SafeLink Alberta has an exciting opportunity for a passionate community builder from Medicine Hat to join our Board of Directors.

SafeLink Alberta is a non-profit organization that has been serving and advocating for priority populations in Alberta since 1983. Our mission is to reduce the harms associated with sexual activity and substance use through education, non-judgmental services and programming. Today, SafeLink operates two offices – its main office in Calgary, and a second office in Medicine Hat.

As its governing body, the Board of Directors plays an integral role in setting SafeLink’s mission, vision, and strategy, and ensuring the organization meets its legal and ethical obligations. The Board is comprised of dedicated volunteers who bring a breadth of professional and lived experience and help ensure SafeLink’s long term success.

Currently, we are recruiting two Board Members from Medicine Hat to join the Board of Directors.

To connect with a member of our nominations committee and learn more about the role, please email .

To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume to . While not required with your application, two professional references will be requested from final applicants.

The ideal candidate will bring:

- Professional experience and/or advanced education in an area directly applicable to the work of one or more of SafeLink’s Board Committees. Of particular interest is expertise in:

o fundraising,

o government relations,

o governance and risk management, and

o public health, health promotion, nursing, medicine, or another health-related discipline.

- An understanding of, and passion for, the type of work SafeLink Alberta does, which includes health education, health/social service system navigation, and harm reduction.

- Respect for, and a desire to support, our priority populations, including individuals living with sexually transmitted and blood borne infections, those engaged in sex work, or persons that may use substances.

- Professional, volunteer, and/or lived experience with any the aforementioned populations.

- Experience on a non-profit board.

- Strong personal and professional networks in and around Medicine Hat, and an eagerness to leverage these connections to further the goals of SafeLink Alberta.

- The ability to attend Board and Committee Meetings virtually. Occasional day trips to Calgary may be needed (based on your availability), up to 3-4 times per year to attend events such as our strategic planning retreat, AGM, or other similar events.

For more detailed information on the role expectations go to the following link: https://safelinkalberta.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025_0527_Board-Director-Job-Description.pdf

It is expected that Directors will perform the following roles:

- Attend Board meetings (virtually), which are generally held once per month, on a Tuesday evening.

- Sit on at least one of the Board’s Committees (the current committees include Governance and Risk Management, Strategic Planning, Government Relations, and Finance and Audit). Each committee meets approximately once per month, virtually, on a weekday evening.

- Represent SafeLink Alberta and/or the Board at events in and around Medicine Hat.

- Act as a voice for Medicine Hat on the Board, ensuring that Medicine Hat-specific issues, concerns, and opportunities are raised to the Board.

- Support stakeholder engagement activities in and around Medicine Hat, including government relations activities.

- Similar duties to support SafeLink’s operations.