The Environmental, Social and Governance team is striving to develop and implement a centralized approach to ensure that assets are built and managed to the right long-term specifications (environmental, accessible, efficient, engagement) and maximizes benefits to local communities.
Job Purpose: This role is responsible for providing general administrative support to the Indigenous Relations (IR) team through coordinating event planning, communication, data for reporting, and providing fresh and innovative ideas to all team initiatives.
The successful incumbent will also be providing support in the coordination and administration of diversity, anti-racism policies, programs, projects and initiatives and reviewing and processing highly confidential and sensitive information.
What you will do:
- Enhance the organizational culture by assisting the Head of EDI and Manger, Indigenous Initiatives to ensure that the principles of Indigenous Inclusion are integrated into processes and programs and provides advice in addressing systemic racism and exclusionary practices to ensure equitable representation and inclusion of First Nations, Metis, Indigenous business groups and local community organizations.
- Acts as a lead to coordinate Indigenous Initiatives specific pages on IO’s internal webpages, ensuring they are up-to-date, confirming all pages are accessible, and providing continuous improvement by ensuring all contents are relevant to the organization.
- Prepares various statistical, productivity and trend reports and analyses for quarterly departmental, IO Leadership updates, Board meetings and Town Hall, etc.
- Assist with construction, maintenance of Indigenous Engagement (IE) initiatives to assist with monitoring workplans and strategic plan to ensure goals are met in a timely fashion. Support project work associated with these initiatives, as needed.
- Collect and construct presentations on IE progress of the EDI Strategy on a monthly and quarterly basis (in support of EDI communication plan).
- First point of contact for all Indigenous Initiative inquiries via departmental mailboxes. Provide coordination support as needed.
- Lead coordination for engagement events both internal and external, such as cultural awareness activities, meetings with Indigenous leaders and communities and/or organizations.
- Support the Indigenous Employee Resource Group (ERG) in order to meet their quarterly and annual goals.
- Build trust-based relationships with the Indigenous ERG Lead and partner with them to power initiatives.
Who we are looking for:
- Candidates who self-identify as Indigenous with lived experience preferred and are encouraged to apply.
- Knowledgeable about Indigenous reconciliation and inclusion including the Calls to Action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.
- Demonstrated intercultural experience and strong verbal and written communication skills and knowledge of DEI at both the regional and global level.
- A few years of progressive work experience in a coordinator function.
- High degree of proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint is required.
- Experience using data analytics platforms to inform storytelling and presentations.
- An understanding of equity, diversity, inclusion, and discrimination and harassment prevention frameworks.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate and work effectively with diverse constituencies and communities in a team environment.
What's in it for you:
- Commitment to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture that promotes a sense of belonging and represents and reflects the needs of the communities we serve.
- A flexible, hybrid work approach that allows colleagues to find balance between their professional and personal lives and making the most of the benefits of working remotely and purpose-driven in-person collaboration opportunities.
- A defined contribution pension plan, where IO contributes the equivalent of 5% of a full-time employee’s annual salary, with an option for IO to match an additional 5% contribution made by the employee. IO also offers a Group Retirement Savings Plan and Group Tax Free Savings Account, designed to help IO colleagues plan and save for their future.
- A comprehensive package that covers health, dental, vision, out-of-country care, paramedical services, and more.
- A pregnancy and parental leave program that offers expecting, eligible employees a top-up to 95% of their annual base salary for 31 weeks, and our parental leave program offers eligible employees a top-up to 95% of their annual base salary for 15 weeks.
- Access to our $1000 Healthcare Spending Account to top up expenses not covered in the benefits program and a Lifestyle Account that expands the eligibility of health and wellness options and can include coverage for fitness equipment, nutrition counselling or financial planning.
- Support for professional development opportunities for all colleagues through a broad range of learning programs that include in-person and online training, leadership development, and support for colleagues’ well-being. IO will also cover the costs associated with up to two membership and licence fees per year for eligible colleagues if directly related to the employee’s role.
- Access to a suite of virtual healthcare options to support non-urgent medical needs
NOTE: This posting will close on Monday January 13, 2025 at 3:00 pm.
Please note that interviews will occur on a rolling basis until the role is filled.
The hiring range for this position is $54,900 – $82,400, with a corresponding job level of P1.
The exact compensation will align based on the skills, knowledge and experience of the candidate.
After reviewing the qualifications listed above, we want you to know that we understand you may not meet all the qualifications described, but still encourage you to apply, as you may have other relevant expertise and experience that you can bring to the role.
At Infrastructure Ontario, we strive to create a culture that encourages a diverse equitable and inclusive environment that fosters belonging. We believe that experience comes in many forms and through learning from each others’ differences and perspectives gives us strength. We are committed to enhancing our culture and encourage applications from all walks of life. Let us know if you require any accommodations for the selection process, by contacting the Talent Acquisition Team.
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience will be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.
At Infrastructure Ontario, we use AI in our applicant tracking system to improve the efficiency and fairness of recruitment. Your application will be reviewed by both AI and our hiring team for a thorough evaluation. Please note that final hiring decisions are made solely by our experienced hiring team.
