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Indigenous Community Liaison - North

Saskatchewan Polytechnic Alumni · Check, VA · 2 days ago
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About the role

Saskatchewan Polytechnic considers the diversity of our workforce to be one of our leading strengths and greatest assets. Our employee diversity enhances our ability to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse student population. Currently, approximately 20% of our students are Indigenous. A continued emphasis on the development of a representative workforce is one of Sask Polytech’s strategic priorities and, as an organization, we are making significant efforts to attract and retain Indigenous employees. This position has been designated for Indigenous person under the Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s employment equity program.

Responsibilities

The Indigenous Community Liaison will be directly responsible for the efficient planning, budgeting and implementation of the Community Awareness Plan to ensure the Indigenous community are aware of the Indigenous Student Success Strategy as well as Saskatchewan Polytechnic commitment to Indigenous student success. The position also develops, maintains and coordinates relationships and communications with Indigenous organizations that sponsor students to attend Saskatchewan Polytechnic.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Ensuring the community is aware of Indigenous Student Success Strategy and Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s commitment to Indigenous student success
  • Playing a lead marketing and consulting role with various stakeholders within Saskatchewan Polytechnic, the Indigenous community, external agencies and businesses and the Saskatchewan Polytechnic External Indigenous Advisory committee
  • Developing a targeted Indigenous Student Success Strategy for Saskatchewan Polytechnic
  • Working with Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s Business Development and Advancement division to grow an active Indigenous alumni group
  • Creating and regularly updating a financial information package regarding student sponsorship and funding for use by Saskatchewan Polytechnic personnel, students and funding agencies
  • Participating as a team member in the continued development of Indigenous Student Success Strategy and traveling extensively throughout the province and, at times, outside the province

Qualifications

The successful candidate will have:

  • A degree in education, business, or closely related field
  • Three years recent, relevant experience (within the last 5 years)
  • Established professional credibility in the Indigenous community and educational circles
  • Ability to direct ad hoc teams
  • Demonstrated knowledge of Indigenous issues in Saskatchewan including contemporary social and cultural issues, and the relationship of these to the recruitment and support of Indigenous students
  • Demonstrated experience working directly with Indigenous peoples in a learning environment
  • Ability to develop and deliver presentations to diverse audiences, utilizing strong writing and public speaking skills
  • Excellent communication skills including relationship building, diplomacy and negotiating
  • Training and/or experience in the use of common software packages, i.e. MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, and Outlook)
  • Demonstrates valuing diversity
  • A valid driver’s license and the ability to travel

Skills

The successful candidate will possess:

  • Strong writing and public speaking skills
  • Excellent communication skills including relationship building, diplomacy and negotiating
  • Ability to work with diverse audiences
  • Training and/or experience in the use of common software packages, i.e. MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, and Outlook)

Pay

The salary range for this position is $3,187.08 - $3,808.54 bi-weekly.

Schedule

This is a part-time position (full-time hours) with non-regulated hours (144 hours) per bi-weekly pay period.

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