- Please Note: This is a designated position. The successful candidate must be from the following designated groups in order to be considered and must self-identify as Mi'kmaq or Indigenous. When applying, please ensure your Candidate Profile and Personal Information is up to date which includes any self-identifications.
- Undergraduate degree in Allied Health field, Public Administration, Health Services Administration, Business Administration or relevant areas of study.
- Five years' of related experience or a Master's degree plus three years' experience.
- Significant knowledge of Indigenous peoples across Nova Scotia and the Maritimes.
- Experience as a health professional is an asset.
- Demonstrated commitment to social justice, cultural and structural competence, and initiatives dedicated to the welfare of Indigenous peoples.
- Demonstrated experience in project management, coordination, facilitation, community engagement and qualitative research.
- Strong writing skills with demonstrated competency writing synthesized literature reviews, policy analysis, briefing notes and reports.
- Demonstrated planning, organization and time management skills. Ability to deal with competing priorities.
- Demonstrated critical thinking with demonstrated ability to assess and anticipate future needs, potential problems, directions and development for all aspects of strategic, financial, and human resource management.
- Strong communications skills and ability to develop and sustain coalitions, alliances, and partnerships with the members of the health care sector and external agencies. Community development experiences an asset.
- Ability to communicate and build coalitions effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders using a variety of methods.
- Innovative systems thinking with an understanding of working with priority communities.
- Demonstrated high standards of ethics, integrity, respect, accountability and upholding the public interest, and ability to use them effectively in decision-making.
- Leadership skills consisting of building a vision, team building, conflict resolution, goal setting, coaching, mentoring, delegation, change-leadership.
- Responsibilities are provincial in scope resulting in regular travel throughout the province and occasionally elsewhere in Canada.
- A current Nova Scotia Driver's License and access to a reliable vehicle are required.
- Competencies in other languages considered an asset; Mi'kmaq preferred.
- Long assignment full-time position; 75 hours biweekly
- Starting May/24 to Nov 15/25
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Mi'Kmaq Indigenous Health Consultant- Designated - Dartmouth, Canada - Nova Scotia Health Authority
Description
About the Opportunity
The incumbent provides leadership and guidance to achieve and continuously improve culturally safe and appropriate health services for Mi'kmaq and Indigenous peoples. Essential to this end is enabling the development and support of a culturally safe, diverse and inclusive workplace. The Consultant leads planning and implementation of activities focused on cultural safety and liaises, facilitates connection with and supports Mi'kmaq and Indigenous Health leads within Nova Scotia.
The Consultant applies Indigenous ways of knowing and being in the planning, implementation and evaluation of policies, programs and activities with the aim of enhancing access to high quality, culturally safe and appropriate services for Indigenous peoples. They will also work across portfolios to ensure workplace policies and strategies support enhanced representation of Mi'kmaq and Indigenous Health Leads in addition to supporting respectful and safe working environments.
The Consultant engages with Mi'kmaq and Indigenous Health leads, communities and organizations serving Indigenous people to understand and act on improvement of health outcomes that are aligned with Mi'kmaw and Indigenous needs. Building on the existing network of partnership tables within the health sector as well as with community, government, academic, education, research and business and community partners to incorporate promising practices in the development of resources and structures necessary to promote diversity in health and employment within NSHA.
The Consultant will support diversity, equity and social inclusion activities with NSHA that are specific to Mi'kmaq and Indigenous communities and collaborate with other portfolios that support under-represented and/or diverse communities and work to address health inequities.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
About You Continued
*This position is designated for a person of Mi'Kmaq Indigenous descent. It has cross-portfolio accountabilities and will work closely with leaders across the organization to advise on organizational fulfillment of the TRC calls to action and UN declaration, ensuring culturally safe services that are responsive to community needs.
Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
Hours
Compensation and Incentives
$ $45.64 Hourly
Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan. (Permanent Long Assignments Only)
