Director, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Indigenous Relations

Requisition ID: 18143
Department: Community & Social Services Dept.
Service: Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Indigenous Relations
Employment Type: 1 Full Time Permanent Position
Work Hours:35 hours per week
Affiliation: MPE
Salary Information: $157,841.32 - $199,613.96 annually (2025 rates of pay)
Location: 100 Constellation, Nepean
City: Ottawa, ON
Job Category: Community and Social Services
Application Close: 09/07/2025

The City of Ottawa promotes the principles of diversity and inclusion and adheres to the tenets of the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We are committed to an equitable, strategic and inclusive hiring process and support a workforce that reflects the diverse population of Ottawa.

In addition to meeting the requirements of the position, the following are considered assets:

- Member of Indigenous, Black or other racialized community, persons with disabilities, women or other equity-deserving groups
- Experience working with diverse communities and intersecting social identities, such as race, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, class and religion facing systemic and structural barriers
- Knowledge of community demographics and their needs, systemic challenges and strengths
- Demonstrated understanding of the value of equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace
- Ability to communicate in a language other than French or English

**JOB SUMMARY**
- As Director of the Service area, you will sit at the CSSD Departmental Leadership Table and work with internal and external community partners to advance awareness and understanding of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging and Indigenous reconciliation and healing throughout the municipal corporation. You lead corporate-wide initiatives with internal colleagues, elected officials, and community partners to advance systemic and structural changes that increase equitable access to municipal services and programs and foster a culture which embraces EDIB to enhance employee and community wellbeing. Working alongside Host Nations and urban Indigenous leadership through meaningful collaborative relationships, you evolve and advance Indigenous reconciliation at the City and between the City and Indigenous communities.
- You are accountable for providing vision, leadership and strategic direction to the Service, and planning, organizing, directing, controlling, evaluating and improving the development and delivery of its priorities, services, programs and operations, including through:

- the EDIB Secretariat
- the Indigenous Relations Branch
- leadership in working collaboratively with City Council Sponsors, City departments, and community partners to strengthen diversity, inclusion and cultural competencies across the organization with the goal of creating an inclusive workplace for employees;
- developing, and leading implementation of a Corporate Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Framework that includes Anti-Racism, Women and Gender Equity and Diversity and Inclusion strategies informed by a Working Advisory Group made up of community members and internal staff, community engagement forums, data with clear performance metrics and best practice research;
- providing strategic leadership and dedicated support to Affinity Groups at the City by fostering an environment where employee groups can grow, connect, and collaborate by providing capacity-building opportunities and consultation pathways in building a more inclusive and respectful workplace for all employees;

**EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE**
- Completion of Master's degree in Social Sciences, Business Administration, Public Administration or other related field
- Minimum of 10 years of related experience in the equity, diversity and inclusion field or in advancing Indigenous relations fields, including a minimum of 5 years managing human resources, external contract resources, operating and capital budgets in a complex public organization or private sector corporation.

**KNOWLEDGE**
- Expert understanding of anti-oppression, equity, diversity and inclusion frameworks with lived experience, and of community-based social development frameworks
- Demonstrated ability to build consensus to achieve complex outcomes
- Superior political acumen
- Strong written and oral communications, comfortable presenting to large audiences
- Current understanding of the impacts of colonialist assimilation practices, such as Residential Schools and the Sixties Scoop, on Indigenous Peoples, and of human rights, accessibility and other related legislation
- Principles, practices, procedures, techniques, laws and regulations pertaining to the Service area’s functions, programs, services and operations
- Public private partnerships and other alternate service delivery models
- Principles and methods of economic, financial, social and political risk analysis, public policy and business administration
- The City of Ottawa’s current social, political, b