Advisor Communities - Middlesex County, ON, Canada - Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan)

Description

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Office of the President

Employment Group :
Support

Type of Position:
Full-time
Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. Hours of work may vary with occasional evening and weekend commitments.
12 per hour
Working at Fanshawe College
Fanshawe College is committed to the principles of hybrid work and may offer this option to employees whose work can be performed in an alternate location, without adverse impact to the operations of the College, inclusive of our Student and Staff experience


Note:
This is a full-time Support position (35 hours per week).

Duties:

To support Fanshawe's commitment to address and dismantle systems of oppression experienced by equity-deserving/denied communities – including racialized persons; First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities; persons with disabilities; members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community; and women-identified individuals – the Equity and Transformational Change Advisor will be instrumental in driving and supporting the College's anti-racism, anti-oppression, equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) strategy and operational planning.

Fanshawe'sEDIFramework" and forthcoming multi-yearEDIAction Plan, the Equity and Transformational Change Advisor will be an integral resource for the College's staff and leaders in providing strategic research and guidance grounded in lived experience, theoretical frameworks, academic and professional theory, diverse knowledges, and practical knowledge gleaned from community experiences and relationships.

As a core member of the College'sEDIteam, the Advisor will report to the Director of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, and will have a dedicated focus on identifying pathways to transformational, sustainable, and justice-informed systemic change.

The Advisor will serve as a core advisor and support to the Director in planning and executing strategic and operational plans in core performance areas relating toEDI, antiracism, and anti-oppression.

They will also serve as a resource toEDI-related committees and working groups at the College, provide support to College leaders in researching, assessing, and implementing equity-informed changes to policy and procedure, and provide support to theEDIteam in delivering training, education, and initiatives and projects.

In doing so, they will advise the Director on bringing together various anti-oppressive lenses and will thus bring rich experience in bridging equity efforts and decolonial efforts and an ability to forge authentic and sustainable relationships with equity-deserving communities with a range of perspectives on bringing about transformative change.

The incumbent will work in a highly collaborative fashion with other members of theEDIteam and other college project teams, while bringing to the role a high capacity for independent work and critical thought.

The Equity and Transformational Change Advisor will be passionate about the College's mission of advancing a sense of belonging for equity-deserving students, staff, and faculty.

Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., Social Sciences,EDIor other social justice program, Adult Education, Organizational Development, Human Resources, Business, or related field
Graduate Master's degree in a related field, broadly related to equity required
Minimum 5 years' experience in a relevant field related to equity, diversity, inclusion, anti-oppression, social work, decolonial or Indigenization work, antiracism, focused on supporting or advancing initiatives for underrepresented, equity-deserving, or marginalized communities
Demonstrated experience building and sustaining authentic trust-based relationships with equity-deserving communities, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities; persons with disabilities; members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community
Demonstrated experience implementing successful equity initiatives, managingEDIand anti-oppression projects, and supporting the implementation of anti-oppression frameworks
Strong research and evaluation skills and extensive experience synthesizing research from a wide variety of sources, including academic and community-engaged scholarship
Demonstrated experience in writing effective, persuasive, and accessible research reports and briefing notes
Extensive knowledge and application of adult education principles
Advanced knowledge and understanding of equity, human rights, inclusion, racial justice, disability justice, queer justice, trans justice, anti-oppression, decolonization, intersectionality, unconscious bias, power, privilege, systemic barriers, and social justice
Demonstrated knowledge of relevant equity legislation, including the Ontario Human Rights Code and Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act
Excellent organization and administrative skills
DO NOT APPLY THROUGH THE JOB BOARD ON THIS SITE. In order to be considered for this position you must apply through the Fanshawe College website online application system. We are committed to equity, value diversity, and welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds.
Fanshawe College provides accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process.