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About us: U of T Mississauga—the second largest campus of Canada's top-ranked university and the only research university in Ontario's booming Peel Region is one of the world's great catalysts of human potential. Our employee community hums with the energy of 3,400 faculty, librarians and staff, who power our campus with curiosity, connection and care. We work together to spark life-changing research and innovation, make an indelible mark on the world by building equitable cities and societies, enable healthy lives, create a sustainable future and ignite entrepreneurship. Above all, we prioritize student success, and seek to give our 16,500 students the lift of a lifetime through learning and discovery.

Your opportunity: The Centre for Student Engagement at the University of Toronto Mississauga is committed to creating inclusive learning environments to cultivate holistic student development. Built through meaningful collaboration and informed by research and assessment, our campus and community-based programs, services and resources promote access to post-secondary education, support transition into and retention through university and encourage student engagement and community-engaged learning.

The Indigenous Inclusion Programmer will work to develop and implement Indigenous cohort streams in some of CSE's Access Programs including Ohahi:yoh, the Indigenous Transition Program, and Indigenous Orientation. CSE's access and inclusion programs work to address systemic barriers by centering the communities we work with from the development through the implementation process of our programs in collaboration with Indigenous students and communities. To do this work, we build authentic, transparent, and reciprocal relationships with community. This role will work closely with internal and external partners to expand and enhance these programs that support Indigenous students.

Working closely in partnership with the Office of Indigenous Initiatives at UTM, this position also plays a pivotal role on behalf of the Student Affairs and Services in Answering the Call: Wecheehetowin, the University of Toronto Response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. This will include working with the Office of Indigenous Initiatives to engage in relationship building with Knowledge Keepers, Indigenous and non-Indigenous faculty, scholars, staff, students, and external Indigenous communities and organizations.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Determining logistical details and activities for events and/or programming
• Fostering cooperative working relationships with a wide variety of internal and external contacts
• Conducting post-event evaluation, analysis and recommendations for changes
• Facilitating educational workshops and seminars
• Assigning and checking the work of work-study students
• Training and coaching student life staff and student leaders

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
• Minimum three (3) years related experience in student services (combination of professional and para-professional experience is acceptable) at the post-secondary level and/or Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit or Metis) communities/agencies.
• Demonstrated experience implementing large components of projects and events.
• Knowledge of Indigenous, equity, inclusion, and social justice approaches to inform programming.
• Knowledge of Indigenous educational issues and barriers, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Final Report, the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP), and other resources pertaining to Indigenous communities.
• Proven leadership and supervisory experience.
• Strong facilitation, presentation, research, and analytical skills.
• Excellent judgement, diplomacy, tact, and discretion in developing partnerships and collaborating on program planning.
• Proven organizational and time-management skills required.
• Experience designing surveys, interviews and other research tools for program evaluation.

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Approachable
• Organized
• Resourceful
• Self-directed
• Team player

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.