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Black Alliance Internship - Communications (Unilingual & Bilingual, French/English)

Organization:

Various Ministries

Division:

Various Divisions, Various Branches, Various Departments/Units

City:

Toronto

Language of Position(s):

Both English and bilingual

Job Term:

10 Temporary fixed term contracts up to 12 months

Job Code:

02701 - Information Officer 1

Salary:

$1,194.25 - $1,402.90 Per Week*
*Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.

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Posting Status:

Open

Job ID:

183132

Black Alliance Internship
The OPS is dedicated to recruiting and advancing top talent while building a diverse public service. This exciting opportunity offers recent Black or Black bilingual (French-English) post-secondary graduates the opportunity to develop their careers and gain valuable work experience with one of Canada's top employers.

We seek to recruit and advance bright talent for the future, and we offer personal and professional growth, coaching and mentorship, along with a competitive salary.

Personal Information
The Ontario Public Service (OPS) is committed to building a workforce that reflects the communities it serves and to promote a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful, and equitable workplace. To enable this commitment and advance broader organizational objectives, this dedicated internship has been created for eligible applicants who self-identify as Black, or Black bilingual (French/English). As part of the application process, all applicants must respond to a self-attestation. Applicants who do not belong to one of these two groups or who choose not to identify will not be eligible.

What can I expect to do in this role?

Communications is vital to government. OPS communications specialists develop messages and strategies to publicize key government initiatives, programs and services. Ministry communications branches advise and support the minister, deputy minister and ministry program areas.
As an intern in communications, you may be involved in:

developing targeted strategies to get the public's and media's attention
planning and coordinating events to support communications strategies
identifying and managing issues
writing and editing communications products like news releases, speeches, briefing notes, fact sheets and newsletters
managing ministry websites and graphic designs.

How do I qualify?

Mandatory

You must self-identify as Black (regardless of your cultural identity or place of birth).
You must have graduated or will complete the requirements to graduate with a degree, diploma or post-graduate certificate from a recognized or legally authorized post-secondary institution in the last five years (May 2017-June 2022).
You must be legally entitled to work in Canada.
French proficiency levels for bilingual placements will be tested and confirmed before hire.

Skills

Analytical: identify trends and relevant themes to support the development of user-focused and evidence-based findings and recommendations
Collaboration: work with others across the organization to identify and solve a problem or achieve a common goal that is mutually beneficial
Relationship Management: build and maintain strong working relationships with clients, stakeholders, partners and colleagues while demonstrating respect, ethics and extending trust in order to achieve organizational goals
Planning and Coordinating: prioritize tasks, manage competing priorities to effectively manage time in order to meet deadlines.
French Language: for some placements, French proficiency is not required but is considered an asset.

Knowledge

Strategic Communications/Integrated Marketing: an understanding of integrated marketing principles and concepts
Digital Communications: knowledge of digital communications including social media platforms and an understanding of how different digital channels are used to communicate with audiences

OPS Commitment to diversity, inclusion, accessibility, and anti-racism:

We are committed to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, anti-racism: inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace.

We invite all interested individuals who meet the mandatory eligibility to apply and encourage applications from people with disabilities as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.

Visit the OPS Anti-Racism Policy and the OPS Diversity and Inclusion Blueprint pages to learn more about the OPS commitment to advance racial equity, accessibility, diversity, and inclusion in the public service.

We offer employment accommodation across the recruitment process and all aspects of employment consistent with the requirements of Ontario's Human Rights Code. Refer to the application instructions below if you require a disability-related accommodation.

