Technical Advisor Jobs

Full-time, remote

74,280-97,500

About Us

The Indigenous Centre for Cumulative Effects (ICCE) is an Indigenous-founded, Indigenous-led, and exclusively Indigenous-serving organization that supports Indigenous communities in addressing cumulative effects through a Two-Eyed Seeing approach. Our primary objective is to build and enhance the technical and scientific capacity of Indigenous communities across Canada, based on the values of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities. As a resource, we provide funding for community-led projects, share knowledge, and link Indigenous communities together, working towards intergenerational decision-making and partnership building.

About You

You possess a deep understanding of both Indigenous knowledge and Western knowledge in cumulative effects, including different methodologies, legislation, policies, and partnerships. An active listener, you find shared understandings and draw common ground on the issues surrounding an Indigenous perspective in cumulative effects. From your experiences, you're able to synthesize this information, test hypotheses with data, and inform different audiences on the capacity of Indigenous communities in cumulative effects as well as Indigenous perspectives on cumulative effects.

Key Traits

• An active listener and collaborator to help build consensus or move a common understanding forward
• Exceptional communicator who is comfortable in doing presentations and communicating complex ideas into audience appropriate media
• Ability to made decisions from big picture to details while understanding risk
• Indigenous knowledge or experience is strongly preferred
• Strong working experience at a community level on cumulative effects and how that translates at different scales

About The Role

Provide policy and technical advice to the Indigenous Centre for Cumulative Effects (ICCE) to advance our mission. Your expertise will help inform the Executive Director, ICCE National Office, contractors, and Indigenous communities on cumulative effects from an Indigenous perspective. This includes organizing annual the ICCE conference, managing online services, networking with Indigenous and government organizations, creating communications such as announcements on the website and social media posts, conducting webinars, and giving presentations to partners.

You will lead the administrative aspects of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) and collaborate with Indigenous communities on issues surrounding cumulative effects, capacity, and translating different knowledge systems. Much of your work will involve supporting the Community Funding Program (CFP), identifying areas of support, gaps in knowledge, testing hypotheses, and developing resources to support Indigenous communities such as developing ICCE's network of practitioners. You will also be involved in the management of projects for the CFP, following-up on funding agreements, reviewing reports and supervising funding guidelines. This may include assisting recipients in addressing cumulative effects and managing funding agreements.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the existing online services of ICCE to ensure they are current and inclusive of an Indigenous cumulative effects practice
• Lead our Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) to support the mission of ICCE and develop future iterative processes to improve the Community Funding Program
• Work closely with the Community Funding Program, Board, Members, TAC and partners to develop communication materials

Indigenous persons will be given preference (s. 16(1) CHRA). Applicants are asked to self-identify in their application form. Accommodations will be provided to applicants upon request.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of working experience in cumulative effects
• Experience working in with an Indigenous community
• Working experience with Microsoft Office, Slack, Google Drive, Zoom, and SalesForce an asset
• 5-7 years of working experience related to the required skills and abilities
• Facilitation skills an asset
• Proven communication skills
• Degree or certificate in Business Administration or a combination of education and relevant experience in environmental management, land-use planning, integrated water management, or related field