Community Liaison Officer

At Achev, we believe that everyone deserves an equal opportunity to build a better life and a successful future. For more than 30 years, we have dedicated ourselves to helping diverse Canadians and newcomers achieve their full potential. Today, we are one of the largest providers of employment, newcomer, language, and youth services in the Greater Toronto Area. Our dedicated team of nearly 400 staff delivers a wide range of innovative, high-quality, and personalized programs and services that empower our clients to prosper and our communities to thrive.We thrive in a OneAchev culture where collaboration and an integrated service delivery will positively impact Achev's resiliency, agility, success, and growth.

Join us in helping diverse Canadians and newcomers achieve their full potential

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Summary: 'Paving the Way for Immigrant and Racialized Women' project shall aim to advance women's economic security and prosperity. It will address barriers to immigrant and racialized women in their entry, retention, and success in the workplace. The project will engage and work with organizations in Ontario to address inequities through the application of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) practices and principles. This project will also conduct ongoing consultations with immigrant and racialized women for their input while providing tailored information sessions and briefings to employers in Ontario.

The Community Liaison Officer is responsible for facilitating consultations, establishing and maintaining strong relationships, conducting community outreach activities to ensure that all objectives, milestones and expected outcomes are achieved in accordance with Achev and project funder standards.

Stakeholder collaboration and partnership development with internal and external stakeholders is a key component of this role.

Requirements

• Establish and maintain strong relationships with immigrant and racialized women's communities and organizations recruiting the immigrant and racialized women across Ontario.
• Facilitate ongoing consultations with immigrant and racialized women to gather their input and feedback.
• Coordinate and conduct community outreach activities to promote the project and its objectives.
• Engage with organizations and employers in Ontario to promote and implement DEIA practices and principles.
• Organize and deliver tailored information sessions and briefings for employers.
• Act as a liaison between the community, project team, and external stakeholders to ensure effective communication and collaboration.
• Assist in organizing and conducting targeted employer interventions, utilizing the DEIA Toolkit and assessment framework.
• Participate in the ongoing review and evaluation of the project to ensure continuous improvement and effectiveness.
• Maintain accurate records of community engagement activities and consultations.
• Prepare and submit regular reports on community feedback and project progress.
• Contribute to the development of the final best practices manual and advanced toolkit.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in social sciences, community development, or a related field.
• Experience in community engagement, outreach, or liaison roles is an asset.
• Experience working with immigrant and racialized communities is highly desirable.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage diverse community members.
• Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with community organizations and stakeholders.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proficiency in using MS Office Suite and other relevant software.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships with clients, team members, employers, and community partners.
• Demonstrated ability to achieve high-performance goals and meet deadlines in a fast- paced environment.
• Ability to travel for internal and external stakeholder meetings and conferences
• Willing to work evenings and weekends as dictated by program needs
• Provision of a Criminal Reference Check if required for specific funder/program demands.

We're looking to welcome people to our diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We especially welcome applications from members of racialized groups, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, persons of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities and others with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. We are committed to a selection process and work environment that is inclusive and barrier-free. So, if you're excited about this role or another one, please apply on our website