Contract Position

Request for Applications

CPCHE is seeking a part-time RentSafe Project Coordinator

Position: RentSafe Project Coordinator
Organization: Canadian Partnership for Children’s Health and Environment
Location: remote, anywhere in Canada
Date posted: July 7, 2025

RentSafe, an initiative of the Canadian Partnership for Children’s Health and Environment (CPCHE), is at an exciting time, with current projects focused on building on our work to address mould in rental housing and expanding our work to advance strategies that support communities across Ontario to improve climate resiliency in rental housing and improve health equity through intersectoral action on extreme heat, flooding/mould, and indoor air quality. The RentSafe Project Coordinator, working with the CPCHE secretariat and RentSafe partners, will support the development and delivery of these projects.

About CPCHE and RentSafe

The Canadian Partnership for Children’s Health and Environment (CPCHE) is a national collaboration of organizations with overlapping missions that have been working together for two decades to improve children’s environmental health in Canada (healthyenvironmentforkids.ca). CPCHE’s 17 partner and affiliate organizations have diverse expertise in public and clinical health, environmental protection, disability advocacy, law and policy, early childhood education, and health equity. CPCHE has a strong track record of developing evidence-informed policy positions and knowledge translation tools to empower preventive action to reduce toxic exposures and associated risks for the developing fetus and child. CPCHE is committed to environmental health equity and works to ensure that all children in Canada have healthy, sustainable and inclusive environments in which to live, learn, play and grow.

RentSafe is a core CPCHE initiative. RentSafe aims to address unhealthy housing conditions affecting tenants living on low income in both urban and rural communities in Ontario. With active involvement of public health, legal aid clinics, municipal property standards and by-law enforcement, social service sectors, and housing providers and tenants, RentSafe works to build awareness and capacity across sectors so that tenants, when faced with mould, pests, lead, radon and other unhealthy housing conditions, are better able to get the support they need. CPCHE has utilized a collaborative approach to RentSafe’s equity-focused projects, building up a robust network of organizations across Ontario that actively engage in the design, development and promotion of initiatives focused on addressing unhealthy housing conditions. Ultimately, the goal of RentSafe is to support the right to healthy homes for all.

Position description and selection criteria

CPCHE is seeking a motivated, energetic individual, with demonstrated project coordination skills, for a part-time contract position to:

• Serve as project coordinator to advance RentSafe’s projects alongside RentSafe’s project manager, and the CPCHE secretariat team. Responsibilities include:
  • coordinating and expanding the network of RentSafe collaborating organizations, including RentSafe Tenants’ Rights Advocates
  • managing project deliverables, such as
  • summarizing and mobilizing evidence-based research,
  • developing resources (e.g., factsheets, reports, presentations)
  • conducting policy research and co-developing policy advocacy recommendations
  • developing website and social media content,
  • planning and facilitating events,
  • project reporting,
  • grant writing;

• Contribute to secretariat services to support routine CPCHE operations, as part of our committed secretariat team. This may include:
  • coordinating CPCHE committee meetings,
  • preparing meeting minutes,
  • developing social media communications,
  • and/or other tasks, as needed, to support the collaborative work of the partnership.

• There is a possibility of additional hours per week, depending on candidates' alignment with other CPCHE initiatives, including communications, and/or the mobilization of research to increase awareness, prevent and reduce reproductive/prenatal/child health risks posed by exposure to environmental chemicals

The ideal candidate will have:

• a Bachelor’s degree or other post-secondary degree, or the equivalent in demonstrated experience, in a relevant field (e.g., environmental health/public health/social science, policy research/advocacy, health/social services, communications);
• demonstrated ability to work in a team and effectively manage collaborative projects;
• excellent people skills;
• strong initiative and capacity to advance projects effectively and on time;
• strong writing and communication skills in English, and proficiency in French (other language skills would be an asset);
• ability to understand and synthesize scientific information and terminology related to environmental health and housing justice;
• experience with managing social media and updating websites;
• passion for children’s environmental health, the right to housing and social justice.

Potential applicants who identify as Indigenous or as belonging to an ethnic, cultural or racialized group that has faced systemic oppression, and those with lived experience of environmental/social/economic injustice, are particularly encouraged to apply.

Terms of the contract will include:

• Monthly pay of $1,350 for part-time work (~10 hours per week), plus applicable taxes;
• Semi-flexible schedule;
• Remote work setting;
• Eight-month contract, with possibility of renewal;
• 8-week trial period to ensure mutual good fit;
• Possibility of additional hours per week, depending on candidates' alignment with other CPCHE initiatives.

The selected applicant will report directly to RentSafe Project Manager and will be under contract with, and paid by, one of the CPCHE partner organizations on behalf of CPCHE.

There are no benefits associated with the contract with the exception that the contractor will receive paid vacation, pro-rated based on an allocation of 10 days paid vacation per year of service.

Applicants from anywhere in Canada are encouraged to apply. The contractor will work from their own office or home and will be responsible for ensuring reliable access to a computer and Internet connection.

The anticipated start date is on or before September 8, 2025.

How to apply

If you are interested in being considered for this position, please:

1. Prepare a brief statement or letter (no more than two pages) explaining why you are suited to this work, highlighting your relevant skills and experience.
2. Attach your CV or resume.
3. Provide names and contact information for 2-3 professional references who can speak to your relevant abilities and experience.

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Your application should be sent electronically (in MS Word or PDF) by July 20, 2025 to Geri Blinick, RentSafe Project Manager, geri@healthyenvironmentforkids.ca with “Application for RentSafe Coordinator” in the subject line. You will receive an emailed confirmation of receipt.

Selection process

RentSafe Project Manager, CPCHE’s Executive Director and a member of the RentSafe Project Team will independently review and rank all applications received by the July 20th deadline, the results of which will be used to create a shortlist of the top three (3) candidates. Short-listed candidates will be invited to participate in an interview with members of the review committee via Zoom, who will collectively select a candidate. (If no suitable candidate is identified, the position will be re-posted.) The CPCHE Executive Director will offer the contract to the selected candidate.

CPCHE is grateful for the interest expressed by all anticipated applicants. However, in light of the potential volume of applications, only the selected candidate will be notified of the selection results.

For more information:

For more information or for clarification of the position or the application process, please send a brief email, with “Request for Applications” in the subject line, to:

Geri Blinick, RentSafe Project Manager, CPCHE, geri@healthyenvironmentforkids.ca