Indigenous Relations Specialist

The First Nations Relations Team provides strategic support, from operations to policy, across the BCER (including to the Executive team and Board of Directors), to meet its legal obligations and reconciliation goals. Building trusting relationships, co-developing new processes and business models, capacity building, and transparent communication are important cornerstones to ensure the organization remains innovative and adaptable to a dynamic First Nations Relations environment.

As an expert for the BCER on First Nations Relations, the Indigenous Relations Specialist (Specialist) builds internal and external relationships as required with partners and across BCER branches, as well as with, provincial ministries and agencies, stakeholders, the public, and other levels of government. The Specialist supports creating respectful relationships and helps enable the participation of First Nations throughout the regulatory lifecycle to advance reconciliation and meet the BCER’s ...