Job Summary:
As Community Engagement Lead you will support the Strategic Policy, Planning, and Quality (SPPQ) Engagement and Partnerships team. This team will assist in the co-development of an engagement pathway to develop and strengthen partnerships in health system planning for improved health and wellbeing of families and communities through collaboration. This Engagement and Partnerships team will:
- Ensure ongoing inclusion, support, and communication with First Nations communities and partners.
- Streamline engagement efforts by maintaining and strengthening connections with First Nations communities and enhancing SLFNHA’s response to community needs and issues.
- Support improvement of service delivery, utilizing a community response outreach approach to gather community input and feedback to help inform improvements in health services.
- Connect and collaborate on a long-term continuous basis with First Nations communities with the aim of facilitating a sense of ownership and building community relations.
The Community Engagement Lead reports to the Director of Engagement & Partnerships.
Qualifications:
- Persons of First Nations ancestry will be given preference (OHRC, Part II, Special Employment).
- Ability to communicate in one of the First Nations dialects in the Sioux Lookout Zone is an asset.
- Completion of Grade 12 and/or post-secondary education in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, as deemed acceptable by SLFNHA.
- Minimum 2 years experience working with and building healthy rapport with First Nations and partners in the Sioux Lookout region.
- Experience, knowledge, and awareness of the social complexities of northern and remote First Nations and sensitive to First Nations ways of learning, traditions, cultures, and values.
- Strong project management skills are an asset. Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines. Oversee the project delivery process, including project planning, resource allocation, and budgeting.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and mitigate project risks and issues are an asset.
- Excellent leadership and organizational skills, with the ability to motivate cross-functional teams to deliver successful projects are an asset.
- Attention to detail and strong documentation skills, with the ability to create and maintain project plans, proposals, and reports asset
- Intermediate computer skills (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams, Canva, Sage, UKG).
- Ability and willingness to travel, at times extensively, and to work evenings and weekends.
- A valid class G/G2 driver’s license.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain respectful and cooperative partnerships with First Nations, tribal councils, external partners, health care providers, and other key stakeholders.
- Provide supervision and direction to Engagement Coordinators
- Facilitate in the planning and development of a Health Director Network.
- Oversee and manage logistical support for engagement activities.
- Utilize strong project management skills that include design, development, implementation, and monitoring of engagement initiatives.
- Oversee creation of materials for engagement activities.
- Work closely with SLFNHA cross-functional teams to implement changes based on community feedback and needs.
- Provide regular project updates to both internal and external partners.
- Oversee team workplan updates and regular reporting.
- Oversee budget allocation and management for engagement activities.
- Responsible for human resources matters including:
- Regularly engage with the SLFNHA Director of Engagement and Partnerships for supervision, consultation on staff, self-performance, and to address any concerns or issues.
- Work with the SLFNHA Director of Engagement and Partnerships to ensure staff training needs are addressed.
- Perform probationary and annual performance appraisals.
- Document and address any staffing issues, carrying out disciplinary action requirements.
- Other duties shall be assigned as required.
Closing Date: August 9th, 2024
