Director, Indigenous Education and Engagement
Job in
Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Listing for:
Vancouver Island University
Full Time
position
Listed on 2026-02-21
Job specializations:
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Management
Education Administration
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Education / Teaching
Education Administration
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 125000 - 150000 CAD Yearly
CAD
125000.00
150000.00
YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Overview
The Director, Indigenous Education and Engagement, provides leadership, coordination, and oversight to the Indigenous initiatives of the Institution as guided by the Institutional Strategic Plan and Academic Plan. The Director supports and facilitates the achievement of VIU’s commitments and aspirations related to Indigenous relations and partnerships and provides direction to enact the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action (TRC) and the Bill 41 Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People’s Act (DRIPA).
The position serves a critical function in the success of the Indigenous students at Vancouver Island University. The role also supports education and professional development of VIU faculty and staff to ensure continuous improvement in the quality of institutional progress on the TRC and DRIPA and community engagement. This includes facilitation of appropriate protocol for all Indigenous relations with the Institution.
The Director oversees the area budget, the supervision of management employees and the oversight of indirect reports through the OIEE. The Director works with internal stakeholders (Elders-in-Residence, Indigenous Commitments Committee, faculties, academic leadership teams, partnership development teams, managers, senior management, etc.) and Indigenous communities, primarily through the Hwulmuxw Mustimuxw Siiem, an advisory committee comprised of Education Coordinators and Managers from First Nations communities and Indigenous organizations on Vancouver Island, to develop mutually beneficial partnerships.
The Director will help to advance the systems change required to decolonize education and Indigenize the institution, strengthen relationships with Indigenous communities and develop collaborative partnerships. Central to this role is an intimate understanding of Indigenous ways of knowing and being, and the ability to hold space for respectful relationship-building, cultural safety, protocol adherence and nuanced communication on the impacts of colonization, decolonization, sovereignty, land relations and Indigenous–settler dynamics.
Provide strategic and operational leadership, support, direction, and guidance to the Institution to support the goals and initiatives related to its commitments to the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action and Bill 41 Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous People’s Act in support of Indigenous education.Lead a team of managers responsible for collaborating with Faculty and Indigenous communities to co-develop culturally responsive Indigenous community-based training programs such as the Relational Land Based Learning programs and Stewardship Training programs.Oversee contract budget management (in coordination with central PD&T/Continuation Education supports), and accountability for the Mastercard Foundation EleV program, the Aboriginal Services Plan, off-grant community contracts, various Foundation grants, and other funding revenues and grants.Advance decolonization and Indigenization at the University through leadership on Indigenous issues, address the equalization of Indigenous knowledge systems, and amplify Indigenous voices to mutually address Indigenous education and the unique needs of a specialized population.Support the University's goal to develop and strengthen relationships and partnerships with Indigenous communities across the Island through nurturing relationships with the Hwulmuxw Mustimuxw Sii’em Advisory Committee.The Director will develop and implement an Office of Indigenous Education and Engagement Area Operations Plan that supports the larger VIU Strategic Plan and compliment the Foundation plans. The area operations plan will provide strategic direction for the OIEE and identify key priorities aligned with VIU’s strategic goals specifically related to Indigenous education and partnerships.Support the Institution in strategic leadership to engage with Indigenous leaders and communities to identify opportunities for collaborative partnerships (locally, provincially, nationally, and internationally). The Director will provide strategic advice to the senior leadership team to…
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