Position Profile: Director, Indigenous Partnerships and Strategies

Reports to: Chief Impact Officer

About the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction

The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) changes lives by bringing people and knowledge together to reduce the harms of alcohol and other drugs on society. We partner with organizations and diverse communities to improve the wellness of people living in Canada. A non-governmental organization with a national focus, CCSA envisions a healthier Canadian society where evidence transforms approaches to substance use.

Acknowledgement

CCSA acknowledges that First Nations, Inuit and Métis people are the holders of Traditional Indigenous Knowledge. We respect the power of the Indigenous ways of knowing and of Traditional Indigenous Knowledge and commit to learning about and incorporating this knowledge into our work with proper guidance.

About the Position

Reporting to the Chief Impact Officer (CIO), the Director, Indigenous Partnerships and Strategies is responsible for developing and nurturing reciprocal relationships with First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities that will move CCSA closer to its goal of meaningful reconciliation.

The Director, Indigenous Partnerships and Strategies will build CCSA's internal capacity for initiating and growing these reciprocal relations including implementing and evaluating the Indigenous Partnerships Strategic Framework. This distinction-based strategic plan includes significant steps toward reconciliation. The Director, Indigenous Partnerships and Strategies will also build internal capacity to respect and understand traditional knowledge and the principals and governance frameworks that protect it such as the Ownership Control Access and Possession (OCAP) principals, Ownership Control Access Stewardship (OCAS) and

The Director, Indigenous Partnerships and Strategies will provide strategic advice and guidance to CCSA's leadership team as well as its Board of Directors.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Develops and nurtures reciprocal relationships with First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities and organizations including but not limited to Thunderbird Partnership Foundation, Assembly of First Nations, the Métis National Council and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
• Works with the CCSA Board, leadership team and staff to implement the Indigenous Partnerships Strategic Framework that is respectful of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (UNDRIP), the OCAP principals, the Ownership Control Access Stewardship and other relevant data and research governance principles
• Builds CCSA's internal capacity to cultivate reciprocal relationships with First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities and organizations and to create meaningful reconciliation initiatives
• Works with the Quality, Risk and Performance Measurement division to implement the Indigenous Partnerships Evaluation Framework, which tracks, measures, and assesses objectives described in the Indigenous Partnership Strategic Framework and progress toward reconciliation
• Advises leadership on key emerging issues, themes, evidence, approaches specific to the priorities of CCSA in the context of First Nations, Inuit and Métis health and wellness
• Supports Executive Office in engaging and reporting to CCSA's Board of Directors and its committees as required
• Ensures that the work of CCSA abides by UNDRIP, Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action, Missing and Murder Indigenous Women and Girls Call for Justice, OCAP, OCAS, National Inuit Research Strategy, and other relevant data and research governance principles
• Works with the CCSA Board, leadership team and staff to ensure CCSA carries out its work in an environment that recognizes the impact of colonization and is cognizant of the issues that have led to significant substance use health issues facing Indigenous people
• Promotes the need for unique approaches to address substance use health issues in Indigenous communities

This position profile is designed to provide an overview of the main responsibilities for the role. Other responsibilities not identified in this position profile may be assigned based on the person's experience and operational requirements.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., science, arts and humanities, Indigenous health and wellness, health administration, adult education) or a bachelor degree and equivalent experience engaging with First Nations, Inuit, Métis or any combination of these governments, communities and organizations
• Understanding of First Nations, Inuit and Métis health and wellness including relevant health and wellness delivery systems, traditional healing, wholistic health, spirituality
• Understanding of First Nations, Inuit and Métis national organizations and governance structures and processes
• Commitment to the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action and understanding of the continuing impacts of colonization
• Understanding of First Nations, Inuit and Métis relations in historical and legal contexts
• Experience negotiating and facilitating discussions leading to consensus with multistakeholder groups (e.g., senior managers, health professionals, communities, healthcare managers and other decision influencers, private industry)
• Demonstrated experience in strategic positioning and implementing national plans that have demonstrated uptake and impact
• Experience presenting to diverse audiences, including a range of partners, stakeholders and decision makers
• Strong analytical skills; process and results-oriented
• Enthusiastic and high-energy team player with a passion for engaging partners
• Strong focus on critical and analytical thinking and strategic problem resolution
• Excellent communication skills

Assets

• Experience working in or with governmental, non-governmental or international organizations
• Trilingual in English, French and an Indigenous language

CCSA Values

CCSA is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of our work. As an organization, we are committed to ensuring that First Nations, Inuit and Métis people and all equity-deserving groups are fully represented, including women, people of colour, people with disabilities and people who are 2SLGBTQ+.

Recognizing that there are a variety of terms that potential candidates may use to self-identity, CCSA uses the term Indigenous in this search, which forms part of CCSA's responses to Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, to encompass the people of Turtle Island and Inuit Nunangat, including those who identify as First Nations, Inuk and Métis.

CCSA is dedicated to learning from and supporting people with lived or living experience of substance use health. We encourage people with lived or living experience of substance use to apply to join the CCSA team.

CCSA promotes the rights of all people with disabilities as outlined in the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, and its related Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation. CCSA will make appropriate accommodations on request. Please inform CCSA in advance of a request for accommodation during the recruitment process by email.

How to Apply

If you are interested in this position, please submit a cover letter and resumé. Located in Ottawa, CCSA works within a flex-hybrid model. The successful candidate must be willing to be onsite to attend in-person activities as required. We thank all applicants. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

No agencies please.

Description de poste : directeur, Partenariats et stratégies autochtones

Relève de : dirigeant principal de l'impact

Au sujet du Centre canadien sur les dépendances et l'usage de substances

Le Centre canadien sur les dépendances et l'usage de substances (CCDUS) transforme des vies en mobilisant les gens et les connaissances afin de réduire les méfaits de l'alcool et d'autres substances sur la société. En partenariat avec des organisations et des communautés, il travaille à améliorer le bien-être des personnes vivant au Canada. Le CCDUS est une organisation non gouvernementale d'envergure nationale dont la vision parle d'une société canadienne en santé dans laquelle les données probantes transforment les approches concernant la consommation de substances.

Reconnaissance

Le CCDUS reconnaît que les Premières Nations, les Inuits et les Métis sont les détenteurs du savoir traditionnel autochtone. Il respecte le pouvoir des modes de connaissance autochtones et du savoir traditionnel autochtone et s'engage à apprendre de ce savoir et à l'intégrer dans son travail, avec l'encadrement adéquat.

Au sujet du poste

Relevant du dirigeant principal de l'impact, le directeur, Partenariats et stratégies autochtones, est chargé d'établir et d'entretenir des relations réciproques avec les communautés métisses, inuites et des Premières Nations qui permettront au CCDUS de se rapprocher de son objectif de réconciliation véritable.

Le directeur renforcera la capacité interne du CCDUS à établir et à développer ces relations réciproques, ce qui inclut le déploiement et l'évaluation du Cadre stratégique de partenariats autochtones . click apply for full job details