ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW
Roanhorse Consulting, LLC (RCLLC) approaches all of our work through our core values, and we center
the historical, social, political context and knowledge of Indigenous people and people of color in
all of our research and evaluation efforts. We believe the community knows what works best for
them, and so we partner with the community to create frameworks and processes that honor their
wisdom and knowledge in identifying appropriate and meaningful data. RCLLC recognizes that this
inherently creates an equitable space for those who are most impacted and ultimately benefit. RCLLC
utilizes both western and Indigenous knowledge-based evaluation theories, frameworks, processes,
and tools. Given this dual knowledge, RCLLC works in partnership with communities to identify and
facilitate a meaningful
approach that builds in both approaches, where appropriate.
ABOUT THIS ROLE
The Ecosystem Development Associate leads and supports projects with the RCLLC team to build and define processes that center people, relationships, and emergent thinking as we create new ecosystem-building approaches and creative capital development that uplift Indigenous communities. The Ecosystem Development Associate will work closely with the Ecosystem and Strategy Manager to manage information moving between RCLLC team members and stakeholders.
The Ecosystem Development Associate will work independently as a member of the team to plan and execute multi-year projects within the company’s two core portfolios - consulting services and our Indigenous venture studio. The Ecosystem Development Associate will be committed to building relationships, conducting research, producing collateral material for engagement and outreach, and developing clear systems to manage complex networks and project timelines with enthusiasm, flexibility, thoughtfulness, and a sense of humor. This is a fully remote role with the potential to attend in-person team meetings when appropriate and safe; however, the majority of duties will be remote.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
● Manages all information for all independent projects assigned
● Manages project calendars internally and externally
● Prepares and distributes meeting notes and shares relevant information with RCLLC team members and external partners.
Supports complex stakeholder relationships, and collaborates with internal and external partners to plan, implement, report on, and activate recommendations from consulting and venture projects
● Communicates findings through visual, oral, and written formats; develops materials for reports, presentations, publications, and proposals that clearly interpret results; and attends meetings as needed.
● Develops design and communication content, including presentation decks, messaging content,
and marketing or reporting assets, ensuring clarity and impact for various audiences.*
● Supports the development of the company’s ecosystem framework, including supporting the
venture studio in aligning with RCLLC's mission and vision.
● Conducts desk research on themes for Indigenous models for ecosystem and capital design
development that include but are not limited to shared ownership models, wealth-building
strategies, equity, and systems-change work. *
● Creates resources, templates, toolkits, organizational methods, etc., that support company
engagement and continuing education in ecosystem development.
● Maps and monitors strategies that identify and facilitate connections to key resources and
events that will connect to Indigenous entrepreneurs, investors, mentors, service providers,
government officials, etc., and support relationship building.*
● Supports management of information and connections between our existing consulting work and
our emerging incubation portfolio.*
● Supports the tracking and submission of grant proposals, reports, and related documents to
secure funding and initiate special projects.
● Develops and completes an annual professional development plan, in consultation with the team
leads.
● Help strategize how best to promote and represent the organization at panels, conferences,
etc.
● Perform other duties as assigned.
C ENCIES
● The ideal candidate will be an Indigenous person with experience working in Indigenous
communities, the finance sector, working at a startup, or having experience organizing networks.
● Have strong administration and project management experience, including the ability to easily
navigate the complexity of multiple concurrent projects; adapts and pivots priorities as needed to
meet evolving goals and timelines.
● Have good relational skills (including with people from diverse backgrounds).
● Demonstrates a personable and respectful demeanor while maintaining clear boundaries and
fostering supportive, collaborative team relationships.
● Demonstrates high-level writing ability and attention to detail.
● Experience preparing communications, including submissions, reporting, and print and media
communications.
● Experience working collaboratively within a team and the ability to build strong relationships
with staff, management, and stakeholders.
● Interest in clear communications and structuring internal workflow. We're looking for someone
who can communicate clearly and well. We do not expect expert-level proficiency, but you need to
push to improve your communications constantly, as this is something we are doing.
● Has good collaboration tools experience (we currently use Slack, Calendly, Otter.ai, Google
Drive, Google Hangouts, and Notion).