Senior Advisor Regional and Community Engagement

Date: April 2 2026

Location: Toronto, ON 

Requisition ID: 20922

Status: Regular

Business Unit: Corporate Relations, Engagement and Strategy

Grade/Band: MP5

Shift Work:

Annual Pay Range: For standard 35-hour work week

Step 1: $118,456 to Step 10: $169,208

The successful candidate will be placed at the appropriate step within the salary grade/band, based on relevant years of experience and other applicable considerations.

Why join us?

The IESO is committed to ensuring Ontario’s electricity system meets the province’s needs today and into the future. We are charged with purpose, delivering reliable, affordable, and sustainable electricity for homes, businesses, and communities across the province. We are energized to grow, embracing opportunities to shape the future of a dynamic and evolving energy sector while advancing our careers. We are powered by teamwork, supported by diverse and passionate colleagues who foster respect, celebrate successes, and thrive on shared achievements. At the IESO, it’s not just what we do—it’s who we are! 

Who we are

Our central role includes managing the provincial power grid in real-time, overseeing and evolving Ontario’s electricity market, engaging with government, municipalities and Indigenous communities, and planning for Ontario’s future electricity needs. Our employees play a key role in driving grid innovation, protecting the system from threats, advancing the province’s energy conservation programs, and forecasting and procuring the electricity resources we’ll need in the decades to come. 

This is a unionized position that falls within the Sector and Community Engagement Division in the Corporate Relations, Engagement and Strategy Business Unit.

What makes this role exciting

The energy sector is rapidly evolving, offering exciting new opportunities for those who want to make a difference.

What makes this role exciting is the ability to drive engagement strategies that bring people together—creating transparent, equitable systems for decision‑making and ensuring voices from all communities and stakeholder groups are heard and reflected in outcomes.

What you’ll do

In this role, you’ll make a meaningful impact by contributing to the IESO team and supporting the electricity needs of the province through:

1.    Provide support in the design of customized community and stakeholder engagement strategies and/or plans for all implementation/operations initiatives requiring input.  Provide for varying levels/methodologies of engagement based on the significance of the issue and its impact on communities and stakeholders.  

2.    Implement and manage effective engagement processes and mechanisms with line organizations to ensure community and stakeholder engagement activities are integrated and incorporated in project schedules.  Influence internal staff and stakeholders to ensure they follow stakeholder engagement principles and processes.

3.    Coordinate and support the management and implementation of engagement strategies and plans by working closely with internal staff and external communities and stakeholders.  Develop procedures to support community and stakeholder engagement activities relating to policy implementation/operations initiatives that align with stakeholder engagement principles and legislative requirements.

4.    Implement the stakeholder engagement process for all stakeholder engagement mechanisms within the company (Customized stakeholder engagement mechanisms such as Working Groups, Workshops, Web Broadcasts, written communications, dedicated webpages, etc.).

5.    Implement processes to ensure timely, accessible, accurate, and coordinated communication in support of engagement processes to ensure they meet corporate and external community and stakeholder needs.  Ensure communities and stakeholders have timely, accessible, and accurate information sufficient to understand the implications of alternative courses of action.  Ensure that company decisions and the rationale for decisions are communicated.

6.    Actively encourage all communities and stakeholder sectors, with an interest in an initiative, to participate in the process.  Establish and maintain long-lasting relationships with key influencers assessing local developments, priorities and industry trends affecting communities and stakeholders.  Recommend corporate strategies regarding products, policies, and procedures to ensure their needs for engagement are met.

7.    Establish and implement mechanisms for evaluating and reporting on the effectiveness of engagement activities and recommend changes to processes, systems and procedures as necessary.

8.    Analyze and follow-up on feedback from engagement sessions to identify trends and to ensure continuous improvement to business processes and associated costs taking into consideration community, stakeholder and corporate business needs.

9.    Implement processes to meet due diligence requirements and to ensure community and stakeholder processes and data confidentiality.

10.    Provide or arrange for expert facilitation skills at engagement meetings to provide a fair, open, and transparent process for all communities and stakeholders to provide input to corporate decisions.

11.    Perform other duties as required.

Role Requirements

Our team consists of experts from diverse backgrounds, each bringing their unique perspectives and skills. 
To succeed in this role, you’ll need: 

• Good knowledge of business administration or commerce to plan, propose improvements, coordinate, and support the management of stakeholder engagement processes and mechanisms across the company.  

Strong communication skills to deal with stakeholders, government representatives, senior management, and various Committee members, and to establish and manage timely, accurate and coordinated communication in support of stakeholder engagement processes.

This knowledge is considered to be normally acquired through the successful completion of a four-year University education in the appropriate field, or the equivalent. 

• Experience within the company to acquire sound insight and understanding of all facets of its operations.
• Experience to acquire an understanding of company objectives, policies, procedures and practices, the legislative and regulatory requirements governing the Ontario Electricity Marketplace, and the external business operations as they relate to company commitments.
• Experience in the analysis of policies, decisions, corporate business plans and assessment of current issues in order to provide support in the design of stakeholder engagement strategies, plans and processes.
• Experience in project administration to acquire a good understanding of management reporting, interrelationships of teams with clients, contract terms, conditions, regulations, etc associated with projects/programs.
• Experience to acquire a thorough understanding of the role of stakeholder development, stakeholder involvement and social impact, to deal with special interest groups, the design and delivery of stakeholder involvement and assessment of planning initiatives. 

A period of over 8 years, up to and including 10 years experience is considered necessary to gain this experience.

How We Support You

From a comprehensive total rewards program to dynamic learning and development opportunities—including job rotations to broaden your expertise—we empower you to define and shape your own success. When you join the IESO, here’s what you can expect:

• Best-in-class benefits and long-term support in the form of a defined benefit pension plan. 
• Work in a dynamic and evolving sector that offers exciting opportunities and the chance to explore new career paths.
• Leadership that values meaningful discussions, welcomes feedback, and prioritizes career development. 
• A strong, inclusive culture and a collaborative team environment with a shared passion for impactful work.
• Compensation packages that are regularly reviewed to remain competitive and to best accommodate the diverse needs of our employees. 

Deadline

April 14, 2026. For future reference, please save a copy of the job posting as it will no longer be available once the posting closes.

Thank you for your interest in a career at the IESO. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Please note that the successful candidate must be legally eligible to work in Canada and will be subject to applicable background checks. 

IESO will not conduct interviews or offer positions via online, text, chat or social media platforms. We will not gather personal information directly from candidates or potential candidates. Selected candidates will work with our Talent Acquisition team to ensure their application is processed.

The IESO currently has a 3-day in-office work week for applicable roles. Over the course of 2026, the IESO will advance plans to acquire additional office space to accommodate more in-office time. While the timeline for moving to a full 5-day in-office model has not yet been established, we are committed to keeping employees and candidates informed as plans progress and give them as much advance notice as possible to prepare for any changes. 

We believe in opportunities for everyone. 

At the IESO, we know that achieving great results depends on embracing diversity by attracting, developing, and retaining people from a wide variety of backgrounds. We do this by ensuring our recruitment and advancement policies are fair and equitable, and by creating an accessible and inclusive environment—one that values every team member’s unique skills and experiences and ensures they have the support they need to achieve their potential. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please let us know. We’re proud to say we’ve been recognized as a supportive, inclusive employer. 

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