Indigenous and Community Engagement Specialist - Burnaby, Canada - Ausenco

Ausenco

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Burnaby, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Indigenous and Community Engagement Specialist, Burnaby or Whitehorse

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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.

Description

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 sociocultural 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 sociocultural related research programs.
Delivers baseline reports, effects assessments, engagement summaries, and other similar types of deliverables.
Supports work related to socioeconomics as well as Indigenous Knowledge and traditional use on interdisciplinary projects.

Qualifications:

About you:
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.
Excellent verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
Excellent research, analysis and technical writing skills.
Project management skills, the ability to multitask, 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.

Working for Ausenco means you won't settle for the status quo - you'll be part of a forward-thinking, culturally diverse organisation.

We expect our people to deliver outstanding results and will give you the licence 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.

Primary Location:
CA-BC-Burnaby

Job Posting:
Apr 18, 2023