Senior Stakeholder Engagement & Indigenous Relations Lead

MNP; Saskatoon; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Paladin Canada is seeking a Stakeholder Engagement Advisor to join our Community & Engagement team in Saskatoon. You will build relationships with Indigenous Nations and communities, plan engagement activities, and support commitments under Mutual Benefit Agreements.

You will travel to northern Saskatchewan, represent Paladin at events, and collaborate with internal teams to integrate community perspectives into project planning.

Qualifications

• University degree in business, public policy, communications, Indigenous studies, law, or related field.
• 8 to 10 years of experience supporting Indigenous initiatives in the resource sector or northern Saskatchewan.
• Progressively responsible experience leading or supporting Indigenous relations, stakeholder engagement, community investment, workforce development.
• Demonstrated experience working with Indigenous Nations and understanding of Indigenous history, governance, rights and engagement.
• Excellent interpersonal and writing skills, with strong organization and follow-through.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, SharePoint, Teams and commitment-tracking systems.
• Willingness to travel within Saskatchewan, including remote communities, with some evenings/weekends.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain long-term relationships with Indigenous and municipal leadership, community organizations, and grassroots community members.
• Plan and deliver engagement activities, including community meetings, leadership briefings, site visits, workshops, and informal discussions.
• Travel to northern Saskatchewan communities to support and lead engagement sessions.
• Represent Paladin at career fairs, information sessions, open houses, conferences, trade shows, and other stakeholder events, while documenting commitments and follow-up actions.
• Support implementation of Mutual Benefit Agreements by tracking commitments and deliverables.
• Coordinate engagement logistics for remote locations, considering seasonal access and local schedules.
• Work with Communications to present mining information clearly and convey community feedback to project teams.
• Maintain engagement records, commitment and issue logs, contact information, and regular reports on activities and outcomes.
• Collaborate with environmental, regulatory, procurement, HR and project teams to incorporate community priorities.
• Support community benefit initiatives related to employment, training, procurement, education and local business participation.
• Identify emerging concerns and support issue resolution, crisis response planning and engagement strategies.

Skills

Stakeholder relations

Community engagement

Communication

Leadership support

Travel readiness

Education

University degree in business, public policy, communications, Indigenous Studies, law, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

SharePoint

Teams

Stakeholder tracking systems

Job description

Paladin Canada is seeking a Stakeholder Engagement Advisor to join our Community & Engagement team in Saskatoon. You will build relationships with Indigenous Nations and communities, plan engagement activities, and support commitments under Mutual Benefit Agreements.

You will travel to northern Saskatchewan, represent Paladin at events, and collaborate with internal teams to integrate community perspectives into project planning.