Project Lead, Indigenous Health - Toronto, Canada - Canadian Institute for Health Information

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Description

Category

  • Project Management

City

  • Toronto, Ottawa, Remote/Télétravail, Ontario, Canada
  • Project Lead, Indigenous Health
  • Who we are
  • We are an organization comprised of industry thought leaders who are passionate about health data and want to make a difference in the health care field. We are an independent, notforprofit organization and together with our partners we provide essential information on Canada's health systems, enabling decisions that lead to healthier Canadians. As a valued member of the CIHI team, you and your work will have a pivotal role in the evolution of Canada's health care systems.
CIHI is recognized as an exceptional place to work that embraces diversity, respect, integrity, collaboration and innovation.

Learn about our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and the work being done to create a more inclusive and welcoming organization by focusing on how we learn, govern and practise.

At CIHI, we recognize what matters to our employees. Some of the benefits of working at CIHI include

  • HOOPP Pension Plan (Defined Benefits Pension)
  • Retirement Planning Program
  • Generous vacation days for permanent and longterm contracts
  • Worklife balance
  • Career Planning Program
  • Learning and Professional Development Program
  • Flexible benefits program from your first day on the job for permanent and longterm contracts
Why is this role important?

  • The Project Lead will lead collaboration crossfunctionally to support CIHI's Indigenous Health Strategy. Reporting to the Manager of Indigenous Health, the Project Lead will lead, coordinate and implement priority activities in CIHI's Indigenous Health Strategy, with a focus on analytical and capacity building initiatives to support First Nations, Inuit, and Métis health data priorities.
  • CIHI is on a learning journey, guided by what we learn from Indigenous Peoples, communities, governments, and organizations. We are committed to respecting Indigenous data sovereignty, advancing cultural safety and humility, and supporting the health and data priorities of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples.
  • What you'll do
  • 1. Leads the codevelopment and refinements of new and existing indicators of cultural safety in health systems, including conceptualizing indicators, identifying data sources, supporting the development of appropriate methodologies, and conducting analysis on a broad range of data types (e.g., administrative and survey data).
  • 2. Leads activities related to the compilation and reporting of cultural safety indicators. Leads planning, project management and coordination for indicator development and evaluation activities.
  • 3. Leads the development of materials (e.g., analytical reports, methodology or technical notes, presentations, educational, media, etc.) for dissemination of findings and knowledge translation, and review written products for analytic accuracy and quality.
  • 4. Prepare relevant documentation, assess data quality, produce statistics, fulfill custom data requests, conduct analyses, and contribute to analytical reports.
  • 5. Leads or coleads projects involving team members or multiple teams. Leads project management related activities, including project charter and timelines, taking responsibility for ensuring that activities are carried out in accordance with project plan.
  • 6. Maintain detailed knowledge of data, tools, and analytical techniques used to produce standard and adhoc outputs.
  • 7.
Leads and supports strategic activities within CIHI's Indigenous Health Strategy:


  • Analysis and capacity building initiatives with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis partners (e.g., codevelopment of indicators of cultural safety in health systems; supporting Indigenous data requests and capacity building activities)
  • Engagement with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis organizations (e.g., builds and maintains relationships through meetings with Indigenous organizations)
  • Respectful governance of Indigenousidentifiable data (e.g., that strengthens CIHI's approach to upholding principles of Indigenous Data Sovereignty)
  • Advances cultural safety and humility within CIHI (e.g., developing training)
  • 9. Provides leadership and guidance to staff. Coaches, coordinates and monitors work, and workload of staff as appropriate. Provides input to annual performance management reviews as assigned.
  • 10. Ensure adherence to, and ability to demonstrate compliance with, CIHI's privacy and security policies and procedures when using CIHI data and information.
  • 11. Maintains uptodate knowledge of performance measurement/quality improvement and CIHI data sources, analyses, indicators, research techniques, emerging issues and policy initiatives related to health system performance.
  • 12. Participates in the departments operational planning and corporate reporting.
  • 13. Participates on external committees and/or represent the Indigenous Health team at conferences and events, as required.
  • 14. Prepare a ra