Lead | Equitable People Practices

Interior Health Authority; Kelowna; On-site; CAD 91,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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

Job summary

Interior Health Authority is seeking a permanent full-time Lead, Equitable People Practices to advance equitable people practices across the organization and influence culture for a healthier workplace.

Location is flexible within the Interior Health region; salary ranges from CAD 90,770 to CAD 130,480 per year for 1.0 FTE, with IH establishing salaries within the range based on qualifications and equity considerations.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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 marginalized groups.
• Leads, facilitates, or chairs internal and external committees and working groups.
• Supports the development and monitoring of metrics and indicators related to equitable workforce outcomes.
• Stays current with industry trends in equitable, inclusive, culturally safe and anti-racist people practices.

Job description

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 $130,48 (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.

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).