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Overview
Influence Mentoring Society’s (“Influence Mentoring”) Director of Outreach and Partnerships will be an aspirational, big picture and strategic thinker and a leader in the Indigenous community.
The Director of Outreach and Partnerships will work collaboratively with the Director of Operations and Mentorship to provide Influence Mentoring with the senior leadership required to successfully manage, maintain and grow the organization.
The Director of Outreach and Partnerships will report directly to the Chairperson of the Influence Mentoring Board of Directors and, together with the Director of Operations and Mentorship, will be responsible for the design, development, execution, reporting and enhancement (as the case may be) of Influence Mentoring Program (“Program”), as described below.
Key Responsibilities
Shared Responsibilities – Together with the Director of Operations and Mentorship, the Director of Outreach and Partnerships will:
• Provide leadership, and in conjunction with the Board of Directors, strategic direction for all aspects of Influence Mentoring.
• Provide governance leadership for the Mentoring Program, including development of a longer-term Strategic Plan in collaboration with the Board of Directors, and advising, monitoring and acting on risk issues.
• Work with the Board of Directors on maintaining Charitable Status with CRA.
• Ensure the on-going development of Program reporting, including:
o Appropriate data and outcome framework.
o Appropriate reporting system(s).
o Annual report to funders.
Core and Primary Responsibilities –
• Execute strategic outreach and engagement with potential Mentors, Protégés, funders, while serving as the primary point of contact for the Program’s institutional partner(s) (including employer, academic and other institutions).
• Provide ongoing engagement and support for current Mentors and Protégés.
• In collaboration with the Board of Directors, implement the organization’s external engagement and communications objectives to develop the profile of Influence Mentoring across stakeholder groups, including Indigenous communities and their leadership, Indigenous post-secondary students, post-secondary organization staff, current and potential funders and corporate partners, and other Indigenous-focused organizations (for profit and not for profit).
• Maintain the organization’s presence and interactions on social media, including (without limitation) Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).
• Manage operational financial matters and reporting on budgetary matters to the Board of Directors by supporting the Director of Operations and Mentorship.
• Develop and prepare government grant applications and private funder requests for support.
• Drive Influence Mentoring’s recruitment and engagement efforts with its key stakeholder groups with the objective of achieving or exceeding the target deliverables set forth below. In addition, the Director of Outreach and Partnerships is expected to develop other relevant target deliverables in conjunction with the Director of Operations and Mentoring and the Board of Directors, from time to time.
o Work with the Program team to recruit Proteges
o Work with the Program team to recruit Mentors
o Develop strategic relationships with new academic partners, scheduling meetings as may be required for the Influence team to initiate collaborations.
o Drive engagement efforts with new academic partners leading to new signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with academic post-secondary institutions.
o Support employer engagement activities, scheduling meetings as may be necessary for the Influence team to initiate collaborations.
o Ensure all activities and events pertaining to engagement, marketing, and outreach have been properly entered in the Neon One platform.
o Develop new relationships with potential academic partners by promoting the Influence Mentoring program, distributing marketing materials and assets, and developing relationships with key personnel, including front-line staff.
o Support the marketing components of the Influence Mentoring communications strategy.
o Represent Influence Mentoring at virtual community events, career fairs, AGMs, etc. where possible.
o In collaboration with the Director of Operations and Mentorship, present the Influence Mentoring program to potential protege and mentor groups.
o Prioritize the recruitment of individual mentors with required skillsets or Indigenous background, as needed.
o Develop and drive the stakeholder engagement strategy.
o Utilize varied recruitment and engagement strategies to drive Influence Mentoring’s recruitment efforts for protégés and mentors.
o Establish and maintain effective relationships and referral pipelines with key stakeholders; existing academic post-secondary institutions; employer and industry partners, and community organizations, developing relationships with key personnel.
o Screen and onboard potential volunteer mentors.
o Liaise with the Influence Mentoring Director of Operations and Mentorship to fulfill specific mentor requirements and make matching recommendations.
o Support individual prospective mentors to the point of their application in the Neon One system.
o Support Influence Mentoring’s research, interviewing, and focus group projects, as needed.
o Data Collection and Reporting
o Provide appropriate reports on the deliverables below and on opportunities as may be requested from time to time.
Near-Term Deliverables
For greater clarity, the target deliverables for the 2023-24 year (September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2024) are noted below:
• Work with the Influence team to recruit an additional 50+ proteges by January 30, 2024.
• Work with the Influence team to recruit 25+ mentors for January 30, 2024.
• Develop new strategic relationships with new academic partners, with a goal of scheduling 10-15 new meetings for the Influence team to initiate collaborations, the first such meetings to be set for no later than January 20, 2024.
• Drive engagement efforts with new academic partners leading to 2 new signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with academic post-secondary institutions.
• Support employer engagement activities, scheduling at least 5 new meetings for the Influence team to initiate collaborations, the first such meetings to be set for no later than January 20, 2024.
Core Competencies
In addition to a relevant post-secondary degree (or a combination of applicable experience, knowledge and education), the successful candidate will demonstrate the following core competencies and experience:
• Passion for supporting Indigenous students.
• Expertise in Indigenous culture and ways of knowing.
• Experience and success working with Indigenous communities and Indigenous students. Fluency in an Indigenous language would be an asset.
• Knowledge of mentoring philosophies and approaches and experience with mentoring programs.
• Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships and drive engagement with a wide range of stakeholders, with particular focus on Indigenous youth.
• Strong leadership potential, with formal or informal experience preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills, including aptitude for public speaking, building and delivering presentations to funders and facilitating large group sessions.
• Proficiency coordinating individuals and groups through virtual platforms (i.e., WebEx, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Skype, etc.).
• Experience in fundraising and grant writing, preferably in the not-for-profit sector.
• Excellent administration and organizational skills.
• Experience working with media and social media platforms.
• Proficiency with word processing, spreadsheets and databases, including a strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Professional (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint).
• Self-motivated work ethic with ability to perform effectively in independent or team settings
