Accountable Communications jobs

Location: Vancouver, BC

Status: Full-time Permanent

Affiliation: BC General Employees Union (BCGEU)

Salary range: Job Class 19 ($72,893 - $83,317) *under review

Competition #: B044-26

Application Deadline: October 15, 2026

We are seeking a talented Specialist to join our Truth and Reconciliation (T&R) and Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) team!

Help Advance Truth, Reconciliation, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Access to Justice.

Legal Aid BC is seeking a collaborative, strategic and experienced Truth and Reconciliation and EDI professional to join our team. This unique opportunity will influence organization-wide change by advancing reconciliation, accessibility, equity, diversity and inclusion across policies, programs, services and workplace practices. Truth and Reconciliation and EDI are central to our organizations’ strategic goals and is deeply connected to our mission and vision. The role offers a rare combination of change management, policy development, capacity building, facilitation, engagement, and systems transformation.

If you are an effective change maker in advancing social justice, reconciliation and equity through organizational development and service delivery, we invite you to consider Legal Aid BC as your next employer of choice.

VALUES STATEMENT:

Our commitment to the principles of fundamental justice embedded in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and to Truth and Reconciliation, and Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion is ambitious and foundational. It informs everything we do, as we defend liberty, equality, autonomy, and dignity; as we dismantle colonization, racism, sexism, ableism, transphobia and homophobia, and all discrimination. These are our values, and they inform our hiring practices too. Our business is aiding people in severe legal distress and necessitates internal and external alignment of practicing these values. Integrating Truth and Reconciliation, and Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion throughout every aspect of Legal Aid BC is critical to building that culture, and we prioritize ongoing resources to achieve that goal.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Manager, Truth and Reconciliation (T&R) and the Manager, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI), the Specialist leads in the development and delivery of assigned T&R and EDI programs, policies, projects, practices, learning initiatives and organizational change activities. As a subject matter expert, facilitator and change practitioner, the Specialist works across LABC and with external partners to advance T&R and EDI priorities. They help build organizational capacity, address systemic and structural barriers and support the creation of more inclusive workplaces and services. The Specialist also provides subject matter expertise and implementation support to employee resource groups, including the EDI Council, Accessibility Committee, and related working groups.

Through engagement, facilitation, learning, advice, and change management, the Specialist builds organizational awareness, understanding, capability, and commitment and supports the adoption of equitable, inclusive, accessible, culturally safe, anti-racist, and decolonizing practices. The Specialist leads assigned work and contributes expertise and implementation support to related initiatives led by other T&R and EDI team members or LABC departments.

Key accountabilities include, but aren't limited to:

• Lead assigned components of T&R and EDI departmental plans and related programs, projects, policies, processes, learning initiatives, and organizational change activities to achieve approved objectives, deliverables, and implementation outcomes.
• Develop and implement project and change management approaches for assigned work, including identifying resource requirements, timelines, risks, dependencies, constraints, external service and budget needs; coordinating cross-functional contributions and engagement; monitoring progress; and escalating matters requiring management direction or decision.
• In collaboration with the Supervisor, T&R, and other accountable departments, design, facilitate, and continuously improve assigned learning initiatives, practical guidance, employee competencies, and organizational resources that build employee and leadership capability in T&R and EDI.
• Design and facilitate inclusive, accessible, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed engagement and consultation processes for assigned work; identify relevant rights holders, organizational partners, participants, and perspectives; document themes and commitments; and support transparent follow-through.
• Other duties as required.

Who We Are

Legal Aid BC (LABC) is a non-profit organization established by the Legal Services Society Act in 1979. Our mission is to provide legal information, advice, and representation services to BC's most vulnerable and marginalized citizens who lack the necessary resources to effectively access the justice system when their families, freedom, or safety are at risk. Our vision is to see BC’s legal system transformed, by the way LABC represents our clients, into one more equitable and inclusive with a mission to strengthen client-centred legal help for British Columbians experiencing barriers accessing the legal system.

