Indigenous Relations Officer

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**Indigenous Relations Officer - Cultural Monitoring Program**

Number of positions: 1 Job Location: Dunsmuir 13

Employment type: Permanent Region: Lower Mainland

Hours of work: Full-time (37.5 hrs/wk) Flexible Work Role: Hybrid

Annual salary: $ 78,000.00 - 84,100.00

**Position Highlights**
Provides relationship and consultation management support for the Indigenous Relations Operations team. Provides
support on consultation requirements for small to large scale capital projects and broader engagement related to
relationship building, reconciliation and communication initiatives for Indigenous Relations. Leads the Indigenous
component of low complexity projects and programs, including engagement, where relationship, legal, reputational and
other key risks are low.

**What you'll do**
- Supports and may lead engagement and relationship building with First Nations for assigned region by: facilitating the

implementation relationship agreement commitments with stakeholders (such as tracking and identifying procurement and
employment opportunities); coordinating, attending and providing administrative support for meetings with First Nations; and
responding to or assisting with responses to inquiries from First Nations.
- Supports the project consultation and delivery process by: leading the First Nations consultation component of low

complexity projects and programs, including preparing consultation plans, strategies and budgets; and assisting Project
Engagement Leads on moderate to complex projects with preparing for consultation meetings, tracking, implementing
commitments and meeting project regulatory requirements.
- Co-ordinates with the Indigenous Relations (IR) Project Analysts on the processing and payment of invoices and

relationship funding commitments.
- Maintains database for a variety of First Nation information such as project, relationship and contacts. Provides advice and

guidance to BC Hydro employees and contractors on protocols for contacting and tracking First Nations contacts to align
with First Nations’ protocols and adherence to established records management practices.
- Provides research and analytical support for meetings on Indigenous matters. Conducts research to draft briefing notes

and presentations.
- Coordinates action items results from regional dashboards to track performance related to agreement management with

Project Engagement Leads, including progression and exception reporting.
- Monitors and tracks annual relationship work plans in the systems. Tracks, monitors and reports on budget for work plans.

Flags operational and capital budget issues for management’s attention and provides recommendations for budget re
- allocations as required.
- Assists IR Team Leads with resourcing allocation of new projects for assigned region. Makes recommendations to IR

Team Leads on resource allocations by reviewing project requirements and resourcing availability. Discusses projects and
assignments with relevant Project Engagement Leads to confirm project participation.
- Provides technical support and training to regional staff, consultants and First Nations representatives on the systems

(such as ARIES, SharePoint, etc.) used to support and track engagement activities. Provides guidance to IR staff on system
- and data integrity issues.
- Performs duties of a minor nature related to the above duties that do not affect the rating of the job.

**What you bring**
- Diploma in Communications or Social Science or Degree in Public Administration, Economic Development, Law,

Indigenous Studies, Communications, Social Sciences, Anthropology, Resource Management or in a related field of study.
- Four (4) years of experience in a role where experience has been gained with Indigenous communities, their governance,

cultures, history and interests.
- Courses in applicable indigenous or equivalent cross-cultural awareness and budgeting and cost control courses

considered assets.
- Must hold a valid class five (5) driver's licence.

**What we offer**
- A comprehensive benefits package
- A minimum of 15 paid vacation days
- A lifetime pension
- Flexible work model, depending on your role type
- Training and development courses

** What else you should know**
- This position primarily involves administering BC Hydro’s Cultural Monitoring Program (the Program):

- The program entails overseeing the monitoring of BC Hydro projects and program