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    Director of Internships - Toronto, ON, Canada - World Education Services, Inc.

    World Education Services, Inc.
    World Education Services, Inc. Toronto, ON, Canada

    2 days ago

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    Director Government Relations and Planning (Hybrid)
    Administration
    Full-Time
    Director, Government Relations and Planning

    Department:
    Managing Director's Office (MDO), World Education Services in Canada
    Candidates based in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Nova Scotia or willing to relocate

    World Education Services (WES) is a non-profit social enterprise dedicated to helping immigrants, refugees, and international students achieve economic, social, and educational inclusion in the United States and Canada.

    For nearly 50 years, WES has helped people learn, work, and thrive in new places and helped society recognize the value of people's education and experience.

    WES is seeking an experienced leader to work as a Senior Director to plan and lead strategic initiatives in the Canadian Office to enhance government relations and influence public policy (in collaboration with Senior Director Policy, and Research), support global expansion and provide strategic advice and support from a Canadian lens to the Global CEO Office, New Products branch and global operations (India) and social impact divisions.

    This unique role requires an innovative and agile leader to collaborate closely with the Managing Director (MD) providing strategic analysis, establishing critical internal and external partnerships, and to drive WES's priorities and mission in Canada, to advance global mobility and integration of highly skilled individuals into academic and professional settings.

    The Senior Director will also work closely with functional teams at WES-Marketing and Communications, Technology and Finance and Administration, and the position will play a strong proxy function for the Managing Director.

    The position will have exposure to WES's Executive Leadership and be a critical part of WES's Divisional Leadership team.
    WES is a remote first organization with team members distributed across the country.

    The Senior Director can work from the location of choice (from the WES office located downtown Toronto or from their home location).

    You will understand and be excited about the Vision and Mission of WES and the unique opportunities, challenges, and ways of working in a successful social enterprise that has both a corporate/business culture and a social impact culture.

    You will be an effective influencer and adept at building strong, positive relationships. You will possess strategic leadership skills to contribute to the development, design and implementation of Canadian and enterprise-wide initiatives.

    You will be extremely comfortable working in a highly matrixed environment and with rapidly changing external government policies that will leverage your ability to pivot and respond quickly, based on your innovative entrepreneurial skills.

    Providing oversight of federal, provincial and municipal government relations activities; including contract negotiation and management, as well as exploring new opportunities for the business relationships in support of the MD
    Building and fostering strategic relationships with advocacy leaders, think tanks, government officials, associations, and employers to promote and advance immigration and employment policies and programs to support refugees and immigrants
    Acting as a thought partner to the MD to help ensure that WES maintains its status in Canada as a trusted and valued partner in the development and implementation of government policies and programs related to skilled immigrant integration
    Strategy, Planning and Analysis
    Designing and executing key WES Canadian Office planning processes including development of a comprehensive and agile strategic framework, multi-year strategic planning, annual goal setting and monitoring performance against strategic goals in alignment with social impact and enterprise goals

    Driving the planning, development and execution of key organizational and cross-functional strategic initiatives, programs and special projects, assessing strategic choices ensuring alignment across teams on the organization's highest priorities.

    Support the Managing Director and the Strategic Policy and Research Branch in leading initiatives to influence public policy, legislative, regulatory and licensing changes, to clear pathways and proactively remove barriers for Canadian immigrants to work in their areas of professional credentials

    Gathering strategic intelligence and conducting geopolitical climate analysis to forecast future trends and provide insights on the Canadian context to support the development of enterprise-wide programs and services to ensure their feasibility within the Canadian environment.

    Proactively identifying issues and risks that may impact the Canadian context negatively, and developing actions and initiatives to positively address these
    Operational Management
    Overseeing the development and implementation of the Canada Office governance model, operational infrastructure, practices, and plans, maximizing alignment, collaboration and capacity across teams
    Ensuring effective resource management including budget development and monitoring and forecasting and making recommendations on capacity, resource needs, and other operational priorities across WES Canada
    Designing and overseeing the operationalization of key strategic priorities, such as development of a service model for research and analysis across WES and working in close collaboration with Directors, Policy Advocacy and Research in CAN, US and India
    Managing the sourcing, acquisition and management of vendor and external consultancy services
    Providing leadership to onboard, mentor and motivate direct reports and other staff members and interns in the Canadian Office to foster an environment of achieving excellence
    Driving synergies, connections and intersections with WES' Social Impact Division and other WES departments to enable the collective success of the organization
    Building and maintaining effective relationships with the WES executives, providing a voice of the Canadian context while ensuring alignment to the full WES organizational perspective
    Leading the preparation of high priority executive leadership and board presentations
    A strong commitment to WES's mission and values and awareness of social enterprise mandates
    Political savvy to oversee and influence how WES leverages government relations
    Deep interest and knowledge of the intersections between the business, labour market, immigration policy, and the settlement sector
    community, unions, academic, regulatory, government, and international organizations), especially in relation to the needs of immigrants
    Ability to build and maintain constructive relationships at senior levels with relevant partners (government, regulatory bodies, service providers, employers, think tanks, and academic institutions, etc.)
    Deep understanding and expertise in translating data analytics to forecast and identify trends, improvement and growth opportunities.
    Well-developed people leadership skills to manage and motivate a diverse team of highly skilled professionals.
    Multisector experience across corporate, academic, public sector and nonprofit organizations.

    Lived experience from immigrant and refugee communities and/or communities of color, as well as the issues that the WES focuses on.

    Graduate degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. business administration, global relations, social sciences, social policy)
    Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in social impact work, including advocacy, research, and social enterprise planning and evaluation
    Minimum of 5 years of people and team management and leadership experience
    Demonstrated knowledge of workforce and labour market strategies, policies and programs for market inclusion of immigrants (e.g. internationally educated health professionals, international students, immigrant youth, immigrant women, employer engagement, skilled trades)
    Demonstrated experience navigating and managing complex internal and external stakeholder relationships
    Excellent organizational leadership and strategic planning skills.
    Executive level written and verbal communication skills, including experience as a public spokesperson and advocate.
    Strong project management skills and the capacity to manage multiple strategic projects concurrently
    Our people are the foundation of our success, and we place a high priority on offering a wide range of benefits that make our team happier and healthier:
    Flexible and supportive work arrangements with generous vacation time, paid parental leave and an ability to work remotely.
    A focus on wellness with a suite of wellness activities, corporate gym membership and EAP support.
    Inclusion – We become stronger, more creative, and more resilient when we embrace diversity.


    Diversity Statement:

    WES values diversity in all its forms and recruits qualified individuals at all occupational levels that reflect the diversity of our clients and our community.

    We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.

    Accommodation may be provided at all stages of the hiring process.
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