Advisor, Diversity - Mississauga, Canada - City of Mississauga

    City of Mississauga
    City of Mississauga Mississauga, Canada

    1 month ago

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    Job Summary

    Reporting to the Director, Strategic Communications & Initiatives, and working closely with the Strategic Leader, Equity Diversity and Inclusion, this position will focus on providing research, communication strategies, tool/resource development, data & web management, partner consultations & liaising with relevant division(s) to develop training materials on the use of tools/resources for City divisions and the Corporation. A significant component of the job will be to support the Council committee on Combating Racism, Discrimination and Hatred; support divisions in implementing direction coming from project reports and their recommendations, for example, the Black Caucus Alliance report "First Steps"; City Asset Naming; Anti Racism Anti Oppression Strategy; EDI Progress Report etc.

    Also requires on going support to the Employee Equity Advisory Committee (EEAC); the Employee Resrouce Groups (ERGs); as well as day to day work to promote and entrench EDI in the Corporation. As a key member of SC&I, the incumbent will apply an equity lens to all its work and work in close collaboration with the Strategic Leader, Diversity and Inclusion.

    Duties and Responsibilities


    • Be a resource to City divisions/Council Committees to facilitate effective implementation of any project report and its recommendations

    • Keep the community and divisions engaged and informed of the progress

    • In consultation with the Strategic Leader D&I, prepare final reports for Council

    • Support, through research, the development of background materials for relevant EDI resources for the Corporation

    • Document emerging trends/best practices on EDI

    • Find opportunities for partnering with divisions/external groups on EDI based projects, campaigns, initiatives

    • Research, develop and disseminate measurable EDI KPIs and other impact assessment tools to support EDI work at the City,

    • Develop communication/implementation strategies with the manager overseeing to disseminate EDI related resources to the Corporation including innovative/user friendly learning tools

    • Use the principles of equitable community engagement to conduct consultations as and when required

    • Support awareness of community engagement principles and activities when dealing with third party vendors working on behalf of the City (as and when required) and divisions

    • Support the Strategic Leaders, D&I and Community Engagement to develop robust, EDI based community engagement strategies focusing on equity deserving communities

    • Assist in the development of an Equitable Engagement Charter and coordinated corporate framework

    • Work in collaboration with relevant divisions to promote the knowledge and use of the EDI Dashboard across the Corporation

    • Research/implement best practices around data collection and its use in promoting EDI

    • Manage the EDI webpage on Inside Mississauga and the External site for timely and relevant information

    • Track back-end data for usage/content preference in order to refine content

    • Work with the Strategic Leader and other colleagues in SCI to continue to build Equity Talks as a key e-learning tool for the Corporation

    Skills and Qualifications


    • University degree in a relevant field of Social Science

    • Demonstrated understanding of key EDI concepts

    • Municipal experience an asset

    • Demonstrated experience in conducting EDI based benchmarking research

    • Demonstrated experience in creating/managing innovative EDI tools (including online/web based) to disseminate awareness of EDI

    • Experience in project management/implementation within a corporate setting including writing corporate reports

    • Experience and understanding of equity-based engagement principles/methodologies

    • Demonstrated experience advancing EDI objectives within a corporate setting

    • Minimum 5 years of experience working in positions advancing EDI

    Hourly Rate/Salary: $ 86, $ 115,812.00
    Hours of Work: 35
    Work Location: Civic Centre
    Department/Division/Section: CMO/City Manager's Office , CMO/Strategic Communications&Initiatives , Strategic Communications&Initiatives
    Non-Union/Union: Non Union
    A Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check (Level 2) or Vulnerable Sector Check (Level 3) will be required of the successful candidate, at their own expense, to verify the absence of a criminal record for which a pardon has not been granted.