Indigenous Relations Coordinator

**AECL acknowledges with gratitude that we operate on territories that have, since time immemorial, been the traditional lands of Indigenous peoples in Canada.**

**Is AECL right for you?**

As a federal Crown corporation, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) delivers innovative solutions to address urgent challenges posed by climate change, health care, environmental remediation, and security.

To enable nuclear science and technology and manage the Government of Canada’s radioactive waste liabilities, AECL has been delivering on this mandate through a Government-owned, Contractor-operated (GoCo) business model, whereby a private-sector organization, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), is responsible for managing and operating AECL’s sites on its behalf, pursuant to long term agreements. AECL’s objectives under the GoCo model include accelerating Environmental Remediation Management, managing the Federal Nuclear Science and Technology Work Plan in support of government priorities and needs, and building a world-class nuclear laboratory that fulfils government priorities and grows commercial revenues, while reducing or containing costs and risks to Canada.

**What you will do**:
Reporting to the Manager of Indigenous Relations, you will support AECL with various aspects of Indigenous engagement. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work on a variety of tasks and develop your skills in many areas relating to Indigenous, public and/or community engagement as well as communications. As the Indigenous Relations Coordinator, you communicate and coordinator activities between AECL and Indigenous communities - and document these engagements. You are proactive and participate in the realization of the Indigenous Relations team’s objectives while identifying risks and work to implement preventive measures to mitigate them; you will have the opportunity to collaborate with talented people.

One additional aspect of this role is working with Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) colleagues to track commitments and performance and assist in oversight of their performance.

**What you bring**:

- University Degree or an acceptable combination of education and experience in Public Affairs, Communications, Public Policy, Political Science, Indigenous Studies, Philosophy, or related field with 1-2 years of experience
- Excellent listening skills combined with excellent spoken and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills to work with a broad range of Indigenous nations, communities and organizations, as well as internal and external stakeholders
- Indigenous cultural awareness with an excellent ability to adapt plans, strategies, tasks, and approaches based on learnings, engagement, and ongoing relationship-building.
- Superior organizational skills: managing and organizing many documents, maintaining records for reporting purposes, and tracking tasks and deliverables
- Initiative and judgement: demonstrated ability to take appropriate actions, within sphere of authority, even and especially when explicit direction is not present or clear
- Excellent time management skills to deliver on ongoing files and ad hoc requests, often within very limited time constraints
- Experience in Indigenous, public and/or community engagement is an asset
- Experience in communications or policy roles is an asset

**What we bring**:

- Comprehensive medical and dental benefits for you and your dependents through the Government of Canada.
- Participation in the Public Service Pension Plan (an indexed, defined-benefit pension plan) to help you plan for retirement.
- Vacation, personal and floating days to be used in support of your physical and mental wellbeing.
- A confidential Employee Assistance Program to help with challenges you or your family may be facing.
- A flexible hybrid work model that lets you balance both working from home and nurturing in-person connections by coming into the office or on-site.

**What you can expect**:

- **This posting is for a full-time temporary position that will be two (2) years in duration.** You will be based out of AECL’s Ottawa or Chalk River, Ontario office locations.
- Preference may be given to individuals who are bilingual.

**About AECL**:
**Job Type**: Temporary
Contract length: 24 months

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision care

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Ottawa, ON K1P 5G8