Job Description

Shkaabe Makwa at CAMH is the first Indigenous-led hospital-based Centre in Canada established to improve the health and wellbeing of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis across Ontario by advancing wholistic models of mental health and wellness care that are rooted in traditional healing practices. We deliver care, co-design research, and mobilize knowledge and tools to transform health systems. We action community-identified solutions to foster health justice. Shkaabe Makwa at CAMH is the first Indigenous-led hospital-based Centre in Canada established to improve the health and wellbeing of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis across Ontario by advancing wholistic models of mental health and wellness care that are rooted in traditional healing practices. We deliver care, co-design research, and mobilize knowledge and tools to transform health systems. We action community-identified solutions to foster health justice. Reporting to the Director, Wellness Innovation, the full-time, permanent Manager, Program Design and Implementation will guide the design, development, and implementation of provincial mental health and substance use initiatives. Working in close collaboration with the Mental Health and Addictions Centre of Excellence at Ontario Health, and with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities and partners, the Manager will use systems thinking and implementation science to advance solutions-focused interventions, identify innovative program design solutions, and oversee provincial implementation initiatives grounded in Indigenous engagement principles and practices. Responsibilities

The incumbent will embed Indigenous worldviews, ways of knowing, culturally grounded approaches, and relational accountability into the design and implementation of initiatives that advance Indigenous health, wellness,



and self-determination. The role will lead the co-design and operationalization of provincial, regional, and local implementation strategies using systems thinking, implementation science, evaluation, quality improvement, and change management approaches. The Manager will provide technical leadership, oversight, and capacity-building to staff and partners and will lead needs assessments, project planning, monitoring, and reporting to support implementation readiness. The role will also oversee project risks, resources, budgets, partnerships, deliverables, and timelines, while leading quality improvement and continuous learning. The incumbent will build, nurture, and sustain relationships with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities and organizations, Elders, Knowledge Holders, service users, people with lived and living experience, service providers, funders, and system partners to support meaningful engagement, shared decision-making, and co-development. The Manager will provide supervision to a multidisciplinary team and ensure high-quality and consistent application of methodologies, tools, workflows, and practices. The incumbent will foster a respectful, inclusive, culturally safe, and psychologically protected workplace. Qualifications

The successful candidate will have a Master’s degree in health sciences, health policy/administration, design, social work, public health,



or a related field from a recognized institution. You will also have the following experience, knowledge, and

skills:
Minimum three years of managerial experience, preferably supervising staff undertaking program design and implementation-focused work. Minimum five years of demonstrated experience supporting the implementation of complex interventions in a mental health, healthcare, academic, community-based, or policy context. Comprehensive knowledge of the Indigenous health system and demonstrated experience applying Indigenous principles of engagement, Indigenous evaluation frameworks, and community-driven approaches. Demonstrated experience building and maintaining relationships with government, Indigenous community service providers, system partners, and people with lived and living experience, including adults, youth, and families. Knowledge of Indigenous-led and decolonizing approaches to health implementation and evaluation, including Indigenous worldviews, relational accountability, Two‑Eyed Seeing, distinctions-based and rights‑holding frameworks, cultural safety and humility, land‑and relationship-based approaches, and systems‑level implementation practices grounded in Indigenous ways of knowing. Comprehensive knowledge of implementation science and practice frameworks, conceptual models, project management principles, and methodologies. Demonstrated capacity in systems thinking, design, human‑centred design, innovation methodologies, and change management, with the ability to connect scale and spread initiatives to measurable outcomes. Strong understanding of structural, systemic, and institutional racism and oppression and their implications for mental health, substance use, health equit

📌 Manager - Program Design & Implementation - Shkaabe Makwa (Toronto)
🏢 CAMH
📍 Toronto