Chief Administrative Officer

The Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) serves as the senior operational leader of Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN), providing strategic and administrative leadership to ensure the effective implementation of mandates established by NAN Chiefs-in-Assembly and the Executive Council. Acting as the key link between governance and operations, the CAO oversees organizational performance, human resources, financial management, policy development, and organizational accountability while advancing NAN’s vision, priorities, and community-first approach.

The CAO brings a demonstrated understanding of First Nation governance systems, First Nation values and principles, and community-based accountability gained through formal learning, leadership experience, governance roles, or lived experience, with knowledge of NAN member First Nations and related organizations. The CAO fosters a culture of trust, transparency, respect, and collaboration, ensuring that organizational systems, re...