Governance Advisor

**Employment Opportunity**

Here we grow again Work with a growing team dedicated to working with Ontario First Nations finance personnel and leadership to assist in developing financial capacity. we are seeking **two (2)** **Governance Advisors **to join our team.

We offer a competitive salary, generous benefit package for full-time contract employees, flexible work hours, paid vacation and paid time-off, professional development and career growth. This position offers an exciting opportunity to be an agent of change as we work towards strengthening governance within First Nation communities across Ontario with the vision of creating independent, prosperous, and healthy communities.

Positions will be based within Nokiiwin Tribal Council (Northwest, ON) and Southern First Nations Secretariat (Southwest, ON)

**Responsibilities**:

- Work with individual First Nations in Ontario to provide professional support to Leadership and Management as they move forward in strengthening their governance priorities.
- Respond to requests in areas of assessment, training, and development of various governance priorities of Leadership (Roles and Responsibilities), Accountability (other entities), Community Engagement (on and off reserve), Management selection, personnel, and Finance.
- Work closely with the Capacity Connect team to connect appropriate training and resources and will be responsible for facilitating and delivering presentations, and strategic planning sessions, training programs.
- Take the lead in assisting in the development of policies, procedures and other documents as requested.
- Ability to develop clear, concise, and accurate written communications and correspondence with strong oral, written, analytical, organization and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to establish and manage priorities to ensure that services and functions are performed in an efficient and responsive manner.
- Assist Chief and Council with governance workplan development.
- Facilitate regular communications amongst Ontario First Nations.
- Network, liaise and participate in various meetings, workshops, committees that advance First Nations governance development initiatives.
- Develop proposals and deliver presentations to support the strengthening governance initiative and related activities.
- Ensure timely submission of project deliverables reports and contractual obligations in a timely manner.
- Seek supplemental funding resources to support other initiatives.
- Prepare reports, correspondence, presentations as required.
- Prepare and deliver public presentations on governance development initiatives, process, and results, throughout Ontario.
- Ability to be a team player.
- Demonstrated ability to work without direct supervision.
- Self motivated
- Understanding and working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)

**Preferred Qualifications**:

- A postsecondary education in Business Administration, Organizational Development, Policy Development, or equivalent education.
- Three to five years’ experience working in a First Nation organization.
- Other combinations of experience and education, which meet the minimum requirements, may be substituted.
- Must possess and demonstrate excellent interpersonal, problem-solving skills are required, as well as strong verbal and written communications, including the proven ability to deliver presentations and generate discussion.
- Must possess Policy and Procedures development experience.
- Tact, intuition, diplomacy, and strong work ethics and good judgment.
- Organizational skills including the ability to work independently and as part of a team, as well as a high degree of initiative.
- Experience in the preparation and dissemination of regular reports and presentations.
- Be a strong team leader to fulfill project objectives, strategies and annual workplan and activities.
- An understanding of First Nations governance development issues and political environment considered an asset.
- Must have valid Ontario Driver’s License and access to reliable transportation.
- Successful completion of a Level 1: Police Criminal Record Check (PCRC).

Human Resources, Nokiiwin Tribal Council
384 Fort William Road,
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 2Z3
Fax: (807) 474.4238
- As a Federally regulated employer, employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19._

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

**Salary**: $64,464.40-$65,938.60 per year

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Flexible schedule
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Vision care

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay

Application question(s):

- Demonstrate excellent interpersonal, problem-solving skills
- Understanding of First Nations governance development issues
- Tact, intuition, diplomacy, and strong work ethics and good judgmen