EDI Liaison (Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion)

Location: Work from home in Canada, with occasional annual in-person meetings at various locations in Canada; all regular interactions are conducted online.

Salary: $40.42–$58.09 CAD per hour, prorated for a 25% FTE position (10 hours per week).

Company

hirify.global's Benard Laboratory in the Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, is supporting the NFRF-T research grant.

What you will do

• Develop and conduct regular EDI surveys aligned with the NFRF-T grant mission.
• Draft EDI policies and website statements and discuss them with the EDI committee.
• Deliver EDI speeches at annual symposia and collaborate with grant group members to integrate EDI into management plans.
• Develop and manage budgets for EDI symposia and related meetings.
• Oversee EDI implementation in student recruitment, gather student insights, and report progress to the committee.
• Establish secure documentation processes, support EDI training modules, and facilitate infrastructure access for facility users.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline and at least two years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives that conflict with your own.
• Commitment to developing your own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, communicate effectively verbally and in writing, and make thoughtful, informed, and thorough decisions.
• Ability to analyze problems, identify key information and issues, and resolve problems effectively.
• Ability to accurately create and maintain records and anticipate problems and issues.

Nice to have

• Training or certification in equity, diversity, and inclusion or a related area.
• Five years of experience in equity, diversity, and inclusion or a similar field.
• Workshop facilitation experience and ability to design, deliver, and source programming or training.
• Understanding and experience with diversity and inclusion best practices, policies, processes, and metrics.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• An appropriate combination of education, work, and life experience may be considered.

Culture & Benefits

• Work from home in Canada with occasional annual in-person meetings at various Canadian locations.
• Part-time schedule of 25% FTE, or 10 hours per week.
• One-year term position ending September 9, 2027, with the possibility of extension.
• Work independently under established procedures while reporting directly to the EDI committee members and chair.
• Online collaboration with committee members, students, and principal investigators.