Welcome to Kerby Centre

Located in the heart of Calgary, Alberta, Kerby Centre is a not-for-profit organization, committed to enhancing the lives of older adults. Since 1973, Kerby Centre has evolved into one of Canada’s flagship agencies; setting the standard for older adult services, information, and programming.

Serving more than 30,000 people each year, Kerby Centre strives to assist older adults to live as well as possible, for as long as possible, as residents in the community. To help you, to teach you, to grow with you; this is your Kerby Centre.

Kerby Centre logo on outside sign. Taken at Kerby Centre, a seniors centre in Calgary, Alberta.

Job Posting: Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

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Kerby Centre Chief Executive Officer

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Kerby Centre is looking for an outgoing, charismatic, visionary leader who is passionate about making a difference in the lives of seniors to become their next Chief Executive Officer (CEO).  As a champion for the community, our new CEO will be committed to taking a leading role in creating inter-agency and inter-sector partnerships and collaborations that demonstrate our core values and achieve results that are in the best interests of both the organization and community.  A change agent who is comfortable in a rapidly shifting environment, our next leader will have a win-win approach to problem solving.

Our new CEO will be able to bring out the best in others, empowering them to be successful not just as individuals but as teams.  The successful candidate will be a motivator and team-builder, able to support development of staff by delegating responsibility and promoting teamwork within a skilled and diverse team. Open and personable, our new CEO will model respect and trust, be inclusive in decision making, and able to make critical decisions that are firm and fair yet compassionate.  A collaborative management style with good listening skills, flexibility and patience is key.

A strong communicator, the successful candidate will be comfortable with public speaking and humble in sharing success with others. They will have the skills to solicit significant support to fund Kerby Centre’s mission and will be politically astute and influential in the community to ensure Kerby Centre thrives into the future. Our new CEO will be able to build, or will already have, effective relationships with key government and sector stakeholders. More

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