A detailed job description is available HERE.

At the core of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Canada’s identity is a commitment to medical ethics, independence, neutrality, and impartiality. We go where people’s medical needs are greatest. These ideals have driven every aspect of our work – from medical care and logistical coordination, to finance and communications – since MSF was established in 1971. 

The Board Coordinator is part of the Association & Board team that provides the link between the Association membership and the Board of Directors as well as MSF Canada employees, the volunteers who support MSF Canada’s associative activities and the associations of other MSF sections. The work of the team aims to encourage, support, and organize the Association to carry out two critical roles: the governance of the organization and sustaining associative life in Canada.

MSF Canada is looking for an individual who will be responsible for the following:  

• Development and coordination of Board activities, dates, and events, including logistics for board members, ensuring roles of individual members are clear and goals and deadlines are met
• Management of Board calendar of events, meeting minutes, and other documentation necessary for board function, owning the full scope of administrative activities
• Drives coordination of all Board activities and events as well as coordination with the Association
• Develops and drives board-related communications for various stakeholders
• Independently contain operational tasks within the Coordinator role to ensure Board remains in a strategic framework

The successful candidate will bring to MSF Canada:  

• Fluency in English
• Commitment to MSF principles
  
• Cross cultural awareness
• Planning and organizing competencies
• Initiative and innovation
• High level understanding of functional governance
• Experience in a senior administrative or executive coordination position
• Experience in crafting executive-level communications
• Experience organising and coordinating an annual cycle
• Demonstrated experience in a role with a high level of confidentiality
• Demonstrated experience organising full/multi-day meetings with out-of-town participants
• Experience working with Board of Directors’ a nonprofit or international humanitarian organization, or similar related experience
• Experience coordinating priorities of diverse stakeholders into coherent workstreams

MSF Canada will provide:

• Starting 4 weeks' of vacation per year 
• Access to an Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) 
• Flexible work hours and a hybrid working model (minimum 40% in office) 
• An accessible open concept, shared office space with bookable workstations (consisting of sit/stand desks, swivel chair, laptop with dock and double monitors) and various sized meeting rooms  
• A commitment to incorporating equity, diversity, and inclusion in everything  
• 5% RRSP contributions (no employee matching required) 
• Health Spending Account 
• Lifestyle Spending Account 
• Group insurance (Life, Dependent Life, AD&D) 
• Peace of Mind plan (prescription drugs, accidental dental, hospital care, etc.) 
• Annual professional development budget
• A positive and innovative office culture is based on core values of humanity, integrity and results

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in Canada; MSF Canada is not able to support or relocate candidates from outside Canada.