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- Fully paid medical, dental and vision coverage from your first day
- Health care spending account
- Premium defined benefit pension plan
- 3 personal days and 2 float days annually
- Individual contributors start at 3 weeks’ vacation, and 4 weeks at 2 yrs.
- Career development opportunities
- A collaborative values-based team culture
- Wellness programs
- A hybrid working model
- Participation in Communities of Inclusion
Want to make a difference in your career? Consider this opportunity.
The Indigenous Cancer Care Unit aims to improve cancer care for First Nations, Inuit, Métis and urban Indigenous peoples in Ontario. The unit strives to reduce inequities in care and access to cancer services to ultimately improve cancer outcomes. Reporting to the Manager, Indigenous Cancer Care Unit, the role of the Lead is to provide subject matter expertise, advice and leadership on a number of initiatives that will strengthen relationships and improve programs with, and for, Indigenous people in Ontario. This includes, but is not limited to, the following areas of focus: cancer screening, prevention, cancer programs, palliative and end-of-life care, education and equitable access. A major focus of this role will be to lead the development, implementation and monitoring of the First Nations, Inuit, Métis and Urban Indigenous Cancer Strategy (2024-28), including facilitating internal and external partner engagement.
Here is what you will be doing:
Leadership and Project Management
- Provides strategic leadership to the unit’s more complex, high profile and larger projects or operations related to cancer screening, prevention, cancer programs, palliative and end-of-life care, education and equitable access. Activities include conceptualization, development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of program-related strategies and initiatives that may span the department.
- Leads and collaborates with the program staff, project team, working groups, committees, and colleagues involved in development of policy papers, project management plans, analyzing and developing planning strategies and initiatives; prepares analyses, briefings, reports and presentations on Indigenous initiatives.
- Resolve issues by providing innovative, creative and integrated solutions that will achieve quality improvements and improve cancer outcomes with and for Indigenous communities.
- In managing projects, works in a self-directed manner as defined within the overall context of Ontario Health’s Strategies, while ensuring the Manager is connected to the work.
- Manages engagement risk and address challenging issues, managing scope of the projects, and taking early action to resolve problems.
- Responsible for meeting objectives and achieving long-term desired results in all areas of responsibility.
Subject Matter Expertise
- Lead the development, implementation and monitoring of the First Nations, Inuit, Métis and Urban Indigenous Cancer Strategy (2024-28), including facilitating internal and external partner engagement.
- Act as an advisor to Ontario Health’s Cancer Screening Programs and other screening initiatives within Ontario Health to ensure they are effective and accessible for Indigenous people in Ontario.
- Lead the development and assessment of provincial First Nations, Inuit, Métis and urban Indigenous specific resources, including brochures, infographics, and toolkits – liaising with Indigenous partners to ensure new resources are reflective of community needs and culture.
- Manages an assigned portfolio of work from start to finish, applying advanced subject matter expertise to produce comprehensive business cases and options papers to address emerging, complex operational and/or health systems issues.
- Ability and understanding to incorporate Indigenous cultural values and perspectives into program designs and implementation with and for Indigenous people.
- Planning and conducting environmental scans, studies, planning sessions and reviews to collect information on trends, developments, best practices, and innovations which will assist management decision making and business planning activities.
- Ensure that existing and emerging policies and programs align with relevant strategies and reflect the needs of Indigenous people, including working in partnership with the Indigenous Health Equity and Coordination unit on engagement with provincial and regional Indigenous stakeholders and adoption of recommendations.
- Review, provide insight and make strategic recommendations on provincial and regional Indigenous initiatives and engagements– ensuring Indigenous priorities and needs are met.
Relationship Management and Facilitation Skills
- Hold key relationship management skills in order to effectively progress work with internal and external stakeholders through strong and clear communication and problem-solving skills.
- Prepare and present regular updates on the progress of the Indigenous Cancer Strategies and initiatives.
- Support engagement between Ontario Health business units and First Nations, Inuit, Métis and urban Indigenous organizations and communities. This includes ensuring business units are properly prepared to meet with Indigenous partners and have direction on culturally appropriate protocols for engagement.
- Participate in the development of departmental and business unit goals and objective that flow out of the strategy developed.
- Engage with internal and external partners to collaborate on shared priorities that align with provincial First Nations, Inuit, Métis and urban Indigenous partners.
- Work with people from different disciplines with varying degrees of analytical/technical experience.
Communication Skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with senior management, Indigenous communities and external healthcare organizations.
- Understanding and adherence to Indigenous data governance principles in relation to communication of data finding.
- Develops and presents material for review and informational purposes using excellent written, verbal, and graphical communications skills, with ability to express complex concepts effectively.
- Effectively communicates with high-level stakeholders and can manage relationships effectively to ensure that the reputation of Ontario Health and the Indigenous Cancer Care Unit is upheld.
- Able to problem-solve issues and apply critical thinking to manage and foster stakeholder relationships, as well as know when to involve Manager in discussions that need to be escalated and further managed to mitigate risk to relationships and reputation of Ontario Health.
Here is what you will need to be successful:
Education and Experience:
- Completion of master’s degree in a health-related field, or an acceptable combination of education, training and experience.
- At least 5 years of experience (preference for 6-8 years of experience) successfully leading and managing health care projects and/or programs.
- Experience working with Indigenous communities and people.
- Experience in addressing Indigenous chronic disease issues would be an asset.
- Access to a valid driver’s license.
Knowledge and Skills:
- Ability to build effective relationships and work productively in multi-faceted environment.
- Demonstrated leadership, excellent communication, decision making, and problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrated ability to think strategically and implement programs and initiative.
- Demonstrated ability to apply risk mitigation to situations to manage and uphold Ontario Health reputation.
- Demonstrated strategic leadership, collaboration and influencing skills in a complex, high volume, fast paced environment.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently in a self-directed, goal-oriented manner with minimal supervision.
- Detail-oriented with excellent organization and time management skills.
- Demonstrated ability to conduct literature searches, and compile into summaries and briefs.
- Strong understanding of the social determinants of health and health equity.
- Extensive knowledge of the federal and provincial government departments responsible for Indigenous issues and Ontario’s provincial healthcare system.
- Extensive knowledge and understanding of First Nations, Inuit and Métis history, culture and health/socio-economic issues/needs in Ontario, including governance structures.
Employment Type: Permanent Full-time
Salary Band: 6
Location: Ontario (currently hybrid; subject to change)
All applicants must be a resident of Ontario to be considered for roles at Ontario Health.
Internal Application Deadline Date: October 8, 2024
External Application Deadline Date: October 22, 2024
Ontario Health encourages applications from candidates who are First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and urban Indigenous; Francophone; Black and racialized; members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities; trans and nonbinary; and disabled.
We encourage applicants with accessibility needs to notify us if they have any accommodation needs in the application and/or interview process.
