Indigenous Specialist, Talent Acquisition

Our Purpose

At Deloitte, we are driven to inspire and help our people, organization, communities, and country to thrive. Our Purpose is to build a better future by accelerating and expanding access to knowledge. Purpose defines who we are and gives us reason to exist as an organization. By living our Purpose, we will make an impact that matters.

• Enjoy flexible, proactive, and practical benefits that foster a culture of well-being and connectedness.
• Be part of a firm that leads the way and pushes themselves to look like contemporary Canada.
• Grow your network and your knowledge by joining one of our many Employee Resource Groups.

Our Purpose and Reconciliation Action Plan:

At Deloitte, we’re driven by a purpose to create meaningful impact by fostering access to knowledge, collaboration, and opportunity. For nearly three decades, we’ve partnered with Indigenous leaders, communities, and organizations to remove barriers and build a sustainable, inclusive future. Our commitment to reconciliation, recognized by our Silver-level certification in the PAIR program from the Canadian Council for Indigenous Business, is integral to everything we do and is guided by our Reconciliation Action Plan.

About the team

This role reports into the Manager of Inclusion in our Talent Acquisition Governance & Process team under the Centre of Excellence (COE).

Benefits

At Deloitte, we prioritize a supportive, inclusive workplace that reflects the diverse needs of our team members. In addition to health, dental, and pension benefits, we offer unique benefits that honor Indigenous culture and well-being:

• Paid Indigenous Cultural Days: Celebrate cultural connections with dedicated paid days for Indigenous team members to participate in cultural events and practices.
• Mental Health Support: Access up to $4,000 in mental health support, ensuring a holistic approach to your well-being.
• Wellness Dollars: Receive $1,300 annually in wellness dollars, which can be used for Indigenous wellness benefits, including traditional medicines and healers.
• Flexible Ways of Work: Work remotely, in your community, or in one of our offices equipped with smudge rooms and Downie Wenjack Legacy Spaces.
• Indigenous Employee Resource Groups: Engage with communities like the Indigenous and Allies Community, Indigenous Community, and Indigenous Professional Circle for networking, events, and peer support.

What will your typical day look like?

This role works closely with Experienced Hire, Emerging Hire, and Executive Search & Sourcing teams to drive Indigenous talent acquisition programs and maintains strong network and relationships with Indigenous communities to enhance our inclusive talent pool. This role also coordinates with recruiters, internal DE&I stakeholders, and Talent Acquisition Programs, Governance, and Process leaders to suggest improvements to internal processes to improve the business, candidate, and community experience. Finally, this role facilitates the broader talent analytics by reporting on Indigenous talent acquisition metrics and conducting external research.

Indigenous/Inclusive Talent Acquisition Program coordination and analysis to enhance Indigenous/Inclusive candidate pool:

• Review job postings and candidate processes to understand and analyze the specific nuances of Indigenous/Inclusive candidate experience.
• Choose and determine universities/colleges to create active relationships in partnership with Indigenous Campus Recruiter.
• Create and maintain a schedule of career fairs – with the aim to participate in one per quarter at minimum.
• Support the national scholarship programs in collaboration with Delivery teams and other Indigenous/Inclusion team members.
• Amplify stories of Indspire scholarship recipients on social media and connect with candidates to enhance our talent brand.
• Build out relationships with students (i.e., informal coffee chats); connect on their education journey to guide them towards the right entry path.
• Run information sessions for external Indigenous/Inclusion talents to offer advice, answer questions, and facilitate their next steps.

Network & Community Building:

• Identify and maintain relationships with Indigenous organizations/friendship centers to develop relationships nationally – maintain database.
• Further advance existing/pre-established relationships within communities.
• Work with key external Indigenous/Inclusion employment agencies to build and foster strong relationships.
• Build and further advance relationships with Indigenous/Inclusion staffing agencies.

Internal Process Enhancements:

• Participate and provide Indigenous/Inclusion recruitment training alongside the Manager, National Inclusion.
• Create and foster a group of SMEs within recruitment that can speak to our internal Indigenous/Inclusion work at the firm internally.
• Leverage the firm SMEs & ambassadors to participate in events.
• Participate in further enhancing our Indigenous/Inclusion specific recruitment campaigns.
• Provide project support and assistance to Manager, National Inclusion.

Reporting:

• Provide updated reports on recruitment initiatives, candidates and feedback including any data/analytics.
• Provide any market research competitor analysis to further aid in the strategy for Indigenous candidates and their experience.

Enough about us, let’s talk about you

You are someone who is/has:

• Self-identifies as Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, Inuk).
• 2-5+ years of experience in talent acquisition, talent management, talent advisory.
• Experience with working with diversity and inclusion with an Indigenous focus.
• Understanding of Indigenous Communities, relationship building & DEI objectives – being closely connected to the communities.
• Ability to speak multiple languages (i.e., French, First Nations) is considered an asset.
• Community knowledge, contacts and affiliations with First Nations, Metis, and Inuit groups.
• Ability to navigate external networks and partnerships.
• An interest in creating and implementing active events to engage our pipelining process in a more unique way.

Total Rewards

The salary range for this position is $58,000 - $96,000, and individuals may be eligible to participate in our bonus program. Deloitte is fair and competitive when it comes to the salaries of our people. We regularly benchmark across a variety of positions, industries, sectors, targets, and levels. Our approach is grounded on recognizing people's unique strengths and contributions and rewarding the value that they deliver.

Our Total Rewards Package extends well beyond traditional compensation and benefit programs and is designed to recognize employee contributions, encourage personal wellness, and support firm growth. Along with a competitive base salary and variable pay opportunities, we offer a wide array of initiatives that differentiate us as a people-first organization. Some representative examples include: $4,000 per year for mental health support benefits, a $1,300 flexible benefit spending account, 38+ days off (including 10 firm-wide closures known as "Deloitte Days"), flexible work arrangements, and a hybrid work structure.

Our promise to our people: Deloitte is where potential comes to life.

Be yourself, and more.

We are a group of talented people who want to learn, gain experience, and develop skills. Wherever you are in your career, we want you to advance.

You shape how we make impact.

Diverse perspectives and life experiences make us better. Whoever you are and wherever you’re from, we want you to feel like you belong here. We provide flexible working options to support you and how you can contribute.

Be the leader you want to be

Some guide teams, some change culture, some build essential expertise. We offer opportunities and experiences that support your continuing growth as a leader.

Have as many careers as you want.

We are uniquely able to offer you new challenges and roles – and prepare you for them. We bring together people with unique experiences and talents, and we are the place to develop a lasting network of friends, peers, and mentors.

The next step is yours

At Deloitte, we are all about doing business inclusively – that starts with having diverse colleagues of all abilities. Deloitte encourages applications from all qualified candidates who represent the full diversity of communities across Canada. This includes, but is not limited to, people with disabilities, candidates from Indigenous communities, and candidates from the Black community in support of living our values, creating a culture of Diversity Equity and Inclusion and our commitment to our AccessAbility Action Plan, Reconciliation Action Plan and the BlackNorth Initiative.