Director, African Nova Scotian Community Engagement; Designated Position

In late 2018, Dalhousie University recognized descendants of the historic African Nova Scotian communities as a distinct people and acknowledged how they have shaped this province and University over centuries as part of the University Proclamation on the International Decade for People of African Descent. That proclamation also committed Dalhousie to take action on strengthening the relationship with the African Nova Scotian community through the development of a Dalhousie African Nova Scotian strategy.

Reporting to the Vice-President, People & Culture, the Director of African Nova Scotia Community Engagement will play an institutional leadership role in the development and implementation of this strategy. They will support the access and success of African Nova Scotian students, staff and faculty at Dalhousie and will engage in deliberate efforts to strengthen and build constructive relationships with African Nova Scotian communities and organizations across Nova Scotia.

The position will work in conjunction with the African Nova Scotian (ANS) Strategy Working Group, and the African Nova Scotian Advisory Council.

Key Responsibilities

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Dalhousie University commits to achieving inclusive excellence through continually championing equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. In keeping with the principles of Dalhousie’s Employment Equity Plan, the position is designated to candidates who self-identify as African Nova Scotian
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To be eligible for this position, you must self-identify as African Nova Scotian in keeping with this definition:

African Nova Scotians are a distinct people who descend from free and enslaved Black planters, Black loyalists, Black refugees, Maroons and other Black people who inhabited the original 52 land-based Black communities in that part of Mi’kma’ki known as Nova Scotia.