Black Diamond Group owns and operates a portfolio of businesses specializing in modular buildings and remote and temporary workforce housing solutions, along with a digital marketplace for business-to-business crew travel management. We create value by providing differentiated solutions. We believe each customer and each project is unique and that we can tailor a combination of products and services that deliver an enhanced outcome.
Our Way is to Create a Better Way – this is our challenge, our call to action, our why!
We believe that a clear strategic vision, with measurable objectives, along with disciplined accountability and data-based decision-making leads to successful outcomes. When we couple this approach with our values-driven, collaborative, safety conscious culture, we achieve top decile performance, deliver results, and have fun while doing it!
We offer careers, not jobs, and we strive for an environment where the best people come to work and feel rewarded for their contributions. We are a team of the best and the brightest in industry, and since our inception, we have led with a people-first approach. We give our employees ample opportunity to pursue their interests and passions and support them as their careers progress.
Black Diamond Group’s Indigenous Relations department has a full-time position for Junior Indigenous Engagement Coordinator
This role is would be based out of our Calgay Head office, and is hybrid - in-office with 20% flexibility to work from home.
Reporting to the Manager, Indigenous Relations, the Junior Indigenous Engagement Coordinator (internally called as Junior Indigenous Engagement Coordinator) will assist in the development, implementation and execution of Black Diamond's Indigenous and Community Relations initiatives. As a key representative for Black Diamond, the Coordinator is a subject matter expert in the field of Indigenous Relations, specifically working to maximize social and commercial benefits of Black Diamond's existing and future Indigenous Partnerships. The Coordinator will work alongside the Manager, Indigenous Relations, and all of Black Diamond Group's Business Units providing advice, strategy and maintaining consistency in execution.
The ideal candidate is a relationship-driven individual who is deeply connected to Indigenous communities, brings applicable subject expertise and comes with the cultural credibility to represent Black Diamond as a trusted partner. You pair that community connection with sharp business acumen - navigating complex organizational dynamics, and translating a partnership approach into consistent, value-driven support across all business units.
Responsibilities
- Foster collaboration among internal and external stakeholders to deliver integrated strategies that strengthen Black Diamond’s community relationships and commercial outcomes, including:
- Build and maintain relationships with Indigenous Nations, communities, and organizations
- Coordinate meetings with Chiefs, Councils, Elders, and community representatives
- Support relationship management with clients, contractors, and stakeholders
- Support Indigenous employment, training, and procurement initiatives
- Working on the creation of Growth and Strategic Development Plans
- Work with Black Diamond communication teams to ensure cultural protocols and respectful communication practices are followed
- Attend internal and external meetings, maintaining detailed minutes and accurate action items logs
- Drafting detailed Indigenous participation and socioeconomic strategies.
- Work alongside various Business Units to ensure consistency in approach and standards and communication on progress
- Regular reporting on the progress of plans and initiatives
- Attend strategic conferences and trade shows
- Event planning as required
- Prepare and deliver engaging presentations to stakeholders regarding initiatives and partnerships
- 50%+ travel within Canada
Qualifications
- 2-5 years of relevant professional work experience
- Degree in Social Sciences, Sustainability, Business or related field
- Experience working directly with Indigenous communities
- Familiarity with process, protocol and building respectful long-term relationships with Indigenous communities
- A self-starter with the ability to work independently to achieve results
- Demonstrated success in meeting requirements for major project success
- Demonstrated success working with different communities of interest and designing, managing and
- evaluating associated strategies and programs
- Experience in working with Indigenous peoples
- Excellent communication, facilitation and interpersonal skills and experience of working with broad
- range of people and groups
- Experience of monitoring and evaluating programs and initiatives
- Results oriented with excellent organizational, planning and decision-making skills
- Demonstrated team building, coaching and mentoring experience
- Computer literacy in Microsoft programs
- Integrity, respect and solutions focused approach
For more information, please visit www.BlackDiamondGroup.com
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer
Black Diamond Group Limited is committed to diversity, equal opportunity and ensuring that our employees have the ability to thrive in an inclusive environment. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, veteran status, Indigenous status, national origin, age, disability or any other legally-protected factors. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request during the recruitment process.
Company: Black Diamond Group
