Michael Mcdonald Email & Phone Number

Ottawa, On, Ca

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Ottawa, Canada Area

Reporting to the Director of External Relations and Research the Government Relations Specialist is tasked with supporting the advocacy efforts of the Universities Canada. Responsibilities: • Provide leadership to a team of GR professionals by developing and leading on the execution of specific mission related advocacy strategies. • Communicate related Universities Canada positions to a variety of audiences, including parliamentarians, federal officials, political staffers and other postsecondary stakeholder organizations. • Develop and maintain networks of contacts in the federal government, political parties, government relations offices in member institutions, and in other postsecondary stakeholder groups, and implement engagement and outreach activities with these networks to support Universities Canada advocacy efforts. • Maintain a strong awareness of trends related to federal higher education, research and innovation policy and program development, including proposed legislative and regulatory changes, and studies conducted by parliamentary committees. • Guide a team in developing policy positions and oversee the advancement of these positions through advocacy with various stakeholders. • Review and prepared background notes, briefs, submissions and other written documents related to Universities Canada’s government relations activities. • Contribute to the organization of Universities Canada government relations meetings, events and initiatives.

Ottawa

Acted as the spokesperson for the organization, overseeing and facilitating its advocacy efforts and full-time staff, through lobbying, public relations, and policy development, in accordance with the direction set by a Board of Directors. External Responsibilities • Act as the official spokesperson and lobbyist of CASA.• Promote the policies of CASA with governments, media and the public, as well as students, faculty, staff and administrators of Canada's universities, colleges, and technical institutes.• Provide critical analysis of the post-secondary public policy environment.• Develop a continuous lobbying effort to influence government policies on post-secondary educational issues.• Oversee CASA's recruitment strategy for new members. This includes actively promoting CASA through campus visits, promotional materials, events and campaigns.Internal Responsibilities• Act as the Chief Executive Officer of CASA• Maintain relationships with member organizations and provide support to CASA's volunteer leadership• Provide the Board of Directors with an active assessment opportunities and challenges facing CASA.• Assist in the preparation of presentations, government briefings packages, public relations materials, and other CASA publications.• Oversee annual financial audits of the organization in conjunction with CASA's Administrative Assistant.• Oversee and develop scheduled reports to CASA's membership in conjunction with CASA's head office staff.Managerial Activities• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the Ottawa head office, and the effective and timely communication of all business activities.• Supervise full and part-time staff, developing a budget ($500,000+ annually) and managing long-range organizational and financial plans.• Oversee the hiring and evaluation of all full-time and part-time staff of CASA's head office.

Ottawa, Canada Area

Reporting to a Senior Communications Manager, Media Analysts are responsible for tasks that support the delivery of communications activities and enable effective communications, outreach and engagement of Canadians. The areas of work include but are not limited to, internal/external communications/engagement, internal and corporate services, media relations, marketing, creative services, web and e-communications.Responsibilities• Responsible for the delivery of media analysis products.• Involved in the distribution and dissemination of print and e-communications products to reach broad or target audiences.• Expected to be able to deliver timely, accurate and comprehensive reviews of ongoing media stories.• Conduct background research and analysis of media issues. • Prepare reports, briefing materials and presentations under supervision.• Identify, verify and resolve problems associated with client requests.• Use media analysis tools (MediaMiser) to generate reports and track issues.

Ottawa, Canada Area

Reporting to the Executive Director, the Manager of Stakeholder Relations will manage the numerous partnerships and relationships required for CASA’s advocacy activities. The Manager of Stakeholder Relations will manage internal and external relationships in an effort towards commitments, partnerships and cooperation on common goals. Responsibilities:• Responsible for CASA’s direct relations with its member associations• Planned and executed four conferences a year, two of which were at a distance• Responsible for developing and maintaining CASA’s external relations with other interest groups in the Post-Secondary education sector.• Travelled to campuses to give information and recruitment presentations to public audiences.• Managed CASA’s internal communications and CASA’s website using Wordpress and MailChimp email client. • Conducted public advocacy meetings and consultations with high level civil servants and elected officials.• Participated in stakeholder consultation sessions with senior public servants.• Developed internal review and assessment processes.

Ottawa, Canada Area

Reported to the National Campaign Manager• Hired, managed and trained twelve staff responsible for handling all incoming election phone and email correspondence which received and processed over 15 300 emails during the election• Responsible for being a subject matter expert in Green Party policy• Drafted template responses to frequently asked questions• Drafted official Green Party responses to election questionnaires from NGOs• Hired, managed and trained volunteers in the information centre and managed the scheduling for the information centre staff

Sydney, Australia

• Provide general support and research assistance to a team of corporate lawyers • Organized meetings, conference calls and events in a corporate environment andcoordinated travel bookings and accommodations• Received training in the proper handling of confidential materials, including workplace ethics

Ottawa, Canada Area

Reported to the Political Campaign Director• Provided oversight and training for telephone canvassing operations across the country • Produced content for and maintained the “Campaign Zone” on Green Party websiteusing Drupal Content Management System (CMS)• Proposed and created training videos for Green Party software packages used extensively during the 2011 election campaign• Responsible for updating Civi CRM database with candidate information

Ottawa, Canada Area

• Planned, in conjunction with the Convention Coordinator, the 2009 Green Party convention in Pictou, Nova Scotia which had over 250 attendees• Managed convention website using Drupal Content Management System (CMS) • Tracked, managed and recorded convention registrations using Civi CRM database• Managed convention correspondence with attendees, presenters and guests • Oversaw registration and voting at the convention and provided logistical support atthe convention, including technical and audio-visual support • Coordinated the development, translation and printing of convention binders

Master Of International Environmental Law, International Environmental Law

Political Studies, Political Science And Government