Specialist Indigenous Relations

Requisition ID: 185610

Career Group: Corporate Office Careers

Job Category: HR Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%

Job Type: Full-Time

Country: Canada (CA)

Province: Nova Scotia; Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; Ontario

City: Victoria, Stellarton, Dartmouth, Calgary, Mississauga, Winnipeg

Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact.

Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.

A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.

Ready to Make an impact?

Sobeys is full of exciting opportunities, and we are always looking for bright new talent to join our team! We currently have an opportunity as Specialist Indigenous Relations.

As a leading grocery retailer, Empire plays a far-reaching role within and across 900 communities in Canada. We aspire to building and nurturing meaningful and sustainable relationships with Indigenous Nations, Communities and Peoples and committing to organization-wide Reconciliation efforts.

Here’s Where You’ll Be Focusing

• Working with our Indigenous Relations leader, you will provide support and/ or will be responsible for planning and executing of initiatives that contribute to achieving the organizational-wide Indigenous Relations program
• Manage the Indigenous relations governance for our company’s Canadian Council for Indigenous Business (CCIB) Partnership Accreditation in Indigenous Relations (PAIR) internal working groups including the project management for key programs to advance PAIR certification
• Partner with the business and talent acquisition, talent management and other key partners to drive innovation through developing programs, interventions and initiatives to increase First Nations, Inuit and Métis composition
• Support and provide input into planning events for Indigenous awareness
• Network internally and develop relationships externally related to the advancement of Indigenous Relations
• Propose programming ideas in concert with the Indigenous PAIR working group and key collaborators to expand initiatives to advance awareness to action Indigenous Relations
• Promote visibility of Indigenous Relations initiatives internally and externally
• Support in the development of materials for Indigenous Relations including training presentations
• Write communication materials related to Indigenous initiatives
• Identify internal and external opportunities and partnerships
  
  

Key Cross-functional Accountabilities With Other Lines Of Business

• Collaborates across Talent Acquisition, Talent Development and HR and Business Partners to integrate Indigenous Relations and to develop solutions that align with business priorities and needs.
• Collaborates with the business and community to develop programs, initiatives and tools to support the organization’s Indigenous Relations programs
  
  

What You Have To Offer

• Post secondary diploma or degree and 5 years of related experience
• Good general understanding of Indigenous Communities' realities
• Strong, engaging communication skills (written and verbal)
• High degree of cultural competence as it relates to working with Indigenous communities
• Proven ability to foster partnerships, establish and maintain strong working relationships
• Experience with program development and strong project management skills
• A willingness to bring your full self to work
• You want to make a meaningful and positive impact in a pivotal role with a leading organization dedicated to walking in the path of reconciliation in a good way
  
  

To represent the community impacted by this work, preference will be provided to Indigenous candidates.

Whether you prefer working remotely from home or in our offices, it’s our aim where possible to accommodate your preferences. Note that this specific role is a hybrid one, requiring a mix of in-person and remote work. Remote work allows you to stay in your community and work tax-exempt, for those who qualify.

We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which varies by role and designed to help our teammates to live better – physically, financially and emotionally.

The salary range for this position in British Columbia is $67,000.00 - $96,000.00 . We will consider factors such as your working location, work experience and skills as well as internal equity, and market conditions to ensure that you are paid fairly and competitively.

Our Total Rewards programs, for full-time teammates, goes well beyond your paycheque:

• Competitive Benefits Package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, life, short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Access to Virtual Health Care Platform and Employee and Family Assistance Program.
• A Retirement and Savings Plan that provides you with the opportunity to build and add value to your savings.
• A 10% in-store discount at our participating banners and access to a wide range of other discount programs, making your purchases more affordable.
• Learning and Development Resources to fuel your professional growth.
• Parental leave top-up
• Paid Vacation and Days-off
  
  

We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.