Senor Manager, Quality Improvement

**PERMANENT FULL-TIME** POSITION IN NORTH VANCOUVER/SQUAMISH VALLEY**

**CLOSES: Open Until Filled**
- **Great opportunity to join the Squamish Nations community**:

- **Take your career to new heights with a dynamic and progressive First Nations government**

**Who We Are**:
Squamish Nation consists of 23 villages and is comprised of descendants of the Coast Salish Aboriginal people who live in the present-day Greater Vancouver area, Gibson’s Landing, and Squamish River watershed. The Squamish Nation has occupied and governed the territory since beyond recorded history. The Squamish Nation's culture is rich and resilient. We continue to practice our customs and traditions, which are strongly interconnected with our traditional territory. Together with our lands, our customs and traditions are the foundations of who we are as Skwxwú7mesh.
As an organization, we provide support to the greater Squamish Nation Community through service. With 12 departments with individual areas of expertise, we ensure Community Members have access to necessary programs and services.

**ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY**:
In accordance with the Vision, Mission and Values, and strategic directions of Squamish Nation and the Yúustway 10 Year Community Health Plan, the Quality Improvement Manager (QIM) fulfills the key function of organizationally leading health system and service improvements; including the ongoing coordination of health services accreditation as well as continuous quality improvement efforts. They inspire participation and actions that strengthen culturally safe care and quality health and wellness services.
Working closely and collaboratively with organizational staff, particularly Yúustway’s Director, Management Team, and Leadership, the chosen accrediting body, and other partners, the QIM is responsible for overseeing and leading the accreditation process within the organization. They provide information about the process, coordinate meetings and workshops, as well as training and development. They will collaboratively design and implement improvement activities with the Director and Management Team, and ensure identified priorities and timelines are met.
The QIM also promotes and builds awareness of the value of accreditation and the benefits of continuous quality improvement across the organization and within the community, inspiring sustainable change. The QIM bridges the past and the future in the organization’s journey toward quality improvement.

**What You Bring**:

- Proactive in anticipating the needs of others and identifying solutions.
- Professional, adaptable communication style with strong interpersonal skills.
- Resourceful and organized with excellent time management abilities.
- Able to work independently and drive projects forward without supervision.
- Able to deliver negative information diplomatically when needed.
- Acts ethically, protecting confidentiality, and has a high level of integrity to protect the values of the organization and the health department.
- Ability to effectively liaise and build effective and collaborative working relationships with other departments, funders, community partners, service providers, and external stakeholders.
- Background knowledge of the health sector which facilitates effective advocacy for the organization with funders and other partners.
- Effective and tactful communicator with advanced interpersonal skills. Ability to speak confidently in public situations and to communicate clearly and professionally in writing and orally.
- Ability to coordinate and collaborate with a group of people with different views, experiences, and personalities, to ensure they are cooperative, collaborative and focused on organizational goals, to successfully design and implement a project.
- Team-oriented with a positive, approachable attitude.

**Starting Salary**: $90,464 annually, plus a comprehensive benefits program.

**Why Work With Us**:
As a dynamic community organization, we understand the importance of employing enthusiastic and talented people to work together. We know that our future strength and growth is very much dependent on our key resources - our people. With a variety of programs and services, we offer career paths that fit many areas of expertise, backgrounds, and interests. Along with competitive compensation and benefits, we offer excellent training and development opportunities within an environment that values diversity through the respect and appreciation of each person for their individual attributes.