Director – Upper Columbia Salmon Reintroduction Initiative – West Kelowna

ROLE BACKGROUND
The Syilx Okanagan, Ktunaxa and Secwepemc Nations, and the Government of Canada and the Government of British Columbia have committed to work together on an urgent basis to achieve the goal of identifying common interests, developing and exploring the feasibility of options, and taking appropriate collective action to re-introduce anadromous salmon into the Canadian portion of the Upper Columbia River Basin. To demonstrate their respective interests and commitment to work together in this Indigenous-led initiative, the Parties signed a Letter of Agreement on July 29, 2019.
The five Parties are engaging the services of a full time Director to assist them in the delivery of the above overall goal. The Director is employed/contracted by the Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA) as the contracting agency for the impartial Secretariat for this initiative, is accountable to the UCSRI and receives functional direction from the initiative’s Executive Working Group (EWG) and Implementation Team (IT) through the IT Chair.

OPPORTUNITY
This is a once-in-a-lifetime career opportunity for a visionary self-starter with proven skills in diplomatic facilitation, negotiation and dispute resolution processes, and collaborative management of highly complex projects. This is an unprecedented Indigenous-led reconciliation initiative to return salmon to the source of the Columbia River. The required responsibilities, qualifications and skills associated with this position are outlined in the Job Description included below.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum of a Masters Degree or equivalent professional experience.
Five to seven years of progressively responsible project management experience.
Senior management experience with respect to the development, implementation and evaluation of strategic plans and annual operating/work plans and budgets.
Experience working with Indigenous communities and governments.
Experience working with intergovernmental mechanisms or processes.

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
Your EOI, in confidence, must include:
Your relevant qualifications and experience that you would bring to this position.
References.
Expected remuneration on the basis of a 40 hour work week.
Disclosure of any potential conflicts of interest that may impact your ability to fulfill this position in an impartial manner.
Your availability to begin this work.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE
EOI proposals for the position of UCSRI Director must be submitted by 5pm PST, Friday May 29, 2020. Send your proposal by email with the subject line “UCSRI Director EOI” to:

David Leroux, Human Resources Manager
Email: dleroux@syilx.org

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