About METRAC: Formed in 1984, METRAC is an award-winning Toronto based not-for-profit agency, historically devoted to advancing safety, justice and equity for women and youth. To find out more about METRAC’s programs, visit our website at www.metrac.org

Position Summary: You will be working on the Creating Safer Workspaces: Workplace Sexual Harassment Project, reporting to the Legal Director.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Upholds the mission, values, vision and goals of METRAC 
• Supports the legal information needs of community partners and METRAC’s programs
• Monitors legal developments relevant to workplace violence and harassment
• Develops and delivers legal information and education workshops about workplace sexual harassment
• Conducts legal research for producing inclusive legal information resources
• Creates and oversees the development of clear language legal materials
• Reviews, revises and drafts legal information for written resources and for legal trainings
• Creates content for workplace sexual harassment toolkits and questionnaires
• Conducts focus groups
• Builds connections and liaises with community members and organizations
• Maintains a data system by collecting and tracking project activities for evaluation and for reports to funders
• Writes reports for project deliverables
• Keeps abreast of emerging legal issues relevant to the project
• Assists with special METRAC events (i.e. fundraising, AGM, volunteer training)
• Contributes to internal committees and working groups, and seminars
• May be required to work occasional evenings and weekends
• Travel flexibility is required
• Other duties as required.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Law degree and membership in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario.
• Minimum 1 year’s experience in employment law and human rights law; family law experience is an asset
• Solid experience in legal research, legal analysis and clear language writing
• Understanding of legal and social issues pertaining to workplace sexual harassment; violence against women within feminist and gender diversity analysis
• Anti-oppression/intersectional analysis of law, legal systems and law enforcement
• Knowledge of intersecting areas of family law, criminal law, immigration law, and human rights law in Ontario
• Excellent communication skills – written, verbal and inter-cultural skills
• Comfortable working independently and collaboratively as a member of a small and diverse team
• Ability to work in a community agency with limited resources
• Computer literacy (MS Office suite)
• Proficiency in speaking languages in addition to English is an asset.

Job Type: Full-time, Term ending March 31, 2027

Salary: To be discussed based on experience

Work location: Hybrid