Board of Directors - Member at Large

Volunteer Centre of Calgary; Calgary, Medicine Hat; Hybrid; CAD 125,000 - 150,000; Part time

Job summary

A non-profit organization is looking for passionate Board Members from Medicine Hat to join its Board of Directors. The ideal candidates should have professional experience in governance, knowledge of public health, and strong networks within the community. Key responsibilities include attending virtual Board meetings, serving on committees, and representing SafeLink Alberta at local events. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a leading agency in Alberta and gain valuable committee experience.

Benefits

Opportunity to gain committee experience

Volunteer appreciation events

Potential for references after volunteering

Qualifications

• Understanding of health/social service system navigation.
• Experience on a non-profit board.
• Ability to attend meetings virtually and travel to Calgary occasionally.

Responsibilities

• Attend monthly Board meetings virtually.
• Serve on at least one Board committee.
• Represent SafeLink Alberta at events in Medicine Hat.
• Support stakeholder engagement activities.

Skills

Professional experience in non-profit governance

Knowledge of public health

Strong personal networks in Medicine Hat

Passion for harm reduction

Experience with priority populations

Education

Advanced education in health-related discipline

Job description

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

Ideal candidate

• Professional experience and/or advanced education in an area directly applicable to the work of one or more of SafeLink’s Board Committees, with particular interest in fundraising, government relations, governance and risk management, and 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 of 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 (up to 3–4 times per year) for events such as our strategic planning retreat, AGM, or other similar events.

Role expectations

• Attend Board meetings (virtually), generally held once per month, on a Tuesday evening.
• Serve on at least one of the Board’s committees (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.
• Perform similar duties to support SafeLink’s operations.

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

Why volunteer?

Benefits:

• Be an integral part of decision making for a leading non‑profit agency in Alberta.
• Gain committee experience and the opportunity to network.
• Volunteer hours and participation will be tracked and can be provided for various purposes required by the volunteer, such as references (after completing 30 hours of volunteering).
• Invitations to volunteer appreciation events, special agency events or workshops, and community celebrations.