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Lead, Health Equity Specialist

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada Ontario Health Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional to lead our health equity and priority populations initiatives in the North Region. As the Lead, Health Equity Specialist, you will play a critical role in building and maintaining our engagement and health equity strategies, working closely with our Strategy, Design, and Engagement Team.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and implement a North Region Indigenous Health Equity Work Plan and Engagement Work Plan, in collaboration with regional and provincial partners.
  • Advance a foundational approach to develop resources that support staff in working through a First Nations, Inuit, Métis, and Urban Indigenous (FNIMU) health equity lens, and an organizational culture that embodies the philosophies of FNIMU Equity, Inclusion, Diversity, and Anti-Racism (EIDA-R).
  • Support the coordination and delivery of FNIMU community engagement events, including planning and logistics that support a better understanding of community needs, gaps, and possible solutions to close health systems gaps.
  • Keep up-to-date records on community engagement outcomes and monitor best practices in community engagement and communication methodologies.
  • Develop local FNIMU engagement strategies and frameworks tailored to support the coordination and delivery of local/regional health-care system plans and priorities.
  • Identify emerging issues in the FNIMU community that require a communications response, including working with community/provincial/federal partners to support the management of a response in the event of an emergency or crisis.
  • Provide advice and input from the planning and performance perspective for the development of FNIMU health plans for community partners, planning, and the regional leadership team.
  • Identify current gaps and create opportunities for community involvement for strategies with health equity best practices applied.
  • Establish and maintain an updated centralized resource on FNIMU community groups for internal planning use.
  • Provide facilitation at FNIMU community events to lead group discussions on complex health issues, requiring excellent listening and communication skills.
Requirements
  • Post-Secondary Degree or Diploma in Health-related field, Public Administration, Business, or Social Work, or the equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
  • 5 years related experience working in an FNIMU community.
  • Good understanding of the FNIMU population landscape, including urban communities/health service providers/First Nation communities/Provincial Territorial Organizations, etc.
  • Preference will be given to individuals with lived experience in a FNIMU community.
  • Preference for candidates with understanding of Indigenous languages.
  • Good working knowledge of FNIMU health planning processes and the jurisdictional issues associated with the delivery of Indigenous health care services.
  • Understanding of the Ontario health-care system, its partners, programs, and issues.
  • Good understanding and sensitivity to federal and provincial FNIMU health planning processes.
  • Sensitivity and awareness of traditional healing and wellness practices.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Knowledge of health equity as an approach to strengthening the health care system.
  • Demonstrated experience in successful community outreach and community engagement with FNIMU people.
  • Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills, supported by excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Demonstrated experience with facilitation techniques and processes. Comfortable with the development and delivery of presentations, including engagement with FNIMU people, and the facilitation of EIDA-R learning options.
  • Demonstrated experience working effectively in partnership with FNIMU people and organizations with diverse backgrounds.
  • Well-developed decision-making, problem-solving, and judgement skills are required.
  • Excellent project management and presentation skills, including planning and communications.
  • Proven track record in working with FNIMU groups to achieve successful outcomes.
  • In-depth development knowledge of local health issues, priorities, and needs, while recognizing the broader trends in health care policy and system development.