The Association of Canadian Publishers (ACP) seeks a full-time Executive Director to be based out of our Toronto office.
About the ACP
The ACP is the national voice of Canadian-owned English-language book publishers, representing 115 independent companies across Canada. Through collective work, we advocate for and collaborate to create the conditions for Canadian-owned book publishers' economic and cultural success. We work to help our members build the audience share for Canadian-authored and Canadian-published books in Canadian bookstores, libraries, educational institutions, and homes, and around the world.
A national board of directors provides strategic direction and oversight to the ACP's operations. Our membership is actively involved in the Association through the ACP's standing committees, which are organized around genre or market. The ACP currently employs a full-time staff of four and two part-time contractors, and also works with several project consultants who support the delivery of our programs and projects.
Reporting to the ACP President, the Executive Director (ED) is the chief executive officer and is accountable to the ACP board and membership. The ED is responsible for policy development and execution as directed by the board, for services to members, committee activities and projects, and communication within and on behalf of the Association. The ED is also responsible for the management of the ACP office, staff, and operations, and functions as the ACP's chief financial officer. The ED sets a high standard of performance, ethics and initiative to which all staff are held.
Occasional work outside of regular business hours and travel within Canada and internationally is required to support ACP's member-, government-, and industry-relations activities.
Summary of key responsibilities: * Governance & Strategic Planning: Works with the board to create multi-year strategic plans and annual business plans; works closely with the President to ensure board and executive committee meetings are effective and that the board and membership is informed of key association business; oversees the planning and execution of the Annual General Meeting; maintains the ACP's corporate records
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