Indigenous Rights Engagement Specialist

Overview:
**Overview**

Dillon is seeking a passionate **Indigenous Rights Engagement Specialist**, with strong technical capabilities to join our team in supporting the work we do for clients and Indigenous partners. Do you enjoy building relationships and working collaboratively in a team environment? Are you a trusted advisor and a problem solver? If you enjoy entrepreneurship and innovation in a flexible work environment, this opportunity is for you As someone with excellent communication skills and business acumen, you will thrive in our fast-paced and agile environment.

**Your opportunity**

We are looking for an **Indigenous Rights Engagement Specialist** to join our team of multi-disciplinary professionals in any of the following locations:

- **Vancouver, British Columbia**
- **Edmonton, Alberta**
- **Toronto, Ontario**
- **London, Ontario**
- **Saint John, New Brunswick**
- **Moncton, New Brunswick**
- **Halifax, Nova Scotia**

This position requires working **in-office a minimum 4 days per week.**

**Responsibilities**:
**What your day will look like**

**Technical Execution and Project Support**

- Support the collection of Indigenous Knowledge, as well as and socio-cultural and traditional land and resource use data collection.
- Perform and coordinate background research, compilation, synthesis and analysis.
- Support baseline programs and effects assessments with respect to Indigenous peoples, including Aboriginal and Treaty Rights and cultural impact assessments.
- Conduct qualitative data analysis and interpretation.
- Prepare high-quality reports and deliverables in line with best practices and appropriate cultural protocols.
- Support Indigenous community consultation and engagement programs and activities.
- Support socio-economic data collection and assessments, as required and appropriate.

**Learning and Development**

- Commit to self-development and ongoing learning and professional development.
- Contribute to Dillon’s corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees.

Qualifications:

- A degree in social sciences, geography, resource management, Indigenous studies, anthropology, archaeology, or a related field.
- 1 to 2 years of directly relevant experience, preferably in the consulting industry.

**Experience**:

- Experience working on federal and provincial environmental assessment projects.
- Experience working with and/or for Indigenous communities in Canada in the areas of Indigenous Knowledge, traditional land and resource use, and socio-cultural assessments.
- Verbal and written communication, report writing, and interpersonal skill.
- Strong organizational skills and demonstrated ability to complete multiple project demands within tight timelines.
- Adaptive and responsive in the face of emerging challenges and opportunities.
- Highly developed critical thinking skills.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Willingness to travel, as needed.
- Able to work across multiple time zones, as needed.

** Why choose Dillon**

Dillon is powered by people who are technically proficient, passionate about socially important projects, and motivated to deliver superior, tangible results. We strive to remain at the forefront of technology and innovation, and are empowered to continually grow and develop.

We live our **core values**:

- Reliability: words result in actions that build trust;
- Achievement: do the work to hit the target;
- Continuous development: always learning; always adapting; always growing;
- Creativity: discover new possibilities;
- Courage: do the things that matter, especially when it’s hard;
- Inclusiveness: enabling belonging to draw strength from our differences.

In addition, we offer:

- **Employee share purchase plan**-
- Dillon is 100% employee owned and share ownership is open to all employees. - ** A competitive compensation package**-
- Comprehensive health benefits
- Generous retirement savings plan
- Student loan repayment assistance with matching employer contributions - ** Flexible work hours and hybrid working options**-
- Dillon values its staff and the contributions that are made each day and understands that work arrangements can differ based on personal needs and business needs. We are taking a trust-based approach to offer a variety of flexible and hybrid work options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life. - ** Learning and Development opportunities**-
- As a knowledge-based business, the organic growth of our knowledge and skills occur through our work performance and roles. The creation and sharing of knowledge allows us to take local knowledge to scale, capture lessons learned through experience, and continuously improve service delivery. The development of self and others is an evident and measured core behaviour within our organization
- We use a composite approach to development including coaching to build the how, mentoring to share lessons, advising to round out perspectives, an