Project Manager, Indigenous Wellness and Reconciliation

Join the Indigenous Wellness and Reconciliation Team as Project Manager, Strategic Initiatives!

This is not a conventional project management role. Advancing Truth and Reconciliation in health care requires more than coordination, it requires relational intelligence, structural clarity, and the ability to move organizations from commitment to action. We are looking for someone who leads with humility and accountability, and who understands that Indigenous Cultural Safety is both systems change and point-of-care transformation. Someone who can hold complexity without losing direction. Someone who can build trust while also driving disciplined implementation.

You will be joining a growing and evolving team, one that is building new frameworks, tools, and ways of working. This role requires comfort in a space that is maturing: where structures are being strengthened, processes are being refined, and there is opportunity to help shape how we operate. If you are collaborative, grounded in respect for Indigenous rights and self-determination, open to feedback, and capable of creating clarity in evolving environments, we want to hear from you.

About the Indigenous Wellness and Reconciliation (IWR) Team

The IWR team guides Providence in advancing its commitments to Truth and Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples. Our work is informed by foundational reports including In Plain Sight (2021) and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. At Providence, reconciliation is not the responsibility of one team alone, it is a shared commitment.

IWR provides structure, guidance, and accountability to ensure that Indigenous Cultural Safety is embedded in policy, practice, workforce development, physical spaces, and patient experience. We do this by working with partners across the organization,  supporting leaders, clinicians, and teams to translate intention into action. Our work includes developing practical tools, frameworks, and improvement supports that enable both systems-level transformation and point-of-care change. We focus on building internal capability so that Indigenous Cultural Safety becomes sustained practice.

Much of our work involves:

• Bridging Indigenous and health system worldviews
• Supporting programs to move from intention to implementation
• Designing improvement projects that are measurable and sustainable
• Creating clarity and structure within complex organizational environments

To learn more about the Indigenous Wellness and Reconciliation team, check us out here.

You will report to Lindsay Beck, Director of Planning and Project Management, and join a team that works hard, supports one another deeply, and brings humour and heart to challenging conversations. The Vice President of Indigenous Wellness and Reconciliation, Harmony Johnson, leads with vision while creating space for autonomy, flexibility, and growth.

Experience:

• University degree in a related field such as health administration, public health, political or social science, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Five (5) to seven (7) years’ recent, related and progressive experience managing projects.
• Experience working with Indigenous communities, Indigenous-led organizations or alongside Indigenous communities.
• Understanding of BC’s health system and the structural realities affecting Indigenous Peoples in health care.

This role is for someone who:

• Comfortable working in ambiguity while creating clarity for others
• Structured but not rigid
• Direct but relational
• Builds trust across diverse partnerships
• Is comfortable facilitating conversations that may be complex or uncomfortable
• Is open to learning, unlearning, and receiving feedback

You believe projects are about people first, and you also know that without structure, good intentions stall. You do not need to come from a formal project management background. You do need to understand project management concepts (planning, risk, scope, budget, communication) and know how to apply them in relational, creative ways. Preference will be given to Indigenous applicants. We strongly encourage First Nations, Métis, and Inuit candidates to apply.

• State-of-the-art facilities: The new St. Paul’s Hospital and health campus will be the most innovative approach to the delivery of integrated care in B.C. and Canada, designed to appropriately address the future health needs of patients, families and our communities. From hospital care to primary and community health solutions, the new St. Paul’s Hospital and health campus will continue to lead innovations in care, research, and teaching. The new St. Paul’s Hospital is expected to open in 2027.
• Make your mark on healthcare: Joining PHC during the new St. Paul's Hospital transition offers exposure that is difficult to find elsewhere. Be part of one of the biggest healthcare projects in B.C.’s history. 
• Competitive pay and benefits: $45.46 to $65.35 CAD per hour, depending on experience, plus this role includes a robust benefits package, 4 weeks of vacation to start, a competitive pension plan, and even a 50% discount on transit passes for eligible employees.
• Inclusive culture: We respect the diversity, dignity and interdependence of all persons. We value the cultural richness that our diverse workforce brings to the care of our equally diverse population of patients and residents.
• Flexible work and hours: This role supports a flexible hours, hybrid model, with one day per week in office. 

Your Day to Day:

The core of this role is partnering with clinical programs, departments, and operational leaders across Providence to scope, plan, and deliver Indigenous Cultural Safety improvement projects and strategic initiatives.

• Partner with units and departments to clarify project scope, define outcomes, and develop structured project charters and phased implementation plans
• Guide teams from early-stage idea through design, pilot, evaluation, and integration into operations
• Design practical evaluation and monitoring structures aligned with Indigenous-informed frameworks
• Track risks, dependencies, resource impacts, and budget considerations
• Facilitate structured working sessions that build clarity, accountability, and shared ownership
• Lead cross-program strategic initiatives
• Synthesize and translate project results into clear, audience-appropriate materials (e.g., briefing notes, case studies, funder updates, executive summaries)
• Develop briefing materials for senior leadership and governance tables
• Support transition planning to ensure initiatives are sustained beyond the project lifecycle

Who We Are:

Providence Health Care is one of the largest faith-based health care organizations in Canada. For the people at Providence, living our Mission, Vision and Values means providing British Columbians with compassionate, socially just, exceptional and innovative care every day.

From our humble roots 129 years ago, Providence has grown into globally renowned research, teaching, and care organization. As individuals within a mission-driven organization, we choose to be part of Providence Health Care because we value the organization’s long commitment to social justice and compassionate care, and its commitment to the process of Truth and Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples.

We acknowledge that Providence Health Care and the new St. Paul’s Hospital site is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.