Regional Administrator - Region 9

Closing date: April 22, 2025

Hybrid position

Locations: Brantford, Kitchener, Thorold, or London 

MNO’s culture is at our core

The MNO workplace culture is full of potential ready to be unlocked. As our Self-Governance agreement materializes, we are building a workplace culture of action, responsibility, and most importantly a desire to serve the Métis community. When defining what MNO culture is, it’s difficult, because of our diverse leadership styles, and the different programs and services offered. What that really means is there is a place for almost everyone under the MNO employer umbrella. We recognize people are different, and that is our source of strength. We bring opinions together, welcome healthy conflict, and look to always find answers, not problems.

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• Comprehensive employer-paid health benefits and pension plan 
  
• Generous vacation allotment starting at 15 day's for regular employees and 20 day's for management 
• Annual paid two-week holiday closure in December 
• 16 paid public and employer holidays
• 15 paid health & wellness days 
• Challenging, multi-disciplinary work environment that fosters learning and professional development 
  
• Substantial educational incentive to promote personal and professional growth 
• An opportunity to make a direct or indirect impact on the lives of the Métis Peoples across the Province
  
• Other perks
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Telemedicine plan
• Health care spending account
• Goodlife corporate membership discount
• Bell Mobility's exclusive partner program
• Staple's corporate discount
• Dell member purchase program
• Mark's corporate discount 

About the role

The Regional Administrator plays a key role in the smooth operations of the South West Region and its Community Councils, most especially as it relates to the development of Self Government.

What you will be doing

• The role is to facilitate the implementation of self government at the direction of the South West Region and MNO Secretariat.
• Writing of grants and fund development is a large requirement, so a demonstrated ability for grant writing and fund development is essential.
• Provide administrative support to the South West Region and its Community Councils, as directed by the Regional Councillor.
• Provide expertise in development and execution of regional communications, with special emphasis on social media and digital expertise.
• Tracking and planning to a project’s budget is required, so a demonstrated basic financial acumen, including the ability to read and utilize Excel and other financial tracking tools to track expenses and manage project budgets will be required.
• Plan, administer and control budgets for projects, contracts, equipment and supplies.
• Manage and mitigate risk with respect to program delivery, quality, participants, and budgets.
• Research and prepare detailed and accurate reports, briefing notes and presentations.
• Attend meetings in person and/or virtual, inside and outside of regular business hours, where required by the South West Region Leadership and/or the Self Government Branch.
• Develop communication tools to enhance understanding of issues.
• Assist with development, implementation and growth of new initiatives, as needed.
• Deal with complex, confidential, and sensitive issues in a timely manner, with tact, discretion, maturity and judgement.
• Reports to the Regional Implementation Lead with day-to-day activity directed by the Region's Regional Councilor and approved by the Regional Implementation Lead.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Strong desire to act in the service of Métis Citizens, to advance and uphold rights and culture
• Significant knowledge of Métis and/or Indigenous policy issues and principles or a demonstrated ability to quickly acquire knowledge
• Resident in the Region they are supporting.
• A post-secondary degree in a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
• A high degree of technology literacy and proficiency in standard office equipment including social media
• Demonstrated ability for successful grant writing and fund development
• Advanced communications skills, both written and verbal
• Highly detail-oriented
• Elevated levels of problem-solving and analytical skills
• Exceptional organizational, project coordination, and time management skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and a high degree of self awareness
• Demonstrated ability to balance completion of own work with that of the team
• Demonstrated ability to solve conflicts and to manage challenging situations
• Demonstrated ability to quickly acquire and expand knowledge and to be flexible in a demanding and dynamic environment
• Demonstrated ability to effectively maintain financial records, manage project budgets

Experience

• 3-5 years experience in a similar/comparable role or demonstrated potential to fulfill the role
• Experience dealing with industry and/or government partners/stakeholders
• Successful experience in grant writing
• Experience in the creation of business plans
• Ability to work independently
• Experience in conflict management
• Experience designing and implementing project work plans

The Métis Nation of Ontario uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help in the screening and assessing of applicants within our Applicant Tracking System (ATS).