Healthy food access, education and advocacy

Position: Food Policy Coordinator
Organization: York Region Food Network
Location: This is a remote position but candidates must be able to commute within York Region when required

• Start Date: Immediate
• End Date: December 31, 2026
• Hourly Wage Rate: $28.50 per hour
• Schedule: 25 to 30 hours per week

York Region Food Network (YRFN) is a charitable organization that connects and empowers people to access healthy food through education and advocacy. We create opportunities for community residents to have access to healthy foods while also advocating for income security as a long-term solution to food insecurity.

This position will provide operational support, engagement and coordination for the York Region Food Council’s working groups. This position will be working alongside our Food Policy Lead to ensure each of the working groups are supported in implementing their work plans, organizing meetings, ensuring strong communication with members and recruiting new members for each working group. Working groups include Emergency Food Access Cluster, York Region Community Garden Working Group, Youth Food Committee and Community Engagement Working Group.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Organize and support 20+ working group meetings annually, including scheduling, agendas, minutes and follow-up.
• Ensure working group workplan deliverables are completed.
• Maintain membership lists, contact databases and working group documentation.
• Support outreach and engagement, ensuring diverse participation.
• Maintain and manage communication channels (newsletters, Google Groups, social media and website updates).
• Assist in planning and executing sector trainings, joint initiatives and the 2026 Food for Change event.
• Track participation, engagement and implementation metrics; assist with reporting and evaluation.
• Support knowledge sharing and cross-working group collaboration.

Qualifications:

• Diploma, degree or equivalent in community development, policy, project management or program coordination
• 1–3 years experience in multi-stakeholder coordination or program implementation
• Strong organizational, communication and facilitation skills
• Experience working with diverse communities and people with lived experience; experience with outreach
• Knowledge of planning, public health policy, communications an asset
• Knowledge of food security issues, an asset
• Knowledge of York Region
• Proficiency in social media and Microsoft Office
• Valid Ontario Driver’s License and access to a reliable vehicle
• Ability to work flexible hours with some evenings and weekends required
• Second language an asset

Application Deadline: February 4, 2026

Reports to: Food Policy Lead

Submit Resume to: Hiring Committee, York Region Food Network

E-mail: morgans@yrfn.ca

Subject Line: Food Policy Coordinator

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Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. As an equity seeking network, York Region Food Network encourages applications from individuals that represent the full diversity of communities in Canada, including complexities of intersecting identities such as ability, age, class, gender, race and sexual orientation. York Region Food Network offers a fair, cooperative, respectful, safe and healthy work environment.