National Ctr. for Truth & Reconciliation
Vice-President (Indigenous)
Position number: 37956
Date posted: June 23, 2026
Statement Gathering Coordinator - AA3 (AESES)
New Regular Continuing Full-Time (Grant Funded)
Work schedule:
35 Hours/week (Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm)
Salary:
$31.30 to $44.11 per hour ($56,966.00 to $80,280.20 per annum)
Expected Start Date
July 20, 2026
For more information please contact: Angel Gomez - [email protected]
This position is designated for Indigenous candidates. Applicants must self-declare on their cover letter/resume as Indigenous (First Nation, Metis and/or Inuit).
MINIMUM FORMAL EDUCATION/TRAINING:
- A post-secondary diploma or degree with a strong focus on Indigenous subjects and content or another related discipline (history, law, social work, political science, criminology) is required.
EXPERIENCE:
- Three years of direct experience working in a complex environment (coordinating projects, event planning, and/or community engagement) is required.
- Experience working with Indigenous peoples, Elders, Survivors, organizations, and communities is required.
- Accounting experience or experience with budget forecasting, managing and reconciling is required.
- Directly related administrative experience is required.
- Experience with statement gathering or related experience in collecting oral history or stories from communities is required.
- Experience working with community-based organizations who are involved in education, public programming and outreach is an asset.
- Experience with video and/or audio productions is an asset.
- An acceptable equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Knowledge and understanding of Indigenous communities, governments and organizations is required.
- Knowledge and sensitivity to Indigenous cultures and cultural practices is required.
- The ability to work with Residential School Survivors and their families is required.
- The ability to apply a trauma-informed approach with previous experience/training is required.
- The ability to engage in tactful and diplomatic behaviour is required.
- Must have the ability to supervise and train support staff and contractors.
- Must have good English oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
- Must have good organizational skills and be detail oriented.
- Must have the capacity to work in both a team and individual based environment.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook) is required.
- Knowledge of video and/or audio production is required.
- Ability to learn in-house University software systems (Concur and EPIC) is required.
- Must be able to adapt to a cross-cultural setting.
- Must be conscientious, professional, responsible and reliable.
- Must exhibit comfort, ease, and excellent judgment working at a senior level with internal and external communities.
- Must have a positive, pleasant and courteous manner.
- Satisfactory work record, including satisfactory attendance and punctuality is required.
- Ability to adapt to changing environments and circumstances is required.
OTHER JOB RELATED QUALIFICATIONS:
- A Class 5 driver’s license is required.
- Ability to speak French and/or an Indigenous language is an asset.
- Knowledge of University policies/procedures is an asset.
Statement Gathering Coordination
- Leads, directs, and is accountable for the planning, coordination, and execution of all statement-gathering activities, including in-person and virtual engagement sessions, filming and recording operations, and participant facilitation. Provides operational leadership to staff, contractors, and participants, and ensures effective delivery of engagement processes with Indigenous communities.
- Leads the strategic planning and development of statement-gathering initiatives in alignment with organizational priorities established by the Director of Education.
- Determines and recommends key milestones, workplans, and community engagement schedules for approval.
- Leads cross-unit coordination with NCTR departments to ensure integrated planning, resource alignment, and implementation of statement-gathering activities.
- Accountable for monitoring, tracking, and reporting progress, outcomes, and deliverables to the Director of Education.
- Has full responsibility for budget forecasting, reconciliation, and financial oversight, ensuring alignment with approved funding.
- Sources, evaluates, and secures external contractors and services, including negotiation of quotes and service agreements.
- Authorizes and manages procurement processes through EPIC or approved contracting mechanisms.
- Ensures compliance with institutional policies related to finance, administration, and records management.
- Establishes and maintains operational protocols for documentation, reporting, and financial controls.
- Leads training, coordination, and deployment of support staff, ensuring operational readiness for statement-gathering activities. Supervision of staff, contractors, and students.
Relationship Building and Maintenance
- Leads the identification and prioritization of Indigenous communities, regions, and stakeholder groups impacted by the residential school system for engagement activities.
- Leads and maintains formal relationship-building processes with Indigenous governments, organizations, communities, Survivors, and partner agencies through sustained engagement, consultation, and communication.
- Represents the NCTR in engagements with communities, organizations, contractors, Survivors, and health support partners, ensuring culturally grounded and consistent communication.
Video and Audio Production Coordination
- Leads and is accountable for the planning, coordination, and delivery of all video and audio production initiatives, ensuring timely, high-quality production aligned with statement-gathering objectives.
- Leads all production operations, including scheduling, resource allocation, equipment readiness, and field production logistics.
- Leads development of multimedia project plans in collaboration with the Director of Education.
- Coordinates cross-unit production requirements across NCTR to ensure integrated delivery of multimedia outputs.
- Sources, secures, and manages external production contractors, including procurement, contracting, and performance oversight.
- Has full responsibility for production-related contracting and service agreements, including EPIC processes.
- Ensures compliance with institutional administrative, financial, and records requirements.
- Maintains production governance protocols, including documentation, asset management, and reporting standards.
Trauma-Informed and Culturally Safe Practice
- Leads and applies trauma-informed, culturally safe, and Survivor-centred approaches across all statement-gathering, engagement, and production activities, recognizing the sensitive and potentially re-traumatizing nature of residential school testimonies.
- Ensures all planning, facilitation, and delivery of in-person and virtual gatherings is grounded in safety, dignity, and respect for Survivors, families, and communities, including appropriate emotional, cultural, and health supports before, during, and after engagement sessions.
- Implements protocols and practices that minimize harm and prioritize participant well-being, including coordination with community supports, Elders, cultural advisors, and mental health or crisis response resources as required.
- Guides staff, contractors, and partners in trauma-informed engagement practices, ensuring external service providers (including media production teams) adhere to established cultural safety and ethical standards.
- Monitors engagement environments and processes to ensure they remain responsive to emotional and cultural needs, adjusting delivery approaches as required to maintain safety and trust.
- Ensures all statement-gathering activities uphold ethical standards of consent, confidentiality, and participant control over storytelling and participation.
- Other duties as assigned.
Please note that this is a Full-time position and requires 100% on-site attendance (fully on-site).
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 [email protected] 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.
