Position Summary

Northern Health values diversity within the workplace and our commitment of reaching a representative workforce. For this position, we also want to highlight First Nation, Inuit, Métis or Indigenous Ancestry is regarded as directly relevant to the skills and knowledge for this position. All candidates will be considered; however, preference will be given to Indigenous applicants. For this initiative candidates from this group who wish to qualify for preferential consideration are encouraged to self-identify.

Are you interested in an opportunity to grow professionally within a positive and progressive culture? Northern Health is seeking a champion with significant management and leadership experience to join our Indigenous Health department

Reporting to the Vice President, Indigenous Health and Chief Planning & Quality Officer, the Executive Director, Indigenous Health (ED) has executive level responsibility for the implementation of Northern Health’s strategic and operational plans, as they relate to the Indigenous Health portfolio. The Executive Director, Indigenous Health will play a crucial role in supporting, enabling, and growing the team while ensuring operational efficiencies. This position requires collaborative efforts across teams, information sharing, and verification processes that foster holistic and transparent support for the Indigenous Health team within Northern Health.
The ED leads an interdisciplinary team of professionals supporting three specific streams of work: IH internal operations, learning and quality integration, and service delivery integration. This work includes advisory services to support NH clinical departments, management services to support Indigenous Health internal operations, and the development of practice integration strategies and services. The ED represents the portfolio in providing executive-level contribution to strategic and operational planning for the organization and establishes and maintains recognized strategic leadership knowledge for the portfolio. The ED supports the VP through regular participation at the Board Committee level and various internal and external leadership and governance committees related to the portfolio, providing expert advice and input to advance the goals of Northern Health.
To ensure success, the ED must uphold and foster the team culture values, which emphasize holistic and transparent support for teams.
The ED will:

• Serve to support, enable, grow, and create efficiencies for the teams with which they work.
• Ensure significant operational imperatives regarding cross-team collaboration, information sharing, verification, and team development.
• Act as strategic and operational support, offering guidance and carrying the needs, ideas, and work of the team forward into Northern Health and NH senior Leadership.
• Encourage accountability and continuous quality improvement in Indigenous Health's work.
• Support integration with Northern Health as a large regional organization.
• Ensure that diverse perspectives, creativity, and strengths of each team member continue to contribute to the overall team through regular strategy and planning-focused gatherings, monthly team updates, working groups, and other collaborative workspaces.

Subject to the guidance of general policies, strategic framework, and broad directives from executives, the ED maintains significant autonomy, latitude for action, and decision-making authority within the portfolio and is accountable for the results.

Starting salary will be approximately from $141,146 to $176,433 and will be based on education, training, experience, and salaries of similar positions.

Prince George Prince George is the centre of business, education, health and culture for northern British Columbia and services a rural population of about 300,000. The region’s economic growth and diversification strategies are creating outstanding opportunities for investors, employers and employees. Affordable housing, land prices and transportation costs, due to short and quick commutes; result in one of the lowest costs of living for a city of its size in the province. Additionally, wage rates fall above provincial averages, providing residents of Prince George with a high standard of living in one of BC’s most beautiful regions. The city itself is the 4th largest in British Columbia and has a population of approximately 82,300 local residents and a service centre for nearly 320,000. It is built on the confluence of the Fraser and Nechako rivers. Prince George is the home of the University of Northern British Columbia – Canada’s Green university. The warm, friendly and diverse population attests to a strong and dynamic community spirit. Check out Prince George for more information on what this community has to offer.

What Northern Health has to offer you!

• Comprehensive benefit packages including extended health/dental and a municipal pension plan for part-time and full-time employees. Casuals have the option of paying for benefits.

• Four weeks vacation with one year of continuous service

• Financial Support for Moving Expenses is available for eligible positions

• Employee referral program

• Employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities

• Spectacular outdoor activities and the shortest commutes in BC

• “Loan Forgiveness Programs” are offered through the Federal and BC Government for eligible professions.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
As part of your application process, you will need to upload the following documentation:

• Registration number (if you are part of a regulated profession)
• Any supporting documents regarding education/qualifications for this position.

Examples may include:

• Program certificates or diplomas

• High school/college/university transcripts etc.

• It is also recommended to provide a cover letter and resume

Are you an International Applicant? Before applying for a job with Northern Health, please follow these steps on our Northern Health careers page

Qualifications

• A combination of education and experience equivalent to a Master’s degree in Health, Health Administration, Social Sciences, or related discipline.

• Ten years’ relevant progressive experience providing planning and decision leadership at the Executive and Governance Level in a large and complex health care environment.

• Experience working with Indigenous communities and leaders.

• Preference will be given to qualified candidates with Aboriginal Ancestry in accordance with Section 41 of the BC Human Rights Code and Section 15 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

• Previous experience in health care or publicly funded organizations is an asset.

Skills and Abilities:

• Effective verbal and written communication skills.

• Effective presentation skills.

• Effective interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to deal with all levels in the organization as well as various external groups.

• Demonstrated leadership, planning and problem-solving skills.

• Demonstrated facilitation, negotiation, and mediation skills.

• Demonstrated commitment to a team-based collaborative approach to management.

• Demonstrated ability to function effectively in a highly dynamic environment.

• Demonstrated ability to create and support innovation and manage and implement change.

• High degree of collaborative operational leadership ability.

• Sound understanding of and commitment to the application of continuous quality improvement principles and practices.

• Knowledge of current health care issues and trends.

• Knowledge of current Indigenous health topics and issues in BC and within the NH region an asset.

• Knowledge of health systems including policy and service delivery aspects.

• Demonstrated ability to provide progressive and innovative approaches to service delivery issues.

• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.

Who we are
Northern Health covers an area of nearly 600,000 square kilometers and offers health services in over two dozen communities and 55 First Nation’s communities. We deliver hospital and community-based health care for a population of 300,000.
Employing more than 7,000 staff throughout the region, Northern Health provides exceptional health services for Northerners, through the efforts of dedicated staff and physicians, in partnership with communities and organizations in Northern BC.
There is a wide variety of career opportunities available in our two dozen hospitals, 25 long-term care facilities, public health units and many other offices providing specialized services.

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Competition #:

05705857

Employee Type:

PERMANENT FULL TIME

Bargaining Unit:

NON-CONTRACT

Facility:

CORPORATE OFFICE

Location:

Prince George, BC

Department:

NHR INDIGENOUS SERVICES

Reports To:

VICE PRESIDENT, INDIGENOUS HEALTH & CHIEF PLANNING

Close Date:

AUGUST 09, 2025

• All postings with a closing date specified close at 11:59 pm PT