SEAL RIVER WATERSHED

Job Opportunities

Do you want to help protect our lands, waters and wildlife? Are you interested in working with your Cree and Dene neighbours?

The Seal River Watershed Indigenous Protected Area Initiative is hiring! Come join a team that is working to permanently protect the entire Seal River Watershed as an Indigenous Protected Area.

Open positions:

  • Position Title: General Manager

    Reports To: Executive Director

    Salary Range: $75,000 - $85,000

    Summary

    The Seal River Watershed Alliance is a dynamic, fast paced, Indigenous led and run non-profit, committed to protecting the Seal River Watershed: an expanse of pristine wilderness in Northern Manitoba, the size of Nova Scotia.

    We are looking for an Indigenous leader with proven management skills who wants to join a growing non-profit organization and is ready to make a difference in the world.

    The primary role of the General Manager will be to ensure the  strategic goals of the Alliance are met by setting operational direction and guidelines, creating and maintaining budgets, coordinating the funding program, and managing the Land Guardians Program. They will work closely with the Executive Director in strategic planning and implementation and will be an important point of contact for employees, consultants, funders, and partners.

    Role Objective:

    To develop and implement the Alliance’s strategic work plans, in keeping with the Vision and Values of the organization.

    To manage and continue to advance the Land Guardians Program, maintaining a balanced and motivational work environment.

    To ensure organizational stability by managing resource development for the organization.

    Responsibilities:

    Planning & Strategic Management

    • Oversee the planning, implementation and evaluation of Alliance work plans

    • Ensure that all operations contribute to the organization's vision and values

    • Monitor the day-to-day delivery of operations to maintain or improve quality

    • Oversee the planning, implementation, and evaluation of resource development

    Budgeting and Finance

    • Allocation of resources and ensuring that budgets comply with funding rules, finance policies, and align with strategic goals.

    • Preparing, managing, and evaluating organizational and program budgets.

    • Ensuring all expenses comply with funding rules and finance policies  and ensuring all other financial tasks are completed in an efficient and timely manner.

    Administration and Resource Development

    • Identify appropriate funding opportunities, write grants and proposals

    • Administer all funding, contracts, and contribution agreements.

    • Manage all written and financial reporting to funders

    • Write and produce informative briefings and reports for the Executive Director and Board of Directors, email updates and other communication materials for the Alliance.

    • Partner with individuals & organizations in both the public & private sector to plan and  implement supporting programs.

    Land Guardians Network Program Management

    • Provide management support and direction to the Land Guardians Coordinator and up to 15 staff located throughout the Watershed.

    • Oversee the development and implementation of the Land Guardians’ Network work plan and budget.

    • Provide Human Resources support to the Land Guardians Program, including hiring and disciplinary action in alignment with the Alliance’s Human Resource policies.

    Basic Requirements:

    • Working full time in the Alliance‘s satellite office in Winnipeg, MB.

    • Valid Manitoba drivers license

    • Criminal Record and child abuse registry checks

    • Ability and willingness to travel within Canada, internationally, and to remote communities staying in rustic accommodations.

    Minimum Qualifications:

    • Degree or Diploma in a related field, plus three years of experience in business  or nonprofit management. A combination of education and experience is acceptable if it relates to the essential duties and responsibilities.

    • Preference will be given to candidates from Alliance Communities with a working knowledge of nonprofit management.

    Personal Attributes

    • Highly organized planner and prioritizer.

    • Able to work at a fast pace.

    • Ambitious and takes initiative.

    • Confident, friendly and assertive communicator.

    • Proven collaborator with delegation skills.

    • Creative and results driven problem solver.

    • Passion for social and environmental justice, as well as Indigenous governance.

    TO APPLY:
    Send your resume and cover letter, in Word or PDF format to info@sealriverwatershed.ca or drop off with a local Land Guardian representative in person.

    Successful applicants will be required to undergo a criminal record check and child abuse registry check as a condition of employment.

    All applications received will be acknowledged with a reply email.
    Start date is ASAP, 2025. No phone calls please.

  • About the Seal River Watershed Alliance

    The Seal River Watershed Alliance (SRWA) is working to establish an Indigenous Protected Area in northern Manitoba. A partnership of four First Nations with support from Inuit neighbours, the alliance works across Dene, Cree, and Inuit cultures and languages.

    Together, we envision a healthy watershed where our grandchildren’s grandchildren engage in traditional practices and serve as guardians of the land and animals. This landscape stores a giant amount of carbon and is home to an abundance of life, and we will care for it on behalf of all peoples.

    SRWA has confirmed strong community support, received significant investment from the federal government, engaged the Government of Manitoba, and collaborated with many partners and allies. Now SRWA is seeking strategic communications support to help amplify this work.

