Position Summary

Who are we looking for?

Are you ready to be part of transforming health care for Indigenous peoples? This role is about more than leading projects; it’s about walking alongside First Nations, Métis, and urban Indigenous partners to ensure their voices and knowledge guide the way. You will have the opportunity to strengthen relationships, influence change, and advance priorities that create culturally safe, accessible, and meaningful services. If this work speaks to your values and passion, we invite you to apply and help drive positive change.

The worksite location for this position is flexible and can be located anywhere within the Interior Health region.

Some of the Benefits of Joining Interior Health:
· An attractive remuneration package
· Excellent career prospects
· Employer paid training/education
· Employer paid vacation
· Employer paid insurance premiums
· Extended Health & Dental coverage
• Municipal Pension Plan
• Work-life balance

Benefits for Indigenous Employees:
• Ceremonial, Cultural, Spiritual Leave
• Indigenous Employee Network
• Indigenous Employee Voices Committee

Salary Range:
Salary range for the position is $88,990 to $127,923. Interior Health establishes salaries within the minimum and maximum of the salary range based on consideration of the qualifications, experience of the applicant, and an internal equity review of the salaries of other employees.

How will you create an impact?
In accordance with established vision and values of the organization, the Lead is responsible and accountable for ensuring the design and implementation of Interior Health (IH) and Indigenous partner joint priorities and initiatives are cultural safety, accessible and appropriate. The incumbent will lead implementation of key tactics within the IH Indigenous Health & Wellness Strategy (AHWS) by collaborating with key IH Vice President (VP) portfolios and engaging with Indigenous partners (First Nations Health Authority (FNHA), First Nations, Métis Nation BC (MNBC), and urban Indigenous service providers). Crucial to the success of the position is the ability to develop strong working relationships with IH leaders and Indigenous partners to lead change initiatives to improve health outcomes for Indigenous people in the interior.

As a member of the Indigenous Partnerships Strategy & Accountability team, the Lead is responsible for collaborating with several IH Vice President (VP) leadership teams to advance key initiatives and/or support priority populations to implement the IH AHWS. The Lead will project manage and support several VP portfolios to ensure IH programs, services and initiatives are culturally safe and accessible, assuring Indigenous perspectives are at the forefront of program planning and service delivery. The Lead will be an integral part of advancing the cross organizational accountability for Indigenous Health within IH.

In alignment with IH’s Occupational Health & Safety Program, employees shall adhere to all Occupational Health and Safety policies and procedures at all times and attend all required training. Employees are responsible to report any identified hazards, unsafe conditions or incidents to the manager or supervisor immediately.

What will you work on:
• Collaborates with internal IH VP leadership teams to lead, support and project manage key initiatives to implement the IH AHWS.
• Leads the project design and planning of key initiatives within the scope of assigned IH VP Portfolios to advance the implementation of the IH AHWS.
• Leads and supports the implementation of recommendations within pivotal reports (i.e., In Plain Sight, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls).
• Supports key projects to ensure meaningful Indigenous engagement informs program planning, service delivery and project implementation.
• Empowers IH leaders to advance support for initiatives aimed at improving Indigenous health outcomes and leadership’s understanding of the Indigenous worldview to enable systems transformation within IH.
• Completes status reports for key activities to meet internal and external reporting requirements.
• Attends key internal VP leadership committees and external Indigenous joint tables including the Partnership Accord Leadership Table, Métis Nation-IH Leadership Table, and IH-Nation Letter of Understanding Joint Committees.
• Partners with the Indigenous Partnerships Engagement team and various Indigenous partner groups (e.g., FNHA, Interior region First Nations and First Nation communities, MNBC and Métis Chartered Communities, Urban Indigenous health service organizations and Friendship Centres, Indigenous patient partners and Patient Voices Network) to ensure services, programs and projects are culturally safe, accessible, and relevant for Indigenous peoples.
• Ensures coordination and integration of services with other IH programs and identifies opportunities for enhancement that will improve service delivery to clients/communities within the assigned area of responsibility.
• Creates a work environment that supports a climate of mutual respect, open communication, teamwork, collaboration, shared learning, innovation, and cultural and psychological safety.
• Demonstrates the ability to be a self-starter and anticipate what needs to be completed to advance team goals.
• Promotes a spirit of inquiry and innovation within the delivery of services with a quality improvement and change management approach.
• In alignment with IH’s Occupational Health & Safety Program, employees shall adhere to all Occupational Health and Safety policies and procedures at all times and attend all required training. Employees are responsible to report any identified hazards, unsafe conditions or incidents to the manager or supervisor immediately.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Interior Health strives to create an environment where you enjoy the work you do, the place where you work, and the people around you. Together, we create great workplaces. Apply today!

Honouring Interior Health’s commitment to Truth and Reconciliation and the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA), and Pursuant to Section 42 of the BC Human Rights Code, preferential consideration and/or hiring will be given to qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, or Inuit).

Qualifications

Education, Training, and Experience:
• Bachelors Degree in Indigenous Studies, a clinical discipline, Business Administration, or related field. Graduate Degree in Indigenous Studies, Health Leadership, or a related field preferred.
• 5-7 Years of recent, related experience.

Comments

Interior Health is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and to creating an environment free from discrimination. Our goal is to cultivate a workforce rich in culture, experience, and knowledge to enable us to provide high quality, accessible and culturally safe health services to everyone in the Interior Health region. We are committed to addressing existing inequities and barriers to achieving a diverse workforce, one that is representative of the communities we serve. We invite applications and enquiries from all people, particularly those belonging to the historically, systemically, and/or persistently marginalized groups.