Climate Change and Planetary Health Lead

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $46.37 - $66.66 / hour

Job Summary

Fraser health is looking for a Climate Change Lead to join our Healthy Environments, Population and Public Health team. In this role you will provide leadership in the implementation of climate change and health adaptation initiatives across Fraser health.

Specific duties include

Partner with the Medical Health Officer, Healthy Environments, Health Protection and other applicable Public Health teams to lead the implementation of climate change and health adaption initiatives across Fraser Health Authority (FHA)

Provide strategic leadership, project management and subject matter expertise on issues relating to climate change and health.

Supporting Indigenous Health team in advancing climate change and health adaptions in Indigenous communities and population through out the health region.

Create and build effective relationships with external partners and other health sector stakeholders including Health Canada, BC Ministry of Health, other regional Health Authorities, First Nations Health Authority and the Provincial Health Services Authority.

Coordinate and support knowledge translation related to climate change and planetary health and represent Fraser Health on climate change committees.

Qualifications

Masters degree in a discipline related to Environmental Health, sustainability, and climate action

(7) Years’ of recent, related experience, including environmental and public health promotion, climate action and knowledge translation experience.

An equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be considered.

This Full-Time opportunity is based out of the Tri-Cities, BC. Evening and weekend work may occasionally be required.

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Detailed Overview

Supporting the Vision, Values, Purpose and Commitments of Fraser Health including service delivery that is centered around patients/clients/residents and families:

Reporting to the Manager Environmental Health Services, the Climate Change and Planetary Health Lead provides subject matter expertise, project management, and strategic leadership on issues relating to climate change and health. Working closely with the Medical Health Officer, Environmental Health and the Health Protection team, the Lead provides leadership in the implementation of climate change and health adaptation initiatives across Fraser Health (FH), and plans and conducts monitoring, reporting, and evaluation activities related to this work.

Collaborates with Public Health staff to work with provincial ministries and community partners on issues involving climate change adaptation and health, including local authorities and non-governmental organizations. The Lead works with the Environmental Health Scientist and other FH staff to synthesize the rapidly evolving literature on climate change projections, health impacts, and adaptation options to ensure that FH senior leadership are informed, and will form research and knowledge translation partnerships to ensure that knowledge gaps are addressed.

The Lead actively monitors and pursues funding opportunities to support FH’s pursuit of mitigation and adaptation initiatives.

Responsibilities

Leads the implementation of Fraser Health climate change and health adaptation actions within the Office of the Chief Medical Health Officer. Works with the Manager, Environmental Health Services Health Protection, Medical Health Officer, Environmental Health, Environmental Health Scientist, and senior leaders to coordinate, plan prioritize activities, develop timelines, allocate resources and implement change management plans.

Coordinates the strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation of priority climate and planetary health initiatives in Population and Public Health. Documents performance trends and recommends modifications to improve the climate change-related programs. Organizes and maintains an up-to-date database of priority initiatives relating to climate change and health, and supports broader organizational initiatives relating to monitoring, evaluation, and reporting.

Collaborates with the Medical Health Officer, Environmental Health team and Environmental Health Scientist on other work related to climate change and planetary health.

Assists Healthy Built Environment team with climate change evidence and actions, and supports community outreach efforts to contribute to a strategic and effective process.

Contributes to relationship building with external partners, and contributes to intersectoral action initiatives with municipal and First Nation staff, as well as those that provide health-related services and other allied services.

Supports Indigenous Health team in advancing climate change and health adaptation in Indigenous communities and populations throughout the health region. Advances partnerships with urban Indigenous and Metis organizations in collaboration with FH, Climate Action Secretariat, Ministry of Health, and others.

Collaborates with the Environmental Health Scientist, Fraser Health Public Health Observatory, and external organizations like BC Centres for Disease Control and Ministry of Health to advance surveillance and reporting for climate-sensitive health outcomes.

Coordinates and supports knowledge translation related to climate change and planetary health, including mapping, guidance resources, research summaries, conference and webinar presentations, and policy recommendations. Supports Fraser Health’s web and social media presence.

Supports the process by which PPH reports to Ministry of Health on climate change activities described in the bilateral agreement/mandate letter, as well as any created under the Climate Accountability Act (e.g., risk management for health services).

Supports Fraser Health response to other climate change and planetary health initiatives such as those lead by the Ministry of Health.

Represents Fraser Health on climate change committees, working and advisory groups.

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