The Assistant Vice-President, Indigenous Initiatives will provide strategic leadership for York University's Indigenous portfolio and serve as a trusted advisor to the President, the Vice-President Equity, People & Culture, the Provost, senior academic leaders, and Indigenous advisory councils, and works collaboratively with Indigenous faculty, staff, students, Elders, Knowledge Keepers, community partners, and leaders across the institution to help guide the University's long-term work in advancing Indigenization, decolonization, and reconciliation. The role provides leadership across a broad portfolio that includes Indigenous student success, Indigenous faculty recruitment and retention, Indigenous teaching and research, institutional policy development, Indigenous placemaking, community engagement, and strategic partnerships.

The Assistant Vice-President, Indigenous Initiatives will provide strategic leadership for York University's Indigenous portfolio and serve as a trusted advisor to the President, the Vice-President Equity, People & Culture, the Provost, senior academic leaders, and Indigenous advisory councils, and works collaboratively with Indigenous faculty, staff, students, Elders, Knowledge Keepers, community partners, and leaders across the institution to help guide the University's long-term work in advancing Indigenization, decolonization, and reconciliation. The role provides leadership across a broad portfolio that includes Indigenous student success, Indigenous faculty recruitment and retention, Indigenous teaching and research, institutional policy development, Indigenous placemaking, community engagement, and strategic partnerships.