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Thank you for thinking of us and wanting to join our growing community. Please see our active listings below.

Please note: All of these positions unless otherwise specified are volunteer only.

missINFORMED is seeking a dynamic, passionate and collaborative individual with lived experience and a background in health, wellbeing, or related fields to join the Board of Directors. As a Board Member, you will contribute to advancing the organization’s mission of fostering health equity, health literacy, and intersectional feminist advocacy. We value candidates who bring a holistic understanding of health, including nutrition, mental health, traditional healthcare, or broader wellbeing practices, and who support missINFORMED’s commitment to community-centered, feminist organizing.
 

Responsibilities:
 

Governance and Leadership: Participate in strategic decision-making and provide oversight to help guide missINFORMED’s growth, sustainability, and impact in advancing health equity and education.

  • Prepare for, attend and meaningfully participate in board meetings.

  • Steer missINFORMED towards doing mission-aligned work, in an ethical manner that is financially-sustainable for the long-term throughout your decision-making, governance and oversight 

  • Have an understanding of missINFORMED’s mission and seek knowledge of our projects and programming working to advance that mission to be able to provide informed decisions surrounding the design and implementation of project activities 

  • Review all Board materials (e.g., financial reports) in a timely manner and in advance to meetings, where required

  • Support, where possible, in identifying and securing additional financial resources and partnerships that support the work of the organization

  • Hire and provide direct supervision over the Executive Director(s), including doing minimum once per year performance review, alongside providing mentorship and feedback where relevant to ensure their role continues to be mission & value-aligned

  • Support Executive Director with hiring/recruiting of Executive Committee members who lead all day-to-day operations at missINFORMED

 

Lived Experience and Advocacy: Leverage your lived experiences to shape initiatives and policies that address the health and wellbeing of structurally vulnerable communities, particularly women and gender-diverse individuals.

  • Respect and meaningfully create space for the inclusions of diverse perspectives, knowledges and experiences within all spaces at missINFORMED, particularly decision-making environments (e.g., Board meetings)

 

Health Expertise: Offer insights based on your background in health and related fields (such as nutrition, mental health, public health, etc.), ensuring that missINFORMED’s initiatives are grounded in scientific evidence and best practices.

 

Collaborative Community Building: Work closely with fellow board members and staff, bringing a fun, supportive, and inclusive energy to help strengthen feminist organizing efforts and community engagement.

  • Help identify personal connections that can benefit the organization’s fundraising and reputational standing, and influence public policy.

  • Leverage connections, networks, and resources to develop collective action to achieve the organization’s mission.

 

Program and Resource Development: Support the development of educational resources, events, and campaigns that promote intersectional health education and wellbeing for diverse communities.

 

Advancing Feminist Principles: Uphold and promote the values of intersectional feminism in all organizational activities, helping to create a welcoming, inclusive environment for all stakeholders.

 

Engagement and Outreach: Actively participate in events, discussions, and outreach efforts that help expand missINFORMED’s reach and deepen connections with communities.

  • Serve as an active advocate and ambassador for missINFORMED.

  • Engage in learning opportunities to better understand the community we serve

 

Qualifications:

  • Lived Experience: Personal experiences with health challenges, community care, or other aspects of well-being, particularly in the context of intersectional feminist struggles and advocacy.

  • Health Background: Professional or volunteer experience in fields such as nutrition, public health, mental health, wellness, or traditional healthcare, as well as any other allied disciplines.

  • Collaborative Spirit: A track record of working effectively within teams, contributing positively to community organizing, and fostering an environment of inclusion and support.

  • Feminist and Intersectional Approach: Commitment to advancing health equity through a lens that is inclusive, anti-colonial, and sensitive to the diverse needs of women and gender-diverse individuals.

  • Passion for missINFORMED’s Mission: A deep commitment to advancing evidence-based, accessible health education and to supporting structurally vulnerable communities.

 

Time Commitment:

  • Attendance at regular board meetings (approximately 4-6 per year, 1.5 - 2 hrs/ meeting)

  • Participation in organizational events, campaigns, and committee work (as time permits)

  • Reviewing assigned documents and materials in a timely manner

  • Completing work applicable to the outlined responsibilities within and outside of the regular board meetings

  • 1 in-person gathering with all of missINFORMED leadership team (costs will be covered for your travel and accommodations)
     

How to Apply:

Please apply directly via this Google form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScSSva9Kw5C3j5LV253nxKSPIVxYkSTGnbAYi_qX3d86UYRnA/viewform at your earliest convenience. The application will remain open until the positions are filled, but it is a competitive process and we aim to recruit someone in the roles before Jan 2025.

 

If you have any questions for us, or if you would like to provide us with any additional information, please feel free to contact info@missinformed.ca.​

missINFORMED is a national non-profit designed to provide health education & to promote informed advocacy through evidence-based teachings and by centring the lived experiences of women and gender diverse folks. This information is not designed to replace a physician's independent judgment about the appropriateness or risks of a procedure for a given patient. Always consult your doctor or health care professional about your medical conditions. missINFORMED does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Use of this website is purely for informational purposes. 
 

missINFORMED primarily operates on the traditional land belonging to the Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabe, Attiwonderonk, Mississauga Peoples, and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. However, we hope to support Nations across Turtle Island. We acknowledge that our actions contribute to the land we live on, and as such, we are tasked to be caretakers of this land and the people that inhabit it. For the individuals of immigrant and settler Canadian descent present on our team, we acknowledge that our positions on health, and our accessibility to healthcare, have been largely shaped by our own lived experiences, which encompass many privileges. We are committed to evaluate & decolonize our practices continually and do our best to incorporate the lived experiences of the land defenders and protectors within our work. We plan to use our platform to be inclusive of all women and gender diverse folks who call the geographical confines of what is currently known as Canada, home. We hope to build our organization to represent and support those with multiple identities, including but not limited to queer, trans, two-spirit, and non-binary folk, as well as those who are Black, Indigenous, or Persons of Colour. As an organization, we will try our utmost best to ensure that only individuals with lived experiences speak on behalf of their communities while still recognizing that communities of colour and the 2SLGBTQQIA+ community are not a monolith. While each member of missINFORMED brings their own experiences, education, and expertise, we are always motivated to keep learning and to keep expanding our repertoire and knowledge capacity.

Land acknowledgements like this one are a great start to decolonizing the current colonial systems by which we operate, but they are not the only thing we can do. For example, actively supporting the sovereignty of Indigenous Nations such as supporting policies and movements that give the land back to Indigenous Nations, policies that do not condemn Indigenous communities or make it more difficult for them to receive the support that they deserve, paying Indigenous people when their knowledge and emotional labour are requested, and so much more. You can learn more about the Nations you share this land with here. 

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