Research Finance Officer, College of Arts

**Research Finance Officer, College of Arts & Science**:
In March 2020, Canada’s national health research funder, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, announced funding to establish nine Indigenous health research centers across the country under its Network Environments for Indigenous Health Research (NEIHR) program. This network of centers is intended to be funded from 2020 to 2035 (15 years), to create and sustain supportive research environments driven by and grounded in Indigenous communities in Canada.

The _nātawihowin_ and _mamawiikikayaahk_ Research, Training and Mentorship Networks that make up the Saskatchewan NEIHR (SK-NEIHR, skneihr.ca) are a dynamic, vibrant group of over 100 researchers and community partners, led by Indigenous academics, in partnership with Métis Nation-Saskatchewan, FSIN, and other community partners. Our community-post secondary network celebrates our diverse Indigenous identities, cultures, languages and traditional homelands, including the resistance and resilience of our ancestors to European colonization and Settler society. The majority of our network members are First Nations and Métis people of this territory, and as such our commitment to one another extends far beyond research partnerships and funding opportunities. Collectively, we, our parents, grandparents, and our children spent our childhoods in the families and communities this network serves.

The National Coordinating Centre acts as a secretariat, supporting the nine funded NEIHRs across Canada. It has four primary functions: facilitating the NEIHR Council, coordinating a national NEIHR evaluation strategy, hosting an annual gathering on Indigenous health research, and supporting national and international research collaborations.

**Our Network’s Vision**: For all First Nations and Métis people in Saskatchewan to experience optimal health and wellness across their lifespan. At the heart of our vision is a shared understanding that the knowledge, wisdom, resilience, and innovation of Métis and First Nations Peoples are foundational to the wellbeing of our families and communities, and are key to research and interventions aimed at eliminating endemic health disparities and structural inequities that contribute to poor health and social outcomes.

For more information about our network and its activities, we encourage you to visit our **website** and **Facebook page.**

**Primary Purpose**:
The primary purpose of this role is to support and facilitate research, training and mentorship as part of the plans outlined in the funded research proposal. The incumbent will provide research and administrative support for the Saskatchewan NEIHR network and the NEIHR National Coordinating Centre, under the direction of Dr. Robert Henry and other principal investigators of the SK-NEIHR, and Ms. Fleur Macqueen Smith, the SK-NEIHR’s Manager.

**Nature of Work**:
The Research Officer is accountable to Dr. Robert Henry, the nominated principal investigator, and Ms. Fleur Macqueen Smith, the Saskatchewan NEIHR’s Manager. You will join a small staff team who work collaboratively and are accountable to each other to support these networks. This is a fast-paced work environment, and you will need to balance competing priorities and shifting timelines and exercise judgment and discretion.

The Research Officer will provide research, financial and administrative support to researchers, staff, students and community partners. This is a two-year term position, with possibility of extension. They need to have experience in Indigenous health research, University of Saskatchewan financial and administrative procedures, health research administration and financial management. This position requires collaborative, participatory and interdisciplinary approaches to network research activities, inclusive of Indigenous, person-oriented and community-based approaches. The incumbent will demonstrate a high level of diplomacy and professionalism while contributing to achieving directions. They will work to ensure respectful and ethical approaches to scholarships/grants/research while at the same time maintaining positive environment within the NEIHR and NCC networks, partnering universities and communities.

The Research Officer acts as an office manager, provides financial management of research funds, interprets the university procedures, coordinates meetings and events.

The networks’ offices are located at Station 20 West in Saskatoon and the Health Sciences Building E-wing on campus, with some travel to meet with researchers at University of Regina, First Nations University, people in First Nations and Métis communities throughout Saskatchewan, and staff of community organizations. Regular travel across the province is required.

**Accountabilities**:
Work will be undertaken with the direction, guidance, and support of the Saskatchewan NEIHR’s Manager and Research Leads. The Research Officer will be involved in a range of tasks, w