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Executive Director
Funeral and Cemetery Services
Montreal

Position

• Reports Board of Trustees.

Company

• A major innovator in funeral and cemetery services in North America.
• Established the first crematorium in 1901.
• Pioneering integrated funeral services with a strong client orientation, facilitating complete arrangements for bereaved families and friends in an efficient and compassionate environment.
• Employs approximately 70 persons.
• Total revenues in 2004 of approximately $8 million.

Responsibilities:

• The day-to-day management of the operations.
• Attend all meetings of the Trustees and, together with the Chairpersons, set the agendas for the meetings of Board Committees.
• Lead the organization in achieving the overall sales and development goals.
• Prepare and submit the annual operating budget and set the annual salaries and wages.
• Represent the organization to a number of national and international trade and professional associations and use these networks to keep abreast of developments in the industry, thus enabling the organization to remain a leader industry-wide.
• Play a leadership role with respect to the preservation and enhancement not only of the cemetery and funeral complex premises on Mount Royal, but also of the entire area, given its historical and environmental significance.

Profile:

• A university degree in a relevant discipline.
• Demonstrated success in managing organizations with similar activities and characteristics;
• Strong, forward-looking leadership.
• Experience in working with a Board of Directors, ideally in a volunteer, non-profit context.
• Sensitivity to people, particularly to the needs of those who are planning funeral arrangements and to those who are bereaved.
• A strong sense of history, a respect for traditions and an understanding of the educational and environmental elements of MRCS’s mission.
• Excellent negotiating skills.
• The ability to communicate clearly to diverse groups, as well as to motivate and inspire employees.
• Facility in dealing with and resolving complex issues.
• The ability to network with different authorities, groups and individuals and to deal comfortably with elected officials and senior government and municipal leaders.
• A dynamic, sensitive, people-oriented leader.
• Perfect fluency in spoken and written English is essential, while the ability to communicate effectively in French is desirable.