{"id":1147898,"url":"https://alion.io/job/university-of-british-columbia-program-coordinator-the-office-of-indigenous-strategic-initiatives-oisi","title":"Program Coordinator, The Office of Indigenous Strategic Initiatives (OISI)","company":{"id":20798,"name":"University of British Columbia","domain":"ubc.ca","url":"https://alion.io/company/pacific-laboratory-for-artificial-intelligence","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"is_intermediary":false,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":null},"role":"Administrative","role_family":"Administrative","seniority":"junior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Vancouver, Canada"],"countries":["CA"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":5273,"max":7576,"currency":"CAD","period":"month","gross":null,"usd_annual":64788},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":2,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Supervision","optional":false},{"name":"Microsoft Excel","optional":true},{"name":"Microsoft Office","optional":true},{"name":"Outlook","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-23T16:15:32Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-23","last_verified_at":"2026-09-24T03:27:48Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"Staff - Non UnionJob Category\nM&P - AAPSJob Profile\nAAPS Salaried - Educational Programming, Level AJob Title\nProgram Coordinator, The Office of Indigenous Strategic Initiatives (OISI)Department\nIndigenous Strategic Programming | OISICompensation Range\n$5,273.67 - $7,576.83 CAD MonthlyThe Compensation Range is the span between the minimum and maximum base salary for a position. The midpoint of the range is approximately halfway between the minimum and the maximum and represents an employee that possesses full job knowledge, qualifications and experience for the position. In the normal course, employees will be hired, transferred or promoted between the minimum and midpoint of the salary range for a job.\nPosting End Date\nSeptember 30, 2026Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.\nJob End Date\nOngoingAt UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.\nJob Summary\nThe Office of Indigenous Strategic Initiatives (OISI) offers programming, resources, and consultations focused on Indigenous engagement. OISI provides guidance to Faculties, departments, operational units and student groups across UBC’s Vancouver and Okanagan campuses in their alignment with the eight goals and 43 actions of the Indigenous Strategic Plan (ISP).\nThis Program Coordinator (PC) supports the planning, development, delivery, and evaluation of programs and special projects associated with ISP implementation, as well as ongoing and emerging Indigenous initiatives. Responsibilities include guiding ISP implementation through workshops; conducting research and analysis relating to OISI projects; preparing briefs in preparation for ISP-related engagement; and managing strategic programs and projects for the OISI team.\nThis position is situated in demanding environment which requires the highest level of tact, discretion and sensitivity with a particular focus on Indigenous communities and partners.\nOrganizational Status\nThe Program Coordinator reports to the Indigenous Strategic Programming Manager.\nThe Program Coordinator receives assignments from the Director, Office of Indigenous Strategic Initiatives (OISI) and the Senior Advisor and Associate Vice-President on Indigenous Affairs to support Indigenous initiatives and programming.\nThe Program Coordinator may be required to work flexible hours, including across multiple time zones, as needed.\nWork Performed\nManages the ISP committees (e.g., ISPEAC, ISPCC) that are under the leadership portfolio of OISI.\nDevelops program timelines, tracks progress, and contributes to reports.\nEnsures OISI programming and resources align with ISP implementation actions. Conducts relevant research related to strategic and program goals including Indigenous methodologies.\nDevelops and implements systems and triages requests for strategic support related to ISP implementation for the OISI team.\nPlans and facilitates meetings, and recommends next steps and courses of action for programs/projects based on meetings and broader plans.\nIdentifies, develops and implements new documentation and systems to ensure smooth overall program delivery and standards, and ensures changes are implemented with careful attention to process and ongoing program viability.\nAnalyzes and evaluates requests and provides recommendations based on finding.\nParticipates in conducting engagements and consultations with various stakeholders and the UBC community.\nOther relevant duties as assigned.\nConsequence of Error/Judgement\nInappropriate judgment can compromise the OISI’s ability to meet its objects and goals, and its relationships within the University and with external Indigenous organizations and communities and government agencies, and can impede UBC's progress on its Indigenous Strategic Plan and in relation to Indigenous initiatives at the local, regional, provincial, national and international level.\nUBC Indigenous initiatives are now more extensive, diverse, complex, and inter-dependent. Relations with Indigenous communities and organizations present a special concern: injudicious or uninformed actions by the Program Coordinator can damage important relationships with community partners, creating damage requiring years to repair. The Program Coordinator must exercise sound judgment over a wide range of issues and circumstances, often within a limited time frame and with limited opportunity for consultation.\nSupervision Received\nThe Program Coordinator reports to the Indigenous Strategic Programming Manager and receives assignments from the Director, the Senior Advisor and Associate Vice-President Indigenous Affairs and other OISI team members.\nSupervision Given\nNone.\nMinimum Qualifications\nUniversity degree in a relevant discipline. Minimum of two years of related experience, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.\n- Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one’s own\n- Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing one’s own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion\nPreferred Qualifications\nFamiliarity with historical and contemporary Indigenous issues, particularly as they relate to post-secondary education.\nDemonstrated education and/or work background related to equity, diversity, decolonization, and/or inclusion policies, practices, and procedures.\nProgram planning and coordination experience and skills, including setting of goals and priorities.\nExcellent communication skills, both verbal and written.\nExcellent interpersonal skills.\nAbility to lead others and to function as an effective team member.\nExcellent facilitation, public speaking, writing and verbal skills.\nDemonstrated ability to work collaboratively with a variety of stakeholders in cross-cultural settings. \nAbility to maintain connection between a long-range vision and day-to-day functions.\nAbility to manage a demanding workload by determining priorities, planning ahead and anticipating problems.\nFamiliarity with the University community, policies, and systems, is considered an asset.\nAbility to research and locate required information using a variety of methods (e.g., online information, sources).\nAbility to meet deadlines and is both goal and process-oriented. \nExcellent problem-solving skills. \nExcellent organizational skills and detail-oriented.\nAbility to effectively use Microsoft Office at an advanced level (e.g. Outlook, Word, Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint), videoconferencing applications (e.g. Zoom) and electronic surveys (e.g. Qualtrics, Doodle). \nAbility to travel when necessary.\nAble to work later or within other time zones, when required.","description_format":"text","description_chars":6958,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":2,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Equity"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Education","Higher Education"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-23T16:15:32Z"}],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":11,"reasons":["conf:1","win:early","comp:junior,brand"],"computed_at":"2026-09-24T05:06:36Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":64788,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/university-of-british-columbia-program-coordinator-the-office-of-indigenous-strategic-initiatives-oisi","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/university-of-british-columbia-program-coordinator-the-office-of-indigenous-strategic-initiatives-oisi.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-24T05:06:36Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers"}}