Slave River and Delta Partnership Part-Time Community Coordinator Opportunity: Delta
Dialogue Network and SWEEP
The Slave River and Delta Partnership (SRDP) is a collaborative group made up of Aboriginal, municipal, territorial and
federal government partners, academic institutions and other partners from Fort Resolution and Fort Smith. The SRDP
designs and carries out research and monitoring on the health of the Slave River and Delta. All research and monitoring
activities are done to answer community questions and concerns, such as: 1) is the water safe to drink? 2) are the fish
and animals safe to eat? and, 3) is the ecosystem healthy (will our children and grandchildren be able to have clean
water, safe food, and be able to hunt and trap)?
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The SRDP is working on two collaborative research projects in partnership with the University of
Saskatchewan. The Slave Watershed Environmental Effects Program (SWEEP) is a cumulative effects monitoring
program, applying traditional knowledge and western science indicators of health in the Slave River and Delta for
development of a long term community-based monitoring framework. The Delta Dialogue Network (DDN) is a two-year
project that will focus on the effectiveness of current tools for communicating research and monitoring information
from SRDP activities (including SWEEP), and the development of new community-driven information-sharing tools.
The SWEEP and DDN research teams, which include the SRDP and University of Saskatchewan, are seeking one part
time community coordinator, to be based in either Fort Smith or Fort Resolution. This is a 1-year position expected to
start in April, 2015. This community coordinator will support the work of SRDP on the DDN and SWEEP projects in Fort
Resolution and Fort Smith.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Under the direction of the DDN Project Manager, you will work with DDN researchers
and SRDP partners to:
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schedule project activities and meetings as well as coordinate and undertake research activities;
support graduate students working in the communities, including advising graduate students, where appropriate,
on community protocols and project development;
conduct surveys with community members as appropriate and promote projects within the local communities;
support Elders, harvesters and community members taking part in DDN activities;
share information between SRDP partners and community members and DDN researchers;
participate in SRDP and DDN meetings and workshops;
communicate with other community or regional coordinators and staff as necessary (e.g., DDN coordinators in Fort
Chipewyan, Fort Resolution, etc.); and
work with the project manager and participate in other opportunities or duties identified together
support and partially supervise the community coordinator trainee(s)
POSITION REQUIREMENTS: desire and willingness to communicate with Elders, harvesters, environment and
government staff, researchers and students • some experience working with Elders and/or researchers is an asset, but
not required • knowledge of Chipewyan and/or Cree (spoken or written) is an asset, but not required • good reporting,
communication and outreach skills
PAY SCALE AND TIME COMMITMENT FOR PART-TIME COMMUNITY COORDINATOR: This is a part-time position, with
an expected time commitment of roughly 15 hours per week. Hours per week will be set through discussions with the
selected candidate and the DDN project manager, and it is expected that some weeks may have more hours and some
weeks may have less. Pay rate is set at $25/hour. If you are interested in this position please submit a short (1/2 page
max) statement of why you are interested in the position to Project Manager Kiri Staples at kiri.staples@usask.ca, tel.
(306) 966-7135 OR Principal Investigator Toddi Steelman at toddi.steelman@usask.ca or to your local First Nation or
Metis Council office. The deadline for applications is April 15, 2015. Review of applications will begin on April 1, 2015
and will continue until the position is filled.