Position Details: Existing vacancy
MNO’s culture is at our core
The MNO workplace culture is full of potential ready to be unlocked. As our Self-Governance agreement materializes, we are building a workplace culture of action, responsibility, and most importantly a desire to serve the Métis community. When defining what MNO culture is, it’s difficult, because of our diverse leadership styles, and the different programs and services offered. What that really means is there is a place for almost everyone under the MNO employer umbrella. We recognize people are different, and that is our source of strength. We bring opinions together, welcome healthy conflict, and look to always find answers, not problems.
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What We Can Offer You

• Comprehensive employer-paid health benefits and pension plan
• Generous vacation allotment starting at 15 day's for regular employees and 20 day's for management
• Annual paid two-week holiday closure in December
• 16 paid public and employer holidays
• 15 paid health & wellness days
• Challenging, multi-disciplinary work environment that fosters learning and professional development
• Substantial educational incentive to promote personal and professional growth
• An opportunity to make a direct or indirect impact on the lives of the Métis Peoples across the Province
• Other perks
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Telemedicine plan
• Health care spending account
• Goodlife corporate membership discount
• Bell Mobility's exclusive partner program
• Staple's corporate discount
• Dell member purchase program
• Mark's corporate discount

About the Role:
Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the Director, develops and directs the activities of the Community Wellbeing Branch, including establishing goals and objectives, policies, procedures, and work standards; prepares and administers the Branch budgets, including determining staffing needs; and approves and monitors Branch expenditures.
The ideal candidate brings proven experience developing community wellbeing initiatives. A collaborative leader, you have deep and broad experience in Métis relations that complements your passion for advancing community support and programming. Experience working in sensitive, highly political environments has developed your communication skills and ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects.
The hiring of this role reflects the dramatic growth of the Métis Nation of Ontario, and the renewed focus on sustainable program delivery. This position requires a strategic, innovative and inspirational team leader who will provide direction to the Branch management team.
The Director is accountable for achieving Branch goals and objectives and for furthering MNO goals and objectives within policy guidelines. The Director is also responsible for creating an engaging and effective workplace culture and fostering a healthy and safe workplace. This includes managing and coaching employees, fostering a climate of continuous improvement, mitigating risk, and maintaining the integrity of programs, based on funding agreements.

What you will be doing:
Operations

• Ensuring accountability and transparency, specifically to MNO funders, in the development, design, monitoring and evaluation of projects and programs.
• Preparing and administering the Branch’s budget, ensuring appropriate systems and procedures are followed in order to provide financial oversight and budgetary control.
• Overseeing and managing the Branch activities and related initiatives, including managing staff, external contractors or consultants.
• Developing, implementing and evaluating Branch procedures and policies and recommending, reviewing, evaluating and approving Branch documents, briefs and reports.
• Establishing and maintaining Branch files in accordance with all relevant legislative requirements, including privacy laws.
• Establishing and maintaining positive, collaborative and productive working relationships with other Branches, leadership, clients, citizens, external contractors and funders.

Leadership

• Providing direction for the selection, training, development and evaluation of all branch employees.
• Implement and oversee a range of programs to ensure that the Branch takes a holistic approach for Metis people throughout Ontario, and provide wrap-around services.
• Leading a culture of quality and service by prioritizing and allocating available resources and reviewing and evaluating program and service delivery.
• Monitoring the day-to-day operations to ensure the Branch is meeting goals and objectives, following policies and procedures, and providing services effectively and efficiently.

Research and Policy

• Monitoring changes in laws, regulations, and technology that may affect Branch operations, and implementing policy and procedural changes as required.
• Developing, reviewing and implementing policies and procedures to meet legislated requirements, MNO needs and the Branch goals and objectives.
• Overseeing preparation of periodic and special reports, procedures, policies and other materials.
• Preparing and delivering presentations to a variety of audiences.

Advisory

• Serving on the management team, and attending meetings and conferences, ensuring the Branch needs and concerns are represented.
• Participating in strategic planning for the MNO
• Conferring with and representing the Branch and the MNO in meetings with various government agencies and the public
• Liaising and establishing linkages with provincial organizations, and government program representatives as directed.
• Promotes the values of the organization within the workplace and in the community by demonstrating positive and professional relationships with others (employees, citizens, council, volunteers, advocates, etc.)
• Reports all unsafe conditions, hazards or practices, accidents and incidents in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act and adheres to all Health and Safety requirements within the MNO’s policies and procedures and provincial legislation.
• Performs other job/branch-related duties as required.

Qualifications:

• University Degree in Health Sciences, Counselling, Public Health Administration or a related field
• 5 to 7 years of experience in a health related field
• Management experience.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing strategic approaches within organizations through effective policy development, collaboration and working in partnership with government and other stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining budgets and writing proposals and business plans
• Strong desire to act in the service of the Métis Citizens, to advance and uphold Métis rights and culture
• Significant knowledge of Métis and/or Indigenous rights and policy issues and principles or a demonstrated ability to quickly acquire knowledge
• Robust, effective leadership and management skills, including demonstrated skill to work collaboratively using a team-based approach.
• Effective interpersonal skills to liaise with a wide variety of government partners and internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated understanding of government processes and protocol, in the public health or mental health sector, at the provincial and federal level.
• Significant skill and experience speaking to a variety of audiences.
• Knowledge of all relevant employment related legislation, including privacy laws.
• A high degree of digital literacy, including demonstrated knowledge of MS Office software including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
• Ability and willingness to work flexible hours (including weekends as required) and travel throughout Ontario.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced multi-issue environment, serving a wide range of varied internal and external interests.

AODA Statement

The Métis Nation of Ontario commits to providing accommodation as required by the Ontario Human Rights Act, unless to do so would cause undue hardship. Accommodations will be provided in accordance with the principles of dignity, individualization, and inclusion. The Métis Nation of Ontario will work cooperatively and in the spirit of respect with all partners in the accommodation process. These accommodations will extend to all aspects of the employment relationship including recruitment and selection.
Please email human resources if you require an accommodation during the hiring process.

Special Services Organization
The Métis Nation of Ontario is a special services organization. All applicants are encouraged to apply. Preference may be given to qualified applicants who meet the requirements for MNO Citizenship as per the MNO Bylaws and who are in good standing.

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