Indigenous Health Equity Specialist

6 days ago


Toronto, Ontario, Canada Ontario Health Full time

Ontario Health is committed to developing a strong organizational culture that fosters collaboration, innovation, and excellence in healthcare.

We are seeking an experienced Indigenous Health Equity Specialist to join our team. As a key member of our Provincial Equity and Indigenous Health portfolio, you will play a critical role in advancing Indigenous health equity and coordination across Ontario.

The successful candidate will have a master's degree in a health-related field and at least 3-5 years of experience leading and managing healthcare projects and programs. They will also possess excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills, with a proven ability to build effective relationships and work productively in a multi-faceted environment.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead and collaborate with internal partners, project teams, working groups, and committees involved in policy development, program design, and system planning.
  • Work co-operatively with a diverse group of internal partners to meet mutual goals, using a professional network and facilitation skills to build stronger and better relationships.
  • Engage with internal partners to collaborate on shared priorities that align with provincial First Nations, Inuit, Métis, and urban Indigenous (FNIMUI) partners.
  • Support Ontario Health portfolios and business units in building capacity to lead Indigenous initiatives/work.
  • Function as a key relationship facilitator with both internal and external Ontario Health partners; support the external engagement team in building on existing relationships and establishing and maintaining nuanced and unique relationships within the Ontario Health Regions and FNIMUI communities.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to develop and implement comprehensive business cases and options papers to address emerging, complex operational and/or health systems issues. You will also be responsible for resolving issues by providing innovative, creative, and integrated solutions that achieve quality improvements and improve health outcomes with and for FNIMUI communities.

If you are passionate about advancing Indigenous health equity and coordination, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.



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