About the ACEC-Ontario Women’s Network
Currently recruiting
Networks are a people-focused program for employees of ACEC-Ontario member firms. The community-oriented ethos of Networks exists to improve member engagement opportunities and member firm employee relations through the enhancement of business networks, expansion of member-peer relations and increased professional and leadership skill development. As such, Networks are an opportunity for engagement that creates value for ACEC-Ontario member firms.
Our Networks are an opportunity for member employees to rally together to discuss common industry trends and issues with peers in a particular segment of the ACEC-Ontario membership. Networks provide an opportunity for member employees to benefit professionally while giving back to the industry by discussing and offering solutions to common industry concerns.
The ACEC-Ontario Women in STEM Network (Women’s Network) is a space for both women identifying employees of ACEC-Ontario member firms and their allies to join and discuss common trends that women identifying employees experience within the consulting engineering industry. In particular, the Women’s Network has a particular focus on addressing the high attrition rates of women-identifying employees within the industry.
About the Women’s Network Working Group
The WN Working Group will join to create a new publication from ACEC-Ontario for women-identifying employees and their allies within the industry. The publication will highlight leaders and emerging leaders within the industry, promote available resources and events, share inspiration, knowledge and research. The objectives of the publication are to:
- Increase the profile of women in STEM
- To continually share valuable, relevant information for ACEC-Ontario member employees
- Strengthen and support a stronger community within the consulting engineering industry for women identifying employees
Volunteer Responsibilities:
- Attend virtual working group meetings throughout the year
- Collect and create content for the publication
- Work collaboratively with industry stakeholders and ACEC-Ontario member peers for content creation
Volunteer Commitment:
- Attend content planning meetings (3 times a year, approximately 1-2 hrs each)
- Attend other meetings to support content creation and review, as needed
- Minimum 1 year commitment required
Value:
- Positively enhance and promote the profile of women in the industry
- Connect and network with other peers in the industry
- Gain valuable skills related to marketing and communications projects and content creation
- Liaise with other stakeholders within the industry
- Eligible to receive recognition and benefits granted to ACEC-Ontario volunteers
Volunteer Qualifications:
- Must be an employee of an ACEC-Ontario member firm
- Must be able to commit to a minimum of 1 year (3 issues)
Terms of Reference
- The Terms of Reference, outlining the committee’s scope and objectives, are attached for further reference (here).
Open Vacancies
- Currently recruiting to fill 5+ vacancies
Please reach out to Valeriia Makarenko, Membership Coordinator at vmakarenko@acecontario.ca for more information. To apply for a role in this committee, please submit an application here.