Job Description

Job Title: Mi\xe2\x80\x99kmaq Project Liaison
Company, Department: Nova Scotia Power \xe2\x80\x93 Health, Safety & Environment
Location: Nova Scotia, CA - Remote
Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and experience

Type of Employment: Full Time, Term (1 year) Maternity Leave Coverage

Closing Date: April 14, 2023

Reference Number: 11133

The Opportunity

We are currently looking for a Mi\xe2\x80\x99kmaq Project Liaison to join our Health, Safety & Environment team in a temporary position. Reporting to the Manager, Mi\'kmaq Relations, you will be responsible for providing administrative support to our Mi\xe2\x80\x99kmaq Relations Team, including the occasional field work assignments, and liaising with Mi\xe2\x80\x99kmaq communities across Nova Scotia.

As the Mi\xe2\x80\x99kmaq Project Liaison you will:

• Participate in site visits with Kwilmu\'kw Maw-klusuaqn (KMK) and Mi\xe2\x80\x99kmaq community representatives to Hydro and Capital Project sites.
• Prepare for and participate in Working Group meetings, Monthly KMK project update meetings, and other meetings with Mi\xe2\x80\x99kmaq communities.
• Assist with environmental field work such as hydro relicensing.
• Assist with activities to engage and build collaborative relationships with Mi\xe2\x80\x99kmaq communities across Nova Scotia.
• Advise on and facilitate the engagement process for Capital Projects.
• Provide advice and guidance to Nova Scotia Power team on areas of Mi\xe2\x80\x99kmaq interest.
• Assisting with the preparation and delivery of presentations for engagement activities and cultural awareness training.
• Support delivery of Mi\xe2\x80\x99kmaq Bursary Program.
• Engage with Indigenous Employment Officers about opportunities at Nova Scotia Power.

What skills will make you successful?

• A Grade XII education or equivalent, with reading and writing skills necessary to perform the duties of the position safely and effectively.
• Proficiency in the Windows environment, including the use of Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, as well as email.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including presentation and facilitation skills.
• Ability to develop and cultivate strong relationships within the Mi\xe2\x80\x99kmaq Nations such as with the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi\xe2\x80\x99kmaq Chiefs, Indigenous Employment Officers, Cultural Organizations, Elders, Knowledge Holders, and Community Leaders.
• Demonstrated interpersonal communication and community engagement skills, including the ability to build healthy collaborative relationships with internal and external partners.
• Strong emotional intelligence and diplomacy skills.
• Extensive knowledge of Mi\xe2\x80\x99kmaq and/or other Indigenous ways of teaching, learning, and knowing.
• Experience working in and with Mi\xe2\x80\x99kmaq or other Indigenous communities considered a valuable asset.
• Has lived or has professional experience working with First Nation Communities.
• Indigenous ancestry considered an asset, must self-identify.

As a subsidiary of Emera Inc, we provide 95% of the generation, transmission and distribution of electrical power to approximately 540,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers. Our company is focused on new technologies to enhance customer service and reliability, reduce emissions, and add renewable energy.

We are proud to live and work in Nova Scotia. It\xe2\x80\x99s why we work to understand how we can give back meaningfully, support local organizations and work collaboratively to enhance the communities we call home.

We believe that every unique perspective should be valued and that everyone should have a sense of safety and belonging\xe2\x80\x94at work, and in our communities. Leveraging the thoughts of a diverse workforce helps us to be innovative and provide the best service to our customers.

At Nova Scotia Power, everyone is a leader in their own right. Our Leadership Competencies set standards that advance our business strategy, deliver results for customers, and provide career development for employees. The successful individual in this role will endeavor to cultivate innovation and embrace change, drive operational excellence for customers, and take ownership and act with integrity.

If working in an environment focused on innovation, safety and putting customers and community first inspires you, we want to hear from you. Apply by April 14, 2023, and tell us what excites you about this role.

Why join our team?

• Health & Wellbeing: A comprehensive benefits plan, Employee and Family Assistance Program, and wellness benefits.
• Grow Your Career: Opportunities to advance within and between our affiliate companies, a focus on employee development and available sponsored education programs.
• Community Engagement & Care: Corporate investments in the places where our people live and work, mentoring opportunities, fundraising-matching & volunteer programs, and scholarships for children of employees.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Emera: At Emera we value diversity, equity, and inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from all qualified candidates, including persons who identify as racially visible, Indigenous, persons with disabilities, women in underrepresented roles and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community. Applicants from these equity groups may self-identify through the online application process. Emera supports candidates and employees with access and accommodation needs.

Recruitment and Promotion Policy: When filling vacant positions, we are determined to hire the best candidates available. We are committed to providing employees with a fair and equal opportunity to compete for jobs. Hiring and promotion of employees is based on skills, capabilities, knowledge and demonstrated abilities.

As part of our commitment to health and safety, we continue to closely monitor and adjust our pandemic response as needed based on public health guidance, current epidemiology, and considerations regarding business continuity. At this time the Emera Vaccine Policy, which outlines the requirement for all Nova Scotia Power employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and provide corresponding proof, has been suspended. This policy may be reinstated in the future, either in full or in part, at the discretion of the Company, and employees will be required to demonstrate compliance. Any non-compliance could result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.

Finally, we understand that experience comes in many forms. We\xe2\x80\x99re dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team - so if your experience is close to what we\xe2\x80\x99ve listed above, please consider applying. If you don\xe2\x80\x99t quite see yourself in this role but want to join our team, please set up a to learn about future opportunities!

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