Position Summary
About us
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.
FNHA is proud to have been named one of BC’s Top Employers for 2025. Learn more about why we were selected here..
Title: Director, Engagement
Salary: $125,708 - $147,891 - $170,075 per year (pay range explained below)
Contract: Term (6 months)
Hours: 9am-4pm (core hours 9am-3pm Mon-Fri)
Location: Park Royal Office, West Vancouver located on the ancestral Coast Salish Territories of the Squamish, Musqueam & Tsleil-Waututh Nations
About the role
As engagement director, you will provide senior leadership and expertise in the work of provincial engagement framework and strategy. You will provide direction and a provincial focus while working collaboratively with Regional Directors of Engagement in developing and implementing an organizational wide engagement strategy within the provincial framework. You will work collaboratively with the FNHC and FNHDA in regard to sensitive discussions and activities and provide provincial context and input to FNHA flagship engagement events including, but not limited to, Elders Gathering, Gathering our Voices and Gathering Wisdom.
About you
To be successful in this role you will have/be
Education
- University Degree in a relevant field
- An equivalent combination of education, training and experience will be considered
- A Master’s Degree in a relevant field is considered an asset
- Recent, relevant and significant experience in First Nations Health (usually acquired over a period of 8 or more years)
- Experience working with First Nations/Aboriginal people at a community and/or political level including work in the area of community engagement and/or community development and/or health
- Experience in project and/or events management
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 6 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: September 2nd at 11:59PM PST
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 [email protected]
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