Communications Placement Information:

3 Bilingual Temporary- up to 12 months, Toronto
• Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, Advanced-Minus
• Ministry of Solicitor General, Criminal Record Check, Advanced
• Ministry of Transportation, Advanced-Minus

7 Temporary – up to 12 months, Toronto
• Cabinet Office, Criminal Record Check
• Ministry of Citizenship and Multiculturalism
• Ministry of Government and Consumer Services (Optional locations: North Bay, Orillia or Thunder Bay)
• Ministry of Health
• Ministry of Long-Term Care

Additional Information:

Address:

3 Bilingual English/French Temporary, duration up to 12 months, Toronto, Toronto Region, Criminal Record Check
7 English Temporary, duration up to 12 months, Toronto, Toronto Region

Compensation Group:

Ontario Public Service Employees Union

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Schedule:

Category:

Internships

Posted on:

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

Note:

This ad is also available in French.
In accordance with the Ontario Public Service (OPS), Employment Screening Checks Policy (ESCP), the top candidate(s) may be required to undergo a security screening check. Refer to the above to determine the screening checks that are required for this position.

Required security screening checks along with your written consent, will be sent to the Transition and Security Office (TSO), Talent Development Branch, Talent and Leadership Division to evaluate the results. If applicable, the TSO, with your written consent, will request and obtain any additional employment screening checks that were not obtained directly by you.

A record under the Criminal Code and/or other federal offence record(s) does not automatically mean you will be ineligible for the position. The employment screening check(s) will only be reviewed and evaluated by the TSO for the purpose of making a security clearance decision. The details of an individual's employment screening check(s) will be considered in specific relation to the duties and responsibilities of the position being filled. Employment screening check records will be maintained by the TSO and kept strictly confidential.
These temporary internship positions are 12-month contracts starting August 29, 2022.
The information that you provide for the purpose of this competition and the results from this competition may be used to fill other internship opportunities in the OPS and public sector organizations where TBS provides administrative services.
In order to meet the program goals and ensure that our recruitment practices are fair, open and transparent, it is necessary that only those applicants who self-identify as Black are considered for this internship.
Personal information collected in this attestation will contribute to efforts in building a more diverse, inclusive, and accessible OPS. Information collected in this attestation will be retained by the Internships Unit, Treasury Board Secretariat and will be used to determine your qualifications for this program. Any data will be reported on an aggregate, depersonalized basis only. All information will be protected in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
The Government of Ontario is an equal opportunity employer and has a legal duty to accommodate under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and Ontario's Human Rights Code. If you have any questions about this attestation or require accommodation to complete this attestation, please contact the Internships Unit at contact.oip@ontario.ca.

Please do not provide more personal information than what is asked of you. For example, do not include your social insurance number, photograph, or banking information, etc. with your application. We strongly encourage you not to provide us with information beyond that which is requested in the job posting.

All external applicants (including former employees of the Ontario Public Service) applying to a competition in a ministry or Commission public body must disclose (either in the cover letter or resume) previous employment with the Ontario Public Service. Disclosure must include positions held, dates of employment and any active restrictions as applicable from being rehired by the Ontario Public Service. Active restrictions can include time and/or ministry-specific restrictions currently in force, and may preclude a former employee from being offered a position with the Ontario Public Service for a specific time period (e.g. one year), or from being offered a position with a specific ministry (either for a pre-determined time period or indefinitely). The circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment.

Remember: The deadline to apply is Wednesday, July 6, 2022 11:59 pm EDT. Late applications will not be accepted.

We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for further screening or an interview will be contacted.

All Ontario Public Service external job advertisements are posted in English and French. To confirm the language requirements of a job, check the "language of position" information at the top of each job ad. For all positions, candidates will be assessed in English, the business language of the Ontario Public Service. For English/French designated bilingual positions, candidates will also be assessed through French-language proficiency testing.

Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario sont affichées en anglais et en français. Pour connaître les exigences linguistiques, vérifiez les renseignements sur la « langue du poste » figurant dans le haut de chaque offre d'emploi. Pour tous les postes, l'évaluation des candidates et candidats se fera en anglais, la langue usuelle de la fonction publique de l'Ontario. En ce qui concerne les postes désignés bilingues, la maîtrise du français des candidates et candidats sera également évaluée.

The Ontario Public Service is an inclusive employer.
Accommodation is available under the Ontario's Human Rights Code .

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