Manager, Indigenous Relations

• Identifies, builds and maintains trusting strategic relationships by working directly with Councils and staff from Indigenous Nations and Indigenous organizations finding common goals and opportunities, and fostering a clear understanding of the City.
• Creates Indigenous Relations strategies/action plan for the City which will guide the organization to support such directives as work on Truth and Reconciliation and UNDRIP.
• Builds strong working relationships with staff from departments across the enterprise to assist in the development and implementation of Indigenous Relations projects and initiatives.
• Develops procedures and resources to help guide the City’s engagement activities that promote cultural knowledge and safe and respectful cross-cultural interactions.
• Identifies activities where Indigenous engagement and consultation should occur and provide advice on consultation activities.
• Organizes, attends and leads meetings to represent the City to discuss matters related to regulatory processes, consultation and engagement, and community interests with respect to Indigenous relations.
• Participates in engagement meetings and internal meetings to provide support with Indigenous Nations’ leadership, staff and community members, including engagement plans, presentations, action items, and reporting.
• Provides research, analysis, reports and presentations to the Senior Management Team, Mayor and Council and Committees regarding Indigenous Relations issues, interests, projects, and policies.
• Delivers expert understanding of relevant protocols, procedures, principles and considerations for engaging with Indigenous partners.
• Follows emerging promising practices around Indigenous engagement that can be incorporated into the City of Richmond’s work.
• Works closely with senior levels of government, partners and community stakeholders to ensure efforts are coordinated.
• Participates, as needed, in relationship-building opportunities, including conferences, boards, and other meaningful prospects.

• An established leader with 3 or more years related experience supplemented by a university degree in Indigenous Studies or comparable field (preferred but not mandatory).
• Passion and commitment to work towards building longstanding relationships.
• Experience working with Indigenous communities in British Columbia.
• Can navigate through complex political situations effectively and tactfully while being sensitive to how people, organizations, and culture’s function.
• Indigenous cultural safety training or equivalent lived experience. Trauma informed practice education or experience would be an asset.
• Lived experience within the dynamics of building relationships and reconciliation between communities.
• Knowledge of community engagement strategies, approaches and tactics.
• Superior business writing and oral communication skills along with well-developed public speaking skills.

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