Senior Communications Officer

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.

The Communications and Media Relations team works in partnership with FNHA program areas, leadership, regional teams and health partners to support First Nations in BC to achieve their health and wellness goals and improve access to culturally safe, quality health services for all First Nations people in BC.

The team provides strategic communications, publishing and graphic design services, and develops content for a range of channels to ensure clear, timely and appropriate messaging for internal and external audiences.

Title : Senior Communications Officer

Salary : $84,250 - $99,117 - $113,985 per year (pay range explained below)

Contract : Permanent

Hours : 37.5 hours / week (core hours 9am-3pm Mon-Fri)

Location : FNHA’s Park Royal Office location. Hybrid working is an option in line with FNHA’s flex work policy. Please note, this role will be relocating to our new office building in North Vancouver on Tsleil-Waututh Nation (TWN) land, south of Mount Seymour Parkway, after April 2024.

About the role

As Senior Communications Officer, you will be a key member of the FNHA Communications team and upholds the vision and mandate of the FNHA.

Reporting to the Manager, Communications Services, the Senior Communications Officer leads the development and implementation of proactive communications strategies, campaigns, and assets for diverse FNHA health and wellness programs including primary care, mental health and wellness, harm reduction, health promotion and emergency management.

You will develop, plan and deliver proactive communications with general direction from Manager, including the development of key messages and communications assets such as publications, articles and ad copy, videos, podcasts, web content and other collateral as needed.

You will lead the execution of communication and campaign strategies in collaboration with other members of the communications team, internal and external stakeholders and senior executives.

Through discussions with internal and external stakeholders, you will establish understanding and ensure consideration of First Nations perspectives and cultures, and alignment with FNHA values and 7 Directives.

About you

To be successful in this role you will have a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Marketing or Social Sciences plus 5 + years of experience with progressive responsibility, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

You have recent, relevant and significant communications and / or social marketing experience. You have experience overseeing major projects and timelines, and strong writing and editing experience, including for web and social media.

You have experience managing vendor relationships. Experience working with First Nations or within a First Nations led organization, as well as, within a healthcare or non-profit organization, are assets.

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

You may have experience in; Communications Officer, Communications Generalist.

Working at FNHA

As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits from day one, 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 and National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
• 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 with Indigenous ancestry who chose to identify (First Nations, Inuit, 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.

As a health and wellness organization, the FNHA has aligned with the Provincial Public Health Order released on October 14, 2021.

We have a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for all employees at First Nations Health Authority. This policy requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

If selected for employment, you will be required to provide proof of vaccination by providing a copy of your BC Vaccination Card Passport with the QR code.

How to apply

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