Job Description

Manager, YouthEngagement

Typeof Position: FullTime, Manager (overtime exempt)

Placeof Work: Office/Hybrid/Remote

Reportsto: Directorof Programs

Coordinates:Yes, Youth Engagement and Gathering ourVoices (GOV) Team

Supervises: Yes, Youth Engagement and GOVTeam

TravelRequired: Occasionally(site visits within B.C. as required)

Purpose

Located within theterritory of WSÁNEĆ (Saanich), Lkwungen (Songhees) and Wyomilth (Esquimalt)peoples, the BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres (BCAAFC) is theumbrella association for the 25 Friendship Centres throughout the Province ofBritish Columbia. The BCAAFC collaboratively works to promote and deliveraccessible programs and services that target urban Indigenous peoples and thatsupport their vision of health and wellness.

The Manager, YouthEngagement leads BCAAFC’s year-round approach to meaningful engagement withIndigenous youth, with primary responsibility for the planning and delivery ofGathering Our Voices (GOV): Indigenous Youth Leadership Training. GOV isBCAAFC’s flagship youth event and brings together up to 2,000 delegates fromacross British Columbia and Canada for plenary sessions, workshops, a careerand education fair, cultural activities, and opportunities for connection andleadership development. Beyond GOV, the Manager works with Friendship Centres,youth, Elders, partners, and funders to strengthen youth engagement throughoutthe year, mobilize resources, and develop responsive initiatives that supportIndigenous youth leadership, connection, wellness, and participation.

Duties Include

Youth Strategy & Engagement





- Leadsthe development and implementation of a year-round Indigenous youth engagementapproach aligned with BCAAFC’s mandate, strategic priorities, and FriendshipCentre values.
- Buildsand maintains relationships with Friendship Centres to understand local youthpriorities, strengthen regional and year-round engagement, and supportmeaningful opportunities for Indigenous youth participation and leadership.
- Developsaccessible and culturally grounded ways for urban, rural, and remote Indigenousyouth to inform BCAAFC initiatives, programs, policy positions, and events.
- Workswith youth, the Provincial Indigenous Youth Council, Elders, Cultural Supportstaff, Friendship Centres, and the GOV Core Planning Team to establish thevision, purpose, priorities, and cultural protocols that guide youth engagementactivities, including GOV.
- Leadsyouth engagement communications, including website and social media content,newsletters, outreach materials, event materials, press releases, and otherpublic-facing communications.
- Identifiesand advances opportunities for year-round youth programming, leadershipdevelopment, mentorship, networking, training, and knowledge sharing incollaboration with Friendship Centres and partners.

Gathering Our Voices (GOV)

- Leadsthe overall planning, delivery, evaluation,



and continuous improvement of GOV,providing guidance and support to the core planning team.
- Developsand oversees the human resource and volunteer plans for GOV including staffingrequirements, role descriptions, orientation, scheduling, team support, andfollow-up.
- Managesthe procurement process, guiding the logistics team in sourcing and negotiatingterms with venues, accommodations, and external vendors, and prepares majorcontracts for leadership approval.
- Overseesthe process through which Friendship Centres apply to host GOV and worksclosely with selected host Friendship Centres to support meaningful localinvolvement in planning and delivery.
- Managesissue resolution and risk assessment regarding venues, vendors, delegates, andpartners, escalating significant risks as appropriate.
- Leadspost-event and post-initiative follow-up, including acknowledgements, debriefs,reporting, evaluation, and documentation of key learnings and recommendations.

Operations & Leadership

- Supervises,mentors, and supports the Youth Engagement and GOV staff team, includingconducting performance evaluations and fostering a team-oriented workenvironment.
- Createsand manages annual workplans, business plans, project timelines, risk plans, communications strategies, and evaluationframeworks for GOV and other approved youth initiatives.
- Mobilizesresources to support GOV and broader youth engagement work, including funddevelopment, proposal writing, sponsorships, partnerships, grants, anddonations.
- Maintainspositive relationships with youth, Friendship Centres, funders, sponsors, hostcommunities, venues, vendors, facilitators,

📌 Youth Engagement Manager (Victoria)
🏢 BCAAFC
📍 Victoria