Senior Assessment Advocate (2) - 1 Full Time Permanent & 1 Temporary Assignment up to 15 Months Job Details

Date: Jun 20, 2025

Location:

Pickering (Durham FO), ON, CA

Type of Position: Permanent ( Standard Req Only)

Type of Position:

Number of Positions: 1

Salary Min: $85,002.00

Salary Max:

Description:

Do you want to be part of a team helping to strengthen every community across Ontario? Are you interested in seeing the importance of your work firsthand?

Become a Senior Assessment Advocate (2) - 1 Full Time Permanent & 1 Temporary Assignment up to 15 Months with MPAC

The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) is made up of a team of experts who understand local communities and assess every property in Ontario. What we do provides the very foundation that municipalities use to base the property taxes needed to pay for the services we use every day.

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism

MPAC is committed to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism. We are taking important steps towards ensuring that all voices are respected, valued and being heard. MPAC is dedicated to fostering an environment where employees can bring their full, unique and authentic selves and are inspired to do their best work.

Job Description

What makes you great for this role?
You are an agile leader who can administer MPAC's corporate assessment appeals system with external agencies, appellants and tax agents to facilitate the scheduling of appeals on a provincial basis.

We have:

A team of highly skilled, dedicated and collaborative staff
Leadership that supports you
An enterprise that embraces change
A work environment that has flexible work locations (including remote), hours of work and overall employee wellness support

You have:

Completion of post-secondary education in legal studies or a related field
At least three years of experience in property assessment litigation and or related field
Paralegal License – maintaining a membership in good standing – issued by the Law Society of Ontario
Advanced knowledge of the following: Province of Ontario Property Appeal Process; Assessment Review Board Rules of Practice and Procedure; The Assessment Act and the Municipal Act; Appraisal techniques and theory on the three approaches to value
Exceptional research, analytical and problem solving skills
Excellent communication (both written and verbal), negotiation and interpersonal skills
Proficiency in MS Office suite of applications, such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Good organization skills with the ability to work under pressure and meet tight timelines ensuring quality and accuracy
Ability to travel extensively

Nice to have:

Advanced knowledge of the application of property valuation tools including cost manuals, multiple regression analysis, etc.

What you will do:

Advocate on behalf of MPAC and assist Valuation / Other departments on litigation strategy, appeal preparation, and presentation before the Assessment Review Board (ARB)
Act as quasi counsel to assist MPAC staff in preparing for pre-hearings, mediations and full hearings/trials (such as, attend hearing events, advocate and negotiate with other parties)
Participate in the research, development and implementation of policies and procedures for the court/tribunal process, including all phases of litigation
Participate in the operation and coordination of MPAC’s corporate appeal Work Management System
Deliver training programs for valuation staff regarding new/amended techniques for the administration of appeals and process flow
Triage issues of appeal raised by tax payers, municipal representatives, and/or tax agents within the statement of issue phase of litigation

Location:

Pickering (Durham Field Office) (1) - Full Time Permanent
Richmond Hill (1) – Temporary Assignment Up to 15 months

Additional Information:

Requisition ID: 2629
Job Type: Union
Closing Date: July 4, 2025

Ready to apply?

Please note, only applications submitted through the Applicant Tracking System will be accepted.

Successful candidates will be required to undergo a background verification with Mintz Global Screening. By applying to this job posting, you are providing your consent to MPAC to share your name, email address and phone number with Mintz, to conduct the criminal and driver abstract check and for Mintz to disclose the results to MPAC, should you be the successful incumbent.

MPAC is committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment where all employees and members of the public feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflect the diversity of the public and communities we serve.

Persons with disability who need accommodation in the application process or those needing job postings in an alternative format may email their request to careers@mpac.ca.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Please note that MPAC prohibits employees from holding a current/valid real estate license and successful applicants must at least suspend their real estate licenses during their period of employment at MPAC as outlined in our Employee Code of Conduct.

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