Coordinator, Advocacy and Public Engagement

Heart & Stroke

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Coordinator, Advocacy and Public Engagement supports the Stop Marketing to Kids Coalition and selected advocacy and public engagement efforts, working in conjunction with the Senior Manager, Campaigns. The role collaborates with Heart & Stroke’s Policy & Advocacy team, Coalition members, and the Youth Against Marketing to Kids council to help advance a healthier food environment for children, including federal restrictions on marketing unhealthy food and beverages to kids. The position supports Coalition activities and campaign-specific advocacy through meeting coordination, stakeholder communications, and preparation of materials, and leads activities that build strong relationships with the Coalition and guide the youth council. The role also supports public engagement campaigns led by the Policy & Advocacy team, including stakeholder engagement, campaign budget administration, and short-term advocacy project coordination in support of the Senior Manager, Campaigns and/or Senior Manager, Government Relations.

Heart & Stroke offers a hybrid work option, and candidates may work from anywhere in Canada. The successful candidate must be flexible and willing to travel occasionally, approximately one to two times per year.

Requirements

• Post-secondary degree, diploma, or equivalent combination of education and related work experience in political science, communications, public policy, or public health is preferred.
• General understanding of government relations and demonstrated interest in advocacy, health policy, or communications.
• Stakeholder relations experience.
• Experience with Google Drive and Google Docs, SharePoint, and MS Teams.
• Experience coordinating volunteers.
• Analytical and decision-making skills and creative problem-solving approaches.
• Ability to work in a team environment, with flexibility, communication skills, reliability, and collaboration.
• Ability to multitask, work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment, and handle changes in plans or course of action.
• Ability to work independently and effectively with minimum supervision.
• Ability to adhere to strict confidentiality guidelines.
• Eagerness to learn and capacity to adopt new digital tools.
• Must currently reside in Canada and be legally entitled to work in Canada.
• Must be flexible and willing to travel occasionally, approximately one to two times per year.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate Coalition working group meetings, draft agendas, prepare minutes, and liaise with members.
• Support Coalition members in sharing materials and following up on action items.
• Support Coalition advocacy projects and activities.
• Coordinate meetings with external stakeholders, government officials, and Heart & Stroke constituents in line with Coalition advocacy plans.
• Document and track Coalition meetings with government.
• Draft advocacy and communications materials, such as briefing materials and letters or emails to federal bureaucrats, with support from Coalition members and Heart & Stroke.
• Coordinate updates to the stopmarketingtokids.ca website with Heart & Stroke and Childhood Health Living Foundation staff.
• Prepare and distribute regular newsletter and list-serve communications for broader Coalition supporters.
• Maintain and update the Coalition stakeholder contact list.
• Co-develop annual plans for engaging the Youth Against Marketing to Kids council in advocacy activities aligned with Coalition work plans.
• Facilitate and coordinate regular youth council meetings, support execution of the council’s plan, document and report activities to the Coalition, and identify opportunities to connect the two groups.
• Maintain project budgets and file contracts, invoices, advocacy briefings, policy updates, and new research.
• Support internal content review and legal and/or brand review processes.
• Support dissemination of project updates, new evidence, and materials to internal and external stakeholders.
• Support public engagement campaigns, including external stakeholder advocacy actions, campaign budget administration, and short-term advocacy project coordination.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off, including vacation days, personal days, wellness days, and paid company-wide closure between December 25 and January 1.
• Health, medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Life insurance and disability benefits.
• Employee assistance program (EAP).
• Defined contribution pension plan with employer matching.
• Flexible hybrid working model.
• Reimbursement for mobile phones and home office setup.
• Professional development opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed