Advisor, Regional Crises and Emergencies
Top Benefits
About the role
About Us FNHA Overview The First Nations Health Authority is a diverse and transformational health organization of professional, innovative, and dedicated team members and leaders.
The first of its kind in Canada, FNHA works as a health-and-wellness partner with BC First Nations to support self-determination and decision-making to improve health outcomes.
Title: Advisor, Regional Crises and Emergencies, Health Emergency Management
Salary: $72,841 - $91,051 - $100,156 per year (pay range explained below)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours (core hours 9am-3pm Mon-Fri)
Location: Park Royal, West Vancouver located on the ancestral territories of the Squamish, Musqueam & Tsleil-Waututh Nations.
About The Role Are you passionate about making a difference during critical moments? As an Advisor, Regional Crises and Emergencies , you will lead community-focused responses to health crises and emergencies, addressing challenges like climate-driven events, pandemics, and the toxic drug crisis.
Based within the heart of the communities you serve, you’ll work closely with regional teams, leadership, and partners to design and implement culturally safe crisis action plans. Your role will include developing protocols and prevention strategies aimed at building community capacity and fostering innovation.
We are currently seeking three Advisors to cover the following subregions:
- South Coast
- Southern Stl'atl'imx
- Central Coast
Whether you’re already based in these areas or are open to traveling to support these communities, we’d love to hear from you.
About You To be successful in this role you will have/be –
Education
- A diploma or degree in public health, health sciences, disaster and emergency management, social sciences, or other relevant health fields, or an equivalent combination of education, training and professional experience.
- Any completion of formal training or qualifications in health emergency management or crisis management are assets.
Experience
- 2-5 years of significant, recent and relevant experience working with First Nations people and communities, including providing advice and recommendations to senior leadership on health and emergency preparedness
- Experience in emergency planning or responding to health emergencies within a First Nations context is an asset.
Knowledge
- Knowledge of best practices in emergency mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery, including hazard, vulnerability, and risk assessment processes.
- Strong understanding of First Nations cultures, traditions, protocols, and healing practices, including cultural safety, humility, and how culture influences communication and health approaches.
- Familiarity with First Nations communities in the Vancouver Coastal Region and the relationships between FNHA, Regional Health Authorities, and First Nations communities.
- Knowledge of community health services, governance, and funding related to BC First Nations, and their integration into the broader BC health care system.
Please refer to Job Specification section of the Job Description for more details. Working at FNHA As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:
- Municipal Pension plan with an employer contribution of 9.31% (after 3 months)
- 3 weeks’ vacation, which increases with service to 4 weeks, plus 5 personal days, 1 volunteer day, and 14 public holidays including National Indigenous People’s Day, National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, Easter Monday and Boxing Day
- Access to group health benefits and a Health Care Spending Account through Canada Life on day 1 of employment
- And more!
The First Nations Health Authority is committed to respecting diversity within our workforce; preference will be given to individuals who identify as First Nations, Inuit, or Métis. Leading with culture, all FNHA employees complete San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training. We support our family to be leaders in wellness and all staff members develop a yearly wellness plan as part of their performance partnership and goal-setting.
The Pay Range is the minimum and maximum annual salary based on full time equivalent hours.
Incumbents are typically hired, transferred or promoted between the minimum and midpoint of the range based on their knowledge, skills, abilities and experience in relation to the role requirements.
The top 10% of the pay range is for the incumbents who are industry experts in the job with the combination of exceptional experience and competencies needed to perform all duties and responsibilities at a superior capability level. Internal employee compensation will be determined as per the FNHA Employee Total Compensation Policy.
How To Apply If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button.
Closing date: Open Until Filled
For more information about us, please visit: www.fnha.ca/about/work-with-us
For information about Cultural Safety and Humility (fnha.ca) and for information about Land Acknowledgements
If you have any inquiries or issues please contact FNHA Recruitment at careers@fnha.ca
Follow us at: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Instagram
About First Nations Health Authority
The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) is the first and only provincial First Nations Health Authority in Canada. Dedicated to transforming health services for First Nations and Aboriginal people in BC, the FNHA is improving the health of communities by advancing the quality of health care delivered to BC First Nations and Aboriginal people.
