Consultation Support Officer

Mines and Minerals Division / Indigenous Consultation and Partnerships Branch

$1,480.30 - $1,853.99 Per week
* * Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.

Are you interested in supporting the ministry's engagement and relationships with Indigenous communities? If so, consider joining the Indigenous Consultation and Partnerships Branch of the Ministry of Mines, where you will provide support to consultation and engagement processes, through the collection and coordination of the Crown's knowledge of First Nation and Métis communities, to inform the effective implementation and administration of the Mining Act, regulations and related policies.

Supporting Indigenous engagement and consultation support at the program level, you will:

• provide administrative support to management and staff to increase effectiveness of engagement activities by researching, collecting, compiling and maintaining the Crown's knowledge, including in Indigenous community profiles
• liaise and develop effective relationships with ministry staff, internal/external stakeholders, other ministries, and various organizations
• participate and support meetings and discussions with Indigenous communities, organizations, and related industry to provide information, clarity and understanding regarding exploration and development proposals and ministry initiatives to obtain informed input
• lead and/or support the development and delivery of training initiatives regarding Ontario's regulatory consultation framework governing mineral exploration and development, Aboriginal and treaty rights, and duty to consult
• support fostering constructive ministry-Indigenous community relations, networks and collaboration, including to promote co-operative working relationships between government, the mineral sector and Indigenous communities.

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Ability to travel to remote communities is required.***

• Valid Ontario Driver's license

You have:

• practical/operational experience and knowledge of Ontario's Indigenous communities and organizations;
• knowledge and understanding of the factors and issues impacting and influencing the Crown's legal duty to consult, Aboriginal and treaty rights, and inter-governmental relations;
• knowledge of land and resource development matters;
• knowledge of economic, legal, and political issues underlying Indigenous affairs, history, culture, governance, protocols, agreements and services affecting Indigenous communities;
• an awareness of government priorities, policies and strategic directions for Indigenous affairs;
• an understanding of the concepts, barriers and principles for engaging, consulting and building relationships with Indigenous partners, communities and organizations;

You can:

• apply collaboration and relationship-building skills to support the development of positive working relationships with Indigenous communities, colleagues, and other stakeholders;
• demonstrate facilitation, mediation and consensus-building skills to liaise with and support the resolution of issues between Indigenous communities, ministries and stakeholders;
• demonstrate sensitivity to issues and decisions affecting Indigenous communities, including community impacts, opportunities and perspectives.
• demonstrate oral and written communication skills to communicate effectively with colleagues, Indigenous communities and stakeholders, and to develop and deliver communication products such as training materials, presentations, brochures, letters, and information packages;
• communicate and demonstrate political acuity regarding relations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people, government, mineral sector, and private sector organizations.

You can:

• research, analyze, and synthesize information to maintain the Crown's knowledge of Indigenous rights and interests, supporting informed decisions on the duty to consult.
• demonstrate knowledge and experience with computers and various software applications such as Geographic Information Systems, databases, Google Earth and MS Office

If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the…