Region seeks leader to help advance Truth and Reconciliation

Waterloo Region – Located on the traditional territories of the Neutral (Attawandaron), Anishnaabe, and Haudenosaunee peoples, the Region of Waterloo is hiring a Truth and Reconciliation Director to help redress issues that affect Indigenous communities.

Working with Indigenous communities, community partners and the Office of Reconciliation, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (REDI), the Director will help to advance Truth and Reconciliation, anti-hate and anti-racism.

“This leadership role will play a critical part in helping to redress the legacy of residential schools and engage in and promote Truth and Reconciliation in Waterloo Region,” said Region of Waterloo CAO Bruce Lauckner. “While the Region implements the Community Safety and Wellbeing Plan and recommendations of the Anti-Racism Advisory Working Group to build safer communities, this community builder will help to deliver the Truth and Reconciliation Action Plan to achieve meaningful change.”

Among their responsibilities, the Truth and Reconciliation Director will:

• Serve as a trusted liaison between the Region and local First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities
• Provide advice and recommendations to senior leaders and others in the Region on matters of interest to local First Peoples, including the Region’s response to the calls to action in the 2015 Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report
• Play an active role in promoting and implementing anti-racist and anti-oppressive policies and practices at the Region
• Use the final report of the national inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) as guiding principles in their work

The Region is partnering with BIPOC Executive Search, who is working with local Indigenous leaders to help find the right candidate.