Indigenous Education Manager

4 weeks ago


Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Langara College Full time
Job Summary:

The Manager, Indigenous Education and Services, is a senior administrative position responsible for providing operational leadership to Indigenous Education and Services (IES) teams. The successful candidate will oversee day-to-day operations, focusing on business operations, human resources, financial management, and special projects within IES. This role collaborates with partners across the institution and the broader community to fulfill the mandate, objectives, and goals of IES.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Provide operational leadership to IES teams, including the Indigenous Gathering Space and Indigenous Upgrading Program teams.
  • Oversee day-to-day operations, focusing on business operations, human resources, financial management, and special projects within IES.
  • Collaborate with partners across the institution and the broader community to fulfill the mandate, objectives, and goals of IES.
  • Support the Executive Director in the development and implementation of the Indigenous Action Plan and fulfilling the College's Indigenization and reconciliation goals.
Requirements:
  • Bachelor's Degree in an appropriate discipline such as education, business administration, accounting, or human resources.
  • Minimum five (5) years of recent and progressively senior-level administrative experience, including financial, human resources, and operational and/or project management.
  • Experience supporting executive leadership in a unionized, post-secondary educational setting is highly desirable.
  • Experience and/or training in project management, event planning, business communications, leadership, budget support, and/or time management is a definite asset.
  • Experience dealing with the broad range of issues related to student services, such as registration matters, mental health, student conduct, and student engagement is an asset.
  • As an Indigenous student services professional, applicants must have a detailed understanding of the cultures and histories of Indigenous peoples of British Columbia.
  • Applicants must have a detailed understanding of the systemic issues and barriers discouraging Indigenous students from pursuing and completing a post-secondary education.
  • IES is a culturally grounded support service. Applicants must have experience living and working with Indigenous communities and have a good understanding of Indigenous cultural values, practices, protocols, and ceremony.
  • Applicants must be willing and able to complete Canadian Red Cross Standard First Aid, CPR, and AED training, Mental Health First Aid, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), Safe Talk, Violent Threat Risk Assessment (VTRA), Positive Space, Naloxone, and other training programs and courses that support the creation of a safe and caring space within the Gathering Space for Indigenous students.
Leadership Competencies:
  • Solution orientation – Makes timely decisions and advances solutions that are in the best interest of the College and our students.
  • Accountability – Fosters and demonstrates a culture of accountability and ownership.
  • Relationship intelligence – Demonstrates emotional maturity and operates respectfully in all situations and dynamics.
  • Conflict resolution – Acts with courage to take on the tough issues and conversations.
  • Mobilization of people – Empowers others to be engaged, motivated, and resilient through change.
  • Continuous learning – Cultivates a growth mindset and provides opportunities for development.
  • Communication – Uses personal interaction, transparency, and language to effectively build trust and commitment.


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