Public Affairs, SR Summer Student Internship/Coop– PASRSummer25
Department: Public Affairs
Type of Position: Summer Student Contract - (4 Month Internship/Coop)
Location: 7th Floor, 5160 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON
Work Model: Hybrid – flexible work schedule (All remote work must be completed from your home office within the province of Ontario.)
About Tarion
Since 1976, Tarion has served new home buyers and new homeowners by ensuring that one of their life’s biggest investments is protected. Almost every new home in the province is covered by a new home warranty. This warranty protection is provided by Ontario’s builders and lasts up to seven years. It is backstopped by Tarion. More than 375,000 homes are currently enrolled in the warranty program. Every year about 55,000 new homes are enrolled.
How We Make a Difference
A home is one of life’s biggest purchases. As an independent, not-for-profit organization, Tarion provides Ontario’s new home buyers and owners with peace of mind that their purchase is safeguarded through the province’s new home warranty and protection program.
Almost every new home in the province is covered by a new home warranty. Tarion ensures consumer protection by providing free tools, guides and resources to help homeowners understand their builder’s warranty and navigate warranty claims with confidence.
If a builder does not meet their warranty commitments, Tarion offers guidance to help homeowners ensure they receive the coverage they’re entitled to, and when necessary, steps in to help resolve warranty claims.
About the Role
The Public Affairs Intern – Stakeholder Relations will assist the Public Affairs department and Stakeholder Relations team in a variety of community-based engagement with new home and condominium unit owners, prospective purchasers of new homes or condominium units, and other key stakeholders in the new home construction sector. Specifically, this will require engagement with various organizations which could include home shows, consumer groups, other organizations and agencies, and all levels of government. They will also assist the Stakeholder Relations team with research, outreach, and communication with traditional media and stakeholder focused communication channels.
This is a hybrid role requiring working two (2) days in the office and three (3) days remotely, per week. (All remote work must be completed from your home office within the province of Ontario.)
Responsibilities include:
- Support logistics and coordination of event planning for Tarion’s community-based outreach initiatives, as well as provide related support in preparation of materials, event agendas, and speaking notes
- Assist the Public Affairs and Stakeholder Relations team with developing key communication and education materials, departmental reports, presentations, and summaries
- Assist the Public Affairs department with monitoring traditional and social media activity and assisting with Tarion’s public and stakeholder-facing communications
- Provide background research on various topics to support the Stakeholder Relations team
- Provide administrative support to the people leaders in Public Affairs as well as other members of the Stakeholder Relations team as required
A great candidate for this position will have:
- Enrolled in a post-secondary program in public relations, government relations, marketing, or communications is preferred or diploma program with post graduate certificate in relevant program
- Experience in a public relations or communications role is an asset
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, both for concise key messaging and longer writing formats
- Knowledge of corporate communication strategies and tools
- Proven ability to work well under tight deadlines
- Excellent computer skills with proven knowledge in Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel, with experience in graphic design principles and software is an asset
- Excellent interpersonal skills that will help support all levels of internal and external stakeholders
- Ability and keen willingness to work in a team environment
- Exceptional attention to detail and strong organizational skills
- Sound problem solving and decision-making skills and the ability to adapt to changing priorities
Other eligibility criteria:
- To be considered for this summer employment opportunity, students must be actively enrolled in a program at an accredited institution such as a public university or community college
- Applicants must be returning to their study program for a minimum of one (1) semester upon completion of the summer employment opportunity
Why Choose Tarion?
We believe that Tarion’s employees are its most valuable asset. We strive to provide a welcoming work environment.
We offer employees a competitive compensation program, opportunities for learning and development, an employee discount program, access to wellness programs, and a variety of Employee Assistance Program tools and online resources to support well-being.
At Tarion, we believe that a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion allows employees to perform at their very best and underpins a culture in which everyone feels they have an equal opportunity to belong and build a career. Tarion is committed to developing and maintaining work environments and practices that ensure equality of opportunity in recruitment, selection and promotion, and to removing systemic barriers so that employees have every opportunity to feel included in the workplace.
If you are a person with a disability and have questions or would like help with your application, please contact a member of the Human Resources Department.
Application Submissions & Deadline:
Please submit a single file with a covering letter and resume with vacancy code PASRSummer25by no later than February 10, 2025.
