Who we are

At Heart & Stroke our mission is to promote health, save lives and enhance recovery. We are committed to a culture that exemplifies our core values:champion health,practice humility,embrace change,driveimpact,learnandgrowandbe heartfeltas we work together to beat heart disease and stroke.

We believe in equity,diversityand inclusion―it’sembedded in our values and core mission work to support all people in Canada to lead healthier lives. We are committed to applying this principle to cultivate a welcoming environment that embraces diversity among our employees. Candidates from diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to, Indigenous peoples, racializedcommunities,2SLGBTQIA+communities, women, and peoplelivingwithdisabilities are encouraged to apply.

To learn more about our mission, values,commitment to EDI,and the difference Heart & Strokemakes in the lives ofpeople in Canada at every age, please visit our website.

The opportunity

PleasenoteHeart&Strokeoffersahybridworkoption.The; successful candidate must be flexible and willing to travel occasionally (1-2 times per year). Candidates can work from anywhere in Canada.

The Coordinator, Advocacy and Public Engagement, supports, in conjunction with the Senior Manager, Campaigns, the Stop Marketing to Kids Coalition and select advocacy and public engagement efforts.

In this role, the incumbent will support the work of the Stop M2K Coalition. This will entail working with Heart &

• Stroke’s Policy &

• Advocacy team, members of the Coalition and members of the Youth Against Marketing to Kids council to help achieve a healthier food environment for kids.In particular, ourkeyobjectiveis to advance progress on federal regulations to implement restrictions on the marketing of unhealthy food and beverages to kids. The individual will support ongoing Coalition activities and campaign specific advocacy work, including coordination of meetings, communications with external stakeholders and preparation of materials to support Coalition and Heart &

• Stroke advocacy on M2K. The incumbent would also work to build strong relationships with the Coalition and take the lead in guiding the M2K youth council activities. This position will also support all public engagement campaigns led by the Policy &

• Advocacy team.





The support of advocacy and public engagement efforts could include engaging external stakeholders in advocacy actions, campaign budget administration, and short-term advocacy project coordination in support of the Senior Manager, Campaigns and/or Senior Manager, Government Relations.

How you will make an impact every day

- Coordinate Coalition working group meetings, draft agendas, prepare minutes and liaise with members
- Support members onsharingmaterials or prompting on action items that need to be followed up on or presented to the group
- Coordinate meetings with external stakeholders, government officials and H&S; constituents, based on the Coalition’s advocacy plans
- Documentation and tracking of the Coalition’s government meetings
- Drafting of advocacy and communications materials (e.g.briefing materials, letters, emails to federal bureaucrats), with support of Coalition members and H&S;
- Coordinate updates to the stopmarketingtokids.ca website with H&S; andChildhood Health Living Foundationstaff to keep the sitemaintained
- Prepare and distribute regular newsletter/list-serve communications for broader coalition supporters
- Maintain and update Coalition stakeholder contact list

- Co-develop annual plans to support the ongoing engagement of the youth council with advocacy activities aligned with the Coalition work plans
- Facilitate and coordinate regular meetings with group
- Support the execution of their plan
- Document and report back to Coalition on their activities, andidentifyopportunities for linking the two groups

- Maintaining existing project budgets, filing contracts and invoices, appropriately filing advocacy briefings/policy updates/ new research
- Supporting the team to follow-through on H&S; processes for internal content reviews, legal and/or brand review processes
- Supporting dissemination of project updates or new evidence/materials to stakeholders (internal and external)

Who we need





Education

- Post-secondary degree, diploma or equivalent combination of education and related work experience in political science, communications, public policy, or public health preferred

Experience

- General understanding of government relations anddemonstratedinterest in advocacy,healthpolicyor communications
- Stakeholder relations experience
- Experience with Google Drive and Google Docs,SharePointand MS Teams
- Experience coordinating volunteers

Skills

- Analytical and decision-making skills, creative problem-solving approaches
- Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment: flexibility, communication skills,reliabilityand collaboration
- Ability to multitask, work well under pressure in a fast-paced workplace and handle changes of plans or “course of action”
- Ability to work independently and effectively with minimum supervision
- Ability to adhere to strict confidentiality guidelines
- Eagerness to learn, capacity to adopt new digital tools

What we offer

At Heart & Stroke, we make it a priority to foster aculture of caring by implementing practices and programs that foster respect, compassion,trustand attentiveness to our own and others’ health and well-being.

This role offers ahiringrange of $46,000to $60,000, aligned with our compensation framework and your professional background. Webelieve that time off is integral to the personal health and wellness of our employees.

We offer agenerous paid time-off package including vacation days, personal days, wellness days,and paid company-wide closure betweenDecember 25 and January 1.Wealsoprovide competitive health, medical, dental and vision benefits, life insurance,disabilitybenefits,anemployeeassistanceprogram (EAP)and a defined contribution pension plan with employer matching.Our employees alsoenjoyaflexible hybrid workingmodeland reimbursement for mobile phones and home office setup, as well as opportunitiesfor professional development.

Accommodation

We are committed to fostering an inclusive, barrier-freeand accessible environment. If you have been contacted for an interview and require accommodation toparticipatein the recruitment and selection process, pleaselet us knowand we willdo our best toaddressyour needs.

📌 Coordinator, Advocacy and Public Engagement (Toronto)
🏢 Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
📍 Toronto