External Relations & Partnerships Specialist

CARMS

External Relations & Partnerships Specialist at CaRMS focusing on partnership management and stakeholder engagement. Building trust and translating insights for organizational priorities within Canadian medical education.

Posted 7/29/2026full-timeRemote • 🇨🇦 CanadaMid-LevelSenior💰 CA$80,000 - CA$90,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in stakeholder engagement and partnership management within the medical education landscape, leveraging insights to inform strategic planning and decision-making. Proficient in fostering collaboration and communication among diverse stakeholders while providing actionable recommendations.

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Stakeholder EngagementPartnership ManagementMedical Education ExperienceBilingual (English/French)Digital Collaboration Tools

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Hard Skills

Bachelor’s DegreeExternal RelationsAccount ManagementClient Relationship ManagementFacilitating DiscussionsTranslating FeedbackActionable Recommendations

Soft Skills

CommunicationCollaborationRelationship BuildingProactive Engagement

Tools & Technologies

Microsoft 365Asana

Industry Keywords

Not-for-ProfitHealthcarePost-Secondary EducationResidency MatchingStakeholder-Driven Environment

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and maintain trusted, long-term relationships with partner organizations, faculties of medicine, and other key stakeholders
Serve as a primary point of contact for external partners, fostering collaboration and open communication
Lead stakeholder meetings to understand partner priorities, challenges, and emerging opportunities
Represent CaRMS at external meetings, conferences, committees, and working groups
Strengthen relationships through regular engagement and proactive communication
Gather feedback from partners through discussions, meetings, and sector engagement
Identify recurring themes, emerging issues, and opportunities across the medical education landscape
Translate stakeholder insights into clear recommendations for internal teams
Prepare briefing materials and reports that support strategic planning and organizational decision-making
Work closely with Product, Delivery, and Leadership to ensure partner perspectives are well understood and considered in planning and decision-making
Support product teams by providing contextual insight, validation, and partner impact analysis—without owning product decisions
Act as a trusted advisor by bringing stakeholder and market perspectives into cross-functional discussions
Identify opportunities for new partnerships or enhancements that align with product direction and organizational strategy
Monitor trends within Canadian medical education and residency matching
Provide insights and recommendations to leadership on partnership approaches, ecosystem positioning, and sector dynamics

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in business, management, economics, public administration, communications or a related discipline
Five (5) or more years of experience in external relations, stakeholder engagement, partnership management, membership engagement, account management, client relationship management, or a related field
Experience working within a not-for-profit, association, healthcare, post-secondary, government, or other complex stakeholder-driven environment
Experience in medical education, preferably within a faculty of medicine, medical school, residency program, or related environment of the CaRMS match process and medical education landscape
Experience facilitating discussions, gathering stakeholder insights, and translating feedback into actionable recommendations
Proficiency with digital collaboration tools (Microsoft 365, Asana, etc.)
Bilingual (English/French)

Benefits

Comp & perks

remote-first work environment
continuous quality improvement (CQI)
professional development
comprehensive benefits program
industry-leading defined contribution pension plan