Pursuant to Section 42 of the British Columbia Human Rights Code, preference will be given to applicants of Indigenous Ancestry. We invite applicants to self-identify within their cover letter and/or resume. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to reach out to Sanya'k ?ula (Indigenous Recruitment and Employee Experience) for support, advice, and guidance on the PHSA hiring process.

 

Salary Range: $143,969-$206,956/year. The starting salary for this position would be determined with consideration of the successful candidate’s relevant education and experience, and would be in alignment with the provincial compensation reference plan. Salary will be prorated accordingly for part time roles.

Job Summary:

In accordance with the Mission, Vision, Values and strategic direction of PHSA, safety, including both patient and employee safety, is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone at PHSA. As such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position.

The Executive Director, Indigenous Health Cultural Safety and Transformation reports to the Vice-President Indigenous Health and Cultural Safety and is accountable for leading a portfolio of Indigenous Health (IH) and Indigenous Cultural Safety (ICS) programs for PHSA, and provides executive level leadership to further the overall enhancement, implementation, evaluation and monitoring of the overall PHSA IH roadmap. The ED provides strategic Indigenous thought leadership and planning, calls out and supports work to address Indigenous Specific Racism at both a systemic and interpersonal level, to bring impactful change at the point of care and to health outcomes, and to enhance cultural safety. Provides leadership and management expertise in senior ICS practice and programming, and in developing leading-edge strategies that effectively support the delivery of the highest quality services to the Indigenous people of British Columbia.

The Executive Director leads the development of PHSA internal partnerships and maintenance of strong working relationships to ensure a consistent strategy across the programs and services; implement, coordinate and integrate IH strategies and initiatives; support direct service delivery for health service improvements at the point of care; and to eradicate Indigenous specific racism and enhance cultural safe care. Drives the cultivation of collaborative relationships with the corporate portfolios of people and culture plus finance. Leads the support for the PHSA IH teams involved in direct service delivery across the organization through either direct or matrixed reporting to provide for a safe Indigenous Space, strategic level dialogue and planning as well and to support leadership development and coaching. The ED oversees the PHSA provincial youth wellness initiative.

The ED liaises provincially and nationally including directors at regional health authorities, the First Nations Health Authority, BC Ministry of Health (MoH), and key BC stakeholders and associations and across Canada, and senior Federal government staff to discuss new trends, initiatives, and policy directions. Functions as the primary IH representative on various PHSA corporate, health sector-wide or practice area initiatives, advisory groups and/or committees. The position is responsible for building the strength of their leadership team and the IH portfolio; driving the development, implementation and evaluation of appropriate policies and procedures for the organization; ensuring consistency and standardization of policy and practices; and ensures that strategies are aligned with the overall PHSA business needs, strategic direction and mandates. The ED models the PHSA values of respecting people, being compassionate, daring to innovate, cultivating partnerships, and serving with purpose. Develops and approves operating budgets and allocates scarce resources in a fiscally prudent manner.

Duties/Accountabilities:

