Lead, Intergovernmental Relations-crown Relations - Ottawa, Canada - Metis Nation of Ontario

Metis Nation of Ontario

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Ottawa, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Internal/External

Full-time/Permanent

Location:
Anywhere in Ontario

Remote Work:
Flexible (both in-office and remote-work required)

Closes:
March 14, 2023

Starting Salary:
$73,420 - $83,680, per year based on experience. Salary Range Max $95,460 [2023 Rates]

All applicants are encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to qualified applicants who meet the requirements for MNO Citizenship as per the MNO Bylaws and who are in good standing.

What We Offer
As an employer, the Métis Nation of Ontario offers a collaborative work environment with competitive salary.

Further, permanent employees benefit from:

Comprehensive employerpaid health benefits,
Pension plan,
10 days' vacation to start,
Annual paid twoweek holiday closure in December-January,
16 paid public and employer holidays,
Early closures on long weekends,
15 paid health & wellness days (sick leave),
Employee Assistance Plan, and
Telemedicine plan.
Preferred membership pricing at Goodlife gyms.

The Role

The Intergovernmental Relations team supports the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) to advance its priorities in developing government-to-government relationships between the Métis Nation of Ontario and the Crown and other Indigenous governments.

The Intergovernmental Relations Lead, Crown Partnerships is a manager level position responsible for supporting MNO's work with the Métis National Council and the Canada—Métis Nation Accord's Permanent Bilateral Mechanism (PBM).

The role is responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with provincial, federal, municipal and Indigenous governments.

The Lead will engage with elected and bureaucratic government officials on a regular basis to identify opportunities to raise MNO's profile, advance MNO priorities, identify risks, and maximize MNO participation in government processes that will further the achievement of MNO's strategic plan.

The Lead will work collaboratively with the Self-Government Strategy Branch and Research Rights and Policy Branch. While this position does not currently have any direct reports, it is possible it could in the future.

Duties include, but are not limited to:
Under the direction of the Director, Self-Government, the Intergovernmental Relations Lead, Crown Partnerships (Manager) will be responsible for the following key duties and responsibilities:

Lead MNO's work with the Métis National Council related to the Métis Nation
Canada Permanent Bilateral Mechanism.
Become familiar with all MNO government funding opportunities and funding agreements.
Support drafting of MNO and MNC budget submissions to Canada and Ontario.
Monitor, identify and analyze legislative developments and government priorities that could affect the MNO or our work.
Work with provincial, federal, municipal and Indigenous government officials to promote the MNO, its priorities and its key policy and strategic initiatives.
Manage and facilitate meetings and ensuring briefing notes are prepared for meetings with Ministers or senior government officials.
Work collaboratively with colleagues to coordinate their participation in government meetings and briefings as appropriate.
Write, review and evaluate Intergovernmental Relations documents, briefs and reports.
Prepare documents such as options/decision papers, letters and speaking notes.
Ensure MNO staff, volunteers or officials who interact with government at an operational level are appropriately aware of emerging issues and opportunities that may affect their interactions, and make them aware of MNO's key messages/strategies.
Establish work plans, key deliverables, timelines, quality measures, and action plans with clearly identified priorities to support the implementation of selfgovernment
Attend and participate effectively in meetings with senior management, funders, elected officials and government.
Manage and mitigate risk with respect to program delivery, quality, people and budgets
Manage the employment lifecycle for direct reports, including recruitment, discipline, termination, and other people issues.
Promote, track, and measure compliance with project timelines by creating and implementing appropriate data collection, reporting, and/or record keeping processes.
Develop communication tools to enhance understanding of issues.
Work collaboratively to identify ways to improve project effectiveness and implement viable ideas
Deal with complex, confidential, and sensitive issues in a timely manner, with tact, discretion, maturity and judgement, and assist with resolving complex conflicts that arise
Travel to communities for meetings to give presentations or attend meetings (this may require overnight stays in the community and a varied work schedule)