Advisor, Fnhc/fnhda Shared Secretariat

**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.

**Title**: Advisor, FNHC/FHDA Shared Secretariat
**Salary**: $72,841 - $91,051 - $100,156 per year (pay range explained below)
**Contract**: Term role until June 25, 2025
**Hours**: 37.5 hours per week (core hours 9am-3pm Mon-Fri)
**Location**: Metro Vancouver Area - Park Royal Office (Hybrid working is an option in line with FNHA’s flex work policy).

**About the role**
As Advisor, FNHC/FHDA Shared Secretariat, you will provide strategic advice, guidance and support to management, staff, the First Nations Health Council and the First Nations Health Directors Association. Support the Senior Advisor in the development, execution and maintenance of function specific strategies, programs, processes, and procedures that align with overall organizational needs and goals. Proactively and routinely encounters complex issues (may include political and community issues) and demonstrates innovative thinking by researching, analysing and preparing recommendations relating to the relevant functional area, and to the FNHC/FNHDA Shared Secretariat function overall.

**About you**
To be successful in this role you will have/be:
**Education**
- University degree in public policy, political science, First Nations governance, or related discipline plus 4-6 years of relevant specialized experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience

**Experience**
- Significant, relevant, and recent experience in providing written advice, communication tools, briefings or published papers.
- Significant, relevant, and recent experience in project management supporting projects and small teams.
- Experience in research, report and publications writing.
- Experience with public health and policy is an asset.
- Experience in maintaining effective and collaborative working relationships with First Nations communities, health associations, government(s) is an asset.

**Knowledge**
- Knowledge of the BC First Nations Health Governance Structure, Tripartite agreements, and processes, including transition and transformation
- Knowledge of project management processes, cycles, methods, and approaches
- Understanding of current health issues facing BC First Nation individuals
- Knowledge of change management practices and principles

**Please refer to Job Specification section of the Job Description for more details.**

You may have experience in; Corporate Paralegal, Compliance Advisor, Compliance Coordinator

**Working at FNHA**
As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:

- Municipal Pension plan with an employer contribution of 9.31% (after 3 months)
- 3 weeks’ vacation, which increases with service to 4 weeks, plus 5 personal days, 1 volunteer day, and 14 public holidays including National Indigenous People’s Day, National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, Easter Monday and Boxing Day
- 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 who identify as First Nations, Inuit, or 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. Internal employee compensation will be determined as per the FNHA Employee Total Compensation Policy.

**How to apply**

**Closing date**:January 6, 2025 (at 23:59)

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