Alaska Native Program Manager

About the role

The Alaska Native Program Manager executes the business strategy to support the Alaska Native Program initiatives. The program manager will liaise and provide oversight of activities related to business development, client management, delivery of services and implementation of the Alaska Native program. The program manager is responsible for managing the daily activities of the Alaska Native initiatives in compliance with Stantec policies and practices.

Responsibilities

• Participates in short and long-range planning, establishing Indigenous related priorities and business development opportunities.
• Engages and collaborates with local, regional and national leaders in Indigenous engagement to inform strategy and practice, gaining an understanding of trends and developments and how they may impact Stantec, our partners and clients.
• Identify, track, and monitor issues, concerns, and interests identified by Indigenous groups.
• Liaison for the North of 60 Strategy.
• Ensure compliance with and updating of company polices, administrative guidelines and standard operating procedures.
• Communicate with leadership via monthly updates.
• Ensure effective management of Indigenous sub-contractor relationships.
• Collaborate with Indigenous communities and Stantec business units and contractors to identify and develop opportunities for building capacity, business development and collaboration.
• Create and maintain effective working relationships with Stantec business developers, relationship managers, and account managers working on Indigenous focused projects and initiatives.
• Work with business line representatives on annual Business Planning including pursuits, revenue, profitability, and sales goals.
• Revise business plans and actions in accordance with current conditions.
• Act as a lead resource for interactions with Stantec business lines and sectors.
• Expand the business through the development of additional service lines.
• Identify emerging new markets for our services.
• Integrate, where possible, with Stantec business development initiatives.
• Identify key clients (federal, commercial, energy, etc.) in sectors relevant to the region.
• Maintain a list of key clients.
• Liaise with key client managers.
• Develop and implement a key client strategy in concert with Stantec marketing.
• Promote initiatives through personal appearances at conferences, trade fairs and public speaking events.
• Maximize opportunities through outreach programs into schools, career days, community events and local media.
• Work with marketing to promote initiatives internally and externally through The Lens and external marketing.
• Develop, in conjunction with marketing support, a Marketing Plan for the initiative’s strategy.
• Participate in go/no go evaluations for RFPs.
• Support proposal preparation and follow up with unsuccessful proposals.
• Ensure Pipeline and SMKC are updated.
• Support Stantec practitioners to develop effective, respectful, and sustainable relationships with Indigenous communities, organizations and businesses, developing an understanding of their needs, priorities and activities so that Stantec can continue to grow as a thought leader and solution provider.
• Maintain an active project list.
• Maintain high level oversight of projects.
• Work closely with key clients on an ongoing basis to obtain project work and enhance the delivery of services.
• Support the client Project Manager with Indigenous relations.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with Indigenous leadership and communities in Alaska.
• Partner with key internal stakeholders to implement strategies and recommendations to continually strengthen Indigenous engagement and consultation in a manner that promotes collaboration and transparency with Indigenous communities and the company.
• Actively represent the company on industry association working groups and at business development related events.
• Develop and implement Indigenous related participation and engagement plans and manage annual budget.

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of the history and present-day context of Indigenous Peoples in Alaska, including governments and organizations.
• Experience with Indigenous knowledge systems and worldviews.
• Demonstrated experience in Indigenous Relations program development, implementation and management, along with strong communication and interpersonal skills and a demonstrated ability to work within a collaborative environment.
• Experience building partnerships and working with Indigenous businesses, community members, governments, and organizations.
• Must possess a high level of integrity and personal accountability.
• Must possess strong facilitative, negotiation, influencing, written communication and presentation skills.
• Must demonstrate good judgement, ability to deal with complex and sensitive issues, and communicate and collaborate effectively.
• A 4-year university degree with 8 + years’ related experience with two more years in a professional consulting context OR Technical diploma/certification with extensive years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Skills

• Strong facilitative, negotiation, influencing, written communication and presentation skills.
• Good judgement, ability to deal with complex and sensitive issues, and communicate and collaborate effectively.
• Ability to work within a collaborative environment.
• Experience building partnerships and working with Indigenous businesses, community members, governments, and organizations.
• In-depth knowledge of the history and present-day context of Indigenous Peoples in Alaska, including governments and organizations.
• Experience with Indigenous knowledge systems and worldviews.
• Demonstrated experience in Indigenous Relations program development, implementation and management.

Benefits

Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave.

Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements