Indigenous Relations Coordinator

4 days ago


Burnaby, Canada BC Hydro Full time

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Providing clean electricity to 4 million customers takes a diverse workforce and that’s where you come
in. We need your talent to help us build major projects to meet growing demand. To help our
customers find clean energy solutions for their homes and businesses and to be ready to respond
during storms and outages to keep our system reliable.

Working for BC Hydro is meaningful. And now, the stakes have been raised as we work towards a
solution to climate change while safely providing clean, affordable electricity to our customers.

We offer a healthy work life balance, training opportunities and career progression. We're proud to be
ranked as one of B.C.'s Top Employers and one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers. Join us as we
build an even cleaner B.C.

**JOB DESCRIPTION**
**Duties**:

- As a professional member of the Indigenous Relations Team this role will report to the South

East Team Lead and act as a designated resource and touch point for building and maintaining
ongoing First Nations relationships
- This includes facilitating the resolution of conflict and ensuring engagement, consultation and

related activities are executed and documented
- Leads the execution of the First Nations component of low-moderate complexity Generation,

Transmission and Distribution capital projects and programs where relationship, legal,
environmental, reputational and other key risks require technical expertise and knowledge of
consultation, engagement and community relations processes specific to a utility environment
- Supports other team members in carrying out selected consultation activities for more complex

projects with higher risk
- Oversees and facilitates First Nations procurement and employment opportunities through

project identification and definition stages, and following implementation of negotiated agreements
- Leads and executes low-moderate risk projects and programs for the assigned suite of

relationship agreement commitments, and leads the planning and execution of capacity building
and other engagement initiatives to promote First Nations access to a wide variety of internal and
external programs and resources
- Responds to requests from internal BC Hydro business groups for technical advice and support

when performing a variety of maintenance activities affecting First Nations assets (eg vegetation
management, meter installation)
- Builds ongoing relationship with a wide range of internal and external contacts including
- provincial government agencies, municipalities, and other utilities to promote their understanding
- of BC Hydro’s Indigenous Relations principles, vision and values- Oversees and mentors other members of Indigenous Relations team supporting delivery of

relationship and project engagement commitments.**Qualifications**:
***
- University degree in Public Policy, Law, Government, Public or Business Administration,

Engineering, or similar. Equivalent education and working experience will also be considered- A minimum of five years relevant experience and demonstrated ability to develop and advance

complex strategic business solutionspeople in BC and knowledge of First Nations issues as they relate to the energy industry is highly
- desirablebusiness planning and reporting with well developed analytical skills and expertise in negotiations.

**ADDITIONAL INFORMATION**
- This role will involve occasional travel. Travel will be predominately throughout the Fraser Valley

but could also extend across the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island
- A condition of employment for this job is that you maintain your Driver's License: Class 5 in good

standing.
We're always looking for exceptional people to bring new ideas, fresh thinking and the motivation
to help shape the electricity system in B.C. It's an exciting time to be a part of our team as we
invest in our system and prepare to meet the challenges of tomorrow.
Our values guide our work. Want to join us?
We are safe.
We are here for our customers.
We are one team.
We include everyone.
We act with integrity and respect.
We are forward thinking.
BC Hydro is an equal opportunity employer.

minorities, women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, persons of minority sexual
orientations and gender identities, and others with the skills and knowledge to productively
engage with diverse communities.
We are also happy to provide reasonable accommodations throughout the selection process and

BC Hydro has a COVID-19 Vaccination Policy that requires employees to have a full series of
COVID-19 vaccine and provide proof of vaccination on request. This Policy is currently suspended

but may resume at BC Hydro's discretion. While the Policy is suspended, all new employees are
required to disclose their vaccination status to BC Hydro.

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