Miâkmaq Language & Culture Coordinator
Miâkmaq Language & Culture Coordinator
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06-05-2025
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Employment Opportunity: Mikmaq Language & Culture Coordinator
Location: Halifax NS
Salary Range: $70000 annual salary
Employment Term: May 2025March 31 2026 (possibility of renewal) Fulltime hours 35 hours per week. Possibility of evening and weekend work.
Reports To: Programs Manager
General Description:
The Mikmaw Native Friendship Centre is centrally located in the urban Indigenous community of Halifax/Kjipuktuk and is looking for One (1) Mikmaq Language & Culture Coordinator. We are looking for an individual with a passion for Mikmaq culture tradition and language that can work with Elders community members staff and external organizations to bring cultural programming to life. The Mikmaq Language & Culture Coordinator plays a key part in preserving and promoting Mikmaq language and culture through the design and coordination of programs and events that connect with community members and partners alike.
Key Responsibilities:
- Coordinate language classes and cultural workshops using internal and external resources serving as the primary point of contact
- Develop and sustain strong collaborative relationships with schools community partners external organizations and internal team members
- Contribute innovative ideas and implement effective processes standards and tools to enhance efficiency accuracy and overall program quality
- Maintain monthly work plan and monitor the activities outputs and timelines
- Designing and preparing program content
- Create and distribute Mikmaq language resources
- Coordinate a schedule and plan for Mikmaq language classes in tandem with the Mikmaq language instructors
- Promote Mikmaq language classes and organize each cohort of learners
- Prepare monthly and annual reports
- Oversee and manage annual budget
- Ensure accurate and up to date entries within the MNFC internal database
- May perform other related duties as required
Qualifications & Experience;
- Comprehensive knowledge and lived experience of Mikmaq culture ceremonies and traditional practices.
- Experience organizing communitybased events and programming.
- Experience managing a budget
- Excellent communicator both spoken and written
- Strong organizational and timemanagement skills
- Thrives working both independently and collaboratively; Takes initiative and can adapt programming to meet the unique needs of a variety of MNFC programs and services.
- Dependable and consistently works to uphold MNFC ethics and standards
- This position is designated for people of indigenous ancestry please self identify
Application Deadline: May 15th 2025 at 4:00pm
Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel working within this job title.
The Mikmaw Native Friendship Centre is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all fair employment practices & laws. We are committed to providing a workplace free from unlawful discrimination and harassment and prohibit the same against employees; applicants; or other covered persons by coworkers; supervisors; managers; or third parties based on a persons race; color; religion; creed; sex; sexual orientation; gender identity; national origin; ancestry; age; veterans status; disability; unrelated to job requirements; ethnicity; genetic information; military service; political affiliation; marital status and pregnancy; or other protected status.
Qualified Indigenous applicants will be given priority in accordance with the Aboriginal Employment Preference Policy of the Canadian Human Rights Commission. The Mikmaw Native Friendship Centre (MNFC) reserves the right to refuse all applications for employment. The MNFC will not assume any expenses related to this or any job application process included and not limited to travel relocation and application development.
*Only those applicants who are screened in for an interview will be contacted.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
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