Advocacy Coordinator

About this position

Girl Guides of Canada (GGC) provides a safe space where every girl is empowered to be everything she wants to be. As a girl-driven organization, girls are given choice, voice and the scope to take action, all within a fun and friendship-based environment. We strive to ensure that girls and women from all walks of life, identities and lived experiences feel a sense of belonging and can fully participate. GGC is an organization with over 100 years of history and a strong and growing future.

GGC is actively searching for our next Advocacy Coordinator.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a leading girl-driven organization in a role that will influence decisions and shape public debates, conversations and policies on issues that promote the development, health and well-being of girls and young women.

The Advocacy Coordinator will support the development of girl-driven, evidence–based positions on priority issues impacting girls and young women, support the development and implementation of advocacy and thought leadership initiatives to contribute to GGC’s unique insights to public debates/discussions/decisions on issues impacting girls/young women, coordinate opportunities for girls/young women to advocate, monitor political/social/economic development of issues that impact girls/young women and provide strategic advice on opportunities for action, support our volunteers and staff , and so much more.

The model candidate will hold a relevant post-secondary degree/diploma in a related field of study, have a minimum of 3 years’ experience and demonstrated success in a broad range of advocacy and stakeholder relations responsibilities preferably in a youth serving organization or an organization focused on gender equality, experience building relationships with stakeholders including decision-makers, thought leaders and advocates in government, community, business and media, superior planning, organization, problem-solving and time management skills, proficiency in MSOffice, superior communications (written and oral)presentation development and delivery, research and analytical skills, and the ability to work both with a team and independently.


Does this sound like you? Then apply today.
Submit a cover letter and resume (as one file) with salary expectations by February 23, 2018 to:

Leisa McKenzie – Coordinator, HR Services
Girl Guides of Canada – Guides du Canada
50 Merton Street, Toronto, Ontario M4S 1A3       E-mail HR@girlguides.ca

Girl Guides of Canada-Guides du Canada (GGC) recognizes and values the richness of human diversity in its many forms, and therefore strives to ensure environments where girls and women from all walks of life, identities, and lived experiences feel a sense of belonging and can participate fully. 
Upon request, Girl Guides of Canada-Guides du Canada will make available reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities during the recruitment process. Accommodation requests should be made in advance to Human Resources at HR@girlguides.ca. 
We thank all candidates for their interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
 

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