Facilitator Consultant

Quarry Consulting; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 75,000; Part time

Job summary

A consulting firm is seeking an Intermediate Facilitator Consultant in Ottawa to support engagement with Indigenous organizations and government leaders. The role involves designing and facilitating meetings while providing advisory services to advance biodiversity priorities. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in facilitation, particularly with Indigenous groups, and proficiency in virtual meeting platforms. This part-time, hybrid contract spans 5 years and offers an engaging opportunity to contribute to conservation efforts.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience with Indigenous organizations in the last 10 years.
• Experience facilitating biodiversity-related discussions.
• Proven track record of coordinating meetings between stakeholders.
• 2 years of experience delivering services for a government or Crown corporation within the last 10 years.
• 4 projects in the last 5 years delivering virtual meetings using MS Teams or Zoom.
• 2 years in producing meeting notes/reports within the last 5 years.

Responsibilities

• Design and facilitate virtual and in-person meetings.
• Provide advisory and reporting services.
• Support advisory forums and ministerial-level roundtables.
• Advance biodiversity, conservation, and species-at-risk priorities.

Skills

Experience with Indigenous organizations

Facilitation of meetings

Biodiversity management

Government advisory services

Virtual meeting platforms (MS Teams, Zoom)

Tools

MS Teams

Zoom

Job description

We are seeking an Intermediate Facilitator Consultant to support engagement with partners and stakeholders, including provincial and territorial governments, ministerial advisory bodies, and leaders of National Indigenous Organizations. The consultant will design and facilitate virtual and in-person meetings, provide advisory and reporting services, and support advisory forums and ministerial-level roundtables. This role supports effective, inclusive dialogue to advance biodiversity, conservation, and species-at-risk priorities.

We're looking for someone with:

• 3+ years of experience (6+ projects) working for Indigenous organizations or groups (Inuit, First Nations, and/or Métis) within the last 10 years.
• 5+ projects within the last 5 years facilitating meetings/conversations that address nature, biodiversity, or natural resource management.
• 8+ projects within the last 10 years coordinating and facilitating meetings or discussions between any combination of Indigenous peoples, stakeholders, federal government officials, and officials of other levels of government, including elected officials.
• 2 years of experience within the last 10 years from bid closing date providing services for a government or a Crown corporation.
• 4 projects within the last 5 years delivering products/services in the virtual environment, using platforms such as MS Teams or Zoom.
• 2 years of experience within the last 5 years of bid closing date in producing accurate and timely meeting notes/reports.

This is a 5-year, part-time, hybrid contract. Does this sound like something you'd be interested in?