Healthy Environments & Climate Change Analyst

Salary Details

The salary range for this position is CAD $38.90/Hr.

- CAD $55.92/Hr.

Come work as a Healthy Environments & Climate Change Analyst with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!

Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Healthy Environments & Climate Change Analyst to join the Environmental Health team. This position is based at 601 W Broadway with potential travel required to other VCH sites.

As a Healthy Environments & Climate Change Analyst with Vancouver Coastal Health you will:

• Report to the Regional Manager, Health Protection, with day-to-day supervision by the Senior Planner, Healthy Environments & Climate Change
• Work as part of the centralized Health Protection team to provide leadership and support in the implementation and evaluation of the Healthy Environments & Climate Change (HECC) strategic plan.
• Strive to improve the health of all people in Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) and reduce inequities among populations by addressing the determinants of health and promoting equitable health outcomes through the reduction of environmental exposures and improvements to the built environment.
• Be a resource on healthy environment principles for the staff and community partners.
• Collaborate with the HECC leadership and leads efforts to review and synthesize current research in order to continually expand our understanding of the linkages between the built environment and climate change mitigation, adaptation and resilience and their impact population health.
• Develop, implement, facilitate, consult, educate, evaluate and research initiatives related to health, the built environment, climate change mitigation, adaptation and resilience throughout the health region to stimulate integration within and partnerships beyond the organization.
• Collaborate with diverse stakeholders including staff, Medical Health Officers, local governments, non-profit organizations and other community partners in order to support the inclusion of health considerations within community planning and services to build healthier, more livable and climate resilient communities in the region.

This work is aligned with VCH’s people-centred values and focused on advancing Indigenous Cultural Safety, anti-racism, diversity, equity and inclusion and Planetary Health.

Education & Experience

• Master’s degree in Planning, Public Health, Health Science or a health-related discipline.
• Three (3) years’ recent, related public health and partner/stakeholder engagement experience including experience with project management/coordination, policy development and evaluation, knowledge translation, research grants and change management, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Valid BC Driver’s license and access to a personal vehicle for business-related purposes.

Knowledge & Abilities

• Strong understanding of the public health and the healthcare system including broad knowledge of public health policies, procedures, regulations, and legislative environment.
• Knowledge of complex organizational and system dynamics in terms of involving multiple stakeholders, community organizations and services.
• Knowledge of public health science, population health, determinants of health, health equity, healthy built environment, epidemiology, climate change mitigation and adaptation, theoretical and applied models of health promotion, prevention, health protection and applicable legislation.
  
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