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Job Description - Black Health Equity Specialist (117203)

Black Health Equity Specialist

117203

Administrative/Service

This position will be located at: 100 King St. West

EDI & Human Rights

Temporary Full-time

1

Union Code: Non Union Employees

48.8900 - 62.6800 Hourly

Mar 25, 2025, 4:00:00 AM

Close Date (Period for Applying) - External: Apr 8, 2025, 3:59:00 AM

The Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Human Rights Department manages strategic initiatives to advance equity, diversity and inclusion across Hamilton Health Sciences. The EDI & Human Rights Department leads engagement with equity seeking groups to amplify their perspectives and needs in key decision-making processes. The department also leads change and responds to challenges across the organization and community to further create a culture of inclusivity and belonging.

The Black Health Equity Specialist is responsible for supporting better health access, experiences and outcomes for Black patients and families. The specialist will inform the implementation of the Black Health Plan, support the organizational approach to health equity including but not limited to data collection, usage and engage in inclusive staff community, patient and family engagement to facilitate coordinated approaches that enable co-design, implementation, and evaluation of patient-informed, innovative solutions aimed at reducing inequities in care.

8am-4pm M-F, weekends and evenings sometimes required. This position is temporary until March 2026.

1. Undergraduate degree in Quality Improvement; Health Equity, Public Policy with emphasis on human rights, gender studies, Social Justice or Equity; Social Work, Public Health; or Health Care Leadership. Masters Preferred.
2. Experience with Health Equity data collection and understanding of best practices.
3. Understanding of effectiveness methodologies, change management, project management and process improvement skills.
4. Critical Analysis of Equity Diversity and Inclusion topics in Health Care and experience working with diverse communities (racialized individuals, LGBTQ2+ people, women, youth, people with disabilities, Indigenous people, immigrant populations).
5. Demonstrated leadership skills, including the ability to act as an informal leader, influencing performance driven teams while aligning with organization values, setting priorities and undertaking multiple tasks with tight deadlines.
6. Broad understanding of hospital operations across the organization to inform discussions and creative solutions to building an inclusive community.
7. Experience, knowledge and understanding of concepts related to co-design, patient engagement and community engagement principles and data governance models.
8. Knowledge and understanding of First Nations OCAP Principles, Black Health Equity EGAP Principles and Data Governance Best Practices.
9. Effective communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills with a keen ability to engage with various stakeholders and members of the community, resulting in collaborative partnerships and data governance agreements.
10. Strong ability to conduct research, design, develop plans/procedures/write reports.
11. Ability to be creative and proactive in offering new approaches to problem solve.
12. Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with people from diverse racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and gender backgrounds.
13. Demonstrated emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills; ability to influence an outcome across all levels through a consultative methodology.
14. Ability to work independently and effectively as leader or member in teams, on task-forces, and committees.
15. Ability to successfully navigate challenging conversations among diverse groups and build consensus.
16. Sound knowledge working with relevant legislation, including the Ontario Human Rights Code, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), and the Employment Equity Act, and other relevant human rights legislation as required.

Hamilton Health Sciences fosters a culture of patient and staff safety, whereby all employees are guided by our Mission, Vision, Values, and Values Based Code of Conduct. Hamilton Health Sciences is a teaching hospital and all staff and physicians are expected to support students and other learners.

To be considered for this opportunity applicants must apply during the posting period. All internal and external applicants may ONLY apply via the Careers website.

Hamilton Health Sciences is an equal opportunity employer and we will accommodate any needs under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Hiring processes will be modified to remove barriers to accommodate those with disabilities, if requested. Should any applicant require accommodation through the application processes, please contact HR Operations at 905-521-2100, Ext. 46947 for assistance. If the applicant requires a specific accommodation because of a disability during an interview, the applicant will need to advise the hiring manager when scheduling the interview and the appropriate accommodations can be made.

This competition is open to all qualified applicants, however, qualified internal applicants will be considered first. Past performance will be considered as part of the selection process. If you are a previous employee of Hamilton Health Sciences, please note: the circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment. Proficiency in both Official Languages, French and English, is considered an asset.

If this position is temporary, selection for this position will be as per the outlined Collective Agreements:

Article 30 (k), CUPE Collective Agreement

Article 10.7 (d), ONA Collective Agreement

Article 13.01 (b) (ii), OPSEU 273 Collective Agreement

Article 14.04, OPSEU 209 Collective Agreement

Article 2.07 and Article 13, PIPSC RT Collective Agreement