Community Engagement Coordinator

6 months ago


Fraser, 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.
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Title: Community Engagement Coordinator

**Salary**: $64,972 - $77,155 - $81,215 per year (pay range explained below)
Contract: Full-time / Permanent
Hours: Standard
Location: Chilliwack, B.C

About the role
As a Community Engagement Coordinator you will provide communications, collaboration and planning support to BC First Nations communities. You will develop and support local community engagement activities as part of a regional team. In addition you will ensure that engagement functions and resources are effectively integrated, organized and leveraged to meet strategic and operational needs within the local area or sub-region.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS
- Develop and support a local and/or sub-regional community engagement strategy involving all communities in the area
- Assist communities in identifying and prioritizing current and emerging health care needs to inform local and regional planning activities
- Maintain a minimum of quarterly contact with the health and political leadership of all communities in the network to discuss progress on performance objectives and resolve problems as they arise
- Organize local community engagement activities that are integrated with identified health priorities and align with the regional engagement strategy
- Participate in health engagement activities of the Regional Health Authority specific to the area or sub-region
- Provide logístical and technical support to the Regional and Sub-Regional Caucus process including registration of communities for Regional Caucus meetings and supporting the meetings as required
- Identify communication opportunities and develop material in collaboration with the Regional Team and the Communications & Public Relations team

About you -To be successful in this role you will have/be:
**Education**
- A University degree with specialization in Health Sciences, Education or Social Services or a related field, or an acceptable combination of education, training and professional experience

**Experience**
- Relevant, recent and significant experience in the provision of coordination support to First Nation communities (usually acquired over a 3-5 year period), or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
- Experience working with BC First Nations/Aboriginal people at a community and/or political level including in the area of community engagement and community/organizational development „h Experience supporting traditional ceremonies and cultural practices.
- A valid Class 5 BC Driver¦s License

**Knowledge**
- Knowledge of community engagement and development, provincial and federal health systems, and Aboriginal/First Nations health system needs
- Knowledge of health related issues in general and those affecting First Nation communities in particular
- Knowledge of the BC First Nation political and governance landscape and the current community, Nation and Regional contexts

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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 who chose to identify (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.

The Pay Range is the minimum and maximum annual salary based on full time equivalent hours.
Incumbents are typically hired, transferred or promoted between the minimum and midpoint of the range based on their knowledge, skills, abilities and experience in relation to the role requirements.
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