Job Description

What makes you great for this role?
You are a leader who confidently leads by example enabling others to a path that will allow for the strategic and sustainable framework for advancing Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism (EDIA) in the workplace.   

We have:

• An opportunity to lead and grow MPAC’s Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism Office 
• Leadership that supports you
• An organization that embraces and is ready for change
• A work environment that has flexibility to manage life, work and wellness

You have:

• A post-secondary degree in a related field such as law, human rights and equity, humanities, social sciences, or equivalent relevant industry experience
• Strong relationship building and networking skills to effectively work with employees at all levels including senior management, vendors, consultants, and community outreach representatives
• Effective presentation skills to develop and deliver status updates, information sessions, presentations and briefs on EDIA matters internally to leaders, employees, and committees and to external stakeholders as needed
• Knowledge and experience in the implementation of best practices in EDIA strategies, initiatives, policies and procedures
• Understanding of analytics to develop measurable insights on EDIA initiatives and present them in a meaningful way to internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills (written, and verbal) to prepare, edit and/or review EDIA communications materials and provide advice to various departments
• Advanced project management skills to manage multiple projects, staff and maintain respectful and effective working relationships within MPAC and community groups
• Proven leadership skills to motivate, influence and build effective teams with and without formal authority
• The comfort, tact, and professionalism to interact effectively with all levels of employees up to and including the President 

What you will do:

• In collaboration with the Executive Director, Social Impact and Inclusion, lead the development and implementation of MPAC’s Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism strategies and plans, including MPAC’s Accessibility strategies and plan, ensuring that EDIA is embedded is all facets of the organization
• Review and develop corporate policies including MPAC’s EDIA policy
• Provide subject matter expertise and information to leaders and employees, to build EDIA capacity and cultural competence
• Implement learning and development plans; transfer skills and knowledge to enhance performance of the team and provide opportunity for growth and development
• Lead the development of and coordination of MPAC committees to advance equity, accessibility, diversity, inclusion and anti-racism
• Lead EDIA projects and programs and partner with other departments 
• Partner with Human Resources to identify barriers impacting equity deserving talent and work collaboratively for the removal of barriers to access, opportunity and selection