Position Title: Inclusivity, Diversity, Equity and Anti-Racism (IDEA) Specialist

Position Status: 2-year, Part Time Contract position, 22.5 hours per week

Rate of Pay: $42.55 – $51.44/hr

Posting No.: 25-189

Posting Date: August 27, 2025

Deadline to Apply: September 3, 2025

About the Position

Norfolk General Hospital (NGH), West Haldimand General Hospital (WHGH) and Norfolk Hospital Nursing

Home (NHNH) are committed to a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment to enable our mission of

delivering high-quality, integrated and innovative care.

The Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Anti-Racism (IDEA) Specialist is the organizational practice and thought

leader for guiding and implementing initiatives that advance Norfolk General Hospital’s, Norfolk Hospital

Nursing Home’s and West Haldimand General Hospital’s goals in inclusion, diversity, equity, and anti-racism.

Reporting to the Vice President People Strategy and CHRO, the IDEA Specialist will work across NGH, WHGH

and NHNH to create an inclusive environment where all employees and credentialled staff feel valued and able

to bring their authentic selves to work. This role involves strategy development, training, policy implementation,

and compliance with relevant legislation.

The IDEA Specialist enables a respectful work environment for all by delivering projects that meet our Strategic

Plan and IDEA objectives. These IDEA projects will be developed and refined based on evidence informed

practices, while remaining on time, on scope and on budget. The successful candidate will apply project

management methodology with deep knowledge and experience in diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

Working in partnership with the HR team and the Inclusivity, Diversity, Equity and Anti-Racism Committees,

you will execute projects to successful completion. You have superior interpersonal, teamwork and conflict

management skills, and are a skilled facilitator who can bring people to the table and create a safe space for

open, insightful dialogue that propels our IDEA work forward. This position involves travel between sites.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, COMPETENCIES:

• Undergraduate degree in Public Administration, Diversity Studies, Equity Studies, Human Resources,

Cultural Studies, Indigenous Studies, Black Studies, Social Psychology, or a related field.

• Certifications in employment diversity, equity, and inclusion and adult learning preferred

• In good standing with associated college of their discipline

• 5 to 7 years of progressive experience in diversity and equity policy development and leading

sustainable culture change and transformation, preferably in healthcare or public sector.

• Demonstrated experience selecting, or leading design and creation of training programs for knowledge

exchange/integration, to ensure comprehensive management of diversity, equity, accessibility and

inclusion issues across organizations with an emphasis on continuous improvement.

• Ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders, sometimes with polarized interests, in a unionized

setting.

• Demonstrated capability in planning and implementing change management strategies.

• Ability to do needs assessments, data collection, analysis and evaluation, reporting and presentation.

• Lived experiences in multi-cultural, ethnically diverse communities

• Demonstrated understanding of legal frameworks related to IDEA and Human Rights.

• Exceptional interpersonal, facilitation, and mediation skills.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills to communicate in a meaningful way, including in

presentation formats to a wide variety of audiences

• Experience in reviewing and addressing accessibility issues in accordance with the AODA.

• Proven experience advancing IDEA, AODA, and Human Rights initiatives within a complex

organization.

Hours of Work: Monday to Friday, 8:00am-4:00pm – flexible and negotiable.

About Us

Located in Simcoe, Ontario, Norfolk General Hospital provides exceptional healthcare to a municipality of

approximately 69,000 people. Our area of focus provides a continuum of service throughout the life span of

the people we serve including Emergency, Critical Care, Obstetrics, Medicine, Surgery, and Complex

Continuing Care. Employing approximately 550 highly skilled and dedicated employees, Norfolk General

Hospital continues to be a full service 106-bed hospital with round the clock on-call coverage of Specialists in

Surgery, Anesthesia, Internal Medicine, and Obstetrics, as well as on-site 24 hour per day medical coverage.

Simcoe is less than one hour away from most major centers, including Hamilton and London, and only 90

minutes from the Greater Toronto Area. Situated in Norfolk County (Ontario’s South Coast), Simcoe is not far

from Lake Erie and the 88 miles of shoreline that includes long stretches of sandy beach.

In Norfolk County, life outside work is like no other. Shorter commutes, less traffic, and a vibrant culture;

Norfolk County has it all. You can be 10 minutes from work and 10 minutes from hiking, biking, camping, or

visiting one of our many beaches. Our vibrant, accessible, family-friendly community is filled with restaurants,

breweries, wineries, theatres, festivals, golf courses and so much more. Norfolk County is a great place to

grow and raise your family. Our houses are affordable and we have two strong education systems, in addition

to a top-tier public college. Norfolk County is also a short drive from several urban areas including Hamilton,

Toronto, and Niagara. Take advantage of the unbeatable work-life balance and discover what Norfolk County

has to offer by visiting Norfolk County’s website — www.norfolkcounty.ca.

A great team, an exceptional environment, professional growth…these qualities make NHNH a great

place!

The West Haldimand General Hospital is a rural community hospital in the town of Hagersville, southwestern

Ontario, which provides basic hospital and health care services to the people of Hagersville, Caledonia, Jarvis,

Townsend, Cayuga, Fisherville, Selkirk, Nanticoke, the Six Nations of the Grand River Reserve and the

Mississaugas the New Credit First Nation Reserve.

Interested applicants must submit a current cover letter and resume to the Human Resources Department by

e-mailing nghhr@ngh.on.ca, referring to posting number above by 1600 hours on September 3, 2025

In order to ensure equal opportunities during the recruitment and selection process, Norfolk General Hospital

and Norfolk Hospital Nursing Home provides accommodations for applicants with disabilities, upon request.

Norfolk General Hospital and Norfolk Hospital Nursing Home thanks all applicants for their interest. Please

note that only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.