Health Workforce Canada: Summer Student Position - Partnerships and Priority Initiatives

Position: Casual Staff $21/hour (4-month student contract)

Location:    Virtual full-time employment opportunity with potential for in-person team meeting

About Health Workforce Canada

Health Workforce Canada is a pan-Canadian, not-for-profit organization dedicated to transforming health workforce planning across Canada. The organization was launched in late 2023 with a mandate to be a catalyst for system transformation of health workforce planning in Canada. We do this by advancing health workforce data and information, forecasting and modelling, sharing innovations that are working well across the country, as well as to connect the many stakeholders in health workforce planning across Canada and internationally to strengthen collaboration and collective action.   

Health Workforce Canada is focused on supporting leaders in the health system to co-design health workforce planning solutions that will achieve a better system for tomorrow. This work includes a health workforce conference, as well as targeted priority health workforce planning initiatives with leaders across Canada and the health system.

About the Position

We are seeking a summer student (May to end of August) to work with the Partnerships and Priority Initiatives team at Health Workforce Canada to support engagement priorities. You’ll contribute to program development, interest-holder engagement infrastructure, and development of concise materials and outputs to advance priority initiatives, with a focus on rural/remote, education and Indigenous contexts.

Term: May to end of August (summer student).

Key responsibilities

• Run rapid scans/reviews to inform workshop and symposium planning (e.g., priority themes, comparable convenings, potential session formats, and evidence gaps).

• Develop and maintain a speaker/session pipeline (long-list of candidates, outreach status, bios, and topic alignment) and support drafting outreach materials.

• Maintain a shared evidence/insights repository (scans, notes, summaries)

• Maintain and update templates and trackers (e.g., contact list/interest-holder management system, speaker tracker, and briefing note templates).

• Support preparation of slide decks and briefing packages as appropriate.

• Capture notes and action items from planning meetings

What we’re looking for

• Enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program (public health/policy or related).

• Experience or interest in interest-holder engagement/partnerships.

• Strong research and synthesis skills (scans, briefs).

• Clear, concise writing (including plain language).

• Highly organized; comfortable juggling deadlines and follow-ups.

• Interest in rural/remote and Indigenous health contexts; culturally safe approaches.

• Strong Microsoft Office skills; virtual event tools are an asset.

About the team

You’ll work with the Partnerships & Priority Initiatives team who works closely with HWC teams and partners across jurisdictions to convene groups, synthesize evidence, and translate insights into practical recommendations and deliverables.

How to apply

Please submit your resume and a short cover letter (1 page) outlining your interest and any relevant experience in public health, policy, or stakeholder engagement.