Land Based Education Coordinator – University of Manitoba

Land Based Education Coordinator, Technician 4 (AESES)

New Grant-Funded Project

Full-Time 35.00 hours/week Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

Salary Range: $26.20 – $37.62 per hour ($47,684.00 – $68,468.40 per annum)

Proposed Start Date: August 25, 2025

Proposed End Date: December 31, 2027

Trial/Probation Period: 840.00 work hours

For more information, please contact: Tamara Keedwell

220 Sinnott Building, 70 Dysart Road

204-474-8954 or tamara.keedwell@umanitoba.ca

-Co-design and facilitate land-based camps and campus visits in collaboration with partner communities and schools

-Provide land-based workshops for partner school divisions

-Develop land-based educational materials and tools

-Build relationships with Indigenous youth and students through camps, campus visits, and workshops

-Work with and mentor undergraduate summer students involved in the project

-Create project updates and two-eyed seeing content for ECL communications and project website

-Maintain open communication with project partners and ECL staff

-Schedule and facilitate meetings as needed

-Attend scheduled ECL meetings -Create budgets for camps and campus visits

-Make payments as needed

-Handle receipts and reconcile expenses

-Maintain records of project activities, outreach, and associated impacts

-Document project activities through photos and video

-Write final evaluation report for the project -Other duties as assigned

MINIMUM FORMAL EDUCATION/TRAINING:

-Undergraduate degree in Environmental Studies, Indigenous Studies, Science, or completion of a program related directly to land-based education

-Will also accept an Undergraduate degree in an unrelated field along with working experience in land-based education

EXPERIENCE:

-Experience working in Northern and/or Indigenous communities is a must

-Experience working with youth and being in a mentorship role required

-Experience in a supervisory position required

-Experience with basic water and soil testing required

-Working knowledge of and/or experience with land-based education and two-eyed seeing approaches required

-Working knowledge of and/or lived experience with Indigenous cultures (e.g. Ininew, Anishinaabe, Oji-Cree) is a must

-Familiarity with Indigenous research methodologies required

-Comfort working with environmental sciences and scientists required

-Commitment to and experience with social and/or environmental justice work required

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

-Must be able to work in a team-based, collaborative, and flexible working environment

-Strong planning and organizational skills required

-Strong oral and written communication skills required

-Effective decision-making and time management skills required

-Must be self-motivated

-Working knowledge of budgets and basic accounting required

-Working knowledge of word processing, spreadsheets, presentation software required

-Ability to adapt to changing circumstances and be approachable in the field when working with community partners, youth, Elders, local harvesters, and scientists required

-Satisfactory work record, including satisfactory attendance and punctuality, is required

OTHER JOB-RELATED QUALIFICATIONS:

-We are seeking an Indigenous applicant

-Interest in photography and video is an asset

-A driver’s license is an asset

The University of Manitoba is committed to the principles of equity, diversity & inclusion and to promoting opportunities in hiring, promotion and tenure (where applicable) for systemically marginalized groups who have been excluded from full participation at the University and the larger community including Indigenous Peoples, women, racialized persons, persons with disabilities and those who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ (Two Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, questioning, intersex, asexual and other diverse sexual identities).

If you require accommodation supports during the recruitment process, please contact UM.Accommodation@umanitoba.ca or 204-474-7195. Please note this contact information is for accommodation reasons only.

Application materials, including letters of reference, will be handled in accordance with the protection of privacy provisions of “The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act” (Manitoba). Please note that curriculum vitae will be provided to participating members of the search process.