- Location
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada · published
- Source
- Workable
Description
Our Indigenous Relations team is currently looking to add an Indigenous Relations Coordinator, based in Edmonton, AB.
Reporting to the Lead, Community Engagement, this is a key position that will support the delivery of Valard's commitments to our Indigenous partners on the Northeast Powerline and Northshore Link project. It will work alongside the Indigenous Relations team and the project team to keep engagement activities, records, reporting, and Indigenous employment and procurement initiatives moving. This is a hands-on coordination role. You will spend your time preparing materials, documenting tour progress, and tracking commitments, and tracking follow up actions.
Please Note: This position will involve some travel to Indigenous communities, including remote locations (~10%) and may require occasional evening or weekend work to support community meetings and events
Duties and Responsibilities
- Create reports, information packages, presentations, and summaries for internal teams, the client, and Indigenous communities
- Maintain accurate, timely records of communications, meetings, and commitments in project trackers and databases
- Track engagement and regulatory commitments and report on status
- Support community engagement activities, including preparing materials, coordinating logistics, and following up on action items
- Coordinate the distribution of community notifications, project updates, and information packages
- Assist with community investment, sponsorship, and event requests
- Support Indigenous employment, training, and procurement initiatives, including tracking participation, hours, and spend
- Maintain contact lists of Indigenous businesses, employment contacts, and training providers
- Work with HR, procurement, and construction leadership to identify opportunities and communicate them to communities
- Attend internal and external meetings, maintaining minutes and action logs, and following up on outstanding actions
- Prepare agendas and meeting packages, and coordinate schedules and logistics for community and client meetings
- Handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion and cultural awareness