INDIGENOUS ENGAGEMENT

Position: Indigenous Engagement Coordinator
Organization: Ontario Land Trust Alliance
Location: Remote, with occasional in-person meetings in Toronto and travel around southern Ontario

About Ontario Land Trust Alliance (OLTA)

The Ontario Land Trust Alliance (OLTA) is an environmental charitable organization, with a mission to empower a vibrant and enduring land conservation community in Ontario. OLTA accomplishes this through providing direct support for nature conservation and stewardship, offering training and educational programs, promoting community networking, helping to ensure land trusts meet (and exceed) a set of national standards and practices, and raising the profile of the work of land and nature trusts.

Indigenous communities have stewarded lands in Ontario for millennia and continue to perform vital conservation work. As our organization continues to grow in our capacity to provide financial and technical support to land trusts, we are aiming to overcome some of the historical and cultural barriers that hinder Indigenous land trusts from accessing the supports we offer. We are seeking an Indigenous Engagement Coordinator to assist our efforts in supporting Indigenous led land trusts and Indigenous led-conservation efforts.

The candidate will identify barriers within OLTA practices that hinder the access of our programming by Indigenous land trusts, engage with Indigenous land trusts from across Ontario to understand their priorities, and conduct research on decolonizing our granting programs. They will also connect and support other land trusts to encourage partnerships between these groups.

As per funding requirements, we are seeking a youth (under 30 years old) that is a member of the Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) community. Lived experience with Indigenous communities is a strong asset.

Job Details

Job Title: Indigenous Engagement Coordinator
Reports to: Director of Conservation Science

Tasks and responsibilities:

Supporting the Director of Conservation Science and other OLTA staff with the following activities:

• Identifying Indigenous land trusts across Ontario and the conservation work they do
• Fostering respectful relationships with members of these communities, learning their priorities while identifying ways in which our organization can support their conservation efforts
• Organizing site visits and in-person meetings with Indigenous-led land trusts
• Researching best practices and assisting other programs in decolonizing granting practices
• Tracking engagement efforts
• Undertaking other activities to support OLTA such as attending events, developing communications, participating in OLTA working groups and/or committees, and assisting with other programs
• Other duties as required

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience working with Indigenous communities in Ontario
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with an ability to form respectful and professional relationships
• Knowledge of Ontario’s flora and fauna and conservation issues
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills
• Experience with facilitation and coordination of diverse multi-stakeholder groups is considered an asset

Other requirements:

• Access to a home office workspace
• Must have access to high-speed internet and adequate bandwidth, as working from home will be required most of the time

Employment Type:

This is a full-time position, 35 hours per week for 15 weeks, with the potential for renewal. The position is based at the OLTA office in downtown Toronto (currently remote working). Hours are flexible around core hours. Occasional travel within Ontario will be expected.

Salary: $20-23/hour

To Apply:

We openly welcome and invite applications from persons with disabilities and those protected by the human rights code and will provide accommodation during all stages of the recruitment and hiring process, upon request. If you require support during the recruitment process, please reach out to admin@olta.ca

If you are interested in joining our team, please submit a cover letter and your resume (PDF) to admin@olta.ca, indicating OLTA Indigenous Engagement Coordinator in the subject line. Deadline for applications is November 9 at 11:59 pm EDT.

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Applications will not be accepted by fax and/or regular mail. No phone calls please.

OLTA thanks all applicants for their interest; however, only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.

For more information about OLTA, please visit our website at http://www.olta.ca.