Lead | Equitable People Practices

Position Summary
Interior Health is seeking a permanent full-time Lead, Equitable People Practices to provide leadership in advancing equitable people practices across the organization. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence culture, support organizational priorities, and contribute to a healthier workplace for all.

Location: The worksite location is flexible within the Interior Health region.

What we offer:
• An attractive remuneration package
• Excellent career prospects
• Employer paid training/education
• Employer paid vacation
• Employer paid insurance premiums
• Extended Health & Dental coverage
• Work-life balance
• May be eligible to contribute to MPP

The salary range for this position is $90,770 (min) to $113,462 (midpoint) to $130,481 (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:
The Lead, Equitable People Practices provides Interior Health (IH)-wide leadership, consultation, and expertise to advance equitable, inclusive, culturally safe, and anti-racist people practices. Working collaboratively with leaders throughout People & Engagement, the Lead is responsible for embedding equity into the design, implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement of human resource (HR) policies, programs, systems, and practices.

The Lead serves as a subject matter expert and strategic partner to HR teams and operational leaders to identify systemic barriers and implement sustainable solutions that improve workforce equity outcomes. The Lead supports advancing accessibility, Indigenous recruitment and retention, anti-racism, and workforce equity priorities within the Indigenous Workforce and Equitable People Practices team.

What will you work on:
• Leads the review, development, and continuous improvement of HR policies, procedures, programs, and practices through an equity lens.

• Identifies systemic barriers and inequities within workforce practices and develops recommendations to address gaps.

• Embeds equity principles throughout the employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, employee experience and engagement, development, advancement, recognition, and retention.

• Designs and implements and continuously improves equitable people practice frameworks, tools, standards, and resources for use across IH.

• Partners with Recruitment teams to strengthen equitable hiring practices to identify and reduce systemic barriers within recruitment and selection processes. Supports the design and implementation of bias-aware hiring practices, assessment methods, interview processes, and selection practices. Collaborates on strategies that support increased workforce diversity, representation, and equitable access to employment opportunities.

• Partners with the Employee Experience and Engagement team to integrate equity principles into employee experience initiatives and engagement strategies. Contributes to initiatives aimed at improving retention, development, and advancement outcomes for Indigenous employees and other historically, persistently, or systemically marginalized groups.

• Partners with the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Business Partner to develop and deliver DEI training, education, and resources. Provides consultation regarding equity and inclusive leadership practices.

• Works collaboratively with colleagues throughout IH to advance equitable, inclusive, culturally safe, and anti-racist people practices across the organization including reviewing proposed HR policies, programs, procedures, and organizational initiatives to identify potential equity impacts and provides recommendations to mitigate barriers and unintended inequities.

• Leads, facilitates, or chairs internal and external committees and working groups. Chairs and/or leads discussions as requested.

• Supports the development and monitoring of metrics and indicators related to equitable workforce outcomes. Utilizes employee feedback, workforce data, staff engagement results, and research findings to identify opportunities for improvement. Develops action plans in response to feedback, data, and findings, and works with Leaders and partners to implement changes. Prepares and delivers reports, presentations, and recommendations that communicate trends, outcomes, risks, and opportunities to leaders and partners.

• Stays current with industry trends, best practices and emerging approaches in equitable, inclusive, culturally safe and anti-racist people practices.

• In alignment with IH’s Occupational Health & Safety Program, employees shall adhere to all Occupational Health and Safety policies and procedures at all times and attend all required training. Employees are responsible to report any identified hazards, unsafe conditions or incidents to the manager or supervisor immediately.

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Come join our team and see why we’re one of BC’s Top Employers! Explore our extensive benefits, career growth opportunities, and lifestyle in one of the most beautiful and diverse regions of Canada. Ready to love where you live and work? Apply Today!

Honouring Interior Health’s commitment to Truth and Reconciliation and the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA), and Pursuant to Section 42 of the BC Human Rights Code, preferential consideration and/or hiring will be given to qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, or Inuit).

Qualfications
Education, Training and Experience
• Bachelor's degree in HR, Organizational Development, Public Administration, Indigenous Studies, Social Sciences, Business Administration, or a related discipline.

• Master's degree in a related field is preferred.

• Five (5) to seven (7) years of progressive experience in human resources, organizational effectiveness, equity and inclusion, workforce transformation, Indigenous engagement, cultural safety, or related fields.

• Experience leading organization-wide initiatives involving policy development, workforce practices, organizational change, or equity-related transformation.

• Comprehensive knowledge of the social, economic, political realities of settler-colonialism and systemic racism and historic and ongoing impacts on Indigenous peoples in social and health contexts and Indigenous-specific mandates. Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of, and commitment to upholding legislative obligations and provincial commitments in the foundational documents: Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan, Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study, the Distinctions Based Approach, Anti-Racism Data Act, and BC Human Rights Code.

Skills and Abilities
• Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to eradicate Indigenous-specific racism and discrimination and embed Indigenous Cultural Safety and Humility and an advanced expertise and unwavering dedication to engaging with diversity, centering equity, and advancing inclusion and confronting/addressing broader issues of racism and discrimination.
• Expertise in the design and implementation of DEI and accessibility programs and offerings.
• Agile and decisive, with the capacity to navigate changing priorities and deliver timely, responsive service in a complex and evolving environment.
• Demonstrated critical thinking and ability to apply principles and best practices within the appropriate context.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to assess and understand the business needs, synthesize findings and deliver content to support strategic initiatives and improve service delivery.
• Can effectively communicate in writing and verbally including the presentation of reports, strategy papers, and briefing notes.
• Demonstrated knowledge of HR policies and procedures and Human Rights laws.
• Demonstrated ability to apply tact, discretion, and diplomacy to facilitate the resolution of issues.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs.
• Ability to perform the essential duties of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to travel, as needed.