Advisor, Urban

4 weeks ago

Metro Vancouver Regional District, Canada First Nations Health Authority Full time

**FNHA Overview**:
**About us**
The First Nations Health Authority is a diverse and transformational health organization of professional, innovative, and dedicated team members and leaders.

The first of its kind in Canada, FNHA works as a health-and-wellness partner with BC First Nations to support self-determination and decision-making to improve health outcomes. The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) strives to be a health and wellness partner to all First Nations people in British Columbia (BC), regardless of where they live or access their health services. The Urban and Away-from-Home team’s goal is to bring life to this statement by undertaking work that has yet to be done. If you are innovative, dynamic and want to make a difference in the lives of the First Nations’ population living in urban areas or away from home, come join our team

**Title**: Advisor, Urban & Away from Home
**Contract**: Term to December 2024
**Hours**: Full-time, 7:30am-3:30pm / 8am-4pm / 8:30am-4:30pm / 9am-5pm
**Location**: Hybrid - Work location flexible in different regions of British Columbia (Minimum 50% in the office).

**About the role**
As the Advisor, Urban & Away from Home, you will provide strategic advice, guidance, communications, collaboration, coordination and planning support to the functions of the COO office, Regional Offices, and other FNHA departments as it relates to urban and away from home First Nations. In serving a provincial role, the Advisor works with the Director, Urban and Away from Home, in advancing the Urban and Away from Home portfolio/Framework by initiating engagement, strategies, programs and services and implementation of the strategic plan and by supporting collaboration with local and regional teams within FNHA and other partners.

**About you**
To be successful in this role you will have
- University degree in public policy, political science, First Nations governance, or related discipline plus 4-6 years of relevant specialized experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience
- Significant, relevant and recent experience in providing written advice, communication tools, briefings or published papers
- Significant, relevant and recent experience in project management supporting projects and small teams
- Experience in research, report and publications writing
- Experience in maintaining effective and collaborative working relationships with First Nations communities, health associations, government(s)
- Understanding of current health issues facing BC First Nation individuals
- Knowledge of the BC First Nations Health Governance Structure, Tripartite agreements and processes, including transition and transformation
- Knowledge of the BC First Nation political and governance landscape and the current community, Nation and Regional contexts
- Knowledge of community engagement and development, provincial and federal health systems, and First Nations health system needs especially as it related to the urban and away from home population
- Knowledge of cultural humility and safety principles and practices
- Knowledge of First Nations perspectives on wellness

Please refer to Job Specification section of the Job Description for more details.

**Working at FNHA**
As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits from day one, including:
- Municipal Pension plan with an employer contribution of 9.31% (after 3 months)
- 3 weeks’ vacation, which increases with service to 4 weeks, plus 5 personal days, 1 volunteer day, and 14 public holidays including National Indigenous People’s Day and National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
- Access to group health benefits and a Health Care Spending Account through Canada Life on day 1 of employment
- And more

The First Nations Health Authority is committed to respecting diversity within our workforce; preference will be given to individuals with Indigenous ancestry (First Nations, Inuit, Métis).

Leading with culture, all FNHA employees complete San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training. We support our family to be leaders in wellness and all staff members develop a yearly wellness plan as part of their performance partnership and goal-setting.

As a health and wellness organization, the FNHA has aligned with the Provincial Public Health Order released on October 14, 2021. We have a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for all employees at First Nations Health Authority. This policy requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. If selected for employment, you will be required to provide proof of vaccination by providing a copy of your BC Vaccination Card Passport with the QR code.

**How to apply**

**Closing date**: May 24th 2023 (at 23:59)

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