Description:
Education
- Grade 12, including one year of post-secondary education in business or office administration, plus six months of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
Experience
- Relevant, recent, and significant experience in an administrative capacity, including provisions of services to senior level staff processes (normally acquired over a period of 3-5 years)
- Experience working with BC First Nations communities and/or organizations
- Experience in budget oversight and management
- Experience utilizing a variety of office tools including Microsoft Office suite and SharePoint
- Experience handling sensitive and confidential information and matters in a trusted and responsible manner
- Experience developing and maintaining administrative systems, processes, and procedures
Knowledge, Skills & Attributes
Knowledge, Skills & Attributes
- Knowledge of the FNHA, and its structure and inter-dependencies.
- Knowledge of the work of the Health Emergency Management Team.
- Advanced knowledge of MS office – Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel, and Access.
- Handles confidential information with trust and professionalism.
Competencies
- Awareness - Thorough knowledge of the current First Nations health governance landscape in BC.
- Leadership –Influencing, motivating, and inspiring others through direct and indirect means to accomplish organizational objectives including people and partnership development in a manner consistent with the 7 Directives, Shared Values, and Wellness Operating Principles. Able to champion change, in partnership with others, by living the First Nations perspective of health and wellness.
- Decision making - Uses sound judgment to make good decisions based on information gathered and analyzed. Considers all pertinent facts and alternatives before deciding on the most appropriate action. Commits to decision.
- Problem solving - Analyzes problems by gathering and organizing all relevant information. Identifies cause and effect relationships. Comes up with appropriate solutions with minimal supervision.
- Teamwork/collaboration – Strong interpersonal skills. Interacts with people effectively. Able and willing to share and receive information. Collaborates within the group and across groups. Supports group decisions. Puts group goals ahead of own goals.
- Adaptability - Adapts to changing work environments, work priorities and organizational needs. Able to effectively deal with change and diverse people.
- Planning/Organizing – Proactively plans and organizes tasks and work responsibilities to achieve objectives. Sets priorities and schedules activities. Allocates and uses resources properly.
- Work standards - Sets and maintains high professional and performance standards. Pays close attention to detail, accuracy, quality, and ensures follow through.