Community Engagement Coordinator

Description:

As a Community Engagement Coordinator, you will provide communications, collaboration and planning support to BC First Nations communities. You will develop and support local community engagement activities as part of a regional team. In addition, you will ensure that engagement functions and resources are effectively integrated, organized and leveraged to meet strategic and operational needs within the local area or sub-region.

About You

To be successful in this role you will have:
 

• A University degree with specialization in Health Sciences, Education or Social Services or a related field, or an acceptable combination of education, training and professional experience.
• Relevant, recent, and considerable experience in the provision of coordination support to First Nation communities (usually acquired over a 3–5-year period), or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Experience working with BC First Nations/Aboriginal people at a community and/or political level including in the area of community engagement and community/organizational development
• Knowledge of community engagement and development, provincial and federal health systems, and Aboriginal/First Nations health system needs
• Knowledge of health-related issues in general and those affecting First Nation communities in particular
• Experience supporting traditional ceremonies and cultural practices.
• A valid Class 5 BC Driver’s License