Co-Executive Director

About FYM

Free Your Mind Mental Health Society (FYM) is a youth-led not-for-profit organization. Mental health is a universal topic that deserves a level of awareness we have yet to achieve. FYM promotes mindful lifestyles that focus on well-being and happiness. We deliver meaningful education to the Canadian public while amplifying genuine youth voice.

FYM is dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) across its programs. We are committed to anti-oppression in multiple forms, including de-colonization, anti-racism, and anti-ableism. Our team includes people identifying as racialized, queer, transgender, neurodivergent, disabled, and foreign-born. We are always welcoming new volunteers who embody a range of lived experiences.

Description

We are recruiting one (1) Co-Executive Director to collaborate with our current Executive Director as the highest authority within Free Your Mind. 

The Co-Executive Directors will work together to facilitate cohesion across all FYM teams, communicate with funders, partner organizations, and government services, complete high-level troubleshooting, and proactively mediate  disagreements. 

You will work with team-level directors to sustain Free Your Mind programming, expand organizational mandates to fill t unmet community niches, and maintain Free Your Mind’s public image. You will work closely with the other members of FYM’s executive team, including the Co-Executive Director, Director of Accessibility, Director of Communications, Director of Sustainability (currently hiring), and the Co-Directors of Finance. 

As Co-Executive Director, you will work with your partner to lead organization-wide initiatives that support Free Your Mind as a whole. This includes coordinated bi-annual (twice a year) recruitment efforts, planning and delivering training programs, managing relationships with funders and other supporters, overseeing budgets and financial reporting, and ensuring organizational compliance with Alberta’s not-for-profit regulations. You will facilitate general meetings and director meetings, ensuring clear communication across the organizationYou are also responsible for promptly responding to safety concerns and other emergency situations, supporting conflict resolution through Free Your Mind’s Three Strikes System, and completing annual reporting requirements (e.g.,maintaining not-for-profit status with the Government of Alberta, releasing a publicly accessible annual report, and responding to emergent administrative tasks)

Please recognize that this role description is not a comprehensive list of everything the Co-Executive Director is meant to oversee – this is a framework, which may change over time, and as the needs of Free Your Mind evolve. Training, including an orientation to Free Your Mind as an organization, and an overview of our safety measures, is made available during onboarding

Key Responsibilities

  • Co-develop and execute the strategic vision and roadmap for the Free Your Mind initiative, setting clear objectives and key results (OKRs).

  • Collaborate with program facilitators, volunteers, and mental health professionals to design, deliver, and continuously improve workshops, content, and support resources.

  • Lead community engagement and stakeholder management, building strong relationships with participants, partners, donors, and senior leadership within the host organization.

  • Manage the initiative’s operational “backlog,” prioritizing projects and resources to maximize impact and align with core mission values.

  • Facilitate discovery sessions and feedback loops to identify community needs, validate new program ideas, and measure emotional and psychological outcomes.

  • Drive end-to-end program development, from conceptualization and resource planning to execution and iterative improvement within an agile framework.

  • Serve as the primary ambassador and expert for the initiative, clearly articulating its value, methodologies, and success stories to diverse audiences.

  • Coordinate cross-functionally with marketing, communications, and fundraising teams to ensure cohesive messaging and sustainable growth.

Location

Canada: Remote

Volunteer

3-4 hours/week

Duration

1 year