officio member of all committees, in advising the board in its legal, fiduciary, and community ambassadorship roles.
• Serve on and engage with the Foundation Board on investment oversight and philanthropic advancement.
• Ensure the financial health of the Banff Centre through achievable operating and capital plans that allow for fulfillment of the strategic plan, and associated facility plans, with budgets for board approval.
• Monitor and present regular financial and organizational progress reports to the Board of Governors and Foundation Board.
• Oversee staff workforce planning and organizational performance with the Vice President, Talent & Culture and maintain a collegial and open professional relationship with the union President of CUPE Local 4318.
• Serve as a model of open communication and effective problem solving with a team that works as a unified, high-performance, and committed group of professionals.

• Engage with the Senior Vice President to ensure appropriate physical infrastructure is maintained, renovated, or constructed in support of strategic plan goals, public safety, and accessibility.
• Guide, mentor, and integrate all levels of staff and faculty to function as a high-performing team, maintain open communication, set clear objectives and priorities, and cultivate a positive organizational culture.
• Recruit, lead, motivate, and mentor a diverse team with clear performance accountability measures that ensure a healthy and safe working and learning environment across all teams at Banff Centre.
• Influence and inspire others to act in an energetic, committed fashion in pursuit of a positive organizational culture.
• Embrace other governance, financial, and organizational resiliency responsibilities, as needed.

Traits and Characteristics

The President and CEO of Banff Centre will have deep knowledge in and respect for the arts and culture sector. This individual will have an innate ability to inspire, lead, listen, and organize people into action. Motivated to conceptualize new ideas and translate subjective viewpoints into practical results, the President and CEO will deeply engage in multiple conversations with the Indigenous, national, and international arts and education communities to advance the field. They will be confident, innovative, and discerning. The President and CEO will have the capacity to set clear objectives, mobilize resources, and understand the human, financial, technological, and artistic resources needed to advance Banff Centre’s important work and reverberating impacts. An authentic and collaborative leader who balances both people- and task-oriented interactions, this individual will be adaptable to changing circumstances and respond in a flexible manner. A passionate yet thoughtful decision maker, the President and CEO will energetically embody Banff Centre’s ambitious goals with creativity, intentionality, and humility. This individual will possess exceptional interpersonal and public presentation capabilities that convey the importance and outcomes of a leading post-secondary arts and leadership organization. The President and CEO will also model behaviours that create trust, build confidence, and encourage others to ideate and create while structuring paths to ensure organizational alignment around Banff Centre’s artistic, leadership, and educational mandates.

Other key competencies of the role include:

• Leadership and Teamwork – The clarity to organize, mentor, and motivate others to accomplish goals while creating a sense of order, direction, and active participation among a variety of staff, faculty, alumni, board, funders, and other stakeholders.
• Interpersonal Skills and Diplomacy – The flexibility to anticipate, meet, and exceed stakeholder and partner needs while communicating effectively, building rapport, listening carefully, and relating well to an array of diverse constituencies.