Black Alliance Internship - Policy and Program Service Delivery (Unilingual & Bilingual, French/English)

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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.

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About the job

Policy:
Policy interns may participate in and support projects that contribute to a number of government priorities. You work will consist of a variety of activities and may include conducting a variety of research and data collection from internal and external sources; analyzing and evaluating policy information and data, conducting impact assessments, and identifying issues and trends; and drafting and preparing a range of materials to support proposed policies and initiatives, including policy reports, options papers, House Book notes, presentations and briefing materials for management

Program Service Delivery
As a program and service delivery intern, you will have the opportunity to be part of a team focused on delivering better programs and quality services. Your work may include reviewing programs, researching service delivery models, analyzing current service delivery processes and recommending improvements, assisting in consulting program stakeholders on program improvements and supporting plans to ensure quality services and customer satisfaction.

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What you bring to the team

Mandatory requirements

• 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 Policy

Policy Development: knowledge of the formulation of public policy and the process of making important organizational decisions that could have future impacts or consequences throughout the implementation or operationalization stages

Knowledge Program Service Delivery

Business-Planning: identify key business objectives and goals for the organization, considering the variety of factors that impact the organization and establishing goals that account for those factors

Evaluation: determine the effectiveness of a service or program based on existing practices, systems, and/or policies

Process Improvement: identify and implement changes in work processes that can be expected to produce measurable enhancements

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-racist, 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.

Policy and Program Service Delivery Placement Information:

Policy:
1 Bilingual Temporary – up to 12 months, Advanced-minus, Toronto
• Francophone Affairs
1 Temporary – up to 12 months, Guelph
• Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
25 Temporary – up to 12 months, Toronto
• Ministry of the Attorney General, Criminal Record Check
• Cabinet Office Criminal Record Check
• Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services
• Ministry of Citizenship and Multiculturalism
• Ministry of Colleges and Universities
• Ministry of Education
• Ministry of Energy
• Ministry of Finance
• Ministry of Government and Consumer Services
• Ministry of Health
• Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries
• Ministry of Infrastructure
• Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs
• Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development
• Ministry of Long-Term Care
• Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
• Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry
• Ministry of Seniors and Accessibility
• Treasury Board Secretariat

Program Service Delivery:
5 Bilingual Temporary – up to 12 months, Toronto, Sudbury
• Ministry of the Attorney General, Advanced, Sudbury, Criminal Record Check
• Ministry of the Attorney General, Advanced, Toronto, Criminal Record Check
• Ministry of the Attorney General, Advanced-Plus, Toronto, Criminal Record Check
• Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, Advanced, Toronto
• Ministry of Government and Consumer Services, Advanced-Minus, Toronto
4 Temporary – up to 12 months, Guelph, Mississauga, Oshawa, Brantford
• Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Guelph
• Ministry of the Attorney General, Mississauga, Criminal Record Check
• Ministry of Finance, Oshawa
• Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development, Brantford
17 Temporary – up to 12 months, Toronto
• Ministry of the Attorney General, Criminal Record Check
• Cabinet Office, Criminal Record Check
• Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services
• Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks
• Ministry of Finance
• Ministry of Government and Consumer Services
• Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries
• Ministry of Indigenous Affairs
• Ministry of Infrastructure
• Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development
• Ministry of Long-Term Care
• Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing

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Additional information:

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), Corporate Talent Programs 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.

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Language requirements and assessment:
All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.