Indigenous Recruitment Specialist

2 weeks ago

Victoria, Canada Woodward & Company Full time

**Do you have a passion for reconciliation?**

**Woodward & Co. Lawyers LLP (“Woodward”),** aims to be the leading law firm that provides excellent legal services to Indigenous communities, governments, and businesses, advancing transformative change in an era of reconciliation and decolonization.

**Role Overview**:
Ideally, you bring lived or learned experiences and connections from working with Indigenous communities and as our Indigenous Recruitment Specialist, you help recruit and retain staff in line with our priorities, and values. You also develop internal training opportunities to build awareness of Indigenous culture so that we can ensure meaningful, positive, and effective working relationships with our clients and colleagues.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Cultivating a network to support our search for Indigenous talent, and share our developing career opportunities that align with the law firm’s goals and initiatives.
- Planning and facilitating professional development presentations and orientation sessions for all staff.
- Working on HR policies with mindfulness and Indigenous perspective for attracting and retaining Indigenous talent and ensuring Woodward maintains cultural safety and sensitivity within our workplace environment.
- Reporting on measurable outcomes such as job posting performance and recruitment trends.

**Job Requirements**:
The minimum requirements for this position include:

- Strong knowledge and respect for Indigenous cultural traditions, languages, ceremonies, and protocols involving Elders, traditional knowledge keeper, and Indigenous communities.
- Work experience with Indigenous Nations, communities, businesses, organizations and/or student programs.
- Lived and learned experience with sharing developing work opportunities for a variety of positions and sharing community events with others in your workplace.
- 3 to 5 years’ work experience in a talent acquisition or recruitment positions with a successful outcome that will grow our network and increase our engagement opportunities and strengthen our relationships within Indigenous communities.
- A willingness to collaborate and provide guidance to hiring managers and leadership on recruitment outcomes and training opportunities.
- Completion of a business administration program, HR generalist designation, or certification as a CPHR, is considered an asset.

**Why Woodward and Company?**:
Woodward offers meaningful work, meaningful relationships, and a great workplace culture. The salary range is $60,000 to $80,000 per year (to be negotiated with consideration for education and experience) with a generous range of benefits, including health and wellness, dental, RSP, vacation and professional development.

This is a full-time position. While most hours will be regular business hours, we anticipate some evenings and weekends (e.g., attending community events or career fairs).

**How to Apply**:
Applicants with Indigenous ancestry are strongly encouraged to apply. Woodward is committed to upholding the values of equity, diversity, inclusion and in our legal services as we know that diversity strengthens Woodward values for Excellence, Respect, Accountability, Trust, and Ethics, and that we all share responsibility for creating an equitable, diverse, and inclusively collaborative workplace.

**Thank you for your interest in Woodward & Company LLP. We can’t wait to meet you

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