Director, Indigenous Workforce & Equitable Practices

Position: Director, Indigenous Workforce & Equitable People Practices
Help create a workplace where Indigenous peoples, cultures, perspectives, and ways of knowing are welcomed, respected, and empowered to thrive. As the Director, Indigenous Workforce & Equitable People Practices, you will play a key role in advancing reconciliation across Interior Health by helping shape a workforce that reflects and honours the strength, diversity, and contributions of Indigenous communities.
Guided by Indigenous values and a commitment to cultural safety, humility, and belonging, you will work collaboratively with Indigenous communities, partners, Elders, leaders, and teams across the organization to transform people practices, remove systemic barriers, and create meaningful pathways for Indigenous recruitment, retention, career growth, and leadership. Drawing on your lived experience, relationship‑building abilities, and expertise in human resources, Indigenous workforce development, equity, diversity and inclusion, and organizational transformation, you will help build lasting change that supports Indigenous employees, strengthens communities, and advances Interior Health's commitment to reconciliation.
The worksite location for this position is flexible and can be located anywhere within the Interior Health region.  Some Of The Benefits Of Joining Interior Health   An attractive remuneration package
Excellent career prospects
Employer paid training/education
Employer paid vacation
Employer paid insurance premiums
Extended Health & Dental coverage
Municipal Pension Plan
Work-life balance
Benefits For Indigenous Employees   Ceremonial, Cultural, Spiritual Leave
Indigenous Employee Network
Indigenous Employee Voices Committee
Salary Range  The salary range for this position is $118,923 (min) to $148,653 (midpoint) to $170,951 (max) per annum, based on 1.0 FTE. Interior Health typically establishes salaries within the minimum and midpoint of the salary range based on qualifications, experience of the applicant, and an internal equity review of the salaries of other employees.
How will you create an impact?  In accordance with the established vision and values of the organization, the Director, Indigenous Workforce & Equitable People Practices oversees the advancement and sustainment of processes and practice related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), belonging, and Indigenous-specific anti‑racism across Interior Health (IH), supporting the organization’s overall strategic approach to enhance cultural safety and humility.
Working collaboratively with Recruitment, Employee Experience & Engagement, the broader People and Engagement portfolio, Indigenous Partnerships, operational leaders, Indigenous partners, post‑secondary institutions and other external partners, the Director leads transformational initiatives that remove systemic barriers, advance reconciliation commitments, and create culturally safe workplaces that support the attraction, retention, development, and advancement of Indigenous employees.
The Director is accountable for effectively addressing equitable people practice issues that cross programs, portfolios, and geographic lines by implementing initiatives and programs that support collaborative change processes as well as quality improvement activities related to DEI, accessibility, and cultural safety and humility. This position will support the Executive Director in the execution of the province of British Columbia’s Indigenous Recruitment and Retention Strategy, supporting the implementation of the In Plain Sight report, and supporting the decolonization of IH’s human resources practices.
Reporting to the Executive Director, Recruitment, Equity & Engagement, this position brings their lived experience as an Indigenous person and supports a range of…