IOA Launches Search for New Executive Director

We are pleased to announce the launch of our search for IOA’s next Executive Director. This full-time leadership opportunity will soon be posted to a number of job boards and will remain open until 31 October 2021. 

The IOA Executive Director (ED) is the champion and public-facing representative for our association, its members, and the Organizational Ombuds profession. The ED is an advisor to and a leader of strategic initiatives for IOA. The ED builds relationships and networks, working across all representative sectors to promote and further the strategic goals of the organization while advancing IOA’s diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging efforts. The ED has a primary focus on the overall growth of the organization, including membership expansion and revenue generation. The ED works in partnership with IOA’s association management staff and reports to the IOA Board of Directors.

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IOA values and is strongly committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and welcomes candidates of all races, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, political affiliation, marital status, ancestry, or national or ethnic origin or any other legally protected class to apply. 

Questions: Please contact Lindsay Jennings, IOA Managing Director, at [email protected]. 

Thank You to IOA's Inaugural Executive Director

Chuck Howard will be retiring on 31 December 2021

Chuck became IOA's inaugural ED in the Fall of 2019. Since then, he has worked extensively as a spokesperson for IOA and the ombuds profession. Over the past two years, he has been a strong advocate, advisor, and strategist for the association. He has provided valuable insight and support to the IOA Board, IOA staff, IOA members, and external organizations who are looking to start ombuds programs.

You can read more about Chuck's retirement on the IOA Blog.