Summer Student - ESG Coordinator

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Summer Student - ESG Coordinator

Metis Settlements Development Corporation (MSDC) is the first Metis Settlements -owned investment management corporation. We are achieving big things. Do you want to be part of an organization that balances strong financial decisions with values and integrity to achieve objectives in indigenous economic reconciliation? Do you want to be a part of accelerating opportunities for indigenous participation in Canada’s economy to create generational wealth and prosperity?

Job Information

Title: Sustainability Coordinator – Summer Student

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer

Term: June 17, 2024 to August 9, 2024

Metis Settlements Development Corporation Overview

Mission

To pursue the advancement and prosperity of economic interests for the Métis Settlements of Alberta.

Vision

To bring economic prosperity and independence to the Métis Settlements of Alberta.

MSDC aims to support the Métis Settlements in Alberta by building strong mutually beneficial economic relationships, creating more opportunities for the settlements across the province. MSDC is focused on economic reconciliation and equity for the Métis people of Alberta who reside on Métis settlements. Covering 1.25M acres of land in northern Alberta, across eight settlements, with a total population of approximately 5,000 people, the Métis settlements are the only land-based Métis settlements in Canada. MSDC is an impact investment management firm that will make strategic investments to build long term financial benefit for the Métis settlements as members of the Metis Settlements Limited Partnership using the principles outlined in our strategic plan. We focus on building an investment portfolio that is diverse and builds on key principles for generational economic prosperity, social good and environmental stewardship. MSDC is focused on three pillars of investment – business and real estate acquisition and equity participation, major project participation and investment fund creation. We are built on a foundation of Métis values, knowledge, and culture.

Values

Honesty- Telling the truth. Leading in reliability, trustworthiness, transparency, loyalty, and sincerity.

Living the Value - We don’t know what we don’t know and cannot understand another’s experience as we have not walked in their shoes. We are vulnerable and open to learning. We lead with empathy and a deep desire to learn.

Respect- Respecting our fellow man and our diverse relationships through understanding, building trust, and creating mutual relationships.

Living the Value - We acknowledge the diverse relationships enhance our understanding and perspective, and we welcome various opinions, viewpoints, and positive debate.

Integrity- Demonstrating strong and sound moral and ethical principles; always doing the right thing.

Living the Value - Always doing the right thing, even when it is hard, is our DNA. Integrity, fairness, and accountability for our actions are core in all our decisions and relationships.

Collaboration - We are all working together as one family towards common goals and creating mutually beneficial relationships.

Living the Value - We lead when appropriate to build opportunities, we participate actively in partnerships, and we fulfil multiple roles and are adaptive to support the achievement of common goals.

The Role

This position will support MSDC in developing its ESGI (environment, social, governance and indigenous) Program. Tasks will include working with the CEO, CFO, and CIO to develop and implement an ESGI strategy, program, metrics and messaging milestones and online reporting solution. MSDC’s ESGI program will consist of environmental, social and governance metrics as well as developing a framework for indigenous reconciliation metrics.

Principal Accountabilities

1. Review ESG programs, such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals, GIIN, GRI and BCorp to provide recommendations for MSDCs ESGI program, including any indigenous inclusion and reconciliation metrics.

2. Develop a reporting matrix for the ESGI program, that highlights key environmental, social, governance and indigenous metrics that are relevant to MSDC’s impact fund and portfolio companies.

3. Research, assess and recommend a technology solution for ESG reporting for MSDC and its portfolio companies.

Qualifications

· Working on degree in business, finance, sustainability, or other related discipline from a Canadian post-secondary institution.

· A keen interest in ESG reporting, sustainability, and indigenous reconciliation.

· Ability to communicate effectively and in a professional manner.

At MSDC we live and breathe our values and believe that if you don’t ask, you don’t know; and if you don’t try, you won’t succeed. We are passionate about building a company that is rooted in Metis traditions, values, and culture.

Submit resumes and cover letters to info@msdcorp.ca and tell me your why, what would being part of MSDC mean to you. This is a virtual, remote position which can work from anywhere in Canada.

Deadline for Applications: May 17, 2024 @ info@msdcorp.ca