Coordinator of Cultural Responsiveness

INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL POSTING

Priority shall be given to qualified Cree beneficiaries

**SUMMARY DESCRIPTION**:
**Overview of **iiyiyiuiyihtiwin Research and Development Department**

iiyiyiuiyihtiwin is Cree ways of Knowing, Doing, and Being. The iiyiyiuiyihtiwin Research and Development Department’s role is to strengthen and support our iiyiyiu ways in all we do at the Cree School Board. This is key to achieving our ultimate goal of student success and miyupimaatsiwin.

iiyiyiuiyihtiwin is a priority of the Cree School Board and it is a main theme of the current Strategic Action Plan, which guides and supports our work. A major first step was the creation of the iR&D department, which reports directly to the Director General.

Our iiyiyiu values are our Guiding Principles with ‘how’ we work as a team. We guide and support the use of our language and culture in all we do. This takes many forms, from developing and sharing iiyiyiu educational tools and resources, to providing language and cultural expertise for projects, to making connections, and caring for the Circle of Elders who can accompany us in all our work.

The iiyiyiuiyihtiwin Research and Development Department Team has a foundational goal of having our iiyiyiu ways into all we do.

**Overview of the Role**:
The Coordinator of Cultural Responsiveness provides language and culture expertise and guidance to CSB staff and initiatives, engages the Circle of Elders, as well as builds promotes and sustains cultural sensitivity and awareness in support of the CSB iiyiyiuiyihtiwin Research and Development strategy, that has the end goal with ensuring iiyiyiuiyihtiwin is authentically reflected across all CSB initiatives.

Reporting to the Director of the iiyiyiuiyihtiwin Research and Development Department, the Coordinator of Cultural Responsiveness works across the CSB, leads the work of the Cultural Responsiveness team, supports the establishment of the iiyiyiuiyihtiwin department, and contributes to the implementation of the iiyiyiuiyihtiwin strategy of the SAP.

The Coordinator of Cultural Responsiveness leads by example, fosters a spirit of teamwork, engages employees and facilitates a workplace culture in keeping with the CSB organizational values.

**PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES**:
**_Departmental Responsibilities_**
- We work collaboratively. Our iiyiyiu values are our Guiding Principles with ‘how’ we work as a team. We guide and support the use of our language and culture in all we do.
- Collaborate with the Director of iiyiyiuiyihtiwin Research and Development in the development and execution of the departmental strategic initiatives and annual action plan for iR&D.
- Contribute to the preparation of the departmental budget and monitor budget of select operations / projects.
- Participate in the development and implementation of departmental initiatives, processes, internal procedures and policies, and ensure monitoring, as well as compliance in line with key performance measures.
- Implement and maintain up-to-date efficient and effective systems, databases/ files and administrative standards that respond to the needs of the department while supporting the overall organization and ensuring alignment with legal and governance requirements.
- Coordinate and/or prepare and analyze select reports and circulate, as appropriate.
- Establish and maintain effective communications and relations within his/her sector, across the CSB and with external stakeholders.
- Provide pertinent information to and respond to queries from internal and external stakeholders, as required.

**_Role-Specific Responsibilities_**

**Functional Responsibilities**:

- Responsibilities_
- Lead the iR&D Cultural Responsiveness team (and all related supervisory responsibilities)
- Support the Director of iR&D in the establishment of the iiyiyiuiyihtiwin department, priorities, and related initiatives.
- Engage the Circle of Elders
- Build, promote and sustain cultural sensitivity and awareness of CSB staff
- Provide language and culture expertise and guidance to CSB staff and initiatives
- Contribute to the implementation of iiyiyiuiyihtiwin strategy of the SAP
- Main Tasks_
- Develop and roll-out practical guidelines, protocols, standards to guide and support the CSB in ensuring all initiatives, events, policies, programs etc. authentically reflect iiyiyiuiyihtiwin, including continual improvements through on-going assessments.
- Provide guidance on engaging Elders and oversee all logistics, payments, etc. for Elders.
- Provide language and culture support for events and initiatives
- Provide/oversee translation services
- Promote language and culture classes at large
- Offer guidance, language and cultural support to CSB staff to learn and use more culturally relevant approaches in their work.
- Contribute to building processes and sharing iiyiyiu/iinuu language and culture resource materials across CSB.
- Remain up to date on leading practices in the field of Indige