Community Relations Representative

1 week 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. This role is an exciting opportunity to use your problem solving skills and innovative approaches to meet the needs of a First Nations community and people.

**Title**: Community Relations Representative
**Contract**: Permanent
**Hours**: 8:00am to 4:00pm
**Location**: Park Royal (Hybrid - 2 days in the office)

**About the role**
As the Community Relations Representative, you will be responsible for communications and collaboration on behalf of Health Benefits to First Nations communities. As part of the Health Benefits Team, the Representative directly implements the engagement communication plans at the community level. As a liaison between Health Benefits and our community members, the Community Relations Representative proactively identifies recommendations for joint solutions that will be beneficial to all stakeholders. This role requires unplanned overtime and attendance at meetings after hours, extensive travel throughout the region and province, and travel extensively throughout the region (and province) to attend events.

**About you**
To be successful in this role you will have:

- A university degree with specialization in Health Sciences, Education or Social Services or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training and professional experience.
- Relevant, recent and significant experience in the provision of coordination support to First Nation communities (usually acquired over a 3-5 year period).
- Willingness and ability to travel by various modes of transportation (small and large aircraft, vehicles and/or boats), in various weather conditions, often to remote communities with few amenities.
- 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.
- Experience working with First Nations leadership and communities; in developing and delivering presentations; in research, writing, and note taking; in analysis, writing reports, and providing recommendations; in facilitating community engagement or consultative processes; and with issues management and escalation.
- Knowledge and experience with the community engagement process.
- Knowledge of health related issues and those affecting First Nations communities in particular.
- Knowledge of the BC First Nations political and governance landscape from the federal, provincial and regional context.
- Excellent analytical skills, to consolidate and analyze survey data to develop preliminary recommendations.
- Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, and Visio) and SharePoint.
- A valid Class 5 BC Driver’s License.

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**: August 1st, 2023 (at 23:59)

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