Position Summary

Are you looking for a new and rewarding leadership challenge in healthcare? Interior Health has an exciting opportunity for Director, People Wellness and Ability Management in the community of Kelowna. The location for this role is flexible within the Interior Health Region of British Columbia. We are looking for people who want to make a difference in the communities in which they live, work and play. Relocation allowance may be provided, apply today to join our amazing organization who was once again named as BC Top Employer for 2026!

Some of the benefits of joining Interior Health:
• An attractive remuneration package
• Excellent career prospects
• Employee & Family Assistance Programs
• Employer paid training/education opportunities
• Employer paid vacation
• Employer paid insurance premiums
• Extended Health & Dental coverage
• Work-life balance
• Relocation Allowance may be provided



Salary range for the position is $118,923 to $170,951. 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.

The Okanagan's largest and liveliest population centre, Kelowna, is one of Canada's most popular vacation destinations and home of the legendary Ogopogo, the Okanagan’s own version of the Loch Ness Monster. With such a perfect lakeshore community, it is easy to believe that Kelowna is known to some as the Summer City. Summer smiles and glistening water year round will entice you to explore this amazing community. If you enjoy water sports - sailing, house boating, kayaking, windsurfing and fishing - you may never want to leave Kelowna. Downtown Kelowna offers a spectacular landscape of lake, mountains and parks, with a wide range of cafés, continental and ethnic restaurants and noisy nightclubs to choose from as well as unique shops and boutiques, heritage buildings and modern architecture, art galleries and museums, music and live theatre, and even a symphony and ballet.

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How will you create an impact:
The Director develops and maintains strong, collaborative relationships with internal and external partners to achieve program goals, including leaders within the organization, other health authorities, unions, the Ministry and insurers. The Director represents Interior Health (IH) and provincial tables and contributes expertise and perspective to the ongoing development and implementation of provincial psychological health and safety priorities and objectives.

What will you work on:
• Plans, develops and implements policies, procedures, programs and services for Interior Health to achieve Ministry and organizational priorities, and meet regulatory and collective agreement obligations for psychological health and safety and employee health and wellness.

• Identifies emerging opportunities, trends and risks by monitoring and reporting key indicators, assessing impact on quality and safety outcomes and recommending improvements and corrective actions. Develops and implements solutions.

• Builds and maintains strong partnerships with IH portfolios, unions, the Ministry of Health, and other regional and provincial stakeholders to support coordinated wellness efforts.

• Provides leadership for the management of sick leave, WorkSafe BC, and LTD claims, ensuring the implementation of proactive prevention strategies, safe return-to-work processes, and effective accommodation programs.

• Ensures attendance, claims management and accommodation practices comply with collective agreements and are delivered through collaborative, wellness-focused approaches that support organizational effectiveness.

• Establishes short, medium, and long-term goals and objectives for the department with clear planning and prioritization framework considering constraints, opportunities and challenges in order to ensure priority work is completed.

• Provides leadership and direction to department staff, including coaching, performance evaluation, fostering professional development, and participating in recruitment, hiring and discipline decisions.

• Develops, recommends and manages department budget, monitoring expenditures, conducting variance analysis, preparing reports, and implementing corrective actions to ensure sustainable and responsive operations.

• In alignment with IH’s Occupational Health & Safety Program, maintain a healthy and safe work environment through complying with and implementing applicable Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, responding to requests from WSBC, identifying hazards and communicating risks, ensuring compliance with employee training, conducting effective incident investigations and implementing required corrective actions.

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

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
• Master’s degree in Human Resources, Health Informatics, Business Administration or a related discipline.
• A minimum of ten years of recent, progressively senior experience in complex management/leadership roles in a large, multi-union healthcare environment preferred.
• Or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Skills and Abilities
• Ability to unify, energize, and motivate people around a shared vision.
• Ability to drive and facilitate change.
• Demonstrated ability to execute and hold others accountable for results.
• Ability to influence others at all levels of the organization and well as external partners.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing, including the ability to make effective presentations to groups.
• Ability to anticipate potential points of controversy and manage them appropriately.
• Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to articulate and model core values and inspire others to do the same.
• Ability to develop and implement innovative, credible and practical solutions that provide long term impact.
• Ability to successfully utilize management strategies and programs.
• Demonstrated ability to use benchmarking and research to improve performance.
• Demonstrated ability to function effectively in a highly dynamic fast paced environment with complex planning processes across multiple projects.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

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.