Indigenous Relations Strategic Planner

The City of Edmonton’s Indigenous Relations Office is seeking a strategic and compassionate leader to advance our commitment to reconciliation. If you are a project management professional with a deep understanding of Indigenous communities and a passion for systems change, we invite you to join our team as an Indigenous Relations Strategic Planner.

This position plays a critical role in advancing the City’s reconciliation efforts through high-profile, complex, and intersectional work. Moving beyond technical support, this role focuses on leading strategic plans, evaluation frameworks, and significant projects that address racism and inequity in Edmonton. You will act as a content expert and relationship builder, fostering integrated approaches with internal teams, Knowledge Keepers, Elders, and Indigenous governments to ensure our work honors our commitments to the community.

What will you do?

• Plan and lead complex and sensitive projects, such as renaming initiatives, memorial site development, and large-scale engagement conferences related to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG)
• Provide strategic support and advice to leadership, translating corporate strategies into operational plans and ensuring business processes align with the branch’s reconciliation goals
• Develop data and evaluation frameworks that utilize Indigenous worldviews and decolonized approaches to research, ensuring projects are measured meaningfully
• Cultivate and maintain meaningful relationships with community members, non-profit leaders, and representatives from First Nation and Métis governments to support joint operational planning
• Identify strategic issues—such as urban reserves or UNDRIP implementation—and independently research and recommend solutions to the Director
• Prepare briefing notes, council reports, and responses to inquiries from the community and elected officials regarding the section's initiatives
• Other duties as assigned

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• Bachelor's Degree in Human Services, Sociology, or a related field of study
• A minimum of 5 years of professional experience including demonstrated competency in project management and strategic planning, including change management
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in community/social development, specifically working with Indigenous non-profits, organizations, leaders, community, and government
• Lived experience with traditional Indigenous communities, history, culture and current environment. Preference will be given to First Nations, Metis, Inuit or non registered Indigenous persons within the Canadian context

Assets:

• An emphasis on Indigenous Studies within your post-secondary education
• Deep knowledge of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Calls to Action, and MMIWG Calls for Justice
• Knowledge of Indigenous inter-governmental relations including inherent and Treaty Rights, Duty to Consult, Rights-based engagement and Indigenous land management

Skills required for success:

• Significant understanding of Indigenous communities, their history, culture, and current environment
• Experience with research and evaluation practices that utilize inclusive, ethical, and decolonized methodologies
• Strong ability to build relationships and work collaboratively with diverse groups, including internal departments and external community partners
• Ability to take an intersectional approach, thinking creatively to solve complex problems and integrate work across the corporation
• Excellent presentation, facilitation, and writing skills, with the ability to summarize complex information for senior leadership and Council
• Alignment to our Cultural Commitments and Leadership Competencies (https\://bit.ly/4brRrXm)
• Embracing a culture of equity, diversity, reconciliation, and inclusion
• Alignment with the goals of the City Plan

Conditions of Employment:

• Hire is dependent on a Criminal Records Check (CRC) that is satisfactory to the City of Edmonton
• Candidates are required to hold a valid Alberta Class 5 driver’s license (or provincial equivalent) or higher. Candidates will be required to arrange their own transportation
• Applicants may be tested

Work Environment:

• This position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement with the flexibility to work from both home and the worksite as per the Letter of Understanding between the City of Edmonton and Civic Service Union 52
• The weekly hours of work for this position are currently under review and may change at a future time
• Availability to attend events and meetings during the evenings and weekends may be required from time to time
• Requires engagement and interaction with diverse people from various backgrounds with different needs, expectations and emotional states

The City of Edmonton values applicants with a diverse range of skills, experiences and competencies, and encourages you to apply. We strive to provide reasonable access and accommodations throughout the recruitment process. To request an accommodation, please contact employment@edmonton.ca. Learn more about our benefits https\://bit.ly/COEbenefits.

1 permanent full-time position
Up to 2 temporary full-time positions for up to 24 months

Hours of Work: 33.75 hours per week

Salary Range: $51.611 - $65.218 (Hourly); $90,925.680 - $114,897.810 (Annually)

Recruitment Consultant: PC/SO

Edmonton rests in the heart of Treaty Six territory in Alberta and the homelands of the Metis Nation.

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