Indigenous Health Leader
2 days ago
This is a designated position for a Mi'kmaw person. The successful candidate must be from the following designated groups and self-identify as Mi'kmaw to be considered.
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The incumbent will lead culturally safe and appropriate health services for Mi'kmaw and Indigenous peoples. They will enable the development and support of a culturally safe, diverse, and inclusive workplace.
The Consultant will apply Mi'kmaw ways of knowing and being in planning, implementation, and evaluation of policies, programs, and activities to enhance access to high-quality, culturally safe, and appropriate services for Indigenous peoples.
They will work across portfolios to ensure workplace policies and strategies support enhanced representation of Mi'kmaw and Indigenous Health Leads, as well as respectful and safe working environments.
The Consultant will engage with Mi'kmaw and Indigenous Health leads, communities, and organizations serving Indigenous people to understand and act on improvement of health outcomes aligned with Mi'kmaw and Indigenous needs.
Building on existing networks of partnership tables within the health sector and with community, government, academic, education, research, and business partners, they will incorporate promising practices in developing resources and structures necessary to promote diversity in health and employment within NSHA.
About YouWe are looking for a professional with the following qualifications:
- Undergraduate degree in Allied Health, Public Administration, Health Services Administration, Business Administration, or relevant areas of study.
- Five years' experience in a related field or a Master's degree plus three years' experience.
- Significant knowledge of Indigenous peoples across Nova Scotia and the Maritimes.
- Experience as a health professional is an asset.
- Demonstrated commitment to promoting and advocating for systemic change that addresses health transformation initiatives improving access and experience to the health system for Indigenous people in NS and reducing health inequities and anti-Indigenous racism.
- Strong understanding and connection to Nova Scotia Mi'kmaw communities and demonstrated experience working with and engaging Mi'kmaw communities.
- Demonstrated experience in project management, coordination, facilitation, community engagement, and qualitative research.
- Strong writing skills with competency in synthesizing literature reviews, policy analysis, briefing notes, and reports.
- Demonstrated planning, organization, and time management skills with ability to deal with competing priorities.
- Demonstrated critical thinking with ability to assess and anticipate future needs, potential problems, directions, and development for all aspects of strategic, financial, and human resource management.
- Strong communications skills and ability to develop and sustain coalitions, alliances, and partnerships with stakeholders using various methods.
- Innovative systems thinking with understanding of working with priority communities.
- Demonstrated high standards of ethics, integrity, respect, accountability, and upholding the public interest, and ability to use them effectively in decision-making.
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