Director, Reset Alcohol Canada Policy Initiative

2 months ago

Toronto, Canada Vital Strategies Full time

Director, RESET Alcohol Canada Policy Initiative

Vital Strategies, headquartered in New York City, is an international public health organization. Our programs strengthen public health systems and address the world’s leading causes of illness, injury and death. We work in more than 70 countries, supporting data-driven decision-making in government, advancing evidence-based public health policies, and mounting strategic communication campaigns. Vital Strategies’ priorities are driven by the greatest potential to improve and save lives. They include non-communicable disease prevention, tobacco control, road safety, food policy, environmental health, civil registration and vital statistics, and overdose prevention. Our programs are concentrated in low
- and middle-income countries and cities in Africa, Latin America, Asia, and the Pacific.

**About the Program - Canadian Alcohol Policy Initiative**:
Alcohol consumption contributes to over 2.6 million deaths globally each year and to substantial negative impacts on health and well-being. RESET Alcohol is a global alcohol policy initiative at Vital Strategies that supports governments and civil society to develop and implement evidence-based policies to reduce the adverse health and social impacts of alcohol consumption. In Canada, we are supporting a new effort to advance public health-oriented alcohol policies at the national, provincial, and territorial levels. This position is a one year with the commitment for subsequent years of support.

**Job Purpose**:
The Director, RESET Alcohol, Canada is a new position within the Public Health Programs Division at Vital Strategies. Working alongside a team, the Director will be instrumental in expanding Vital’s RESET Alcohol program by leading and guiding implementation efforts and providing thought leadership to establish Canada as a global leader in alcohol policy. The Director will bring an entrepreneurial spirit and creative leadership to manage and guide a Canadian team on overall RESET Alcohol Canada implementation. This role will be responsible for establishing and maintaining government and non-governmental organizational collaborations. They will provide and oversee government engagement, technical assistance, training, capacity development, staffing support, targeted grantmaking, and consultancies with partners embedding an equity perspective into the work.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:
The Director will report to the global RESET Alcohol Director and will have technical and administrative support from various departments across Vital Strategies.
- 1. Government Relations -_
- Develop effective relationships with key government leaders, administrators, and political leaders to advance the implementation of public health-oriented alcohol policies at national and provincial/territorial level;
- Oversee the day-to-day monitoring of the alcohol policy landscape and agenda in relevant federal government departments and Parliament; meet with relevant actors to sensitize.
- 2. Research & Policy Analysis -_
- Conduct a review and analysis of the alcohol policy landscape nationally and in selected provinces;
- Engage relevant research experts to build timely research relevant to accomplishing policy development goals, including legal analysis, economic analysis, public opinion, etc.
- 3. Partner Engagement -_
- Engage existing experts and organizations across a variety of interest areas and sectors working on alcohol policy and align goals and objectives, roles and responsibilities, to achieve desired outcomes.
- 4. Public Engagement / Coalition Building -_
- Build a national coalition of relevant civil society and government actors that work on issues related to alcohol policy (e.g., cancer, heart, mental health, driving impaired, family and community violence, etc.);
- Build a strong network with a clear focus on equity, diversity, and inclusion to represent all aspects of those impacted by alcohol harms.
- 5. Changing the Narrative -_
- Oversee the development and implementation of a communications strategy in collaboration with the Policy, Advocacy, and Communications team;
- Engage polling, communications, and public relations expertise for campaign development as needed;
- Leverage the coalition to communicate the harms of alcohol and the importance of alcohol policies to policy makers and the public;
- Lead Initiative communications including press, program media campaigns, and digital media.
- 6. Advocacy Strategies and Implementation -_
- Ensure evidence-based positioning and data-driven advocacy;
- Develop advocacy strategies with clear objectives and outcomes.
- 7. Management, Finance and Administration -_
- Oversee budget development and implementation for Canada programming and operations;
- Hire, manage, train, and guide a small team;
- Manage Canada program operations including grantmaking, subcontracting, travel, and finance monitoring and reporting;
- Preparation and delivery of progress

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