As such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position. Regular, Full-Time Provides strategic leadership and accountability for the planning, alignment, actions, and evaluation of services within the portfolio to advance Indigenous cultural safety of patients/families and staff. Ensures consistency with PHSA’s overall strategic plan, Truth and Reconciliation recommendations, PHSA Indigenous Health strategy, the First Nations Health Plan, the Tri-partite Health plan, and provincial mandates regarding cultural safety and humility training. Leads portfolio service development and planning activities through working groups and projects, and monitors the progress and outcomes achieved. Creates, implements, and evaluates objectives, policies and procedures, and standards of cultural safety practice related to patient care in partnership with key stakeholders across PHSA. Establishes strong working relationships and partners internally with PHSA-wide Programs and Services to develop and operationalize strategies and plans in order to improve local and organizational systems and service delivery for Indigenous clients. Takes a leadership role in developing, implementing, and evaluating the strategies such as policy, quality and human resources that support cultural safety by promoting evidence-based best practice. Oversees and provides leadership to develop a master transformational plan and timetable to advance the organization’s transformational goal of creating culturally secure and equitable, person and family-centric services for Indigenous clients and staff. Utilizes an organizational Indigenous Cultural Safety framework that includes assessment, best practices, measurement, implementation and evaluation. Assesses the impact of transformational initiatives using a systems approach and manages the impacts and interdependencies of cross-divisional and cross-Program and Service projects.



Responsibilities include identification of service and budget priorities, allocation of resources, program development, planning of goals and objectives, coordination of service delivery systems, and establishing and monitoring of targets and indicators. Ensures Indigenous staff receives culturally safe support. Represents PHSA at national, provincial, and inter-authority levels in various capacities including participating on committees, providing secretarial support or policy/guideline development and implementation advice. Influences, informs, and contributes to policy for upstream issues affecting Indigenous people through partnerships, facilitating dialogue and consensus, maintaining awareness of emerging issues and ensuring that processes and mechanisms are in place to get the deliverables and outcomes that PHSA, MoH and others have requested. A level of education, training, and experience equivalent to a Master’s degree in a relevant health care profession and a minimum of ten (10) years of recent related progressive leadership experience, including five to seven (5-7) years of organizational change management experience and at least two (2) years in a managerial/leadership role; Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and projects. Exceptional communication, interpersonal and public relations skills. Demonstrated knowledge of Canadian colonial impacts on Indigenous people in social and health contexts, supported by significant knowledge of Canadian and Indigenous ideologies. Knowledge and appreciation of the unique history, cultures, and rights of Indigenous Peoples in Canada is required. Lived experience with Indigenous populations and demonstrated extensive knowledge of Indigenous health care needs, services, and issues as well as knowledge of culture, protocols, traditions, and ideology of Indigenous people and organizations in British Columbia is an asset. ~ Preference will be given to Indigenous candidates. Compassion, Respect, Equity, Courage, Innovation.

📌 Senior Director, Indigenous Health (Vancouver)
🏢 Sanya’k̓ula
📍 Vancouver