003 – Community Relations Communications Specialist and Advisor

105 Main Street West, Atikokan, Ontario, Canada
Req #107

Date Posted: Thursday, September 26, 2024

Closing Date: October 16, 2024

Hybrid Position

MNO’s culture is at our core

The MNO workplace culture is full of potential ready to be unlocked. As our Self-Governance agreement materializes, we are building a workplace culture of action, responsibility, and most importantly a desire to serve the Metis community. When defining what MNO culture is, it’s difficult, because of our diverse leadership styles, and the different programs and services offered. What that really means is there is a place for almost everyone under the MNO employer umbrella. We recognize people are different, and that is our source of strength. We bring opinions together, welcome healthy conflict, and look to always find answers, not problems.

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What We Can Offer You

• Comprehensive employer-paid health benefits and pension plan
• Generous vacation allotment starting at 15 day’s for regular employees and 20 day’s for management
• Annual paid two-week holiday closure in December
• 16 paid public and employer holidays
• 15 paid health & wellness days
• Challenging, multi-disciplinary work environment that fosters earning and professional development
• Substantial educational incentive to promote personal and professional growth
• An opportunity to make a direct or indirect impact on the lives of the Metis Peoples across the Province
• Other perks
  • Employee Assistance Plan
  • Telemedicine plan
  • Health care spending account
  • Goodlife corporate membership discount
  • Bell Mobility’s exclusive partner program
  • Staple’s corporate discount
  • Dell member purchase program
  • Mark’s corporate discount

About the Role:

The role of the Community Relations (CR) team of the Metis Nation of Ontario (MNO) is the support MNO’s 30 Chartered Community Councils and three Advisory Councils and their volunteers to function, achieve their purpose and goals and serve the citizens they represent. The CR team supports councils with all council governance matters, community engagement, issues management, and conflict resolution and navigates citizen concerns. Increasingly, CR develops and provides new tools and support to councils to better communicate with the citizens they represent. The CR team also supports the Senior MNO staff and Elected Executives with special requests related to councils, council leadership and citizens.

As part of the CR team, the Community Relations Communications Specialist & Advisor (CR-CSA) will lead the development of communications-related graphics and materials, support councils with communications tools and provide the CR team with council training support. Will undertake CR projects and promote citizen engagement and involvement within established branch priorities and goals. The CR-CSA will regularly engage with MNO leadership to identify opportunities to advance council and MNO priorities, focusing on council governance and branch communications. The CR-CSA will also work collaboratively with staff from other branches to address issues related to MNO councils. The CR-CSA reports to the Community Relations Manager within the Self-Government Strategy Branch.

What you will be doing:

• Will support communications tools and needs of the Community Relations team and the Self-Government Strategy branch as required.
• Make a priority and lead in branch-related graphics, branding, and designing communications and training materials, including presentations.
• Drafting and editing memos, briefing notes, and website content.
• Work independently and with the CR manager, CR team members, and the Director on complex initiatives and provide recommendations for solutions and resolutions to issues.
• Collaborate with senior Community Relations staff working on strategic projects such as training coordination, communicating significant MNO changes to councils and providing the highest levels of support during the annual general assembly.
• Promptly manage complex political, governance, confidential, and sensitive issues with tact, discretion, maturity, and judgement.
• Support council-centric projects such as Zoom webinars, town halls, annual general meetings, and other council engagement meetings.
• Develop, review and/or facilitate council training and workshops.
• Build strong relationships with the community, other MNO employees and branches, the PCMNO and other elected officials.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Communications, graphics design and related education is preferred.
• A combination of completion of Post-Secondary Education and Experience may be considered in lieu of the above.
• Minimum three to five years of work experience in a related role.
• Demonstrated ability to write high-quality reports and design professional presentations
• Demonstrated competency with graphics and creating materials.
• Demonstrated experience with social media and developing website content.
• Demonstrated ability to acquire and expand knowledge quickly and to be flexible in a dynamic environment
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing demands and assess changing priorities
• Demonstrated ability to assess situations and problem-solve independently
• Demonstrated ability to work alone/independently with minimal supervision
• Advanced communication skills, both written and verbal
• A high degree of technology literacy and proficiency in standard Microsoft, Adobe and graphics software.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively to a senior management audience
• Strong desire to act in the service of the Metis Citizens, to advance and uphold rights and culture
• Strong organizational skills.
• Effective communicator, public speaking skills, and ability to support and facilitate training or presentations.
• Ability to contribute to and develop plans for strategic, short or long-term projects.
• Ability to learn new platforms and software collaboration skills.
• The ability to travel and flexibility to work evenings and some weekends.
• Bilingualism with French or Michif (considered an asset)

AODA Statement

The Metis Nation of Ontario commits to providing accommodation as required by the Ontario Human Rights Act, unless to do so would cause undue hardship. Accommodations will be provided in accordance with the principles of dignity, individualization, and inclusion. The Metis Nation of Ontario will work cooperatively and in the spirit of respect with all partners in the accommodation process. These accommodations will extend to all aspects of the employment relationship including recruitment and selection.

Please email human resources if you require an accommodation during the hiring process.

Special Services Organization

The Metis Nation of Ontario is a special services organization. All applicants are encouraged to apply. Preference may be given to qualified applicants who meet the requirements for MNO Citizenship as per the MNO Bylaws and who are in good standing.

Please note, all employees, regardless of role or location, are required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, unless the employee has a valid medical exemption. This condition of employment is effective for all employees, full or part-time, permanent, contract, whether working remotely or not, as of November 1, 2021.

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