Executive Director, Regions - Lheidli T'enneh (Prince George, BC)

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 : Executive Director, Regions

Contract : Permanent

Hours : 37.5 Hours

Location : Lheidli T’enneh (Prince George), BC

About the role

Provides executive, strategic and operational leadership to the FNHA Regional Team, including regional engagement, operations and support services including, but not limited to Funding Arrangements, Nursing, Environmental Public Health Services, Mental Health and Wellness, Programs Supports, Finance, HR, Community Capital, Accommodation and IM / IT.

Acts as the Senior Regional Executive working in collaboration with regional and centralized departments and teams to provide Regional engagement and operations responsibilities, including all associated programs and services and support services.

Provides executive and strategic regional leadership to Partnership Accord implementation while working in collaboration with communities and Regional Health Authorities to develop innovative and culturally appropriate approaches to and service models of health and wellness for health system transformation in the Region.

Supports the regional presence through the development of, and leadership to the regional team, and in partnership with the regional health system to operationalize province wide aspects and initiatives to nation and regional plans and strategies.

Provides leadership and supervision to staff members including Directors, Managers, specialists and other staff.

About you

To be successful in this role you will have / be

• University Degree in a relevant field, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience will be considered
• A Master’s Degree in a relevant field is considered an asset
• You may have;
• Recent, relevant and significant experience in leading health operations in a regional setting (usually acquired over a period of 10 or more years)
• Recent, relevant and significant experience in strategic leadership of diverse teams engaged in community engagement and operations (usually acquired over a period of 10 or more years)
• Recent, relevant and significant senior management experience in First Nations Health (usually acquired over a period of 10 or more years)
• Experience working with First Nations / Aboriginal people at a community and / or political level including work in the area of community engagement and community / organizational development and health

A copy of the full job description is available upon request

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%
• Access to group health benefits and a Health Care Spending Account through Canada Life on day 1 of employment
• And more!

At First Nations Health Authority, we believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that FNHA truly reflects the communities we serve.

We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission.

We particularly welcome applications from people with Indigenous ancestry (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.

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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