Are you a non-profit professional in the Northwest Territories who is passionate about community-minded, feminist social justice? Are you familiar with the complexities of the gender equity non-profit sector in the North and confident in leading a team in advocating for a more supported ecosystem? Have people said you’re great at bringing people together and facilitating collective processes? Are you keen to join a team that prioritizes collaboration, flexibility, and going above and beyond for local non-profits? (Are you panicking that none of these things sound like you, but you’d be really, really stoked to be a part of our team?) We want to hear from you! 

Ivy + Dean Consulting (i+d)  is seeking a Non-Profit Consultant based in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories to join our team. 

i+d Consultants play a crucial role in bringing equity, social justice, and anti-oppression into the boardroom by providing a wide range of high-level support for non-profit organizations with a priority focus on non-metropolitan Canada. This role is being hired to focus on a new client project related to supporting the gender equity ecosystem in the Northwest Territories.

A detailed role description and more information about client deliverables can be found in the full posting on our website.

About the Position: 

• We’re looking for someone keen to work full time (as little as 32 and up to 40 hours per week based on your preference), with an ideal start date as soon as possible. 
• The FTE starting salary for this position is $67,600 to $72,800 annually ($32.50 to $35/hour equivalent), to be determined based on experience.
• i+d employees receive annual vacation and personal leave and are given paid days off on all Canadian stat holidays and additional i+d discretionary holidays. 
• i+d employees support in accessing health, drug, vision, and dental coverage or a health and wellness spending account, and will be entitled to annual corporate contributions of 4% of earnings into a registered pension plan or Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP).
• Additionally, i+d offers annual bonus options, $50/month home office subsidy, professional clothing allowance, and comprehensive support to establish a healthy balance between their professional and personal lives.
• A successful candidate located outside of Yellowknife may negotiate a moving supplement.

Client Consulting Services:

1. Cultivate strong relationships with existing and potential clients to understand their needs and provide exceptional customer service, including: 
   • ensuring appropriate and considerate interactions with clients and stakeholders that are aligned with our corporate values;
   • practising responsive client service by responding to client inquiries within 24 business hours.
2. Provide expert guidance and consulting services to clients across Canada, including:
   • Applying an equity and queer-informed values-based approach to deliver tailored solutions that address the unique challenges faced by small and medium sized non-profits in non-metropolitan Canada.
   • Supporting client projects related to our focus areas.
   • Conducting and approving research, gathering data, and analysing information to inform client project deliverables.
   • Preparing project reports, presentations, and other client-facing materials.
   • Coordinating and scheduling meetings, workshops, and interviews with clients and stakeholders.
   • Developing strategic recommendations and actionable plans for non-profit clients.
   • Additional tasks as required via a client project charter and agreed upon deliverables. 
3. Additionally, Senior Consultants will, when assigned, act as Project Lead by:
   • Drafting project charters, deliverables, timeline, and budgets per established processes and providing them to the CEO or COO for approval.
   • Managing the project in Teamwork, including maintaining an up-to-date task listing with assignments provided per agreed upon timelines and assigned to individuals on the project team. 
   • Ensuring all project deliverables are completed and filed within established timelines. 
   • Facilitating project meetings with the project team.
   • Mentoring Junior Consultants and Consultants on the project team with a focus on supporting them in developing the skills they need to achieve project objectives. 
   • Communicate any concerns regarding project team members with the Chief Operations Officer (COO) in a timely manner.
   • Approving project reports, presentations, and other client-facing materials.
   • Completing weekly project status updates (as applicable) for the project no later than end of day on Friday. 
   • Participating in weekly project lead meetings to discuss top-of-mind concerns.

General:

1. Contribute to a corporate culture of transparency, compassion, and generosity by treating colleagues with respect and care.
2. Become familiar with and use all Teamwork work planning mechanisms including keeping an up-to-date task list and tracking time (billable and non-billable hours).
3. Become familiar with and abide by all corporate policies and procedures. 
4. Participate in team communications via team meetings, Teamwork Chat, email, and all other Ivy + Dean Consulting internal communications procedures.
5. Support the Corporation in gaining leads, drafting proposals, and building a positive reputation within the non-profit sector in Canadian prairies and Northern Canada.

Minimum Requirements:

• Consultants will have a minimum of five years of experience in the non-profit sector and Senior Consultants will have a minimum of seven years of experience in the non-profit sector in an executive leadership or senior management role.
• A varied background built through engagement in formal and/or informal education and/or training, paid and/or volunteer work, community organizing and/or activism, and/or domestic labour that has results in proven skill in the majority of the corporation’s focus areas: governance and policy development; event coordination; facilitation; human resources; grants and fundraising; administrative support; queer and trans equity; tech and digital support; communications; non-profit leadership. 
• Ability to ensure appropriate and considerate interactions with clients and stakeholders of Ivy + Dean that align with our brand and values. 
• A strong understanding of anti-oppression, equity, diversity, and inclusion principles, with a commitment to applying these principles in the consulting process.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain strong client relationships.
• Willingness to travel to meet clients across Canada as required and able.

To Apply:

To learn how to apply, visit our website and download the full posting.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, with the next round of applicants assessed on May 3rd, 2024 at 12:00 PM MT.

Ivy + Dean is a jacq-of-all-trades consulting firm specifically designed to support non-profit organizations in incorporating equity and social justice into their governance and programming processes.

As a company, we are proud to be 100% queer and trans owned. We are even prouder to have a team made up of people who are passionate about feminist, queer and trans justice, meaning that we incorporate queer and feminist ways of living and working into every project, with every client.

Our core team has over 50 combined years of work in the non-profit community sector, and we bring our values of accessibility, consent, compassion, home, equity, progress, responsiveness to the table with every meaningful partnership we build with our clients.