Assistant, Administrative

**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.

FNHA is proud to have been named one of BC’s Top Employers for 2025. Learn more about why we were selected here.

Join a dynamic Administrative team driving impact across the regions through diverse initiatives and events. Be at the heart of coordination, connection and community support for our First Nations across B.C.

**Title**: Administrative Assistant
**Salary**: $59,140 - $63,837 per year (pay range explained below)
**Contract**: Term position
- end date August 29, 2026
**Hours**: 37.5 hours a week e.g. 9am-4pm Mon-Wed (core hours 9am-3pm Mon-Fri)
**Location**: Metro Vancouver offices
- on the ancestral Coast Salish Territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. (Position is On-site)
**Bargaining Unit**: PSAC Local 22000 (Public Service Alliance of Canada)

**About the role**
As an Administrative Assistant you will be experienced in providing comprehensive administrative support including filing, note taking, scheduling meetings, coordinating travel and managing expense reports. Skilled in processing and reconciling monthly invoices with attention to detail. Demonstrated ability to support community related events and harm reduction trainings, as well as assist in the processing of harm reduction grants. Proven organizational and multitasking skills in a fast paced, team orientated environments.

**About you**
To be successful in this role you will have:

- Education, Training and Experience
- Grade 12, including completion of one year of post secondary education in Business or Office Administration, plus one (1) year of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
- Job Skills and Abilities
- Basic knowledge of First Nations communities and issues.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
- Ability to organize and prioritize workload.
- Ability to research and analyze information.

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

You may have experience in Office Coordinator, Executive Assistant, Program Assistant

**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 eligibility period
- 14 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 FNHA family members 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 (Step 1) and maximum (highest Step) annual base salary based on full time equivalent hours.

**How to apply**

Closing date: September 16, 2025 (at 23:59)

For information about Cultural Safety and Humility (fnha.ca) and for information about Land Acknowledgements
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