Community Heritage Liaison

Take the lead in this exciting role as a Community Heritage Liaison for Community Services working with the curatorial and programming staff at the City of Edmonton’s Attractions such as the Muttart Conservatory, City Arts Centre, John Walter Museum and John Janzen Nature Centre, to develop community relationships and implement a new process for creating, nurturing and growing heritage exhibits and programs. Your experience in making connections and collaborating with many different groups and individuals to find common ground will assist you in this position.

This position has a role in raising awareness of community elders, documentarians and knowledge keepers that the City values the preservation and sharing of their stories, traditions and heritage either through artifacts or records which could illustrate their community’s place within Edmonton’s narrative. There is also a focus on how to make various City Attractions welcoming to all as co-creator of spaces and programs related to their culture and heritage.

What you will do:

• Assess outreach opportunities in the community to develop new initiatives with an emphasis on heritage.
• Be responsible for ongoing consultation and communication with key stakeholders to establish program and space needs and priorities and facilitate how these might be met as appropriate.
• Co-create and review any contracts or agreements with community groups to ensure the City’s facility and museums’ mandate/focus is reflected as well as the interests of the community.
• Develop and implement an Exhibition Strategy / Framework that guides decisions regarding which collection projects the Heritage Unit will support in various facilities.
• Act as primary liaison with other City Departments, boards and agencies in the development and implementation of external community relationships, especially as it relates to temporary exhibit spaces.
• Identify, engage, and maintain relationships (in tandem with the Community Archivist, Curatorial and Attraction Facility staff) with Internal and External Stakeholder groups through the project development process to keep them informed and engaged at the appropriate levels.
• Provide support to Section or Branch initiatives, especially as they pertain to communities’ around programs, heritage and conservation.
• Develop procedures to inform staff on how to initiate, develop and maintain relationships in the heritage, conservation areas, and socialize those within the Community Recreation and Culture branch.
• Maintain a contact list relating to where cultural community and community of interest collections may be held outside the City to build a database of where exhibit/research collections and subject matter experts can be accessed.
• Perform related work as required including facilitating the installation and rotation of temporary exhibits in the Pop-Up Edmonton! Program.

• Bachelor's Degree in Arts, History, Museum Studies, Interpretation, Program Management or other related discipline - especially with specialization in community outreach.
• A minimum of seven (7) years of experience in some of the following: Heritage and Cultural Program development, staff management and customer experience enhancement, volunteer management, of a scope and scale similar to the Attraction facilities that exist within the Community Recreation and Culture branch of Community Services.

Skills for success:

• Excellent project and process management skills and budgeting, including the ability to manage multiple projects/processes concurrently and proactively.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including report writing along with strong facilitation and presentation skills.
• Significant levels of political acumen and ability to navigate varying levels of bureaucracy.
• Strong leadership, negotiation and team building skills.
• Demonstrated cultural awareness of Edmonton’s diverse population.
• Demonstrated ability to achieve results in the context of a respectful, inclusive and service-minded style.
• Demonstrated skill and experience in developing community outreach charters, tools, and tactics to address diverse groups of stakeholders and complex projects, programs or policy challenges.
• Demonstrated experience in facilitating community outreach tools and techniques, virtually and in-person, with diverse groups of internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to effectively gather, synthesize, integrate, and interpret multi-faceted information from a wide range of sources and perspectives.
• Ability to understand and share a broader vision (i.e. links to corporate/branch strategic goals, strategic plans, political requirements).
• Awareness of arts and heritage professions and standards (artists, archivists, curators, dance, exhibit designers, music and movement performers, etc).
• Familiarity with City’s facilities for recreation, arts and culture. Knowledge of program development, delivery and event management.
• Alignment to our Cultural Commitments and Leadership Competencies.
• Embracing a culture of equity, diversity, reconciliation and inclusion.

Conditions of Employment:

• Hire is dependent upon a Police Information Check including Vulnerable Sector check satisfactory to the City of Edmonton.
• Applicants will be required to arrange their own transportation. This may require the applicant to obtain business auto insurance.
• Valid Alberta Class 5 driver's licence (or provincial equivalent).
• Applicants may be tested.

The City of Edmonton values applicants with a diverse range of skills, experiences and competencies, and encourages you to apply. We strive to provide reasonable access and accommodations throughout the recruitment process. To request an accommodation, please contact employment@edmonton.ca. Learn more about our benefits https://bit.ly/COEbenefits.

Up to 1 full-time, permanent position.

Hours of Work: 33.75 hours per week.

Salary Range: $43.098 - $54.113 (Hourly); $75,927.900 - $95,333.580 (Annually).

Talent Acquisition Consultant: DM/MM
Edmonton rests in the heart of Treaty Six territory in Alberta and the homelands of the Metis Nation.

Classification Title: Recreation Officer II
Posting Date: Apr 04, 2025
Closing Date: Apr 18, 2025 11:59:00 PM (MDT)
Number of Openings (up to): 1 - Permanent Full-time
Union: CSU 52
Department: Community Services
Work Location(s): Various Locations Edmonton (City Wide)