At LABC, we know that our continued ability to help the people who need us is due to the hardworking individuals who make up our team, dedicated to making a difference in the lives of people in need. We foster a positive culture of open communication for our team to thrive within, underpinned by our values of client focus, advancing Truth and Reconciliation, and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, and change through leadership.

Legal Aid BC is in the early stages of, and committed to a transformative journey of embedding Truth and Reconciliation, and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in all aspects of our work. We seek talent from equity-seeking groups, including but not limited to individuals who self-identify as First Nations, Inuit, or Metis descent, persons with diverse abilities, gender diverse, racialized, and members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, be a part of this exciting stage of Legal Aid BC’s growth. We care deeply about the culture we are building and are looking for staff members who not only excel in their respective areas but are also passionate about supporting the people we serve and each other. If this resonates with you, we encourage you to apply. All interested and eligible applicants will be considered with due consideration to all protected grounds under the BC Human Rights Code. If we can do anything to make your application experience a positive and equitable one, we want to hear from you on what we can do better.

To understand why legal aid matters, and our commitments to Truth and Reconciliation, and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, please explore our website, planning and guiding documents at https://legalaid.bc.ca/.

The Ideal Candidate

You have:

• Graduate degree in a relevant discipline, such as Indigenous studies, equity studies, human rights, adult education, law, social work, public administration, organizational development, or social justice, or an equivalent combination of education, training, lived experience, and progressively responsible related experience.
• Minimum four (4) years’ of progressively responsible related experience designing, leading or implementing Truth and Reconciliation and EDI programs, projects, policies, learning, engagement, or organizational change initiatives in a complex organization, as outlined in the rated requirements including experience supporting equity, diversity, inclusion, anti-racism, decolonization, anti-homophobia, anti-ableism, anti-sexism, anti-transphobia, and Truth and Reconciliation learning and development projects and initiatives in a complex organization.
• Experience leading or coordinating organizational change, program or project implementation, and associated learning, engagement, consultation, facilitation, or organizational-development activities.
• Strong written, verbal and listening communication, presentation and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate impactful, sensitive or socially challenging information with tact, empathy, cultural humility, sound judgement and sensitivity to diverse audiences.
• Demonstrated commitment to ethical, respectful, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed approaches when working on issues affecting Indigenous, equity-denied, systemically excluded, or underserved people and communities.
• Lived experience as a person from an inequity experiencing group and/or a systemically excluded group and awareness of one’s own power, privilege and social location in T&R AND EDI work. (applicants are not required to disclose personal demographic information to demonstrate this requirement).
• An equivalent combination of lived experience, education, training, and work experience will be strongly considered.

We Offer

A competitive annual salary, as well as a comprehensive benefits package (based on your employment status and affiliation including:

• Four weeks paid vacation to start that grows the longer you are with LABC
• An excellent employee benefits package, where premiums are 100% paid by LABC
• A generous defined benefit pension plan
• Support for training and development
• An Employee and Family Assistance program
• The opportunity to participate in various Employee programs (Employee Wellness, etc.)
• Support for a healthy work/life balance
• Generous leave provisions (sick time, special leaves)
• 13 paid statutory holidays
• An opportunity for a flexible hybrid work arrangement for some positions (LABC reserves the right to change this policy at any time)
• Transit friendly employer for eligible staff to have their commute subsidized
• Dog-friendly offices
• Dedicated Cultural Leave provisions for Indigenous employees
• Employee-led Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Council and Accessibility Committee that bring together diverse employee perspectives to help shape ongoing workplace improvements and initiatives that advance equity, inclusion, belonging, and accessibility.

For additional information regarding our extensive benefits package, please explore our careers page at: https://legalaid.bc.ca/about/careers/why-work-here.

If you are interested in joining us – visit our careers page for the full job posting at https://legalaid.bc.ca/careers and apply now!

Legal Aid BC is recognized as one of BC’s Top 100 Employers:

https://reviews.canadastop100.com/top-employer-legal-aid-bc

We would like to thank all external applicants for their interest but regret that only those shortlisted will be contacted.

Pay: $72,893.00-$83,317.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Paid time off
• Wellness program

Work Location: In person