Women's Community Development Coordinator

**Position**:**Women’s Community Development Coordinator (WHAI)

**Location**:Sudbury

**Reports to**:Team Supervisor, Training and Resource Development

**Term**:Full-time, Permanent

**Salary Range**:$56,531 - $60,000 + benefits

**Anticipated Start Date**: March 2025

**Context**

The Ontario Aboriginal HIV/AIDS Strategy (Oahas) is an Indigenous-led organization committed to promoting and supporting healthy, thriving Indigenous communities through providing culturally grounded education and access to harm reduction to reduce the transmission of HIV and other STBBIs in our communities. Oahas operates based on the principles of Greater Involvement of People living with HIV/AIDS (GIPA), Meaningful Engagement of People living with HIV/AIDS (MEPA), “nothing about us without us”, Indigenous harm reduction, and respect for our cultural knowledges and teachings. These foundational principles guide all aspects of our relationships and work.

**Organizational Values**

Oahas’ organizational values are Autonomy and self-determination, Accessibility, Innovation, Justice, Connection, Accountability, Hope and Advocacy. Based on our organizational values, we have developed agency-wide accountability behaviours that are shared with all Oahas staff and used as part of our performance evaluation tools. These include engaging in the work using direct communication, kindness, generosity of spirit, and respect.

**Summary**

Women & HIV/AIDS Initiative (WHAI) is a community-based response to HIV and AIDS among cis and trans women, Two-Spirit and non-binary people in Ontario. WHAI is a provincial network rooted in the principles of community development and collective impact. The Women’s Community Development Coordinator position at Oahas works alongside the WHAI network and the Oahas Training and Resource Development Team to modify and adapt, develop and implement resources and trainings that focus on Indigenous women (cis and trans) and non-binary and Two-Spirit people to meet the following goals: reduce HIV transmission among Indigenous women, enhance local community capacity to address HIV and AIDS in relation to Indigenous peoples, and to build safer environment to support Indigenous women and their HIV and AIDS-related needs.

This position is located in **Sudbury, Ontario**, reports to the Team Supervisor, with the following areas of responsibilities: Community Development & Networking, Facilitation & Education Service Delivery, Resource Development, Distribution & Implementation, Research & Program Evaluation, and Administration.

**Key Responsibilities**

**Community**Development** &**Networking**
- Establishes, facilitates, and maintains collaborative partnership opportunities with community organizations, groups, and networks in Ontario that serve Indigenous women (cis and trans), non-binary and Two-Spirit people living with and at increased risk of HIV.
- Participates in provincial Women and HIV/AIDS Initiative (WHAI) network meetings, trainings, committees and forums.
- Provides linkages between women serving organizations and Oahas program sites for harm reduction supports etc.
- Works with provincial and local community partners where Oahas sites are located to effectively engage in prevention and support to Indigenous women (cis and trans), non-binary and Two-Spirit people living with and at increased risk for HIV.
- Participates in Ontario focused planning initiatives related to women’s issues and promotes the integration of HIV/AIDS into programs, services, and policies/procedures.
- Provides HIV/AIDS-related referrals to local community organizations where Oahas sites are located and strengthens the relationship between the local HIV sector and other women-serving sectors.
- Establishes and maintains community development opportunities with provincial and local community organizations where Oahas sites are located who are working with women who use substances, and supports Indigenous women (cis and trans), non-binary and Two-Spirit people connecting with harm reduction supplies and resources.

**Facilitation**&** Education Services Delivery**
- Engages diverse groups of Indigenous women (cis and trans), non-binary and Two-Spirit people living with and at risk for HIV to assess needs and service access barriers to inform community development work.
- Develops, evaluates, and modifies adult education models, frameworks, and workshops to ensure the goals of the program are achieved and the needs of those requesting training are met.
- Accesses up to date local research and culturally grounded resources to inform the content of trainings and workshops.
- Delivers educational training and workshop modules to local agencies and groups that serve women, with the aim of increasing their capacity to integrate HIV and AIDS prevention services and reduce HIV stigma.
- Develops materials, trainings and presentations on a broad range of HIV related issues impacting Indigenous women (cis and trans), non-binary and Two-Sp