Indigenous Initiatives Implementation Manager

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CA $64,265.09/yr - CA $89,971.13/yr

The University of Manitoba is a driving force of innovation, discovery and advancement. Our momentum is propelled by our campus community – UM faculty, staff and students whose determination and curiosity shape our world for the better. Our teaching, learning and work environment is uniquely strengthened and enriched by Indigenous perspectives. With two main campuses in Winnipeg, satellite campuses throughout Manitoba, and world-wide research, UM’s impact is global.

Discover outstanding employee benefits, experience world-class facilities and join a dynamic community that values reconciliation, sustainability, diversity, and inclusion. We are one of Manitoba’s Top Employers and one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers. At the University of Manitoba, what inspires you can change everything.

The opportunity:

The University of Manitoba is looking for an Indigenous Initiatives Implementation Manager. This position reports to the Associate Vice‑President (Indigenous) Students and plays an important role in the implementation, execution, and impact assessment of initiatives and coordination of operational and administrative support for OVPI regarding policies such as the Affixing Indigenous Citizenship, Membership, and Kinship Policy.

Important aspects of this work are privacy, confidentiality, creating a safe space for Indigenous students, faculty, staff, and the wider Indigenous community, developing positive relationships, along with the ability to coordinate, plan, set and meet project targets. To be successful in this role the manager requires a high level of collaboration, relationship‑building, and engagement with a variety of partners to effectively support OVPI and the Time for Action:
Truth and Reconciliation Framework. The manager will also need to have strong organizational skills, exercise discretionary decision‑making, and establish effective working relations with internal and external partners.

Knowledge and experience with Indigenous cultures, knowledges, and traditions are essential to success in this role.

The qualifications and experience we’re looking for:

• Undergraduate bachelor’s degree is required.
• Five years of directly related experience in post‑secondary or non‑profit project administration and leadership are required.
• Proven history working in a multi‑layered, complex organization is required.
• Extensive experience, knowledge, competency with respect to Indigenous cultures, ways, and histories including ceremony and protocols are required.
• Experience working with Indigenous communities, organizations, and governments and people is required.
• Extensive experience in coordination and logistics is required.
• Experience and ability to independently make decisions in a timely fashion is required.
• Experience in building strategic partnerships with external organizations is required.
• Experience in the planning, development and implementation of programs and policies is required.
• Experience leading and managing teams is required.
• Knowledge of UM, the province, and their relationship to Indigenous peoples preferred. An acceptable equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Visionary thinker with the ability to identify tactful and solution‑minded opportunities is required.
• Strong project management skills are required.
• Decision‑making, critical thinking, and building strategic partnerships are required.
• Superior organization and prioritization skills are required.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise employees is required.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, and coordinate work, set priorities and deadlines, and chair meetings is required.
• Excellent communications skills (verbal and written) and ability to communicate and present materials in an articulate, knowledgeable, and diplomatic manner are required.
• Ability to write promotional content and develop and execute promotional strategies is required.
• Ability to make sound independent judgments and utilize problem‑solving abilities are required.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the…