Our salaries generally range from $106,000 - $144,000, and are based on qualifications and experience

At GMF, we empower our people to create change where it has the most impact – municipalities. GMF is a $1.6 billion permanent endowment from the Government of Canada, managed at arm's length, making it nimble and available for higher-risk, higher-impact initiatives. A further $530M investment into GMF to support the National Adaptation Strategy was announced in November 2022.  Our team is committed to helping local governments switch to sustainable practices faster. GMF is the cornerstone program of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM).

Our unique mix of funding, resources, and training gives municipalities the tools they need to build resiliency — and create better lives for Canadians. Through GMF, municipalities have reduced carbon emissions; built better transportation assets; constructed efficient and resilient buildings; diverted waste from landfill; made previously unusable land available for development; and improved soil and water quality.

You in this role

What you’ll be doing

• Manages the transactional aspect of GMF lending contracts, including the negotiation, structuring, drafting, and amendments of contracts, occasionally in conjunction with external counsel.
• Establishes and monitors all legal policies and procedures for GMF staff including agreement templates, guidelines and interpretation tools, to ensure continuous improvement and compliance with GMF funding agreement and applicable legislation.
• Identifies when to engage specialized external Legal Counsel on complex files and to supplement internal capacity when volume is high. 
• Builds internal knowledge and capacity of legal policies and practices through regular training sessions with Client Services, Funding and Investment (CSFI) unit staff, to ensure awareness of legal requirements and risk mitigation strategies.
• Prepares contract templates in English and French for the GMF Lending Unit.
• Prepares customized contracts and amendments as required for the Client and Funding Services team within GMF.
• Negotiates GMF funding agreements with GMF clients, as appropriate, to ensure that GMF is placed in a legally desirable position.
• Serves as lead representative on behalf of GMF for contract negotiation with certain municipal finance authorities and municipal finance corporations. 
• Advises senior management in the development of external and internal positions, policies, procedures, operations and transactions related to GMF’s lending activities, manages legal risks within acceptable levels in an efficient and cost-effective manner and ensures that GMF complies with its governing documents (i.e., GMF Funding agreement) and applicable legislation.
• Conducts legal research and analysis to stay abreast of developments in municipal law, credit lending regulations, and relevant legislative changes impacting the GMF’s mandate.
• Collaborates closely with internal departments, such as Client and Funding Services, Finance, and Lending Unit and the Risk and Compliance Unit, to assess legal risks and opportunities associated with municipal projects and credit lending activities.
• Works collaboratively to develop comprehensive strategies for legal compliance and risk mitigation, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and regulatory requirements.

Your skills make us better 

You bring:   

We prioritize work-life balance with our flexible model:

• When we say flexible work model, we mean that in collaboration with your manager and based on what your team needs, you have the flexibility to determine when you work so that you can enjoy a healthy balance between work and personal demands.
• While you do need to live in Canada for this role, you can primarily work from home. Travel may be required to Head Office in Ottawa periodically.  The majority of the GMF team operates from the National Capital Region.
• We do like to visit the areas we are impacting and it allows us to see unique and wonderful parts of our country. You may find yourself traveling nationally 10-15% of the time. 

We don’t just talk about employee wellness, we live it:

• Summer hours between July 1 and Labour Day:
  • 7-hour workdays rather than 7.5
  • Every Friday off in the summer
• Flexible work arrangements to support productivity and well-being
• Commitment to employee development
• Competitive range of employee benefits and services
• Office facilities located in the Byward Market and Ottawa’s downtown core

We’re committed to fostering an organizational culture that embraces equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging, where individuals from diverse racial and ethnic identities, nationalities, social economic status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression and physical and mental abilities can thrive and be fully engaged at their best level.

We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process.