Date Posted: December 18, 2024
Application Deadline: January 17, 2025
Job Type: Seasonal / Contract
Job Category:
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: MDCC Director of External Relations
About the Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre
The Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre is a project mandated by all thirteen Mi’kmaw Chiefs in Nova Scotia and administered through The Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq (CMM), one of two Mi’kmaw tribal councils in Nova Scotia. The future MDCC will be an experiential cultural centre that will anchor Mi’kmaw culture and heritage sectors with more than 60,000 annual visitors, integrating community outreach and knowledge with robust educational and public programming. Since 2002, all thirteen Mi’kmaw First Nations in Nova Scotia have repeatedly affirmed the MDCC project and its mandate to protect the Debert ancestral sites, to return Mi’kmaw collections from across North America and to develop visitor and educational programming. From its inception, the MDCC Elders’ Advisory Council has guided the project.
Position Overview
The MDCC Director of External Relations plays a strategic role in sustaining primary external relationships with our core program areas, Sharing Our Stories (SOS) and Protecting Our Past (POP) as The Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre is a project mandated by all thirteen Mi’kmaw Chiefs in Nova Scotia and administered through The Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq (CMM), one of two Mi’kmaw tribal councils in Nova Scotia. The future MDCC will be an experiential cultural centre that will anchor Mi’kmaw culture and heritage sectors well as the IRS Legacy Program. The primary outcome of this position is to strengthen the strategic direction and financial support for our program areas in meeting the needs of the MDCC’s primary audiences: Mi’kmaw and other Indigenous communities and learners and educators of all ages across Nova Scotia and the region. As the Director of External Relations you will ensure that the programmatic priorities of the MDCC are clearly and meaningfully integrated into the wide range of donor relationships currently sustained by the MDCC. As such, the Director of External Relations will work to identify and to support financial needs of the operations and work closely with the Board of Directors and the MDCC Leadership Team to sustain productive and meaningful relationships with external funders including individual donors, foundations and corporate partners.
Overview of Responsibilities:
Position Requirements:
This is a senior level position that brings together skills and expertise in Mi’kmaw experience and culture with outreach and partnership capacity. You are a person who is at home speaking about the MDCC to Mi’kmaw communities, leadership, and organizations. You have the capacity to develop proposals, assess financial need, and communicate with current and future funders. You possess strong verbal and written skills, you have at least a familiarity with the Mi’kmaw language, and you are comfortable with a variety of digital platforms.
Specific requirements include:
Why work with us? The Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq (The CMM) is well known throughout Canada as a professional organization that is committed to providing a pleasant and healthy working environment for all its employees. As an organization, we understand that a great work/life balance is essential to success. As a full-time employee you can expect:
Submit your application by email to the company contact listed below.
Documents to be included:
Company Name: The Confederacy of Mainland Mi'kmaq
Address: 52 Legends Avenue
City/Town: Truro
Postal/Zip Code: B6L 0A3
Province/State: NS
Country: Canada
Website:
Contact Person: Leanne MacKenzie
Contact Person Job Title: Administrative Assistant
Telephone: 902-895-6385
Email: HR@cmmns.com