Associate Director, Justice / Directeur(trice) adjoint(e) de justice

Associate Director, Justice

Internal/ External Posting
Full-time/ Indeterminate

Location: Ottawa is preferred, open to other locations if a suitable applicant is found.

Salary Range: Commensurate with experience and education.

AFN offers competitive salaries, generous time off (3 weeks of paid vacation per year to start, 3 weeks of paid sick leave per year, 9 days of special leave per year), a pension and benefit plan, annual amounts towards physical fitness and professional development, and maternity & parental leave top up.
Qualified persons of First Nations Ancestry will be given preference in accordance with s.16(1) of the Canadian Human Rights Act.

Closing Date: Open until filled

The AFN is dedicated to an inclusive selection process and work environment. If you require accommodation, please advise the Human Resources representative when you are invited to meet regarding this employment opportunity.

Who We Are
The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is an advocacy organization, taking direction and fulfilling mandates as directed by First Nations in-Assembly through resolutions. As a national advocacy organization for First Nations, the AFN seeks to advance First Nations Inherent and Treaty Rights through the development of policy, public education, and where applicable, the co-development of legislation to build First Nations capacity.
The AFN was created out of a desire among First Nations leadership for a strong and effective collective advocacy organization. From this, values such as respect for human rights, diversity, justice, and the sovereignty of each rights-holding First Nation guide the work of the organization.

The Role

The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Justice Sector is seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual with expertise in management, policy analysis, and project planning. The Associate Director supports the Director by leading and motivating Justice employees in the successful achievement of sector plans, goals, and objectives.

Reporting to the Director of Justice, the Associate Director has the following key responsibilities:

• Provides updates and shares information regarding planning, policy, funding, and events, etc. within AFN and external to AFN as required.
• Assists Director with sector functions.
• Supports Director by overseeing the preparation, coordination, processing, editing, and completion of Sector materials such as briefing notes, speaking notes, PowerPoint presentations, annual reports, reports, quarterly reports, updates, letters, memos, brochures, posters, postcards, e-bulletins, articles, papers, and record of decisions (minutes), invitations, workplans etc. All final approved documents to be filed in the record keeping system – Laserfiche.
• Builds, develops, and maintains strong and productive networks, relationships with national, regional, and community First Nations leaders, specialists, organizations, and communities; and relationships with government officials (federal, provincial, territorial, and municipal).
• As required, represents the AFN in a variety of forums (presentations, panel discussions, conversations, meetings) related to sector issues and matters, promoting the interests of the AFN, enhancing the AFN’s profile, and improving public awareness and understanding.
• Participates in national, regional, and local engagement sessions.
• Supports Director to align Sector activities with political priorities from the National Chief’s Office and resolutions from Chiefs-in-Assembly.
• Assists in planning, coordinating, and participating in Chiefs-in-Assembly (Annual General Assembly and Special Chiefs Assembly) meetings held twice annually in July in different locations and December in the Ottawa area.
• Supports the Director in the planning, coordination, and implementation of the Sector’s Chief Committees, Technical Committees, and/or Working Groups.
• Assists with the preparation of sector budget proposals for submission to federal government departments.
• Working with Human Resources, participates in hiring of sector staff.
• Conducts other duties as assigned by the Director.

Qualifications:

• Post graduate degree in Political Science, Law, or a related field of study and 5 to 7 years of directly relevant senior experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience with FN politics and policies.
• Significant knowledge and understanding of issues in FN communities.
• Demonstrated superior verbal and writing communication skills.
• Demonstrated successful experience working with federal, provincial, territorial, northern, urban, and international governments and officials.
• Demonstrated superior interpersonal & negotiation skills, management ability, leadership, teamwork, and judgement.
• Diplomacy, tact, and decision-making ability.
• Planning & organization skills.

Thank you for your interest in employment with the AFN! We truly appreciate your application and will carefully review your resume. As we receive a high number of applications, we want to inform you that we can only contact shortlisted candidates.

AFN may cancel, postpone, or revise employment opportunities at any time.