Project Manager I, Indigenous Health

4 weeks ago


Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada BC Centre for Disease Control Full time

Project Manager I, Indigenous Health

The BC Centre for Disease Control seeks a Project Manager I to lead and coordinate all aspects of current projects undertaken by the Indigenous Health department.

About the Role

The Project Manager I will be responsible for ensuring that deliverables are completed on time and on budget, as identified in the project plan. They will also identify and track metrics related to project deliverables, provide consultation, guidance, and support to designated project staff, contractors, and stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

  • Establish detailed project charter, plans, and objectives to outline timelines and project deliverables.
  • Execute project plan according to project methodologies, ensuring successful and coordinated completion of project components, consulting with stakeholders as needed, and ensuring readiness for project implementation.
  • Track project progress according to project plan and identified metrics.
  • Monitor and report on the status of projects and major barriers encountered.
  • Make recommendations to the Executive Director regarding project scope and related changes required to facilitate a successful outcome.
  • Implement or contribute to the implementation of effective processes to assess project risks, identify risk mitigation strategies, and monitor risk throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Participate in the development and monitoring of project budgets within the context of operations demands and environmental and resource constraints, using best practice methods to thoroughly monitor and adhere to allocated budgets.
  • Provide leadership by giving advice or guidance in situations that require interpretation and judgment.

Requirements

  • A level of education, training, and lived experience equivalent to a Master's Degree in Health Services Administration, Business Administration, or a relevant healthcare discipline, with a minimum of five (5) years of recent, related experience in project management and facilitating and managing consultation processes with a wide range of stakeholder groups.
  • Project Management Professional designation considered an asset.
  • Lived experience with Indigenous populations and demonstrated extensive knowledge of Indigenous healthcare needs, services, and issues, as well as knowledge of culture, protocols, traditions, and ideology of Indigenous people and organizations in British Columbia is an asset.

Skills and Knowledge

  • Comprehensive knowledge of project management principles and methodologies and ability to coach team members on these skills.
  • Experience or working knowledge of content areas is key to the success of this role.
  • Effectively monitors budgets and executes project plans with stringent timelines.
  • Utilizes initiative, vision, independent thinking, and creative problem-solving abilities to implement project plans and realize project completion.
  • Excellent communication skills to function within a complex interdisciplinary environment, including ability to communicate with the physician community.
  • Utilizes effective facilitation, persuasion, and negotiation abilities to achieve consensus, resolve conflict, and achieve desired outcomes.
  • Works effectively under time pressure to meet deadlines, balance work priorities, and resolve problems in a timely manner.
  • Computer literacy with word-processing, spreadsheet, presentation, project management, and database applications.
  • Commitment to upholding the shared responsibility of creating lasting and meaningful reconciliation in Canada as per TRC (2015) and BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019).
  • Knowledge of social, economic, political, and historical realities of settler colonialism on Indigenous Peoples and familiarity with addressing Indigenous-specific anti-racism, anti-racism, and Indigenous Cultural Safety and foundational documents and legislative commitments.

About the BC Centre for Disease Control

The BC Centre for Disease Control is dedicated to preventing and controlling communicable diseases and promoting environmental health for the province of BC.

About the Provincial Health Services Authority

The Provincial Health Services Authority plans, manages, and evaluates specialized health services with the BC health authorities to provide equitable and cost-effective healthcare for people throughout the province.

Our Values

We value respect, compassion, innovation, partnership, and purpose in our work.

What We Offer

  • Opportunities for professional development and growth.
  • A comprehensive benefits package, including a municipal pension plan and psychological health and safety programs.
  • Annual statutory holidays and generous vacation entitlement.
  • A remote work-friendly environment.
  • Access to WorkPerks, a premium discount program offering a wide range of local and national discounts.


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