Manager, Public Affairs
Manager, Public Affairs
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Job Description
POSITION
Manager Public Affairs
ORGANIZATION
Addictions and Mental Health Ontario (AMHO)
LOCATION
Toronto ON(Hybrid)
Summary
Reporting to the Director of Communications and Public Affairs the Manager Public Affairs plays a key role in shaping the voice and impact of Ontarios mental health and addictions sector. Youll lead the development and execution of strategic communications and public affairs initiatives that elevate our mission amplify the perspectives of our members and drive meaningful systems change.
From crafting powerful messages and building relationships with media and government to mobilizing members and creating public awareness campaigns youll use storytelling and strategic communications to strengthen our influence and ensure the voices of individuals and communities with lived experience are always at the forefront.
About the Organization
Addictions and Mental Health Ontario (AMHO) represents over 150 organizations that provide front-line substance use addiction and mental health support and services. AMHO members support Ontarians through their mental health and substance use health challenges by providing community-based and hospital-based services including counselling structured psychotherapy case management crisis support withdrawal management live-in addictions treatment peer support and consumer-survivor programs harm reduction and supportive housing.
We engage our members government and allies to lead change that will revolutionize the addiction and mental health care experience for people in Ontario. AMHO is known for its thoughtful evidence-informed research projects policy advocacy capacity building and system transformation initiatives knowledge exchange education and quality improvement programs. We are a small energetic and nimble team dedicated to advancing AMHOs mission.
In addition to market competitive compensation we offer an industry-leading benefits package including health and dental coverage a defined-benefit pension plan (HOOPP) and the flexibility of a hybrid work environment.
About the Opportunity
The successful candidate will have a background in health or social policy public administration community services or a related field with experience in policy communications or public affairs within health care social services government or the non-profit sector. You bring strong research and analytical skills a solid understanding of government policy-making and familiarity with the mental health and addictions landscape. Lived experience and applications from equity-deserving groups are strongly encouraged as is a deep commitment to advancing equity inclusion and safe care.
Key Responsibilities
Communications Storytelling and Campaigns
- Translate complex system-level issues into persuasive narratives for government AMHO members media and the public.
- Lead the creation of compelling public affairs content from policy briefs and toolkits to op-eds presentations and digital campaigns.
- Support and lead campaign rollouts writing copy building toolkits briefing members managing timelines and tracking engagement.
- Collaborate with communications research and external consultants to ensure content is on-brand evidence-informed and audience-specific.
- Identify and uplift community voices provider stories and the perspectives of individuals with lived experience to help strengthen AMHOs advocacy messages.
- Support the implementation of AMHOs public affairs strategy and government relations plan.
- Prepare backgrounders messaging documents and briefing notes for meetings with elected officials political staff and policy stakeholders.
- Monitor the legislative landscape to identify opportunities for influence or rapid response.
- Contribute to issue-specific policy submissions support letters and media engagement.
- Work with the Director Membership to engage AMHO members in the development of materials webinars and training to support member mobilization.
- Manage multiple projects and campaigns ensuring timelines deliverables and budgets stay on track.
- Track key metrics and prepare reports on sector impact media coverage member engagement and campaign performance.
- Collaborate across departments to ensure alignment on member priorities.
- Support collaboration with AMHOs key external partners in the mental health and addiction sector to advance AMHOs priorities e.g. the Canadian Mental Health Association Childrens Mental Health Ontario academic institutions and community leaders
Qualifications
- Degree in communications journalism political science public policy marketing or a related field.
- 35 years of experience in public affairs communications marketing journalism or political campaigning.
- Exceptional writing and content development skills with a knack for crafting persuasive engaging and accessible materials that are tailored for specific audiences.
- Strong campaign planning and project management skills including experience with timelines budgets and KPIs.
- A deep understanding of Ontarios political landscape and how to engage with government media and the public on policy issues.
- A collaborative approach with a strong ability to build relationships across teams and stakeholders.
- Familiarity with community-based health or social services particularly mental health and addictions is an asset.
- Comfort using digital tools such as project management software CRM systems WordPress and media monitoring platforms.
- Strong understanding of digital and social media strategies particularly in amplifying campaigns or calls to action.
Addictions and Mental Health Ontario is an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to building an inclusive diverse accessible and respectful workplace. AMHO always encourages people with lived experience with addiction and mental health service delivery to apply.
Please note: we are only accepting applications from those authorized to work in Canada and we are not currently sponsoring any work visas.
AMHO is working in partnership with HR à la carte for our recruitment efforts.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
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