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, drive impact, learn and grow and be heartfelt as we work together to beat heart disease and stroke.

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, drive impact, learn and grow and be heartfelt as we work together to beat heart disease and stroke.

We believe in equity, diversity and inclusion ― it’s embedded 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 setting that embraces diversity among our employees. Candidates from diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to, Indigenous peoples, racialized communities, 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, women, and people living with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

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

The opportunity

Please note Heart & Stroke offers a hybrid work option.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, our key objective is 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

Planning and coordination of Coalition meetings

- Coordinate Coalition working group meetings, draft agendas, prepare minutes and liaise with members




- Support members on sharing materials or prompting on action items that need to be followed up on or presented to the group

Support Coalition advocacy projects and activities

- 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; and Childhood Health Living Foundation staff to keep the site maintained
- Prepare and distribute regular newsletter/list-serve communications for broader coalition supporters
- Maintain and update Coalition stakeholder contact list

Coordinate and guide the Youth Against Marketing to Kids council

- 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, and identify opportunities for linking the two groups

Advocacy and public engagement project coordination

- 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

📌 Coordinator, Advocacy and Public Engagement (Toronto)
🏢 Heart & Stroke
📍 Toronto