Regina’s most exciting urban moment needs its next great champion. Could that be you?

The Warehouse District is the soul of this city, and it always has been. Right now, something is happening here that comes along maybe once in a generation, and we need the right person to make sure it reaches its full potential.

Dewdney Avenue just reopened, transformed. The Yards, a 17.3-acre former CP Rail site at the heart of Regina’s city centre, is actively moving toward development with the City’s negotiated RFP process now underway. The momentum is real, the investment is real, and the moment is now.

The Role

You’ll report to a volunteer Board of Directors and work alongside a capable operations team that handles the day-to-day. That frees you to do what actually matters most: think bigger, build relationships, and make things happen.

This role has four dimensions, all of equal importance:

Vision and Strategy

You’ll work with the Board to bring Regina’s Warehouse District Vision Plan to life. The District has a bold future mapped out; your role is to turn that vision into momentum. You’ll be the one who brings that story to life — communicating it, testing it against real-world conditions, and refining how it is applied as circumstances change. You don’t just execute strategy; you help invent it.  

Civic Influence and Advocacy

The Warehouse District’s interests don’t advance themselves. When The Yards development process unfolds, when zoning decisions get made, when infrastructure investments are on the table, the District needs a credible, prepared, and trusted voice in the room. That voice is yours. You’ll build and maintain real relationships with City Council, City Administration, Economic Development Regina, Tourism Regina, and other key civic and provincial partners. You know how government works, you’re comfortable in a council chamber, and you understand that influence is earned over time through consistency and credibility. You also know how to compete for resources: grants, partnerships, funding programs, and other opportunities that keep a well-run organization punching above its weight. 

Brand, Activation, and Community Building

The District’s brand - Soul of the City - is more than a tagline. You’ll bring it to life by enabling our residents and businesses to create the experiences that make people drive across town, walk through the door, and come back again. You’ll work with members and partners to create the conditions for vibrancy, using the tools and resources of RWBID to remove barriers, amplify District voices, and contribute to the success of events and activations in the community.

Member Relations and Partnership Development

You are the connective tissue between the District’s businesses and the broader community of residents, investors, developers, government partners, and civic organizations who are all watching this corner of Regina very carefully right now. You understand what your members need, you communicate it clearly, and you turn relationships into results.

Who You Are

You’re not looking for a comfortable position. You’re looking for a meaningful one.

You move comfortably between a boardroom and a brewpub. You can sit down with a mayor or a small business owner and leave both conversations having built something. You understand urban development, not necessarily as a technical expert, but as someone who genuinely believes that cities are worth fighting for and knows how to participate intelligently in that process.

You’re a natural communicator and a confident public voice. You don’t need a script to make the case for this District because you believe in it.

You have experience in government relations, economic development, public affairs, community engagement, or some combination of the above. You understand how decisions get made at the municipal level and you know how to work that terrain without losing yourself in it. A relevant degree helps, but a track record matters more.

You know how to work with a Board well: earning trust through transparency, bringing the right issues forward at the right time, and understanding that organizational credibility is built slowly and lost quickly. You treat governance as a strength, not a constraint. You’re comfortable being accountable for resources — working with the Board on budgets and reporting, and ensuring the District’s dollars are used strategically, transparently, and to maximum effect.

You’re entrepreneurial. You see around corners. You think in narratives as much as in plans. You know how to find and unlock resources, whether through grants, strategic partnerships, or creative arrangements, that others simply walk past.

You are genuinely excited, not politely interested but genuinely excited, about what the Warehouse District is becoming.

The Opportunity

This is a senior leadership role with a competitive compensation package. We’re open to creative arrangements for the right candidate. The priority is finding the best possible person for this District at this particular moment in its history. If you’re wondering whether to apply because the structure doesn’t fit neatly into a box, that’s probably a sign you should.

To Apply

Send a resume alongside a brief note of why you’re the right person to lead the next chapter of this incredible story.

info@warehousedistrict.ca

www.warehousedistrict.ca