Legal Counsel

3 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 Office of CEO- Legal team is looking for a highly skilled Legal Counsel who will represent the FNHA in all legal matters including supporting the Legal team in file management and serving as the legal advisor to the executive team.

**Title**: Legal Counsel
**Salary**: $119,068 - $140,080 - $161,092 per year (pay range explained below)
**Contract**: Permanent
**Hours**: 37.5 hours Monday
- Friday (core hours
- 9:00 am
- 3:00 pm)
**Location**: Coast Salish Squamish, Musqueam and Tsleil-Waututh Nations
- Metro Vancouver: Park Royal Office, Minimum 3 days in the office
Please note, this role will be relocating to our new office building in North Vancouver on Tsleil-Waututh Nation (TWN) land, south of Mount Seymour Parkway, after November 2024.

**About the role**
As Legal Counsel, you will provide legal support, identify issues and provide advice on a comprehensive range of issues and business transactions. You will provide expertise in drafting and interpreting policies, contracts and agreements. Additionally, you will supervise, guide and show leadership to designated staff and the Corporate Policy Office.

**About you**
To be successful in this role you will have
- A degree in Political Science, Public, Health or Business Administration or Social Sciences.
- A degree in law from a Canadian university
- A minimum of 3 years to 5 years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Demonstrated experience working with First Nations leadership and communities.
- Experience with Healthcare and or Healthcare related legal advising
- Substantial knowledge of and demonstrated familiarity with the legislative and regulatory framework governing healthcare
- Licensed to practice law with the Law Society of British Columbia and a current member in good standing.

**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)
- 4 weeks’ vacation, which increases with service to 5 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.
The top 10% of the pay range is for the incumbents who are industry experts in the job with the combination of exceptional experience and competencies needed to perform all duties and responsibilities at a superior capability level.

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**: 25th March 2024 (at 23:59)

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