Advisor, Regional Crises and Emergencies
Top Benefits
About the role
About Us FNHA Overview The First Nations Health Authority is a diverse and transformational health organization of professional, innovative, and dedicated team members and leaders.
The first of its kind in Canada, FNHA works as a health-and-wellness partner with BC First Nations to support self-determination and decision-making to improve health outcomes.
Title: Advisor, Regional Crises and Emergencies, Health Emergency Management
Salary: $72,841 - $91,051 - $100,156 per year (pay range explained below)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours (core hours 9am-3pm Mon-Fri)
Location: Park Royal, West Vancouver located on the ancestral territories of the Squamish, Musqueam & Tsleil-Waututh Nations.
About The Role Are you passionate about making a difference during critical moments? As an Advisor, Regional Crises and Emergencies , you will lead community-focused responses to health crises and emergencies, addressing challenges like climate-driven events, pandemics, and the toxic drug crisis.
Based within the heart of the communities you serve, you’ll work closely with regional teams, leadership, and partners to design and implement culturally safe crisis action plans. Your role will include developing protocols and prevention strategies aimed at building community capacity and fostering innovation.
We are currently seeking three Advisors to cover the following subregions:
- South Coast
- Southern Stl'atl'imx
- Central Coast
Whether you’re already based in these areas or are open to traveling to support these communities, we’d love to hear from you.
About You To be successful in this role you will have/be –
Education
- A diploma or degree in public health, health sciences, disaster and emergency management, social sciences, or other relevant health fields, or an equivalent combination of education, training and professional experience.
- Any completion of formal training or qualifications in health emergency management or crisis management are assets.
Experience
- 2-5 years of significant, recent and relevant experience working with First Nations people and communities, including providing advice and recommendations to senior leadership on health and emergency preparedness
- Experience in emergency planning or responding to health emergencies within a First Nations context is an asset.
Knowledge
- Knowledge of best practices in emergency mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery, including hazard, vulnerability, and risk assessment processes.
- Strong understanding of First Nations cultures, traditions, protocols, and healing practices, including cultural safety, humility, and how culture influences communication and health approaches.
- Familiarity with First Nations communities in the Vancouver Coastal Region and the relationships between FNHA, Regional Health Authorities, and First Nations communities.
- Knowledge of community health services, governance, and funding related to BC First Nations, and their integration into the broader BC health care system.
Please refer to Job Specification section of the Job Description for more details. Working at FNHA As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:
- Municipal Pension plan with an employer contribution of 9.31% (after 3 months)
- 3 weeks’ vacation, which increases with service to 4 weeks, plus 5 personal days, 1 volunteer day, and 14 public holidays including National Indigenous People’s Day, National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, Easter Monday and Boxing Day
- Access to group health benefits and a Health Care Spending Account through Canada Life on day 1 of employment
- And more!
The First Nations Health Authority is committed to respecting diversity within our workforce; preference will be given to individuals who identify as First Nations, Inuit, or Métis. Leading with culture, all FNHA employees complete San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training. We support our family to be leaders in wellness and all staff members develop a yearly wellness plan as part of their performance partnership and goal-setting.
The Pay Range is the minimum and maximum annual salary based on full time equivalent hours.
Incumbents are typically hired, transferred or promoted between the minimum and midpoint of the range based on their knowledge, skills, abilities and experience in relation to the role requirements.
The top 10% of the pay range is for the incumbents who are industry experts in the job with the combination of exceptional experience and competencies needed to perform all duties and responsibilities at a superior capability level. Internal employee compensation will be determined as per the FNHA Employee Total Compensation Policy.
How To Apply If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button.
Closing date: Open Until Filled
For more information about us, please visit: www.fnha.ca/about/work-with-us
For information about Cultural Safety and Humility (fnha.ca) and for information about Land Acknowledgements
If you have any inquiries or issues please contact FNHA Recruitment at careers@fnha.ca
Follow us at: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Instagram
About First Nations Health Authority
The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) is the first and only provincial First Nations Health Authority in Canada. Dedicated to transforming health services for First Nations and Aboriginal people in BC, the FNHA is improving the health of communities by advancing the quality of health care delivered to BC First Nations and Aboriginal people.