Office Assistant 2 – INDIGENOUS EVENTS ASSISTANT – 3431.CSTT

Compensation Group: A.E.S.E.S

Faculty: Faculty of Arts

Department: Department of Sociology

Position History: Existing

Position Type: Temporary

Work Schedule (Select): Variable hours

Additional Information:
We are seeking an Indigenous person to facilitate coordination of discussion groups, initiate and respond to inquiries from individuals and groups, coordinate with Indigenous members of discussion groups by phone, and visit discussion group sites to set up meetings. The ideal candidate is Indigenous, will have good organizational and communication skills and have connections with the Indigenous community in Winnipeg. Knowledge of an Indigenous language would be an asset. Visit our website at www.circlesforreconciliation.ca to learn about our organization. Please apply online at https://umanitoba.hua.hrsmart.com/ats/job_search.php on or before Tuesday, January 31, 2017. Questions can be directed to info@circlesforreconciliation.ca.

Estimated Weekly Hours: 0 – 35
Salary (Hourly): $18.18 – $22.41

Salary (Annual): $0.00 – $40,786.20

Proposed Start Date: 2017-03-06

Probation/Trial Period:420 hours worked

Qualifications
● The ideal candidate is Indigenous, will have good organizational and communication skills and have connections with the Indigenous community in Winnipeg.
● Knowledge of an Indigenous language would be an asset.
Circles for Reconciliation is a non-profit, grassroots community partnership that seeks to promote reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Canada. The goal is to create new relationships that are based on “mutual recognition, mutual respect, sharing and mutual responsibility” (TRC). Our means is to create 100 discussion groups, each composed of 10 people (five Indigenous and five non-Indigenous) with each of the 100 groups meeting 10 times to learn and discuss a large number of issues around reconciliation. We are seeking an Indigenous person to facilitate coordination of discussion groups, initiate and respond to inquiries from individuals and groups, coordinate with Indigenous members of discussion groups by phone, and visit discussion group sites to set up meetings.

This is a part-time position, working 0-20 hours a week, for 2 – 4 months.

Position Number: 23085

# of Hires Needed: 1

Posting Closing Date.(Requisition closes at 4:30 p.m. CT): 02/03/2017

Inquiries only (Note: applications must be submitted through REACH-UM):
dbulbac@cc.umanitoba.ca