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Ontario Native Women's Association (ONWA)

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 1971

🤲 Charity

🌍 Social Impact

🤝 Non-profit

Charity • Social Impact • Non-profit

Ontario Native Women's Association (ONWA) is an organization dedicated to advocating for Indigenous women's issues and providing vital support services across Ontario. With a commitment to celebrating Indigenous women's leadership and promoting safety and well-being, ONWA offers various programs, events, and resources tailored to the needs of Indigenous communities. Through initiatives like the She Is Wise magazine and the Talk4Healing helpline, ONWA empowers women and raises awareness about critical issues affecting their lives.

📋 Description

• Lead various internal and intergovernmental initiatives that advance ONWA's strategic priorities, with a particular focus on intergovernmental and international affairs • Provide strategic analysis, advice, guidance, and recommendations to ONWA portfolio teams and Senior Leadership regarding the development and implementation of reports, submissions, advocacy initiatives, research activities, and approaches that address issues impacting Indigenous women and their families • Work collaboratively across portfolios to provide strategic leadership, policy expertise, research analysis, advocacy support, planning, monitoring, and evaluation to advance ONWA's mandate and organizational priorities

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Policy, Political Science, Indigenous Studies, Social Sciences, Public Administration, or a related field • Master’s degree in a related field is considered an asset • Minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in policy, strategic analysis, stakeholder engagement, and project coordination • Demonstrated experience in strategy development, including proposal development, scoping, scaling, critical analysis, options development, advocacy, report writing, and evidence-based decision-making using an Indigenous Gender-Based Analysis lens • Strong research, policy analysis, and strategic policy experience, including environmental scanning and strategic recommendations • Experience preparing briefing materials and providing evidence-based recommendations to senior leadership • Proven project management skills with the ability to coordinate multiple initiatives, establish priorities, implement recommendations, and meet timelines • Experience developing work plans, milestones, and organizational priorities • Excellent oral and written communication skills, including reports, submissions, presentations, briefing materials, and correspondence • Extensive experience developing key messages and strategic communications for senior leadership • Experience building and maintaining partnerships with government, community organizations, Indigenous organizations, and stakeholders • Demonstrated ability to identify issues and risks, develop mitigation strategies, and resolve concerns effectively • Strong presentation and advocacy skills with experience engaging executive leadership, community partners, and government stakeholders • Proficient working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, internet-based systems, and office technology.

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive salaries • Generous paid vacation time • Paid time off at Christmas above paid vacation time • Additional paid stat and civic holidays • 35 hour work week • Comprehensive benefits program including health, paramedical, dental, vision and EAP. All premiums covered by the employer • Healthcare Spending Account and Lifestyle Spending Account • Participate in CAAT defined benefit pension plan and retire with secure lifetime retirement income • Paid sick days • Paid cultural/personal wellness days • Flexible scheduling to support work-life balance • Ongoing professional development • Possible reimbursement on portion of cell phone and internet expenses • Remote/hybrid work offered for various positions • Paid management days