Workforce Development Coordinator

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority; Winnipeg; Hybrid; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) is hiring an Indigenous Workforce Development Coordinator at WRHA Grace Hospital in Winnipeg. The role focuses on recruiting, integrating, and retaining First Nations, Métis, and Inuit professionals across WRHA levels.

It emphasizes cultural safety, anti-racism, and equitable health outcomes for Indigenous patients. The incumbent will report to Workforce Development, develop regional strategies, and partner with communities to strengthen Indigenous

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of recruitment or workforce planning experience.
• Experience with recruitment software and job boards.
• Experience in Indigenous employment, workforce development, and community engagement.
• Knowledge of Indigenous priorities and healthcare contexts in Manitoba.
• Experience creating mentorship or development programs.

Responsibilities

• Drive recruitment and retention of Indigenous professionals across WRHA.
• Develop regional workforce strategy to improve Indigenous representation.
• Build relationships with WRHA management, employees, and Indigenous communities.
• Raise awareness of healthcare careers among Indigenous job seekers through outreach.
• Promote WRHA career options to internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Relationship building

Community engagement

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Project coordination

Education

Post-secondary degree in Human Resources or related field

HR management certification (preferred)

Indigenous relations training or trauma-informed care training (asset)

Tools

HR software/recruitment systems

Job boards/e-recruitment platforms

Job description

Employer: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

Site: WRHA Corporate - Grace Hospital

Job Stream: Non-Clinical

Union: Non Union

Anticipated Start Date: 10/05/2026

FTE: 1.00

Anticipated Shift: Days

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Daily Hours Worked: 7.75

Annual Base Hours: 2015

Grow your career in the Winnipeg Health Region! Our team provides a spectrum of health care services through an integrated network of sites, services and organizations. We're united by a shared commitment to excellent and equitable health care.

Position Overview

The Indigenous Workforce Development Coordinator drives the recruitment, systemic integration, and retention of First Nations, Red River Métis, and Inuit professionals across all levels of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority. This role actively works to build a representative healthcare workforce, mitigating employment barriers for Indigenous applicants. By embedding cultural safety and humility into human resource processes, this role directly supports organizational commitments to systemic equity, anti-racism, and improved health outcomes for Indigenous patient populations.

Main Function:

• Reporting to the Director - Workforce Development , the Workforce Development Coordinator will contribute to the development of a representative workforce within the Winnipeg Health Region that facilitates greater inclusion of the Indigenous community.
• Develops a comprehensive regional representative workforce strategy, including the development and implementation of recruitment resources and tools to promote and support recruitment of Indigenous employees.
• Develops strong working relationships with various sectors of Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) management, employees, and the community to enhance the Region's capacity to attract Indigenous job seekers to careers in the health field.
• Acts as a resource to the WRHA to increase awareness of the healthcare careers/employment opportunities among Indigenous job seekers through a variety of career exploration, outreach and recruitment initiatives.
• Promotes a positive public awareness of the WRHA and its career options and services to internal and external rightsholders of the healthcare system.

THIS IS A DESIGNATED INDIGENOUS COMPETITION THAT IS OPEN TO INDIGENOUS APPLICANTS. Proof of ancestry will be requested, and those selected for an interview will be asked related questions. We invite applicants to self-identify in their cover letter and/or resume.

Experience

• Minimum 3 years of experience in recruitment, workforce planning, or community development, ideally within a hospital, health authority, or community health care setting.
• Experience and familiarity with job boards, and human resources/recruitment software.
• Experience in/and knowledge of Workforce Development functions specializing in Healthcare, Indigenous employment, workforce development, youth engagement strategies.
• Previous experience in workforce or career development, involving engagement activities and outreach to the community.
• Experience in the development of Mentorship programs.
• Experience working with the Indigenous community; knowledge of Indigenous customs, values, beliefs and traditions.
• Lived experience and understanding of Indigenous healthcare priorities, services, and challenges alongside Indigenous culture, protocols, traditions, and values, both within communities and organizations in Manitoba.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• A post-secondary degree in Human Resources, or completion of a post-secondary program in a relevant discipline.
• Certificate in Human Resources management from an accredited educational institution preferred.
• Training in Indigenous relations, coaching and trauma informed care and/or similar field an asset.
• Completion of Indigenous cultural safety and anti-racism training.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR) designation (or working towards it) is considered an asset.
• Registered Professional Recruiter (RPR) designation (or equivalent) is considered an asset.
• Must have a valid Manitoba driver’s license and use of a personal motor vehicle for travel.

Qualifications and Skills

• Demonstrated relationships with career colleges, universities, training programs and high schools.
• Demonstrated relationships with indigenous employment agencies.
• Strong existing relationships or working knowledge of local First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities, governance structures, and regional health needs.
• Ability to work as part of a team and manage interpersonal relationships professionally.
• Working knowledge of the Indigenous community resources and organizations.
• Ability to set goals and meet deadlines under pressure and with changing priorities.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Canadian colonial impacts on Indigenous people in social and health contexts.
• Knowledge and appreciation of the unique history, cultures, and rights of Indigenous Peoples in Canada is required.
• Commitment to upholding the shared responsibility of creating lasting and meaningful reconciliation in Canada as per Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action (2015) and Manitoba's Path to Reconciliation Act (2016).
• Understanding and commitment to the articles set out in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) as a framework for truth and reconciliation.
• Knowledge of Indigenous cultural safety and anti-racism actions, inquests and reports, e.g., Jordans Principle, Joyce's Principle and Brian Sinclair Inquest.
• Demonstrated knowledge of ethical principles and cultural protocols in interactions with Indigenous partners and organizations.
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills (report writing and presentations).
• Ability to manage tasks and projects involving diverse organizations in the community and internal stakeholders.
• Demonstrated strategic problem-solving skills and research experience.

Physical Requirements

Not Applicable

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Golden West Centennial Lodge, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, River Park Gardens, Prairie Crocus Manor, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.

Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.

Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.

Wewelcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodationsare available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

Manitoba healthcare employers, in partnership with the Indigenous community, are committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous People within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.