Indigenous and Community Engagement Specialist Calgary or Whitehorse

Ausenco
CA - British Columbia - burnaby
June 26, 2024

- Indigenous and Community Engagement Specialist, Calgary or Whitehorse (AUS0008L1)

Indigenous and Community Engagement Specialist, Calgary or Whitehorse - ( AUS0008L1 )

Ausenco is a global company redefining what's possible.
Our team is based across 26 offices in 14 countries, with projects in over 80 locations worldwide.
Combining our deep technical expertise with a more than 30-year track record, we deliver innovative, value-add consulting studies, project delivery, asset operations and maintenance solutions to the natural resources and bulk materials sectors.

We are looking for Indigenous & Community Engagement specialists to join Ausenco's Human Environment team.
The ideal candidates will demonstrate their experience in, and knowledge of, engagement and consultation programs for environmental assessment and other permitted activities.
Your excellent technical, communication, and interpersonal skills will add to our team's ability to support and lead the design, delivery, and reporting of community, stakeholder and Indigenous engagement activities.
Your demonstrated familiarity and experience with engagement best practices, UNDRIP, FPIC and other related enhancements in related policy and regulatory advancements is an asset.

If you're the right person for the job, we are open to discussing you being located in one of our other locations.

About the role

Our dynamic team:

Plans and supports engagement programs that facilitate communication with Indigenous communities across Canada, sometimes in rural and remote settings.
Manages, supports, and performs the coordination, organization, and delivery of socio-cultural research, community consultation activities, primary data collection programs, and related community engagement.
Contributes to the preparation of well written deliverables in accordance with environmental assessment standards, best practices, preferences and protocols identified by Indigenous Nations, provincial, territorial, and federal regulatory requirements.
Supports Indigenous and socio-cultural related research programs.
Delivers baseline reports, effects assessments, engagement summaries, and other similar types of deliverables.
Supports work related to socio-economics as well as Indigenous Knowledge and traditional use on interdisciplinary projects.

About you:

The right candidates will have a degree in humanities, geography, social sciences, communications, or related field of study.
Suitable professional and technical experience can be considered in lieu of a degree.

We are looking for professionals with at least 3 years of experience:

Performing consultation and engagement activities, preferably in the context of licensing and permitting of major projects.
Working with or for Indigenous Nations.
Planning and executing engagement activities such as open houses, workshops, focus groups, and development of strategic engagement materials such as letters, posters, handouts, surveys and feedback forms.
Facilitating meetings and/or engagement activities dealing with complex subject matter with diverse audiences.

As a successful candidate, you will have:

Excellent verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
Excellent research, analysis and technical writing skills.
Project management skills, the ability to multi-task, and perform under tight timelines
The ability to produce quality deliverables that stand up to public scrutiny.
Strong organizational skills
Comfort working independently or as part of a team.

The right candidates will be willing to travel, as required.

Working for Ausenco means you won't settle for the status quo - you'll be part of a forward-thinking, culturally diverse organization.
We expect our people to deliver outstanding results and will give you the license to find a better way forward for your clients and stakeholders.

In addition to a competitive remuneration package, we provide employees with a wide range of growth opportunities and training programs to build your skills and pursue your career path.

Supporting a Diverse Workforce As a global company we embrace and encourage diversity in its fullest sense - gender, age, experience, nationality, colour, language, religion, location, disability, education, skills, working styles and time availability.
Our work environments are based on mutual trust and respect for the rights and opportunities of every individual.

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