Supervisor, Kihêw Waciston Indigenous Centre - Edmonton, Canada - MacEwan University

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SUPERVISOR, KIHÊW WACISTON INDIGENOUS CENTRE

STUDENT AFFAIRS
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Full-Time Continuing (35 hours per week)

MSA Band G (Steps 1-8): $ $54.65 per hour
August 20, 2023About Us

MacEwan University is where caring faculty help people connect their passions to their future paths. Located in the heart of Edmonton's diverse and dynamic downtown community, and on the traditional lands of Treaty 6 First Nations and homelands of the Métis people, MacEwan is known for exceptional undergraduate learning. With its dedication to teaching excellence, informed by scholarly research, innovation, and creative activity, MacEwan provides an exceptional collaborative and supportive learning environment with a commitment to human rights, environmental sustainability, and opportunities for community engagement. We are committed to creating an equitable, diverse, inclusive, and welcoming community for all peoples, cultures, and identities.
Our comprehensive undergraduate university offers 59 programs to more than 18,000 full

- and part-time students in business, communications, community and human services, design, fine and performing arts, health, humanities, natural science, nursing, public safety, and social science. Through a wide array of experiential learning opportunities, and strategic relationships in the community, we partner with others to produce graduates of stature. Along with a robust grounding in their chosen disciplines, MacEwan students are given durable life skills that prepare them to take on the world.
Opportunity

MacEwan University is seeking a knowledgeable Supervisor for a full-time continuing opportunity with our kihêw waciston Indigenous Centre.

Reporting to the Director, Indigenous Initiatives, you will develop and deliver on student success and engagement strategies for Indigenous learners at MacEwan University and will be responsible for the efficient and effective operations of the Centre's activities.

The role also supports relationships with external Indigenous organizations and communities, and implements student support services in the Centre, aligned with the University's new strategic vision, Teaching Greatness.

You will be responsible for planning, developing, implementing, assessing, and administering various academic and cultural support services for kihêw waciston.

Working closely through collaboration and communication with faculties and schools, you will ensure that consistent processes and practices are in place to ensure effective student support.

You will also provide guidance, mentorship, and coordination for the team, which includes Indigenous student advisors, coordinators, and Elders/knowledge keepers, and administrative support, with particular attention to Indigenous student success, engagement, and retention.

Other key duties include:

Developing employee recruitment and retention strategies;
Providing employee orientation and training;
Managing staff workloads;
Overseeing and coordinating professional development activities for the staff;
Monitoring and assessing employee performance, utilizing coaching and mentoring strategies as appropriate;
Managing budgets for the Centre;
Researching best practices and collaboratively building marketing and recruitment initiatives for indigenous learners;
Representing the Centre on various university committees to initiate change and resolve issues related to academic services and curriculum requirements;
Supporting the development and delivery of Indigenous student transition, cultural awareness, and community engagement events/activities that support the success of Indigenous learners, and the development of Indigenous cultural competencies across the campus community;
Developing and implementing proposals that enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of kihêw waciston support services and programs, including peerled programming; and
Participating in a variety of key strategic, operational, and projectoriented groups and committees, both internally and externally.

SKILLS

Proven leadership skills, including operational planning and organizational skills;
Effective and efficient human and process management skills, including supervision and performance management;
Knowledge and understanding of academic and cultural support for Indigenous students;
Staff and service scheduling skills, including the ability to prioritize;
The ability to work within and contribute to building an effective team;
Strong interpersonal and supervisory skills, including relationship building, active listening, expression of understanding and management of sensitive issues;
Conflict management skills and the ability to mediate;
Creative and effective problemsolving skills;
Effective communication skills;
The ability to be flexible in a constantly changing environment and take initiative on opportunities for improvement;
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