Indigenous Internship Program

3 months ago


Toronto, Canada Various Ministries Full time

**Indigenous Internship Program**

The Indigenous Internship Program (IIP) is a 12-month paid internship program designed to provide recent Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, Inuit) post-secondary graduates, with the opportunity to gain professional level work experience and a pathway through which they can build and develop transferable skills that can be used to gain sustained employment in their field of choice.

You must self-identify as an Indigenous person to be eligible for this program. The term Indigenous refers to individuals who identify as being descended from the original inhabitants (the first peoples) of what is now known as Canada. In this context, Indigenous people are First Nations, Métis and/or Inuit.

**Personal Information**

**What makes working in the Ontario Public Service great**

Working in the public service has real meaning and impact on the lives of Ontarians. What we do matters, and you can grow your career here. From economic growth to health and social justice, we offer career opportunities in multiple disciplines and business areas to match your passion. Our strength is the diversity of our people and the ideas we generate. We value trust, fairness, diversity, creativity, collaboration and excellence. We are committed to be an employer of first choice.

**Please note**: Some IIP positions may have flexible work arrangements (i.e., hybrid or remote). To view the flexible work arrangements, please review the individual ministry headings noted below for this information.

**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.

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 "How to apply" section if you require a disability-related accommodation.

**What can I expect to do in this role?**:
**Treasury Board Secretariat (1 position at 375 University Ave, Toronto)**

**Controller General-Office of the Chief Risk Office / Risk Advisory Office**
The Risk Advisory Office provides advisory services to our ministry and related agency partners on their risk management practices. Our work spans across the OPS, and covers topics as diverse as human resources, capital funding, program management, etc. Our mandate is to bolster each ministry's risk practices, so as to improve the OPS' ability to identify and manage system risks across the enterprise. In this internship position, you will be working alongside our management team and staff to assist us in identifying opportunities to align practices within our teams, identify best practices from other sectors/industries to embed, and help validate continuous improvement processes within the teams

**Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (1 position at 40 St. Clair Avenue west, Toronto)**

**Strategic Human Resources Branch, Organizational Dynamics Unit**
The Indigenous Intern will be working in the Organizational Dynamics Unit, Strategic Human Resources Branch, Corporate Management Division where they will be supporting ministry-wide employee experience, health and safety and organizational support projects for the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. This will include supporting the overall culture and operations of the ministry by:

- Assisting in enhancing employee experience (EE) by communications/analysis of survey results, supporting identifying priority areas of improvement for ministry, division and branches and developing programs to enhance staff and manager engagement.
- Assisting in leading the ministry health and safety (H&S) governance model and ministry's mental health strategy; coordinating ministry health and safety priorities, policies and initiatives.
- Assisting in leading employee experience programs such as New to MECP Managers orientation program, new employee orientation events, MECP Career Talks, Mental Health training, remote working, virtual and digital tools support, etc.
- Assisting in leading ministry formal and informal recognition programs including MECP Recognition Awards, High Five program, Quarterly Century Club (QCC), and the Peace Officer Exemplary Service Medal (POESM).
- Reviewing training and developing new trends for the ministry to identify future learning opportunities.

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**Strategic Human Resources Branch, Organizational Dynamics Unit**
The Indigenous Intern will be working in the Human Resources Department in the Corporate Services Branch where they wi



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