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Webinar: Mentoring the next generation
of municipal leaders
May 26, 2016 – 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Michael Fenn, Senior Advisor at StrategyCorp
Jessica Kudlats, Diversity Business Partner at Career Edge
Today’s Agenda
Welcome & introductions
AMCTO-Career Edge partnership: AMCTO Edge
Why mentor/coach?
Top coaching qualities & mentoring myths
Internship model
Types of intern occupations
Funding & centralized budgets
Why mentoring matters for Ontario municipalities
Success Stories
Q&A
AMCTO-Career Edge Partnership
AMCTO’s history of supporting municipalities with internship programming
Career Edge’s paid internship programs
Partnership = AMCTO Edge paid internship program
Program benefits: Complimentary AMCTO membership
$200 voucher redeemable towards AMCTO professional development courses and events
Why mentor/coach?
Support and enhance performance
Cultural integration
Guiding/nurturing new talent
Investment in future of organization, sector
Top Coaching Qualities
1. Providing constructive criticism
2. Trusting, building confidence
3. Sharing previous experiences
4. Enhancing networking opportunities
5. Encouraging growth
6. Motivating and supportive
7. Understanding cultural differences, inclusivity
8. Making time, patience
Mentoring Myths
Mentoring takes a lot of time
Mentoring is a formal relationship
Only interns/mentees benefit from mentoring
Mentoring is the same as managing
Mentoring is only for junior employees
A mentor is the same thing as a coach
How to use the internship model for mentorship
Internship Model - key factors (aka. “building blocks”) for a successful internship:
Candidate Overview
GRD(Recent Graduate)
GWD(Graduate with a
Disability)
CAF (R)(Canadian Armed Forces)
IQP(Internationally
Qualified
Professional)
Candidates:
o Have graduated
from
college/university
within the past three
years
o Have little or no
relevant work
experience
o Are legally eligible to
work in Canada
o Have not previously
accepted a Career
Edge internship
Candidates:
o Have graduated
from
college/university
within the past three
years
o Have little or no
relevant work
experience
o Are legally eligible to
work in Canada
o Have a self-declared
disability
o Have not previously
accepted a Career
Edge internship
Candidates:
o Have a minimum of a high school
diploma
o 50% have graduated from
college/university
o Are a member in good-standing with a
local CAF Reserve unit
o Have little to several years of work
experience
o Are legally eligible to work in Canada
o May have a self-declared disability
o Employers who hire CAF Reservists
between the ages of 19 and 30 are
eligible for up to $1,000.00/month wage
subsidy!
Candidates:
o Are newcomers to
Canada, having
resided in Canada for
less than three years
o Have little or no related
Canadian work
experience
o Have three or more
years of international
work experience
o Are legally eligible to
work in Canada
o Have the equivalent of
a Canadian Bachelor’s
degree, or higher
Entry-level Mid-level
Types of intern occupations
FINANCE BUSINESS ADMIN ACCOUNTING HUMAN RESOURCES
Risk Analyst Project Coordinator Payroll Admin HR Generalist
Financial Analyst Economist Accountant Recruitment Coordinator
Account Manager Admin Assistant Accounts Payable Analyst Training & Dev Specialist
Research & Stats Analyst Business Manager Accounts Payable Admin
BUSINESS OPERATIONS ENGINEERING HEALTH SCIENCES TECHNOLOGY
Business Analyst Project Engineer Quality Assurance Spec. IT Business Analyst
Project Manager Economist Quality Control Specialist Software Developer
Marketing & Comms Electrical Engineer Enviro/Natural Resources Data Analyst
Supply Chain Analyst R&D Lead Programming Specialist
How to get started
Opportunities for mentoring interns:
Supplementing campus recruitment
Covering short-term absences from the workforce
(e.g. mat/pat parental leaves)
Managing project staffing
Supporting or enhancing diversity/inclusion mandates
Planning for succession
Funding & Centralized Budgets
Allocating funds in annual budget
Individual departments hire through municipality’s central budget, with commissioner’s approval
Department funds internship beyond initial funding from central budget
E.g. City of Mississauga & City of Markham
Why coaching and mentoring matters
Helps launch careers
Produces prosperous, tax-paying citizens
Provides a low risk, cost-effective recruitment solution
Helps to meet or exceed business needs, while fulfilling social mandates
Questions?
Contact Us
AMCTO Edge
www.amcto.com
Careers AMCTO Edge
www.careeredge.ca