    Scope of Work for Communications Support

    Strategic communications can help advance SRWA’s goals by broadening public support and building political will to finalize the Seal River Watershed Indigenous Protected Area. A coordinated campaign of narrative framing, media coverage, and social media engagement that generates 20,000 letters of support will help demonstrate that diverse audiences are in favour of the IPA.

    Core Work Areas

    • Advocacy communications

    • Media outreach

    • Content generation

    • Oversight for social media campaign to generate signatures

    Key Tasks

    • Coordinate rollouts of reports, polls, announcements

    • Design and executive media outreach strategy, particularly regional outlets

    • Manage a social media firm or consultant executing promotions

    • Draft media releases and other announcements

    • Help produce and place op-eds

    • Write blog posts per month and monthly newsletter

    • Work closely with social media associate to ensure steady supply of content

    • Work with partners on public campaign to generate letters sent to province

    • Upload blog posts, releases, videos, and other assets to SRWA website

    • Help build a database and design an email strategy for SRWA list

    CLICK HERE TO APPLY

  • About the Seal River Watershed Alliance

    The Seal River Watershed Alliance (SRWA) is working to establish an Indigenous Protected Area in northern Manitoba. A partnership of four First Nations with support from Inuit neighbours, the alliance works across Dene, Cree, and Inuit cultures and languages.

    Together, we envision a healthy watershed where our grandchildren’s grandchildren engage in traditional practices and serve as guardians of the land and animals. This landscape stores a giant amount of carbon and is home to an abundance of life, and we will care for it on behalf of all peoples.

    SRWA has confirmed strong community support, received significant investment from the federal government, engaged the Government of Manitoba, and collaborated with many partners and allies. Now SRWA is seeking strategic communications support to help amplify this work.

    About the Role

    The Seal River Watershed Indigenous Protected Area Initiative is contracting facilitators in:

    • Sayisi Dene First Nation

    • Northlands Dene First Nation

    • O-Pipon-Na-Piwin

    Land Guardians will act as the voices of their communities within the project team and will ultimately report to their political leadership. Preference will be given to those with leadership and/or teaching experience in their community. This could be previous experience representing your band at conferences, organising hunting parties, teaching youth how to fish, organising band meetings, etc.

    Land Guardians are required to create invoices and report on their work each month. Land Guardians will be paid $2,500 a month and will be expected to work an average of 80 hours a month. The ability to travel for meetings (primarily in Thompson and Winnipeg) is required and will be paid for by the project.

    The Land Guardians and Youth Land Guardians will work as a team to:

    • Make sure that the values and needs of their communities are reflected in the Indigenous Protected Area

    • Reach out to community members to get them involved in the initiative

    • Provide political leadership and community members with regular updates on the initiative’s progress

    • Work with land users to collect relevant Indigenous Knowledge

    • Develop community service projects such as trail clearing and community harvests

    The positions will be based in the communities they serve.

    CLICK HERE TO APPLY

  • About the Seal River Watershed Alliance

    The Seal River Watershed Alliance (SRWA) is working to establish an Indigenous Protected Area in northern Manitoba. A partnership of four First Nations with support from Inuit neighbours, the alliance works across Dene, Cree, and Inuit cultures and languages.

    Together, we envision a healthy watershed where our grandchildren’s grandchildren engage in traditional practices and serve as guardians of the land and animals. This landscape stores a giant amount of carbon and is home to an abundance of life, and we will care for it on behalf of all peoples.

    SRWA has confirmed strong community support, received significant investment from the federal government, engaged the Government of Manitoba, and collaborated with many partners and allies. Now SRWA is seeking strategic communications support to help amplify this work.

    About the Role

    The Seal River Watershed Indigenous Protected Area Initiative is contracting youth ambassadors in:

    • Sayisi Dene First Nation

    • Northlands Dene First Nation

    • O-Pipon-Na-Piwin First Nation

    Youth Land Guardians must be under the age of 30 and will receive training which will help prepare them for potential careers as Indigenous Guardians within the Indigenous Protected Area. Qualifications include a desire to develop administrative skills and/or to work outdoors. Must be comfortable working with land users & elders and speaking to community members about the initiative.

    Youth Land Guardians are required to create invoices and report on their work each month. Youth Ambassadors will be paid $1,000 a month and will be expected to work an average of 50 hours a month.

    The Land Guardians and Youth Land Guardians will work as a team to:

    • Make sure that the values and needs of their communities are reflected in the Indigenous Protected Area

    • Reach out to community members to get them involved in the initiative

    • Provide political leadership and community members with regular updates on the initiative’s progress

    • Work with land users to collect relevant Indigenous Knowledge

    • Develop community service projects such as trail clearing and community harvests

    The positions will be based in the communities they serve.

    CLICK HERE TO APPLY