Position Title: Manager of Health and Wellness
Department: Health and Wellness
Reports To: Chief Operating Officer
Location: Inuvik, NT
Employment Type: Permanent, Full Time
PURPOSE
Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the Manager of Health and Wellnessis responsible for leadingthe planning, design, and delivery of targeted health programs and services forParticipants of the Gwich'in Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement (GCLCA), inalignment with the mandates, strategic priorities, and annual workplans of theGwich'in Tribal Council (GTC). This role oversees multiple serviceareas-including Child and Family Advocacy, Jordan's Principle ServiceCoordination, Treatment & Aftercare Coordination, and On the LandProgramming-and is accountable for the management of related human andfinancial resources. The Manager plays a key role in supporting culturally safeand community-informed health services and contributes to broader GTC efforts aimed at improving cultural continuity in care and strengthening the overall healthand social services system.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Provides supervision to GTC staff and programsto ensure healthservices are equitable, efficient, accessible and culturally safe.
• Advise the Chief OperatingOfficer with regard to health services delivery,quality assurance plans, outcomes, opportunities and risks. Including,but not limited to, incidents impacting or potentially affecting the safety and wellbeing of participants andthe integrity of GTC Health and Wellness department.
• Close collaboration with serviceusers, related Health and Wellness program areas,other GTC departments and external partners including Government of the Northwest Territories, NorthwestTerritories Health and Social Services Authority, or Government of Canada.
• Provides operational oversight ofthe implementation of projects and programs, including but not limitedto health promotion campaigns, behavior changeand incentive programs,service delivery, and implementation of third-party funded projects;
• Provides leadership and directionthroughout program deliveryby maintaining project scope,matching goals and deliverables, definition of tasks and resourcerequirements, development of work plans, team building and coordination,monitoring and reporting on activities and results;
• Advises the Leadership regardingopportunities and challenges within the Health andWellness department or service area context;
• Research relevant topics as needed;
• Makes effective use of existingresources;
• Serves as project lead on third party-funded projectsand other agreements as required.
• Introduces work plans and priorities for staff in line with division and organizational priorities and frameworks;
• Mentors and develops a productive Healthand Wellness team through supportive performance management, constructive feedback, and supplyingprofessional development opportunities for staff;
• Anticipates human resourcerequirements and manages staff recruitment processes as required;
• Manages human resource functions such as leave management and yearly performanceappraisals for staff;
• Ensures clear communication between all health and wellnessservice staff and regular sharing of lessons learned, includingbut not limited to meetings,workshops, reporting back after duty travel.
• Ensures funding reports are completed and submitted in a timelymanner, and meet requiredreporting guidelines and deadlines outlined in the proposals;
• Conducts data collection;
• Works with the Chief Operating Officer and other Managersto leverage resourcesacross program areas,where possible, to improve cost-effectiveness of Gwich'in Tribal Councilactivities.
• Ensure all employees and contractors have a professional/ personal responsibility to perform their duties to health and safetyregulations, standards, practices and procedures.
• Responsible for workplace healthand safety through their daily management: identifying prevention opportunities, ensuring staff are trained in how to report an incident or potential risk and accidents and applying timelycorrective measures.
• Perform other duties as assigned relatedto organization goals through specialprojects and initiatives inthe area of health and wellness.
QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor's Degree in a Health,Social Sciences or related fieldand/or significant experience in the delivery andcoordination of health or social service programs or related programming.
• A combination of education/experience will be considered, including experience in coordination,supervision of staff, program management, monitoring and evaluation, andtraining others.
• A valid class 4 driver'slicense is an assest, but class 5 is required.
• Clean Criminal RecordCheck
• Knowledge of the overall Gwich'inTribal Council's mandate,goals and objectives and the political and social environment in whichGTC programs and services are offered
• Understanding of the Gwich'in Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement
• Knowledge or appreciation for Gwich'in culture,language and lands
• Experience in community development in healthand wellness
• Knowledge of colonialimpacts on health outcomes for Indigenous peoples
• Understanding of the NWT health and social services system,including opportunities and challenges for Gwich'in communitiesand Participants.
• Knowledge of, and ability to use, MS Office suite of applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook), Operating Systems, Email and Internet use.
