Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) Lead – Canada

The successful candidate in this role would lead the execution, governance, and evolution of our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) for Canada. This individual will be accountable for driving progress against RAP commitments, and ensuring meaningful, measurable impact aligned to our Indigenous strategy. Working closely with the Indigenous Strategy Executive Sponsor and Indigenous Strategy team, this role will provide day-to-day leadership, coordination, and stakeholder engagement across the business. The successful candidate will bring strong program leadership, relationship-building skills, and credibility to engage senior leaders, clients, and external partners. Key Responsibilities RAP Leadership & Execution • Lead the end-to-end delivery of Canada's Reconciliation Action Plan, ensuring commitments are executed on time, with quality and impact • Act as the primary owner and steward of the RAP, maintaining momentum, visibility, and accountability across the organization • Translate RAP commitments into clear priorities, workplans, milestones, and success measures Governance, Program & Project Management • Provide strong program and project management oversight for all RAP initiatives, including tracking progress, managing risks, and escalating issues as needed • Establish and maintain appropriate governance forums, reporting, and updates for senior leadership and key stakeholders • Ensure alignment between RAP activities and broader Inclusion & Diversity, Indigenous strategy, and business priorities Indigenous Recruiting Strategy Own Accenture Canada's Indigenous talent pipeline strategy, establishing community partnerships and sourcing channels that generate sustainable candidate flow across career levels Advise senior recruiting and business leaders on Indigenous talent market dynamics, translating insight into adjustments to hiring strategy and outreach Set the framework connecting community sourcing to recruiting execution - including prioritization, intake, and pipeline governance Stakeholder Engagement & Advisory • Serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders, account teams, and corporate functions on Indigenous-related initiatives and opportunities • Engage stakeholders across the business to provide guidance on Indigenous engagement in RFPs and proposals, client connections and relationship-building, and partnerships, events, and community engagement • Build and maintain strong relationships with internal leaders, employee networks, and external Indigenous partners External Representation & Thought Leadership • Act as a visible representative and spokesperson for the RAP internally and externally, as appropriate • Support external engagements with Indigenous organizations, clients, and industry bodies in partnership with leadership CCIB Certification Oversight • Own and oversee our Canadian Council for Indigenous Business (CCIB) certification, ensuring ongoing compliance and progress • Lead efforts to advance and maintain certification, with a specific focus on achieving and sustaining silver level • Coordinate evidence gathering, reporting, and stakeholder inputs required for certification and renewal Measurement & Impact • Partner with internal teams to track, measure, and report on the impact of RAP activities • Support data-driven storytelling that demonstrates outcomes, business value, and progress over time Basic Qualifications: • Minimum 5 years’ Experience leading complex, multi-stakeholder programs within a large, matrixed organization • Minimum 1 year involvement in designing or implementing a Reconciliation Action Plan for a large organization • English is required for this position as this role will regularly interact with stakeholders across Canada, US and other countries across our Global footprint where English is the common language. Due to the significant high volume of interactions with these English-speaking stakeholders, which is inherent to this position, it is not possible to reorganize the company's activities to avoid this requirement. Preferred Qualifications: • Demonstrated experience in Indigenous engagement, reconciliation, social impact, or related strategy work • Strong project and program management capability, with a track record of delivering outcomes • Proven ability to engage and influence senior leaders, clients, and diverse stakeholder groups • Excellent communication skills, with comfort representing initiatives both internally and externally • Experience with CCIB certification, Indigenous procurement, or similar frameworks is a strong asset Identity & Lived Experience • Seeking candidates who identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, Inuit), recognizing the value of lived experience, community connection, and cultural knowledge in leading this work Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation, based on full-time employment, for roles that may be hired as set forth below. The recruiting efforts for this position are intended to fill a brand new position. The base pay range shown below is intended as a guideline to reflect the majority of offers for this role. It does not represent a maximum limit — in some cases, actual compensation may exceed the range where appropriate. Information on benefits is here. Role Location Annual Salary Range British Columbia/Ontario $88,600 to $138,600 About Accenture Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. 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Salary : $88,600 - $138,600