Who Are We Looking For

Are you looking for a new and rewarding leadership challenge in healthcare? Interior Health has an exciting chance for Executive Director | Recruitment, Equity & Engagement. We are looking for people who want to make a difference in the communities in which they live, work and play. Apply today to join our amazing organization who was once again named as BC Top Employer for 2026!

Some Of The Benefits Of Joining Interior Health

- An attractive remuneration package
- Excellent career prospects
- Employee & Family Assistance Programs
- Employer paid training/education opportunities
- Employer paid vacation
- Employer paid insurance premiums
- Extended Health & Dental coverage
- Work-life balance
- Relocation Allowance may be provided

Salary range for the position is $158,434 to $237,651. Interior Health establishes salaries within the minimum and maximum of the salary range based on consideration of the qualifications, experience of the applicant, and an internal equity review of the salaries of other employees.

How Will You Create An Impact

The Executive Director, Recruitment, Equity & Engagement is responsible and accountable for the establishment of recruitment, employee experience, engagement, and equitable people practice strategies for Interior Health (IH), guiding the organization’s overall strategic approach to increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of health human resources utilization. The Executive Director will translate provincial mandates and IH-wide direction into operational strategies, while working with leaders across the organization to ensure the smooth integration of service delivery. This position will support the execution of the province of British Columbia’s Indigenous Recruitment and Retention strategy, supporting the implementation of the In Plain Sight report, and supporting the decolonization of Interior Health’s (IH) human resources practices. Additionally, this position is responsible for IH’s Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion strategies.

Reporting to the VP, People and Engagement, with strategic alignment to the VP, Indigenous Partnerships, the Executive Director brings their lived experience as an Indigenous person and is the integrator for a range of provincial and regional initiatives, playing a pivotal role in shaping IH’s commitment and advancement of reconciliation initiatives through its human resources strategy and practices. Specifically, while embracing a distinctions-based approach, the position plays a key role in the standardization and performance monitoring of practices, policies, and procedures to ensure they are in accordance with legislative, contractual, and organizational standards and promote an anti-racist, equitable and culturally safe culture in the organization, that enriches the workplace experience and provides exceptional and consistent service for Indigenous employees.



The position will lead the development of an Indigenous workforce strategy and partner with teams within the People and Engagement portfolio to undertake hiring and selection redesign, including job requirements, assessment methods, panel composition, and develop community informed processes. The position will also be responsible for identifying and sourcing partnerships, internships, and leadership pathways to advance the objectives of the Indigenous workforce strategy. This includes negotiating and coordinating action plans with conflicting requirements; and ensuring strategic goals, objectives and operational plans for the portfolio are carried out in an effective and efficient manner.

What Will You Work On

- Provides IH leadership and direction in the development, implementation, and evaluation of efficient and effective recruitment, employee experience, engagement, and equitable people practice strategies that meet the current and future needs of employees and leaders as well as supports the organization’s operational and strategic objectives.
- Provides organization-wide leadership in the creation and implementation of transformational strategies to drive change on a wide range of activities that meet IH’s vision, mission, and values through the introduction of organizational change initiatives, tools, and methodologies.
- Formulates, implements and evaluates goals and objectives for the team and aligns them to the overall strategic direction of People and Engagement and Indigenous Partnerships portfolios. Responsibilities include conducting analysis of the current situation and the future requirements of the area, developing recommendations of specific goals and objectives, and setting priorities for planning and implementing strategies in conjunction with human resources partners.
- Provides strategic leadership, expertise, and guidance to the People and Engagement portfolio, including the development of short-, medium, and long-term plans to enhance Indigenous recruitment, retention and employee experience, ensuring alignment with relevant IH policies and the overall strategic direction of IH, the Indigenous Health and Wellness Strategy, and Cultural Safety initiatives.
- Accountable to ensure the organization’s overall strategic approach integrates Indigenous-specific anti-racism and identifies and removes systemic barriers to Indigenous peoples.
- Accountable for the implementation of change initiatives, policy development,



and operational requirements to ensure our people are supported in a culturally safe work environment.
- Develops, builds and maintains mutually beneficial working partnerships, including with Indigenous communities, Elders, Knowledge Keepers and Indigenous-led organizations. Represents IH and its interests across various audiences and partner groups and collaborates and liaises with internal and external groups including regional health organizations, Health Employers Association of BC, union partners, other central agencies, provincial/national associations, and across provincial networks. Formally negotiates internally and externally and enters into contracts and/or letters of understanding on behalf of IH, and makes decisions involving complex and diverse issues with organizational-wide implications.
- Continuously seeks opportunities to incorporate research, data and feedback into new or changing models while improving timeliness, cost efficiency, compliance and consistency of systems and processes.
- Ensures that strategic planning, operational planning, and evaluation are focused on continuous quality improvement and that initiatives anticipate and respond to changes in collective agreement language and provincial legislation.
- Provides key leadership representation of IH at the provincial tables, which includes reporting on implementation progress and risks, and ensuring deliverables are communicated appropriately.
- Provides leadership and guidance to employees using effective management techniques; coaches and mentors employees; conducts performance evaluations and creates a learning environment that promotes and supports professional growth of all employees; participates in recruitment activities and makes hiring and discipline decisions.
- Develops and manages portfolio budgets, monitors expenditures, conducts variance analysis, and implements corrective actions. Reviews and approves budgets, program plans, and policies. Oversees functional budgets and allocates scarce resources and human resources across portfolios and programs to meet service needs and fiscal requirements.
- In alignment with IH’s Occupational Health & Safety Program, maintain a healthy and safe work environment through complying with and implementing applicable Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, responding to requests from WSBC, identifying hazards and communicating risks, ensuring compliance with employee training, conducting effective incident investigations and implementing required corrective actions.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.

Honouring Interior Health’s commitment to Truth and Reconciliation and the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA), and Pursuant to Section 42 of the BC Human Rights Code, preferential consideration and/or hiring will be given to qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, or Inuit).

📌 Executive Director | Recruitment, Equity & Engagement (Kelowna)
🏢 Interior Health Authority
📍 Kelowna