Vice President, People & Culture

 

Provincial Health Services Authority

Vancouver, BC

 

The Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) works with the BC Ministry of Health, BC’s five regional health authorities, and the First Nations Health Authority to bring health care closer to where BC residents live, to promote health, manage chronic conditions, and reduce the burden of illness. Its unique role in BC’s health authority system is to ensure that BC residents have access to a coordinated provincial network of high-quality specialized health care services.

 

Our work is guided by our purpose to inspire and unite specialized teams to create a healthier province for all. We live by our values of compassion, respect, equity, courage, and innovation. PHSA recognizes the distinct cultures, self-determination, Rights and Title of First Nations Peoples on the lands on which PHSA is situated and which we serve, as well as the individual and collective Rights of First Nations, Inuit and Métis.

 

An incredible leadership opportunity to impact healthcare across BC has emerged. As the Vice President, People and Culture, you are accountable for the strategic oversight and impactful delivery of all services and operations related to our most valuable resource – our people. You will work with PHSA’s executive team to continue to invest in and shape the evolving People Plan and culture, ensuring they reflect PHSA’s values, and are grounded in the Coast Salish teachings that have been gifted to PHSA. You will support the ongoing work of the P&C team, while building an environment that encourages creativity, innovation and taking risk to meet systemic challenges. The Vice President (the VP) will be supported by a large team that is engaged in all facets of PHSA, including Talent Solutions, Workforce Strategies, Labour Relations, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, HR Systems Transformation, Executive Search, People Experience, Workplace Wellness, and Employee Health Services.

What you’ll do

 

The VP operates in direct collaboration with other PHSA executive and senior leaders to ensure the P&C team is attuned to the key priority areas of their colleagues across the organization, while also taking a systems view through collaboration with all provincial health authorities and the First Nations Health Authority. As a future-thinking change agent who communicates a clear vision and roadmap supporting PHSA’s provincial mandate, you will play an integral role in addressing some of the critical and urgent challenges facing health human resources. In addition, the VP has responsibility to further actions in support of the eradication of systemic racism in health care, while building a respectful, compassionate, inclusive, open, and culturally safe organization to ensure PHSA is an organization of choice.

 

What you bring

 

You are a seasoned executive who has led transformative change to enable an organization to meet an ambitious vision. You have a history of implementing and influencing people and culture programs across multiple diverse entities by introducing innovative, data-informed, culturally-aligned programs, services and approaches. You also bring humility, an openness to learning, and a personal and professional commitment to eradicate systemic Indigenous racism and address the colonial structures that are a barrier to accessing services. You have demonstrated outstanding leadership abilities and your highly relational and communicative approach has allowed you to influence change across a system.

 

Skills & Knowledge

• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of legislative obligations and provincial commitments 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 - and how they intersect across the health care system.
• Models and supports full team commitment to Indigenous-specific anti-racism, anti-racism and Indigenous Cultural Safety and Humility.
• Continually demonstrates humility in relational and collaborative approaches to leading.
• Commitment to upholding the shared responsibility of creating lasting and meaningful reconciliation in Canada as per TRC (2015) and BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019).
• As a strong asset for consideration, we are looking for our successful candidate to have: Knowledge of social, economic, political and historical realities of settler colonialism on Indigenous Peoples and familiarity with addressing Indigenous-specific anti-racism, anti-racism and Indigenous Cultural Safety and foundational documents and legislative commitments (The Declaration Act, the Declaration Action Plan, TRC, IPS, Remembering Keegan, etc.).

 

What we bring

 

Every PHSA employee enables the best possible patient care for our patients and their families. Whether you are providing direct care, conducting research, or making it possible for others to do their work, you impact the lives of British Columbians today and in the future. That’s why we’re focused on your care too – offering health, wellness, and development programs to support you – at work and at home.

• Join one of BC’s largest employers with province-wide programs, services and operations – offering vast opportunities for growth, development, and recognition programs that honour the commitment and contribution of all employees.
• Access to professional development opportunities through our in-house training programs, including +2,000 courses, such as our San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training course, or Core Linx for Leadership roles.
• Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including municipal pension plan, psychological health & safety programs, and holistic wellness resources.
• Annual statutory holidays (13) with generous vacation entitlement and accruement.
• PHSA is a remote work friendly employer, welcoming flexible work options to support our people (eligibility may vary, depending on position).
• Access to WorkPerks, a premium discount program offering a wide range of local and national discounts on electronics, entertainment, dining, travel, wellness, apparel, and more.

 

Job Type: Regular Full-Time
Salary Range: $206,722 - $310,084 /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.
Location: Vancouver, BC

As per the current Public Health Order, full vaccination against COVID-19 is a condition of employment with PHSA as of October 26, 2021.

 

What we do

The Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) plans, manages and evaluates specialized health services with the BC health authorities to provide equitable and cost-effective health care for people throughout the province. Our values reflect our commitment to excellence and include: Respect people – Be compassionate – Dare to innovate – Cultivate partnerships – Serve with purpose.

 

Learn more about PHSA and our programs: jobs.phsa.ca/programs-and-services

 

PHSA is committed to employment equity, encouraging all qualified individuals to apply. We recognize that our ability to provide the best care for our diverse patient populations relies on a rich diversity of skills, knowledge, background and experience, and value a safe, inclusive, and welcoming environment.

 

Reconciliation is an ongoing process and a shared responsibility for all of us. The BC Government unanimous passing of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act was a significant step forward in this journey—one that all health authorities are expected to support as we work in cooperation with Indigenous Peoples to establish a clear and sustainable path to meaningful and lasting reconciliation. True reconciliation will take time and ongoing commitment to work with Indigenous Peoples as we move toward self-determination. Guiding these efforts PHSA must uphold legislative obligations and provincial commitments found in the foundational documents such as 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.