Health Equity & Community Engagement Lead

Fraser Health Authority; Surrey; On-site; CAD 54,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Fraser Health Authority in British Columbia seeks a Temporary Full-Time Lead, Health Equity and Community Engagement to develop, execute, and evaluate vital community wellness programs. You will apply 3–5 years of public health experience to design targeted population change initiatives and manage complex project portfolios for equity-seeking populations.

You will build partnerships with providers, non-profits, researchers, and government, guiding communications, and embedding equity, diversity

Qualifications

• Master's degree in health, public health or health administration.
• 3–5 years in public health, program evaluation and equity work.
• Experience with public and/or population change initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead health equity and community engagement projects to enhance system capacity.
• Coordinate health equity initiatives across Fraser Health and foster community engagement in planning and evaluation.
• Develop scalable community engagement models responsive to diversity and feedback from patients and providers.
• Oversee a community engagement model and supervise volunteers as required.
• Develop partnerships with providers, non-profits, academia, government and communities to promote initiatives and innovation.
• Create multi-level communications strategies with Corporate Communications for diverse communities.
• Contribute to community engagement programs understanding patient, provider, setting and system factors affecting implementation.
• Develop documentation, risk analysis, work plans, reports and briefing materials with data-driven recommendations.
• Provide day-to-day support to the EDI department in project coordination and resources.
• Explore innovations, best practices, and frameworks with FH partners and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with regional colleagues to advance equity strategies and address challenges.
• Attend community meetings (evenings/weekends) as needed.
• Support Health Equity initiatives with CHS teams and perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Community engagement

Project management

Health equity

Stakeholder collaboration

Program evaluation

Education

Master's Degree in health-related discipline (Public Health / Health Administration)

Job description

Fraser Health Authority in British Columbia seeks a Temporary Full-Time Lead, Health Equity and Community Engagement to develop, execute, and evaluate vital community wellness programs. You will apply 3–5 years of public health experience to design targeted population change initiatives and manage complex project portfolios for equity-seeking populations.

You will build partnerships with providers, non-profits, researchers, and government, guiding communications, and embedding equity, diversity