Program Manager, Indigenous Health

3 weeks ago


Vancouver, Canada PHSA Full time

The internal posting has been extended until September 17, 2023 due to technical issues.

**Program Manager, Indigenous Health**

Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA)

Vancouver, BC

The Program Manager is responsible for the identification, planning, development, implementation, coordination and evaluation of key programs and related projects. The Program Manager works collaboratively with a variety of internal and external partners and stakeholders in support of the development, implementation, and evaluation of strategic anti-Indigenous racism research, policy, and knowledge exchange programs and related projects. Given the complexity of the system level changes expected through the development, implementation and evaluation of strategic programs and related projects, the Program Manager applies a solid base of leadership and management knowledge and skills to enable best practice, performance improvement, and system integration to ensure alignment with Indigenous Health programs and PHSA vision, mandate, and strategic directions.

**What you’ll do**:

- In collaboration with Indigenous Health (IH) directors and leadership, and with support from the IH team as applicable, provide leadership and manage the development, implementation, and evaluation of programs in support of strategic Indigenous Health initiatives, programs, and projects. Manage a diversity of programs/related projects of varying scope in a complex and changing multidisciplinary environment and with a diversity of partners/stakeholders.
- Manage the identification, collection and analysis of relevant information/evidence relating to current programs and related projects, and synthesize findings in order to effectively integrate these into the development, implementation, analysis, dissemination of findings, and policy/practice implications of strategic programs and initiatives.
- Develop, coordinate and/or oversee coordination of proposals, budgets, and workplans for proposed programs and related projects, ensuring that resources will meet program/project objectives and high quality deliverables; prepare mid-term and final reports.
- Lead and/or coordinates strategic program teams, related working groups, and advisory committees to achieve targeted goals/objectives of strategic programs and related projects, and to build and strengthen relationships with key partners and stakeholders.
- Improve quality and effectiveness of IH team processes by formulating and implementing team-based recommendations.
- Collaborate to conduct research in support of Indigenous Health’s provincial mandate.

**What you bring**

**Qualifications**
- A level of education, training, and experience equivalent to a Master’s Degree in Health Administration, Social Justice, Transformative Organizational Change or a related field
- Five (5) years of recent experience in program management, facilitating and managing consultation processes with a wide range of stakeholder groups, planning, or program development in healthcare or social services.

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- Demonstrated knowledge of Canadian colonial impacts on Indigenous people in social and health contexts, supported by significant knowledge of Canadian and Indigenous ideologies.
- Demonstrated extensive knowledge of health issues, and especially the determinants of health, legislation and public policy affecting Indigenous people. Knowledge and appreciation of the unique history, cultures, and rights of Indigenous Peoples in Canada is required.
- Lived experience with Indigenous populations and demonstrated extensive knowledge of Indigenous health care 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.
- Awareness of and commitment to learning and understanding the Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight Report (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), and Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls calls for justice, and how they intersect across the health care system.
- The ability to support team members on their learning journey, ensuring education strategy for team/department to implement Indigenous Cultural Safety at a practical level.
- The ability to work collaboratively with appropriate Indigenous teams/departments to ensure ICS lens applied holistically.
- Awareness of and commitment to learning and understanding the Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight Report (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), and other related reports.
- 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).

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