Project Coordinator, Indigenous Youth Wellness Jobs in Vancouver, Canada at PHSA
Indigenous Youth Wellness, Project Coordinator (7-month term)
You are an enthusiastic project coordinator who is motivated by work that truly makes a difference. You seek roles where your contributions are valued and appreciated: community outreach allows you direct access to the people who will directly benefit from your work to administer grants and support project delivery. As you develop your own career, your lived experience as an Indigenous person guides you and further builds your deep-rooted beliefs and commitment to uplift Indigenous sovereignty.
Provide community outreach: promote available health-related grants within the Indigenous community; support applications; help to deliver proposed initiatives
Deliver grant money to successful grant applications: interact directly with Indigenous community members who are supporting health initiatives
Work with Indigenous communities across British Columbia: support growth of health initiatives that will directly impact diverse peoples from all over the province
What you’ll do
The Project Coordinator reports to the Program Manager and is part of the Indigenous Youth Wellness team (within Systems Transformation, Indigenous Health). This role is responsible for delivering project grants related to health prevention initiatives for the Indigenous population across British Columbia. Work is focused on community outreach and providing hands-on support with grant applications, grant administration, and initiative delivery. High-level accountabilities include:
Coordinates the delivery of projects related to community grants, following project protocols as well as policy, procedures, and privacy legislation.
Works from an established project plan to deliver grants and support community projects resulting from grants, working within agreed-upon timelines, vision, budget and scope.
Identifies, collects, and analyzes relevant project information, and provides input and recommendations for development, implementation, analysis, and dissemination of information.
Communication with internal and external project partners and community organizations, including providing timely project status updates.
Coordinates development of culturally competent evaluation framework by working with communities and referencing relevant evaluation literature.
Identifies, problem solves and works to remove barriers to successful completion of projects, with emphasis on resolving issues and facilitating collaborative relationships across programs, agencies, and external partners.
What you bring
** Pursuant to Section 42 of the British Columbia Human Rights Code, preference will be given to applicants of Indigenous Ancestry. We invite applicants to self-identify within their cover letter and/or resume.**
Bachelor’s degree in health or social sciences or equivalent level of education, training and experience.
5 years’ experience working with Indigenous Peoples, along with related project management/coordination experience in health care, social services, etc., or equivalent years of lived experience, project work, etc.
Demonstrated knowledge of the historic and ongoing impacts of settler colonialism on Indigenous Peoples in social and health contexts, including supported by significant knowledge of Indigenous-specific mandates, including clear understanding of and commitment to eradicate Indigenous-specific racism and discrimination and embed Indigenous Cultural Safety and Humility.
Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the historic and ongoing impacts of settler colonialism and systemic racism on Indigenous Peoples within social and health contexts. This includes understanding how these factors contribute to current health disparities and barriers to care. Show a clear commitment to identifying, challenging, and eradicating Indigenous-specific racism and all forms of discrimination impacting equity-deserving groups within health care settings.
This involves familiarity and understanding Indigenous Cultural Safety and Humility recognizing personal biases, institutional barriers, engaging in anti-racism education and training and…
Title: Project Coordinator, Indigenous Youth Wellness
Company: PHSA
Location: Vancouver, Canada
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