As a member of the Lean In Vancouver Executive Team, the Vice-President, Strategy, plays a critical role in supporting the long-term direction and operational effectiveness of the Vancouver Network. Reporting to the Co-Presidents, the VP Strategy serves as a strategic thinking partner, helping shape organizational priorities, drive cross-functional planning, and ensure key initiatives remain on track.

You own our annual program roadmap, identify priorities across all units, and proactively flagging risks, gaps, and emerging opportunities. Working closely with the Co-Presidents and other Vice-Presidents, the VP Strategy helps translate high-level goals into coordinated action, ensuring programs are delivered in a thoughtful, sustainable, and integrated manner.

In the first 3 months into the role, our Executive Team will support the VP Strategy in developing a deep understanding of all organizational units, including Circles, Events, Marketing, Sponsorship, Volunteer Engagement, and general operations. Through this broad organizational lens, the incumbent will then help ensure priorities remain aligned, information is synthesized effectively, and responsibilities are clearly communicated across the team when needed.

As Lean In Vancouver continues to prioritize the growth of its Circles program, this role will also help identify strategic opportunities to expand and strengthen Circles while continuously improving how programming is planned and delivered.

What You’ll Gain

• Senior leadership experience with direct input into how Lean In Vancouver sets its priorities.
• Influence across portfolios: VPs at Lean In Vancouver can be as involved as they want to be across Circles, Events, Marketing, and Sponsorship. 
• A close working relationship with the Co-Presidents: Regular strategy conversations with the people running the network, and a seat in leadership discussions.
• Professional development support: Opportunities to represent Lean In Vancouver at events and in conversations with community partners and sponsors.
• A network across Metro Vancouver: You’ll work alongside a team of professional women, and connect with our members, partners, and the broader Lean In Canada network.

Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership and Organizational Planning

• Serve as a strategic partner to the Co-Presidents, providing insight and recommendations to support organizational decision-making.
• Own and maintain the Vancouver Network’s annual program roadmap file, ensuring priorities, milestones, and deliverables remain current and actionable.
• Monitor organizational progress across all units, proactively identifying risks, dependencies, and outstanding items early.

Information Management and Strategic Execution

• Work alongside the Co-Presidents in preparing discussions, tracking decisions, and ensuring follow-up actions are assigned and completed.
• Synthesize a large volume of information into clear priorities, recommendations, action items, and implementation plans.
• Build documentation and knowledge-sharing practices that hold up through turnover, since most team members are on a 12-month term.

Collaboration and Communication

• Maintain regular communication with the Co-Presidents and relevant Vice-Presidents through primarily asynchronous channels, i.e. WhatsApp working group, Google Drive and emails.
• Support timely organizational decision-making by participating in leadership working groups and providing thoughtful feedback within agreed timelines.
• Occasionally co-lead volunteer interviews with another team member. .

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Coordinate priorities with the Co-Presidents and Vice-Presidents across Circles, Events, Marketing, Sponsorship, and Volunteer Engagement, ensuring project expectations are communicated clearly to unit leads. 
• Support the strategic growth of the Circles portfolio by identifying opportunities to expand programming, improve member engagement, and strengthen volunteer leadership.
• Participate in cross-functional working groups on a need basis to support organizational planning and timely decision-making.
• Help sequence organizational initiatives to ensure projects are launched in a coordinated, realistic, and sustainable manner since we’re volunteer-run.

Qualifications

• This is a 12-month term position, with the possibility of extension.
• Demonstrated 5+ years of experience in strategic planning, organizational development, program management, consulting, project management, or similar leadership roles.
• Proven ability to capture and synthesize complex information and translate it into clear recommendations and actionable next steps.
• Strong strategic thinking skills with the ability to align individual initiatives with broader organizational objectives.
• Excellent organizational and project coordination skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience coordinating across multiple stakeholders.
• Highly proactive, self-directed, and comfortable working in a collaborative volunteer environment with minimal supervision.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining a strong focus on execution and follow-through.
• Experience working in nonprofit, community, or volunteer-led organizations is considered an asset but is not required.

Time Commitment

Approximately 4-5 hours per week on average. Below please find the maximum project scope for this role. In reality, volunteer hours may vary throughout the year depending on organizational priorities, project timelines, and major programming initiatives. 

• Monthly 60-minute virtual organizational meeting: VP participation is expected.
• Regular 30-min strategy meetings with the Co-Presidents: Approximately one meeting every 2-3 weeks on a need basis, or more frequently during periods of active planning or project delivery.
• Given the senior nature of this role, incumbents are expected to monitor emails and leadership communications in the WhatsApp working group several times per week to help ensure organizational priorities continue moving forward and important matters receive timely attention.
  • While immediate written replies are not expected, leadership members are generally asked to review discussions and provide feedback within 1-2 business days when possible in the WhatsApp working group.
  • Initiatives addressed through emails usually have at least one week of lead time.
• Project working sessions: As key initiatives approach delivery, occasional 30-minute virtual working meetings may be scheduled with approximately one week’s notice to coordinate priorities or address emerging issues. This is arranged on a need basis.
• Annual in-person strategy session: These planning meetings are typically hosted in downtown Vancouver once per year. Each session is over two hours and may be followed by an optional social gathering. 
• Network programming: Attendance at major events, Circle activities, and other key organizational initiatives is encouraged to maintain a strong understanding of member experience and support the leadership team when needed.
• External stakeholder engagement: Depending on organizational priorities, the VP Strategy may occasionally work alongside the Co-Presidents in maintaining relationships with strategic partners, volunteers, and other external stakeholders.
  • This would include joining the Co-Presidents on select external meetings; and, being positioned as Lean In Vancouver’s primary liaison to address emails from key community stakeholders, usually within a few business days.
• VP Strategy may occasionally partner with the Volunteer Engagement Co-Lead to conduct interviews in support of network recruitment.

To Apply

Please go to the role posting on this page, and fill out the associated application form.