Ontario Native Women's Association (ONWA)

Communications

• Reporting to the Director of Policy, Strategy and Communications, the Associate Director is part of the management team and provides strategic guidance on ONWA’s policy, advocacy, and communication priorities through an Indigenous Gender-Based Analysis (IGBA) framework.
• The Associate Director, under the guidance of the Director, works to support the alignment of organizational strategy, policy analysis and development, and public communications to strengthen ONWA’s voice and influence at the local, provincial, national, and international levels.
• This role applies a human-rights and Indigenous women-centered approach to inform and shape public policy, build intergovernmental and community relationships, and ensure ONWA’s strategic and advocacy efforts are impactful and responsive to Indigenous Women.
• Working collaboratively across all teams in the portfolio, and with Associate Director counterparts in other Portfolios, the Associate Director supports the development of policy, strategy, and communications plans to ensure ONWA’s vision and priorities are effectively communicated and advanced through partnerships, media, and systemic change initiatives.

Associate Director – Policy, Strategy & Communications

Manager

• Reporting to the Director of Policy, Strategy and Communications, the Policy Manager ensures community knowledge policy is implemented and managed according to the program standards and guidelines that works to facilitate the achievement of moving forward ONWA’s 9 Strategic issues related to policy.
• The Manager provides leadership to the policy team to ensure analysis is done through an Indigenous Gender Based Analysis and human rights lens.
• They collaboratively work with other ONWA teams to ensure feedback from engagements with ONWA members and community members are reflected in policy submissions, briefs, legislative reviews, and other policy related materials.
• As Policy Manager they will lead a team to define, analyze, develop, and evaluate policies to effect positive change for Indigenous Women and their families that honors, respects, and restores Indigenous Women’s leadership.
• They manage projects, work with stakeholders and community members to gather input and share information.