Transition & Change Management Lead Full Time

Location: In-office at 1170 Bute Street, Vancouver

Duration: 12 months from June 2026 – June 2027

Salary: CAD$95,000 – CAD$105,000

About the Role QMUNITY is seeking a senior leader to guide the organization through a critical period of growth and transition. The Lead, Transition & Change Management will oversee the planning and execution of QMUNITY’s move into a new facility while supporting the design and execution of the operational, staffing, and service delivery models required to sustain this growth.

Reporting to the Executive Director, this role functions as a senior, non-union leadership position and a key partner in executive decision-making. The successful candidate will bring structure to a complex, evolving environment, ensuring that work across teams, consultants, and leadership is aligned, coordinated, and moving forward.

Core Responsibilities

Transition Planning and Organizational Change Management

• Lead the development of operational plans to support QMUNITY’s transition into a significantly larger facility; including, but not limited to defining and refining staffing structures, workflows, and service delivery models aligned with organizational growth
• Develop and support budgets, resource planning, and operational projections for the new space
• Integrate input from internal teams and external consultants and contractors to ensure that planning reflects best practices in accessibility and inclusive service delivery
• Lead or support special projects related to the new building and organizational growth

Executive Support & Organizational Design

• Act as a strategic partner to the Executive Director on transition-related priorities
• Lead change management efforts to support staff and leadership through organizational growth
• Facilitate engagement processes to gather input, build alignment, and support adoption of new ways of working; synthesize inputs from staff, consultants, and external advisors into clear recommendations for decision-making
• Identify operational and cultural impacts of growth and support leadership in addressing them
• Integrate labour considerations into operational planning, ensuring alignment with the Collective Agreement and supporting future collective bargaining readiness.
• Lead and coordinate the work of external advisors and consultants, including those supporting Indigeneity, accessibility, and labour considerations, ensuring their input is integrated into organizational planning and decision-making
• Support fundraising efforts by contributing operational insight, planning assumptions, and project updates to inform funding proposals, donor engagement, and campaign strategy
• Ensure alignment and coordination across internal teams and external partners

Move Planning and Implementation

• Lead and coordinate all aspects of the physical move into the new building
• Develop and manage detailed timelines, workplans, and readiness plans across departments
• Coordinate vendors, contractors, and internal stakeholders to ensure a smooth transition, including oversight of key external contracts (including art curator, developer, etc)
• Support and participate in internal and external committees related to the new building, ensuring alignment between planning, decision-making, and implementation.
• Support the recruitment and onboarding of new staff roles required to operationalize the new facility, in collaboration with leadership
• Identify risks and troubleshoot challenges to maintain momentum and readiness