Traditional Foods Coordinator

Traditional Foods Coordinator
Job Number # 
20148
Employer 
Ucluelet First Nation
Job Location(s) 
Port Alberni
Tofino
Ucluelet
Number of Positions 
1
Date Posted 
Jun 27, 2019
Apply By 
Jul 05, 2019
Schedule 
Full Time
Permanent
NOC Code 
6311
Source 
Employer
Details 

The Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ Government has an available career opportunity for the position of Traditional Foods Coordinator. The Traditional Foods Coordinator is responsible for the planning and implementation of traditional foods programming within the Department of Lands and Resources.

The Food Fish Program is the largest traditional foods program within the Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ Government and will require a coordinator with experience with RFPs, contracts, policy, event planning and records management. This position requires an individual with an education in natural resource science, public administration or a related field, and experience with government programming. The Traditional Foods Coordinator reports to the Fisheries and Wildlife Manager.

Qualifications 
  • Diploma in related Discipline (Natural Resource Science, Environmental Science, Biology) 
  • Prefer Post-Secondary Courses or formal training in Indigenous History / Rights, Management / Supervision, Records Management, Program Planning and Management, Financial Management, Ethnobotany, Communications and Teambuilding 

Experience

  • Two to Three (2-3) years’ experience leading and managing government programs with one (1) year or more experience supervising employees and overseeing contractors.
  • First Nation experience in Fisheries/Cultural Programming preferred
  • Related experience in Annual Program Planning and Financial Management
  • Project Management experience
  • Experience working with applicable Regulations and Standards
  • Experience working with Modern Treaty Governments preferred
  • Experience with WorkSafe BC
  • Ability to work independently/ with minimal supervision
  • Exceptional / strong communication and record management skills
  • Knowledge  of contract law and the Maa-nulth Treaty; as well as all relevant Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ legislation
  • Exceptional / strong planning, organizational and coordination skills
  • Capacity to synthesize broad, complex and inter-related materials into meaningful plans or strategies
How to Apply 

Please submit your covering letter, resume and three recent employment references to the attention of the Director of Operations, by email (employment@ufn.ca), fax (250-726-7552), by mail (P.O. Box 699, Ucluelet, BC, V0R 3A0) or in person (700 Wya Road, Hitacu, BC).