Job Description

Opportunity

Our engagement team, based in Edmonton, works with clients to develop and implement strategic engagement plans. The purpose of our work is to promote conversations that reveal different points of view, questions and concerns that inform clients and their projects. For projects requiring Consultation with Indigenous Nations, we work to understand how Indigenous or Treaty rights may be affected by a project.

We have a successful track record of respectful and meaningful engagement with stakeholders, the public and Indigenous Nations across Canada. We are trained facilitators who have spent dozens of years engaging and Consulting on projects for industry, and the various levels of governments. Our success is based on thoughtful planning, development, implementation and monitoring of engagement and Consultation programs. We excel when working on regulated, high profile and emotionally charged projects.

We are looking for an intermediate/senior advisor to join our engagement team. The ideal candidate will be a team-oriented self-starter with a creative mind who enjoys working with people, writing, listening, and organizing events. The person we choose will work closely with us to plan, develop, and implement opportunities to interact with stakeholders, Indigenous groups, and the public. The successful candidate will analyze and report on information gathered from engagement activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Drafting engagement/Consultation plans
• Developing agendas and plain language material for meetings
• Creating presentations and fact sheets
• Analyzing data and writing reports
• Working in a team environment to generate creative ideas for engagement opportunities
• Organizing engagement events such as meetings, pop ups, open houses, and site visits
• Taking detailed meeting notes
• Maintaining mailing lists, stakeholder registries, and records of contact
• Developing proposals and budgets

Requirements

• Experience with customer service, stakeholder, public, and Indigenous engagement
• Strong writing skills
• Ability to convert technical documents into plain language
• Ability to take initiative and work independently on work assignments
• Team player who is willing to contribute and collaborate
• Ability to work with diverse individuals and support their participation in engagement activities
• Strong public speaking and facilitation skills
• Computer, database, and virtual engagement tool skills (ie. Excel, Word, InDesign, consultation databases, MailChimp, SurveyMonkey, Engagement HQ, Zoom)
• Flexible and adaptable to changing situations

Education and Experience

• Post-secondary in a related field (ie. Business, Indigenous Studies, English, Anthropology, Sociology)
• 5 – 10 years' work experience
• Experience working on regulated projects would be an asset
• A valid driver’s license would be an asset

Our team works in a hybrid environment including typical office days (working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time), days in the field for site visits and hosting engagement activities, as well as work from home days. Project related travel will be required.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

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