Board Director (Volunteer) – National Board of Directors

KIDS KICKING CANCER CANADA | HEROES CIRCLE

Help children in pain reclaim their strength

Join our National Board of Directors as a volunteer Director

Why this work matters

Children and youth experiencing chronic illnesses, neurological conditions, disabilities, trauma, violence, and other adverse childhood experiences endure pain, anxiety, and fear that medicine alone can’t reach. Kids Kicking Cancer Canada (KKCC) gives them something powerful in return: a sense of control.

Through the Heroes Circle, a martial-arts-based therapeutic program, children learn breathing, visualization and empowerment techniques that help them find peace and purpose during treatment. Our mission is to ease their pain and trauma while empowering them to heal physically, spiritually, and emotionally.

Our vision: a national organization serving children in pain in every province of Canada.

We’re growing toward that vision, and we need governance-minded volunteers to help us get there.

Every child who experiences pain in Canada should have access to the Heroes Circle.

At a glance

Role: Director, National Board of Directors (volunteer)

Term: 3 years, renewable once

Location: National. We welcome applicants from every region of Canada

Expenses: Reasonable travel and KKCC-related costs are reimbursed

Key governance Responsibilities

As a Director, you’ll help steer a national, volunteer-driven organization as it expands its reach. You will:

• Shape the future. Provide strategic leadership and help set KKCC’s long-term direction.
• Turn vision into results. Set annual goals and track progress against our Strategic Plan.
• Protect the mission. Keep our work aligned with our mission, vision, values and culture.
• Safeguard trust. Ensure legal, ethical and prudent conduct across our staff, volunteers and Board, with strong oversight, accountability and transparency.
• Dig in where you’re strongest. Contribute to Board committees that fit your skills.
• Be our voice. Act as an ambassador for KKCC with donors, partners, and stakeholders.

As a director, you also serve as a public trustee, ensuring KKCC delivers its mission prudently, ethically, and cost-effectively. It’s a role of real responsibility and real influence.

Who we’re looking for

You’ve volunteered in the not-for-profit sector on a board or committee, and you bring strong governance skills. Experience in any of these areas is a bonus:

• Philanthropy and revenue generation
• Pediatric medical sector involvement
• Marketing and communications
• Representation from broad geographic regions across Canada

We believe the best boards reflect the communities they serve. We encourage applications from all equity-deserving groups and welcome qualified applicants regardless of ethnicity, race, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity.

What you’ll gain

• Meaningful impact. Your time and expertise go directly toward easing the pain of children and families.
• A seat at the table. Help guide a growing national organization.
• A purpose-driven team. KKCC views patients, families, staff and volunteers as valued members of its extended family.
• Skills that count. Apply your professional experience to a cause that matters and deepens your governance leadership.

Commitment and selection

• Term: Three years, renewable once, for a maximum of two consecutive terms.
• Involvement: Board meetings and participation on committees as needed.
• Process: Candidates are assessed by the National Executive Committee before nomination. Directors are then elected by KKCC Members.

How to apply

Please submit a statement of interest and your resume. Tell us what draws you to KKCC and what you’d bring to the Board.

Susana Martinez, National Executive Director susana@kidskickingcancer.ca