Program & Service Delivery Intern (Indigenous)

**Experience working in the Ontario Public Service - grow your future.**

The OPS is dedicated to recruiting and advancing top talent while building a diverse public service that is reflective of Ontario's population and communities. This exciting opportunity offers recent Indigenous post-secondary graduates the opportunity to develop their careers and gain valuable work experience with one of Canada's top employers.
Bring your knowledge, experience and perspectives to the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. Working with a team of engaged and dedicated leaders, you'll take the next step in your career in a dynamic environment that provides opportunities for personal growth, competitive salary, mentorship, learning and development opportunities, and work-life balance.

**Note: This competition will be used to fill six (6) Program and Service Delivery Intern positions. Positions being offered are as follows**:
**Drinking Water and Environmental Compliance Division (2 positions available)**
- 435 James Street, Thunder Bay, Ontario
- 40 St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto, Ontario

**Environmental Assessment and Permissions Division: (3 positions available)**
- 135 St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto, Ontario
- 135 St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto, Ontario
- 135 St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto, Ontario

**Land and Water Division: (1 position available)**
- 40 St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto, Ontario

**What can I expect to do in this role?**: In the Conservation and Source Protection Branch, you will provide research, analysis, and program support to the branch on the conservation authorities and drinking water source protection files, participate in stakeholder consultation and prepare briefing and presentation materials for senior decision-makers and public/stakeholders.
As part of the Wastewater Surveillance Initiative, you will be joining a dynamic team to support and coordinate the tracking of COVID-19 infections in sewage across Ontario through the most cutting-edge methods. You will be supporting the team by conducting research, summarizing findings and conducting stakeholder consultations with communities across Ontario, including several First Nation communities. You will also assist with the preparation of briefing materials, planning documents and reports to support the initiative and participate in periodic risk assessments and program evaluation to assist in developing options for program.

In the Environmental Assessment and Permissions Division, you will support the delivery of the environmental permissions programs, including Environmental Compliance Approvals (ECA), Environmental Assessment (EA) and the Renewable Energy Approvals (REA) programs, in a variety of ways including:

- Prepare briefing materials, reports and presentations
- Assist and support staff on various government priority projects and initiatives focused on continuous improvements and streamlining opportunities for the environmental compliance approval, permit to take water, municipal drinking water systems, renewable energy approvals, environmental assessment and/or brownfields and record of site conditions programs
- Support requests for Indigenous Consultation Advice
- Draft responses to key issues and minister correspondence items
- Research and prepare responses to public inquiries to the ministry regarding these programs.
- Support multi-disciplinary teams composed of diverse interests through meetings and coordination of permissions program information-sharing with high-profile clients

In the Environmental Assessment and Permissions Division's Assistant Deputy Minister's Office, you will work with divisional branches to provide advice on various environmental assessment and environmental permissions files. You will provide efficient, effective and organized coordination of day-to-day issues, liaise with internal and external stakeholders and prepare various materials for senior decision-makers.
**How do I qualify?**:
**Mandatory**:

- You must have graduated from a college or university, with a degree, diploma or post-graduate certificate, within the past 5 years.
- You must be an Indigenous person (i.e. First Nations, Métis, Inuit).

**View Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for Indigenous Self-Identification
**Analytical and research skills**:

- You can provide research support to projects and branch initiatives, as well as identify trends to support the development of evidence-based findings and recommendations.
- You can gather and analyze information to support the development of recommendations and resolutions to issues.
- You can assess the impact of new, revised or proposed processes to improve program delivery and/or services.

**Communication skills**:

- You can prepare and present various documents, including presentations, documents, reports and summaries.
- You can clearly and concisely communicate information through an understanding of the relevant audience.

**Interpersonal and teamwork skills**:

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