Health Policy Manager - Toronto, Canada - Indigenous Primary Health Care Council

Indigenous Primary Health Care Council

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

About Us
The Indigenous Primary Health Care Council (IPHCC) is an indigenous-governed, culture-based and Indigenous-informed organization.

Its mandate is to support the advancement and evolution of Indigenous primary health care service provisions and planning throughout Ontario, through partnerships, education, and advocacy.

We develop Indigenous solutions to transform Indigenous health outcomes.

Overview

Responsibilities

Completes jurisdictional scans, options analyses, and impact assessments to develop comprehensive policy briefs, guidance, and recommendations for the Leadership Team
Monitors, collates and synthesizes information to facilitate planning and decisionmaking
Organizes and supports internal and externalfacing Committees involved in policy development and program design
Develops and presents material using excellent written and verbal communication skills
Work across the organization to identify opportunities to strengthen positions and support priorities
Develop an approach to monitoring, reporting and evaluating the impact of IPHCC's policy work
Together with the Director, Policy & Government Relations, build and maintain relationships with a range of key primary care networks, community providers, public health units hospitals, and governmental agencies to advance a partnership strategy that is integrated, solutionfocused, transformative, and embedded in Indigenous ways of knowing

Key Qualifications:

Strong knowledge and understanding of Indigenous health services
An understanding of Ontario's healthcare system including primary care, with particular emphasis on population and public health approaches
Strong policy analysis and development skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to prepare briefing notes, reports, policy papers and evidence summaries
Excellent community engagement and relationship skills both within Indigenous communities and nonIndigenous environments
Strong project management skills, including demonstrated ability to efficiently plan, organize, and manage complex projects simultaneously with limited supervision or direction
Superior critical thinking, analytical and problemsolving skills
Exceptional interpersonal, team building and communication skills
Ability to build consensus and foster change
Outstanding integrity, initiative, creativity, and passion

Education & Experience:

Master's degree or PhD in health, public policy, planning or public health
Five (5) years of experience in a healthcare and/or policy setting, research, government or academic environments

Application Deadline
January 20, 2023 at 5:00pm

Compensation
Salary is commensurate on qualifications, experience and is set within the IPHCC's established salary grid and policy guidelines. Also includes benefit and mandatory pension. Please include your salary expectations in your cover letter.

**IPHCC is an equal opportunity employer. Indigenous applicants that self-identify in their cover letter as First Nations, Inuit or Métis will be prioritized for this role.