WHO WE ARE? The future is bright for tennis in Canada, and you will be right in the middle of it all at Tennis Canada! A national sport organization with a mission to lead the growth of tennis in Canada and a vision to become a world-leading tennis nation, Tennis Canada seeks to help grow participation across the country and help develop champions on the international stage. Tennis Canada also owns and operates the world- class National Bank Open presented by Rogers tournaments in Toronto and Montreal, two of the best-run sporting events on the planet which annually bring the globe’s best tennis players to Canada and continue to break attendance records year on year. In recent times, Canadian tennis has enjoyed many historic achievements, including a first Grand Slam singles title at the 2019 US Open as well as a first appearance in the Davis Cup final in Madrid and increased participation and interest in the sport. Join us as we look to build on this exciting momentum and continue to produce incredible results. We are a team of innovators, who are passionate about our work and pursue excellence together everyday. WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR? VICE-PRESIDENT, TENNIS PARTICIPATION and PARTNERSHIPS Reporting to the CEO, the Vice-President will lead, develop, and execute a Tennis Canada participation strategy in support of the mission to lead the growth of tennis in Canada. As a member of the Senior Management Team (SMT), the Vice-President will lead the team that will cover all participation and amateur competition drivers, except high performance tennis. A key objective is attract and retain as many players as possible, with a particular focus on youth. The VP and their team will develop and maintain numerous influential relationships including Provincial and Territorial Tennis Associations (PTA), Sport Canada, ITF, National Tennis Federations, and key customers (like coaches through Tennis Professionals Association (TPA), municipalities through year-round community tennis court program, etc. Key responsibilities: • PTA relationship and funding • TPA management and coach certification and education (with a particular emphasis on equity, diversity and inclusion) • Safe sport • Covered courts advocacy, investment, and monitoring • Indoor facility consulting & investments • Community tennis (including underserved, wheelchair and seniors) • Competitive structure (including national rankings, tournament management system, calendar management, etc) • National tournaments (including Jr. Nationals, Sr. Nationals, Wheelchair, U-Sports Champs, etc) • Technology application • Women and Girls’ tennis development • Work closely with Corporate Partnerships & Fund Development on servicing and sales opportunities for tennis development assets; and with Marketing, Communications and Digital to proactively promote many of the remit tennis development areas Key external partnerships: PTA, TPA (Course Facilitators, TPA Advisory Board), Sport Canada, COC, ITF, major tennis federations, coaching association of Canada, PB Canada, VR & Club-Spark, equipment distributors, external delivery partners (Boys & Girls Clubs, municipalities, Jane & Finch Community Tennis) and key corporate partners (National Bank (Women and Girls, TPA), Rogers & Canadian Tire Jumpstart (year round community tennis courts). TENNIS CANADA IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND IS COMMITTED TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION WHO YOU ARE? An outstanding business executive and leader who has a love of sport, a good knowledge of the business of recreation sport and has extensive experience working with external partners. An understanding of the coaching stream, sport within municipalities and recreational facility operations would be advantageous. • University degree, Business or Sport Management • 10+ years of progressive experience • Proven track record for delivering results and leading a multi discipline team • Experience of designing a customer focused approach and delivery of transformational change projects • Experience of leading multi project, multi stakeholders to a successful conclusion • Outstanding leadership with high emotional intelligence and ability to enthuse and inspire • Authoritative, effective articulate and tactful • Strong communicator • Ability to influence and quickly gain credibility with multi disciplined disparate teams • Strong analytical skills and disciplined thinker • Ability to juggle several priorities • Excellent presentation skills • Bilingual in French (major asset) • Former coach (minor asset) WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU? • Join the team that’s helping to make Canadian tennis history • Be directly responsible for the core mission of Tennis Canada • Be at the decision making table : a member of the senior management team and attend board of director meetings • Benefit from a generous organisation that truly cares about its employees. INTERESTED? Send us your resume at: [email protected] TENNIS CANADA IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND IS COMMITTED TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION .