Phoebe Kirkup Email and Phone Number

Currently working in the Executive Office of the Culture Sector in support of various projects, primarily the preparation of the World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development (MONDIACULT 2025).

I supported various projects in the Section of Higher Education, including as UNESCO Lead in the secretariat for the Global Independent Expert Group on Universities and the 2030 Agenda (EGU2030), and as secretariat member for the World Higher Education Conference (WHEC2022). Through various initiatives, I contributed in areas such as knowledge production, program proposal and design, research, seminars, event planning, and publications on themes such as equity in higher education and the role of universities for the achieving the SDGs.

Within the education sector, I carried out policy research with a focus on higher education and Indigenous people en commenced a preliminary paper to justify a project proposal focused on Indigenous inclusion in higher education.

In the Treaties and Aboriginal Government Branch, I worked on various negotiation files of Indigenous groups, primarily in the Northwest Territories, engaging in negotiation sessions with local, provincial and federal level representatives. I performed various tasks, including extensive research and analysis on land claims and self-governance.

In the Policy and Strategic Direction in the Litigation Management and Resolution Branch, I synthesized large volumes of legal documents into summaries and plain language, and carried out various research activities related to Indigenous rights and understanding the duties and obligations of the Government of Canada to Indigenous people.