• As part of the IH senior leadership team, makes key contributions to the overall IH strategies across PHSA; works horizontally and vertically within the organization and closely with the Executive Leadership Team including the President and CEO. Holds the PHSA ecosystem accountable for clear measurable priorities to demonstrate progress against the In Plain Sight report recommendations and to advance Indigenous Health forward from a rights based perspective consistent with the United Nations Declaration on the rights of Indigenous peoples as affirmed by the provincial Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act.
• Leads internal partnerships to support PHSA direct service delivery to address health service improvement at point of care to eradicate Indigenous specific racism and enhance cultural safe care through PHSA programs and services including BCEHS, BC Cancer, BC Children’s and Women’s, BCMHSUS, and BCCDC. Supports and collaborates with the ELT members and their respective leadership teams and portfolios including the clinical service delivery and public health and wellness programs and services.
• Leads the support for all the internal Indigenous health teams involved in direct service delivery through either a direct or dotted line of reporting across PHSA to Indigenous Health to provide for a safe Indigenous Space, strategic level dialogue and planning as well and to support leadership development and coaching
• Supports work with EVP Business Operations to establish and implement an agenda of reconciliation with Indigenous peoples from both economic and health improvement perspectives. Supports work as part of the IH agendas for the VP, People and Culture on areas like Indigenous recruitment and retention, and VP Finance and CFO on confirming increased investment into Indigenous Health and any other ELT members as appropriate.
• Actively guides, contributes and works in partnership with the VP in the overall strategic leadership and the planning, development, implementation, management and evaluation of the IH strategy, goals and objectives for PHSA and its program areas. Makes decisions that have broad implications and complexity, ensures consistency with PHSA’s overall strategic plan, alignment with the MoH priorities, and works within the boundaries of government legislation and policies as well as provincial standards and agreements.
• Provides strategic leadership and expertise, develops long and short-term plans for the portfolio areas and aligns them to the overall strategic direction of IH within PHSA. Forecasts pending issues/concerns for PHSA and develops/recommends strategies. Sets priorities for planning and implementing strategies in conjunction with corporate partners. Ensures the development, implementation, administration and evaluation of IH programs and services.
• Leads staff in growing partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, and facilitates consensus to plan and deliver on specific programs and services. Develops, builds and maintains mutually beneficial working partnerships, and represents PHSA and their interests across various audiences and stakeholder groups. Collaborates and liaises within PHSA and various external groups including regional health organizations and health authorities, the Director of Aboriginal Health at the BC Ministry of Health (MoH), the First Nations Health Council, other central agencies, provincial/national associations, and across provincial networks. Negotiates both internally and externally to PHSA on a formal basis, enters into contracts and letters of understanding on behalf of PHSA, and makes decisions involving complex and diverse issues.
• Oversees the portfolio teams to successfully deliver the IH programs, and to embody and support PHSA values. Provides leadership to staff through coaching, guiding and modeling key behaviours/strategies, encouraging dialogue and providing guidance and advice to facilitate resolutions to work issues. Builds and mentors the portfolio leadership team and assists team members to define shared and individual goals, meet target dates and ensure alignment of team goals with client needs. Fosters team spirit, trust and mutual respect. Recruits, develops and recognizes staff; outlines expectations, determines training requirements; and evaluates individual and team performance in collaboration with appropriate internal stakeholders and leaders. Defines a vision and guides individuals and groups towards the vision; motivates teams towards attaining their maximum potential and encourages professional development.
• Develops and monitors an annual budget including operating, project/temporary funding, and budgets related to any delegated provincial initiatives. Monitors overall portfolio budget performance, plans and adjusts operations and/or staffing to meet projections and annual targets, and approves expenditures and prepares summaries for fiscal reporting in collaboration with the portfolio’s program leaders.
  
  

Qualifications:

• A level of education, training and experience equivalent to a Master’s degree in a related discipline supplemented by a minimum of ten (10) years of progressively more senior experience with a minimum of five (5) years at a leadership level.
• Leadership capabilities in the areas of leading self, engaging others, driving change, achieving results, developing coalitions and system transformation are required.
• Solid understanding of best practices and policies for areas of specialty. Expertise to define and guide individuals and groups towards a vision while maintaining group cohesiveness, motivation, commitment and effectiveness.
• Demonstrated ability to influence change and decision-making at senior levels of an organization.
• Able to respond to the needs of stakeholders while being aware of the impact of actions on a system.
• Ability to influence system improvements within the programs and services of PHSA including direct health service delivery.
• Demonstrated ability to innovatively solve problems with a global perspective, make decisions and facilitate resolution of issues.
• Sound acumen to develop and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with business partners as well as other external stakeholders, including MoH and senior leaders of other health organizations, throughout high profile endeavours.
• Excellent communication skills including the ability to facilitate and persuade others.
• Proven ability to negotiate and mediate resolutions to complex situations.
• Excellent organizational skills including the ability to prioritize workload to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, supervise, and coach staff. Demonstrates a solid commitment to the value of continuous learning.
• Ability to deal effectively with all levels of staff.
• Ability to approve, develop and oversee an annual budget.