Job Description

Career Opportunity Coordinator
Job Order ID: 7431
Employment Type: Yearly Salary
Web Publication Date: 8/21/2023
Number of Positions: 1
Job Location: North York
Job Function:

Program Overview

The Local Immigration Partnership (LIP) is a community-based partnership that involves a range of stakeholders in the planning and development of collaborative and innovative solutions to enhance newcomer settlement. TNLIP partners include service provider organizations, levels of government, school boards, professional associations,ethno-culturalorganizations,faith-basedorganizations,andthecommunity. Our employer is the lead agency for the Toronto North LIP (TNLIP), one of four quadrant LIPs in Toronto.

The employer are looking for someone who will:

• Coordinate the Employment and Labour Market Work Group of TNLIP, including creation and implementation of annual Action Planning, logistics of meetings and activities, communication with members, outreach, facilitation, and support in accordance with TNLIP Strategic & Action Plans
• Identify trends and emerging needs in newcomer employment and find creative ways to collaboratively address barriers to employment, access to services, or integration of newcomers
• Ensure member participation in all Council, Work Group, and project meetings and events; identify and reach out to relevant stakeholders, and engage with new members
• Keep accurate, accessible, and up to date member records and information
• Create and compile relevant employment-based content for external communication, including newsletters , newsflashes, social media, and other channels; distribute regularly
• Conduct, coordinate and analyze extensive primary or secondary research, such as needs assessments, environmental/quantitative data scans, jurisdictional scans, asset mapping, literature reviews, and qualitative phenomenological research as needed
• Participate in network and community agency tables that coordinate and plan for system change in the community and sector: effectively communicate TNLIP information and integrate newcomer employment perspective; advise on policy revisions and systemic change in the sector based on research, analysis, and community coordination
• Provide evidence and research-based information on emerging needs for newcomers to participate in regular Action Planning for TNLIP
• Provide support for TNLIP Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) initiatives
• Generate, organize and communicate information on opportunities for TNLIP and Work Group member collaboration on planning tables, boards and committees, professional associations and networks, entrepreneurship hubs, Bridging programs, and other networks as relevant
• Work collaboratively with other Work Groups and LIPs; provide support within TNLIP to ensure overall project results are achieved Flexible hours / evenings /weekends will be required for this position.

Job Requirement:

Career Opportunity Minimum Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor\'s degree in Social Science, Political Science, Community Planning, International Development, Media and Culture, Communications, or a related field. International degrees must be evaluated for Canadian equivalency
• 2 years of related experience
• Ability to conduct research and analysis
• Strong interpersonal skills; comfortable regularly networking and making connections
• Sensitivity to diversity and ability to work with vulnerable populations and professionals
• Effective verbal and written communication skills; comfortable with public speaking
• Ability to write reports quickly and cohesively
• Effective time management and organization skills; ability to strategically plan ahead and manage more than one project at once
• Ability to work both independently and as a team player
• Computer literate; the ability to learn systems used by the agency (ie. SalesForce)

Their ideal candidate will also have:

• Proven ties and strong familiarity with the LIP communities
• Strong knowledge-base of immigration, settlement, and employment programs
• Experience in community development

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