About this role
*Department: *Onkwehonwehnéha Ratinónhstats ? Kanien?kéha Language, Land & Identity Department
*Reporting To: *Director, Onkwehonwehnéha Ratinónhstats
Overview
The Program Coordinator is responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivering community programs and initiatives that support the goals of the Kanien?kéha Language, Land & Identity Department, with a particular focus on cultural programming and identity reclamation.
The position works collaboratively across the department's three pillars of Language, Land, and Identity, supporting language classes, land-based learning, community events, and departmental operations. The Program Coordinator also provides administrative and project coordination support to the Director, contributing to the implementation of departmental plans and priorities.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Program Planning and Delivery
- Independently plan, coordinate, and deliver programs, workshops, community events, and activities that strengthen Kanien?kehá:ka knowledge, practices, arts, and identity.
- Coordinate program logistics, including scheduling, registration, supplies, transportation, facilities, budgets, and communications.
- Engage Elders, Knowledge Holders, artists, cultural practitioners, and community partners in program development and delivery.
- Identify opportunities for new programming based on community interests, departmental priorities, and Community Strategic Plan objectives.
- Prepare promotional materials, communications, attendance records, program evaluations, and reports.
Departmental Program Support
- Collaborate with department staff in planning and delivering language, land-based, and cultural initiatives.
- Provide administrative and logistical support for departmental programs and initiatives, including registrations, scheduling, records, communications, and document preparation.
- Assist the Land-Based Facilitator with program preparation, participant supervision, field activities, and delivery of land-based learning opportunities.
- Support departmental gatherings, community engagement activities, and special projects as needed.
- Participate in the planning, supervision, and direct delivery of children's and youth programming, including summer and March break culture camps, after-school programs, land-based learning, and other departmental activities.
Administration and Operations
- Assist the Director with departmental planning, project coordination, correspondence, reports, and administrative priorities.
- Prepare purchase requests, track program expenditures, maintain financial records, and assist with budget monitoring.
- Maintain organized departmental files, program records, schedules, inventories, and administrative systems.
- Assist with documentation for applications, reporting requirements, meeting coordination, and follow-up on departmental action items.
- Assist with internal communication with staff, community members, and external partners to support effective program operations.
General Responsibilities
- Work independently and collaboratively, demonstrating initiative, flexibility, and sound judgment.
- Maintain confidentiality and comply with organizational policies, procedures, and safety requirements.
- Uphold Haudenosaunee values, community protocols, and the objectives of the Wáhta Kanien?kéha Language Plan, Language Policy, and Community Strategic Plan.
- Demonstrate a commitment to learning and using Kanien?kéha in the workplace, supporting the department's language revitalization goals.
- Perform other related duties as reasonably assigned, consistent with the position to support the department goals and responsibilities.
Required Skills and Qualifications
- Strong organizational, administrative, and program coordination skills, with the ability to independently manage multiple priorities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including preparing reports, correspondence, and program documentation. *