Senior Advisor

Description:

Title: Senior Advisor, Public Health Resilience

Contract: Permanent

Location: Northern Region – Hybrid (50% in office) possibility of Remote (Hybrid working is an option in line with FNHA’s flex work policy).

About The Role As Senior Advisor, Public Health Resilience, you will support the delivery of Health Emergency Management services to First Nations communities by ensuring a public health resilience perspective is integrated throughout the Emergency management continuum.

About You To be successful in this role you will have/be

Education

• Degree in First Nations Studies, Public Health, Health Sciences, Environmental Health, or Sociology related field plus three years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Masters’ Degree and/or preferred.

Experience

• Demonstrated experience working with First Nations and Indigenous community members and organizations is an asset
• Working experience within public health, environmental health or emergency management is an asset
• Program or process development and quality improvement experience within the above contexts is an asset

Knowledge

• Knowledge of First Nation perspective on health and wellness.
• Knowledge of the culture, traditions, historical impact, political, health, and socio-economic determinants of health, priorities, and emerging issues of First Nations groups.
• Knowledge of, and ability to apply, an understanding of First Nations cultural principles and protocols in work situations.
• Awareness of the importance of First Nations cultural identity as part of a healthy, balanced lifestyle for individuals within a First Nations community.