THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF EDUCATION, CANADA (CMEC) is an intergovernmental body providing leadership in policy development, program administration, and research at the panCanadian and international levels. Located in the heart of Toronto (steps from the St. Clair subway), CMEC is seeking a:

• Support the development, implementation, and interpretation of education data indicators at a pan Canadian level
• Plan, prepare, and chair meetings with partner agencies and provincial/territorial working group members from provinces and territories
• Coordinate and conduct data collections for national and international surveys (both recurrent and ad hoc)
• Ensure consistency, completeness, and accuracy of data collected from provinces and territories and shared with partner and international agencies
• Support expert-level sessions and work (e.g., item development, provincial and territorial reviews) and develop corresponding materials or outputs (such as preparing supporting meeting materials or compiling pan-Canadian information and responses)
• Work with partner agencies, such as Statistics Canada, to support and advance current joint projects, such as the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP)
• Develop, prepare, and review meeting agendas, procedures, publications, communications, and informational materials (including research summaries, briefing notes, FAQs, infographics, and presentations)
• Research education data best practices and make continued improvements to existing data collection guidelines, practices, and procedures
• Work proactively with provincial and territorial representatives to establish consensus on education data priorities
• Conduct data analysis and reporting on education trends across Canada (these can involve large-scale data sets and the production of notes for education decision-makers and other interested parties)
• Conduct thorough research, literature reviews, and scans to collect information on provincial/territorial education data policies, initiatives, and programs