Municipal Government Relations Specialist
Disclaimer: This posting is for a net new position. AI is not used in the recruitment process.
Help Build a Canada Without Homelessness
At the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (CAEH), we believe homelessness is solvable. We work alongside communities, governments, frontline organizations, and people with lived expertise to help build housing-focused systems that measurably reduce homelessness across Canada.
CAEH is evolving. We are a modern social impact organization that combines systems change, advisory services, data, policy, learning, coaching, and innovation to create lasting impact at scale.
We are looking for people who are:
- Outcomes-focused
- Collaborative and adaptable
- Energized by meaningful work
- Comfortable navigating complexity and change
- Curious, thoughtful, and action-oriented
- Motivated by building better systems and stronger communities
The Opportunity
As our Municipal Government Relations Specialist, you will play an important role in helping CAEH strengthen communities, scale impact, and accelerate progress toward ending homelessness in Canada.
You will work across systems change, policy, and consulting to help move priorities from ideas into action.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys meaningful work, strong collaboration, and solving complex challenges in a fast-moving environment. You will have the opportunity to influence projects, improve systems, contribute to organizational growth, and help shape the future of CAEH as we continue to evolve.
What You’ll Do In This Role, You Will:
- Build and maintain relationships with municipal elected officials, staff, and partner organizations across Canada.
- Identify and nurture opportunities to connect municipalities with CAEH’s consulting and fractional services, surfacing relevant offerings organically through trusted relationships and ongoing connection.
- Work with Business Development to connect communities to solutions and CAEH’s service offerings.
- Monitor municipal policy, council agendas, budgets, and decisions relevant to homelessness and housing, and brief internal teams on developments.
- Support the design and delivery of advocacy strategies and campaigns directed at municipal governments.
- Prepare briefing notes, policy summaries, correspondence, presentations, and submissions tailored to municipal audiences.
- Represent CAEH at municipal meetings, associations, forums, coalitions, and events, building visibility and influence.
- Coordinate with colleagues across the organization to align messaging and priorities.
- Support CAEH’s community partners to strengthen their own municipal advocacy and engagement.
- Support CAEH’s federal and provincial government relations work, as part of an integrated Government Relations and Advocacy team.
- Assist with the development of new service offerings, based on discussions and experience with the municipal sector.
- Maintain accurate records of government contacts, interactions, and commitments in CAEH’s CRM and complete any required lobbying registration and reporting.
- Track, evaluate, and report on engagement activities and outcomes against advocacy goals.
- Stay current on trends in municipal government, homelessness, housing policy, and intergovernmental relations.
- Perform other related duties as required.
- Collaborate across teams to move strategic priorities forward.
- Use data, evidence, and feedback to guide decision-making.
- Contribute to continuous improvement across projects, systems, and service delivery.
- Support work that balances mission impact and organizational sustainability.
- Help foster a collaborative, inclusive, and accountable team culture.
Success in this role means:
- Strengthen CAEH’s relationships, credibility, and influence with municipal governments across Canada.
- Advance municipal adoption of policies and practices that contribute to ending homelessness.
- Deliver timely, high-quality briefing, advocacy, and engagement materials that support CAEH’s priorities.
- Ensure effective coordination and alignment of municipal engagement across CAEH teams.
- Grow municipal uptake of CAEH’s services through trusted relationships, expanding the reach and impact of CAEH’s social enterprise.
We recognize that strong candidates may not meet every qualification listed below. If you are excited about the role and believe you could contribute meaningfully, we encourage you to apply.
We’re looking for someone who has:
- A minimum 3–5 years of experience in government relations, public affairs, policy, or advocacy, preferably with a municipal focus.
- Strong understanding of municipal government structures, processes, and decision-making in Canada.
- Knowledge of homelessness, housing, and related social policy, and of the intergovernmental landscape.
- Excellent relationship-building and stakeholder-management skills, with political acumen and sound judgment.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication, including the ability to distil complex policy into clear, persuasive materials.
- Strategic thinking, with the ability to identify opportunities and adapt approaches to different municipal contexts.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Ability to work independently in a remote environment while collaborating effectively across teams.
- Alignment with CAEH’s mission and values, including a commitment to equity and to ending homelessness.
- Bachelor’s degree in Public Policy, Political Science, Public Administration, Communications, or a related discipline.
- Experience in homelessness, housing, or community systems work.
- Experience in nonprofit, public sector, consulting, or social enterprise environments.
- Experience facilitating, coaching, advising, or delivering services.
- Experience applying equity, anti-oppression, decolonizing, or systems change approaches.
- Bilingualism (English/French).
- Lived expertise related to homelessness or housing precarity.
- Graduate degree in a related field.
We are building a culture grounded in trust, learning, collaboration, accountability, and impact.
CAEH is a remote-first organization with team members across Canada. We value flexibility, autonomy, continuous improvement, and supporting people to do their best work.
What We Offer
- Competitive total compensation
- Comprehensive health benefits
- Retirement savings support
- Five weeks vacation plus paid winter closure
- Flexible remote work arrangements
- Professional development support
- Opportunities for growth and learning
- Meaningful work with national impact
- A collaborative and mission-driven team culture
CAEH is committed to building an inclusive, equitable, and accessible workplace.
We strongly encourage applications from people with lived expertise of homelessness and from individuals who identify as Indigenous, Black, racialized, disabled, 2SLGBTQIA+, or members of historically marginalized communities.
We recognize that experience, leadership, and potential can take many forms. If your background does not align perfectly with every qualification, we still encourage you to apply.
Accommodation is available throughout the recruitment process upon request to hr@caeh.ca.
Additional Information
Travel Expectations: Up to once a month for meetings and events.
Background Checks Required: Criminal Record Check and/or Vulnerable Sector Check.
How to Apply
Applications will be accepted until 5:00pm ET on August 7, 2026.
Please click the button below to submit:
- Your resume
- A short cover letter or written introduction sharing your interest in the role
