Alaska Native Program Manager

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Your Opportunity

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.

This position will work collaboratively with operational and functional services leadership across Alaska, the US West, and Canada to deliver on Indigenous relations functions including Indigenous staff recruitment and retention, engagement with Indigenous communities and organizations, and strengthening internal awareness of Indigenous cultures, histories, and issues.

Your

Key Responsibilities

General 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.

* Participate in Stantec's Indigenous relations strategies, including the identification of potential business opportunities with Indigenous groups.

* Identify, track, and monitor issues, concerns, and interests identified by Indigenous groups.

* Liaison for the North of 60 Strategy.

Operational Responsibilities

* 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.

Business Development

* 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.

* Set strategic direction for the Alaska Native Program initiatives strategy.

* 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.

Key Client Management

* 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.

* Develop relationships with new clients.

Promotion and Marketing

* Participate in decisions on marketing and advertising, trade shows, website content, etc.

* 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.

Proposals

* Participate in go/no go evaluations for RFPs.

* Ensure sufficient communication occurs to evaluate potential risk associated with projects.

* Support proposal preparation and follow up with unsuccessful proposals.

* Ensure Pipeline and SMKC are updated.

Projects

* 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.

* Ensure Stantec's project management processes are followed (e.g., internal work orders signed, signing authorities are correct, project setup, etc.).

* 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…