Manager Indigenous Cancer Control Projects (Remote)

Manager, Indigenous Health Promotion 

BC Cancer

Provincial, BC

Pursuant to section 42 (3) of the British Columbia Human Rights Code, preference will be given to applicants of Indigenous Ancestry. Please self-identify in your cover letter/resume

This is a provincial position and can work out of any of the 6 regional Cancer Centers.

Reporting to the Director, Provincial Indigenous Cancer Control, the Manager is responsible for supporting the development, implementation and evaluation of projects and activities related to the Indigenous Cancer Strategy. The Manager develops and implements individual project work plans, supports the hiring, training and reporting of Indigenous program staff and supports and nurtures BC Cancer’s relationship with its Indigenous partners. The Manager is responsible for the identification, planning, development, implementation, coordination and evaluation of key programs and related projects. The Manager works collaboratively with a variety of internal and external partners and stakeholders in support of the development, implementation, and evaluation of policy, transformation, and knowledge exchange programs and related projects. The Manager supports the establishment of key relationships with external health system partners including regional health authorities and existing cancer organizations.

What you’ll do

• Promoting screening, engaging partners and Indigenous communities.
• Identifying barriers and building strategies to address. 
• Support development and implementation of mobile screening in Indigenous communities.
• Develop and manage various project work plans for Indigenous Cancer Control to ensure attainment of project goals, budget and timelines, and maintaining documentation for project reporting and evaluation processes.
• Complete activities in support of the development and sustainability of the Strategy including participating in strategic planning, reporting on projects and initiatives, identifying and evaluating the applicability of alternate sources of funds and supporting communication efforts.
• Provide supervision, leadership and guidance to team members by establishing priorities, supervising and directing work, assessing performance, handling disciplinary issues, motivating and coaching staff.
• Manage the recruitment, hiring and orientation processes of new staff hired as part of the Indigenous Cancer Control team
• Manage budget(s) associated with the Indigenous Cancer Control department and ensure funds are appropriately reported on and accounted for.
• Manage regular communication with BC Cancer’s Indigenous partners, including facilitating relationship building between BC Cancer regional centres and Indigenous communities and organizations at a local and regional level.
• Manage inventory of Indigenous specific resources developed as part of BC Cancer’s work with its Indigenous partners
• Provide coordination, facilitation and administrative support to ongoing committees/working groups through agenda planning, minutes, follow-up research and action
• Develop and maintain data collection tools, templates and processes to ensure consistent, high quality and relevant data is collected and stored. Develops, coordinates and/or oversees coordination of proposals, and work plans for their designated program’s projects, ensuring that resources will meet program/project objectives and high quality deliverables.
• Gather, review, interpret and analyze reports to identify wise practices for other jurisdictions that can be adapted for use in BC. Compiles, analyzes, summarizes and communicates data to support program initiatives.