Pursuant to Section 42(3) of the British Columbia Human Rights Code, preference may be given to applicants with Lived Experience as an Indigenous person to Canada (First Nations, Métis, or Inuk/Inuit). In alignment with a distinctions-based approach, applicants with ties to the local nations in the Interior Region of BC will be essential to the success of this work.

 

 

We invite applicants to self-identify as Indigenous and to share a bit about their connection to the local nations in their cover letter and/or resume.

 

 

Salary Range: $69,218-$99,501/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.

 

 

Summary 

 

We are a multidisciplinary team of Indigenous and non-Indigenous researchers, community partners, Elders, Knowledge Holders, and health system collaborators working together through the Community Engagement Mapping: From Listening to Action Project.

This project aims to strengthen Indigenous child health research by identifying, understanding, and supporting respectful, relationship-centred approaches to community engagement. Working alongside Indigenous nations, partners and communities, the project will map existing engagement practices (i.e., strengths), identify opportunities for shared learning, and co-develop approaches that support culturally safe, community-informed research.

 

 

The Project Coordinator, Research supports implementation of the project by coordinating engagement activities, supporting relationship-building with Indigenous partners, organizing meetings and gatherings, and contributing to documentation, knowledge sharing, and project coordination. Working closely with project leadership, Indigenous partners, researchers, and collaborators, this role will help ensure activities are carried out in ways that respect Indigenous governance, community priorities, and reciprocal relationships.

 

 

Project Coordination and Implementation

Organize and coordinate project-specific activities, supporting the Community Engagement Mapping: From Listening to Action Project, including engagement sessions, sharing circles, workshops, and community gatherings.

• Support recruitment of participants through community networks, Indigenous Patient Navigators, Elders, and local health partners.
• Ensure Nation-based protocols, ceremonial practices, and cultural supports are integrated into all engagement activities.
• Arrange honoraria, travel supports, childcare/elder care, and mental wellness supports for participants, Elders, and Knowledge Holders.

 

Relationship-Building and Community Engagement

Act as the main on-the-ground liaison between the project team, Indigenous partners, community organizations, Elders, Knowledge Holders, Working Group members, and BC Children's Hospital Research Institute collaborators.

• Build and sustain respectful, reciprocal relationships with participants, Knowledge Holders, Elders and community partners.
• Work collaboratively with the Project Leadership Team, Elders Circle, Advisory Committee and Working Group membership to ensure Indigenous perspectives and community priorities guide project activities.
• Create culturally safe, relationship-centred and trauma-informed spaces for participants by supporting engagement activities that reflect Indigenous governance, ceremony, protocol, and community priorities.

 

Research and Knowledge Gathering Support

Assist with preparing, facilitating, and documenting sharing circles, engagement sessions, and other project activities.

• Collaborate with project team members to organize, document, and synthesize information gathered through engagement activities.
• Support preparation of meeting summaries, environmental scans, and project documentation.
• Ensure Indigenous perspectives and community priorities are reflected throughout project documentation, analysis and the interpretation of findings.

 

Knowledge Translation and Dissemination

Support the co-development of community-facing knowledge translation (KT) materials, including visual storywork, graphic recordings, and infographics, summaries, presentations, and other project materials.

• Assist with planning and hosting community gatherings and engagement sessions to share project findings and gather feedback in culturally relevant formats.
• Support development of knowledge translation materials that are culturally relevant and accessible to diver audiences
• Ensure knowledge translation activities are reviewed and approved by Indigenous partners, Elders, Knowledge Holders, and project leadership prior to dissemination.

 

What you’ll do

• Contribute to the development of budgets for research proposals and projects in collaboration with the Leader or designate. Monitor expenditures for assigned projects (i.e., communities),. Provide updated budget summary/milestone information and prepare written progress reports with the Leader or designate for projects, grants and collaborations.
• Establish procedures to ensure that objectives for assigned projects, grants and core activities are met. Research project management methodologies, tools and techniques for application in assigned projects.
• Provide project coordination, advice, and support throughout the project lifespan at all levels of the Centre/Program and on multiple projects and programs; participates in initiatives in project management research, methodology, design, planning, implementation, integration, evaluation and ongoing monitoring.
• Identify, problem solve, and work to remove barriers to successful project completion, with emphasis on resolving issues and facilitating collaborative relationships on assigned projects across departments, collaborators, funding agencies and external stakeholders. Identifies interdependencies between various groups and projects within the Centre/Program and facilitates communication among task groups.
• Evaluate whether project objectives/milestones are met in consultation with the Project lead, Elders, and Indigenous partners and identifies discrepancies for the attention of the Leader or designate.
• Provide work direction to other study staff, students, trainees and staff as required.

 

What you bring

Qualifications:

• A level of education, training, and experience equivalent to an undergraduate degree in a related discipline and a minimum of five (5) of recent related experience in project management in a health care or university setting. Certification as a Project Management Professional is an asset.
• Demonstrated project facilitation skills with an emphasis on project planning or business case development.
• Ability to problem solve with a global perspective to incorporate existing systems and strategies when developing viable solutions to problems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Strong facilitation and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated analytical skills including the ability to comprehend complex issues and related data/information and present information in concise, meaningful ways.
• Ability to deal with ambiguous situations, and collaborate with diverse stakeholders and build consensus.
• Proven ability to assess and anticipate future needs and identify potential problems.
• Proven ability to build and maintain effective relationships with partners and staff at all levels throughout the organization using skill, tact and diplomacy.
• Indigenous professional from a First Nations, Métis, or Inuit community (lived experience strongly valued).
• Demonstrated experience engaging with Indigenous communities and working alongside Knowledge Holders, Elders, or community leaders.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the historic and ongoing impacts of settler colonialism on Indigenous Peoples in social and health contexts, including supported by significant knowledge of Indigenous-specific mandates, including clear understanding of and commitment to eradicate Indigenous-specific racism and discrimination and embed Indigenous Cultural Safety and Humility.
• Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the historic and ongoing impacts of settler colonialism and systemic racism on Indigenous Peoples within social and health contexts. This includes understanding how these factors contribute to current health disparities and barriers to care. Show a clear commitment to identifying, challenging, and eradicating Indigenous-specific racism and all forms of discrimination impacting equity-deserving groups within health care settings. This involves familiarity and understanding Indigenous Cultural Safety and Humility recognizing personal biases, institutional barriers, engaging in anti-racism education and training and advocating for systemic change.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of legislative obligations and provincial commitments within BC Cancer's contexts found in the foundational documents including Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan and Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study - BC Human Rights Code, BC Anti-racism Act and how they intersect across the health care system.