Indigenous Initiatives Program Manager

Date Posted: 01/10/2025
Req ID: 41286
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Law
Department: Faculty of Law
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00052159

Description:

About us:

The Faculty of Law is one of the oldest professional faculties at the University of Toronto. Today, it is one of the world’s great law schools. The Faculty’s rich academic programs are complemented by its many legal clinics and public interest programs. The Faculty of Law is housed in the elegant, state-of-the-art Jackman Law Building, alongside two historic buildings, Flavelle House and Falconer Hall, on the St. George Campus in downtown Toronto.

Your opportunity:

Under the direction of the Director, Student Programs, the Indigenous Initiatives Program Manager is a member of the Student Life and Student Services teams at the Faculty of Law. The incumbent will lead a range of innovative and responsive initiatives designed to foster the success of prospective and current Indigenous students at the Faculty of Law and deepen the Faculty’s knowledge about the impacts of colonialism on Indigenous peoples. The incumbent will also develop and implement plans that support recruitment strategies, with a focus on recruiting prospective Indigenous students.

The incumbent will provide support to Indigenous applicants and students regarding program and employment related issues and provide advice on, and lead the implementation of, initiatives at the law school in response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action.

To align with our strategic priorities, and the specificities of this role, we encourage individuals from Indigenous communities to apply.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing and implementing new programs and initiatives independently
• Building and strengthening relationships with stakeholders and partners of strategic importance
• Planning and overseeing the implementation of an evaluation framework for programs and initiatives
• Implementing plans and process improvements to increase program efficiency
• Overseeing day-to-day operational needs and service delivery requirements of programs
• Ensuring that program policies and procedures are applied consistently and equitably
• Keeping well-informed on University programs, policies and procedures
• Developing plans that support recruitment strategies

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience; JD considered highly desirable
• Six to seven years’ related experience working with Indigenous communities and peoples in a post-secondary environment or the justice sector
• Experience in student services and program development
• Strong understanding of law school culture and the legal profession, and systemic barriers to access and success
• Experience cultivating and maintaining relationships with all levels of stakeholders (i.e. Indigenous organizations, Elders and Knowledge Keepers, government agencies, alumni, law firms, the Law Society of Ontario and First Nations House)
• Strong understanding of systemic issues facing indigenous students, indigenous legal issues and other issues facing indigenous people more generally in Canadian society
• Demonstrated experience working with students
• Demonstrated experience working with Indigenous peoples
• Experience with the design, implementation and coordination of student programs
• Demonstrated ability to work with a diverse student body and foster sensitivity to issues within the Law school and University community
• Understanding of program policies and procedures and the ability to apply them equitably and consistently
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple competing priorities and deadlines
• Well developed judgement and decision making skills
• Demonstrated leadership skills

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Approachable
• Communicator
• Diplomatic
• Multi-tasker
• Organized
• Procedural
• Tactful
• Thoughtful

Closing Date: 01/24/2025, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget – Continuing
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 15 — $95,627. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $122,290. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Student Services

Lived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.