Job Description

Job Summary: Come work as a Manager of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)! Reporting to the Director of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), the Manager of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) will be responsible for leading the implementation of VCH\xe2\x80\x99s EDI priority actions. The primary focus of the role is to support our organizational commitment for a safe and diverse workforce reflective of the communities we serve, and sustaining a workplace culture that is inclusive, welcoming and equitable. The Manager will contribute to advancing, implementing and promoting organizational and local strategy through a range of EDI initiatives and programs. They are the key point of contact with programs/departments and leaders across the organization, partnering to educate, advise, guide and champion inclusive behaviour. They will support and incorporate EDI into core organizational systems and practices, achieving improved results from a staff, medical staff and organizational perspective. At Vancouver Coastal Health, we are guided by our values of We Care for Everyone, We Are Always Learning and We Strive for Better Results, along with our pillars of Indigenous Cultural Safety, Anti-Racism, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, and Planetary Health. Our values and pillars uphold our commitment to delivering safe, quality care. As a Manager of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion with Vancouver Coastal Health you will:

• Provide leadership to the EDI Advisor team and acts as an organizational EDI resource for VCH.
• Act as a catalyst, senior advisor, collaborator and educator, working with all VCH departments, services and programs to develop partnerships and adopt new EDI practices.
• Act as a change agent who inspires others, plays the roles of leader and mentor for the Advisor team.
• Lead the integration and alignment of EDI practices and initiatives with the current and emerging needs of the organization while informing and supporting leaders on EDI best practices.
• Increase organizational awareness of unconscious bias and mitigating bias in the workplace.
• Collaborate and engage internal and external partners through influence and relationship-building to ensure alignment between the EDI priority actions and other related initiatives across the organization, working particularly with the Indigenous Cultural Safety, Anti-Racism, Wellness and Respectful Workplace Program teams, as well as the Regional Medical Director, EDI.
• Conduct a workforce analysis to establish the baseline in order evaluate progress in increasing workforce representation, including in leadership roles.
• Source and/or develops EDI training.
• In collaboration with the People Team and operational leaders, implement leading practices for recruitment, selection, interviewing and hiring processes.
• Establish and monitors baseline metrics and KPIs for the program through collecting and analyzing data.
• Measure and evaluates progress and impact to help drive decisions and bring creativity and strategic thinking to identify new initiatives, solutions, and approaches to address systemic bias and organizational barriers.
• Carry out responsibilities in accordance with health and safety requirements; immediately reports unsafe situations by notifying supervisor or other appropriate personnel.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.