Harm Reduction Network Coordinator

The Manitoba Harm Reduction Network (MHRN) is a provincial network working towards ensuring harm reduction is universally practiced, by individuals, organizations and systems, to address STBBI and substance use. The mandate of the MHRN is to coordinate efforts and support harm reduction within and across jurisdictions.

The MHRN recognizes the importance of decolonizing our services in the spirit of reconciliation ensuring the TRC Calls to Action are applicable within our core operational activities.

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We've established a passionate harm reduction network and peer advisory council in the Northwest Interlake area (Eriksdale, Ashern and surrounding areas), and we're looking for someone awesome to coordinate them. You'll get to do interesting, meaningful work in the community for great pay and benefits. We've done this in ten other communities around Manitoba, so you'll have the support of an experienced team.

**You are**:

- Great at building relationships with all kinds of people
- Kind; you genuinely care about people, and value people who are different from you
- Interested in learning new things and challenging assumptions
- Great at working independently and managing your daily work, but love to stay in touch with your co-workers to share ideas and support each other
- Great at problem-solving and making things happen
- Bonus: You have lived or living experience with substance use

**What you'll be doing**
- Run a peer advisory council of people who use drugs, planning STBBI testing and treatment events
- Run a harm reduction network of health care and service providers, meeting monthly to organize events and make services in Eriksdale, Ashern and surrounding areas better
- Support organizations in developing harm reduction services
- Manage the budget and paperwork for your program

**Why work at MHRN?**
- We want to be the best place you've ever worked - our team tells us they love their jobs and we have very little turnover
- We believe in reasonable workloads, compensating people well, being flexible, and making everyone feel valued
- We mostly work regular business hours and in the office but we're not rigid about it
- We're deeply passionate about our work and we believe in having fun
- We're working hard to decolonize our work, implement the TRC Calls to Action, and create a workplace that's trauma-informed and anti-racist
- We’re taking the pandemic seriously, prioritizing safety and adapting to the changing situation

**What we're looking for**
- Familiarity with Eriksdale, Ashern and surrounding areas and the services available in the community
- 3 years experience in community health or social services, or an education in a related field
- Decent computer skills, including experience with Gmail and Google Docs
- Experience with budgets, finance management, and writing reports
- Demonstrated ability to work with Indigenous communities, and from a harm reduction, anti-racist approach

If you know about HIV, hep C, STBBIs, substance use, and the social determinants of health that's a bonus

**Sound like a good fit? Apply**

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**Job Summary**

The MHRN requires an experienced, knowledgeable, and motivated Network Coordinator who works using a harm reduction, trauma-informed, anti-racist, and culturally grounded approach to work with peers and stakeholders in Eriksdale, Ashern and surrounding areas. Supporting the Service Purchase Agreement (SPA) between the MHRN and the Regional Health Authority, the role of the coordinator is to; 1. Coordinate a Peer Advisory Group with people who use drugs and 2. Coordinate a Harm Reduction Network with stakeholders. This position reports directly to the Networks Manager and works closely with peers and stakeholders in the community.

Using a harm reduction, trauma-informed, anti-racist, and culturally grounded approach, the Employee agrees to provide services to the Organization aligned with their skill set, as per job description:
Administration and coordination of the respective harm reduction network:

- Responsible for recruitment of network members and maintaining relationships
- Maintain and support network communications with members
- Organize and facilitate meetings, develop agendas and distribute minutes
- Coordinate training opportunities for network members

Coordinate the Network to execute the annual workplan in the Service Purchase Agreement (SPA) with the respective health region. This may include: Outreach, education, and awareness campaigns; lunch & learn sessions

Coordinate respective Peer Advisory Council(s):Maintain and support communications with members:

- Organize and facilitate meetings as directed by the council members
- Coordinate training and capacity building opportunities for members
- Coordinate the councils to develop workplans and budgets; support the execution of workplan activities

Responsible for Finance Management of program budgets and reporting requirements:

- Responsible for main