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Title: Director of WAHA Queens Health Education Campus Initiative

Division: WAHA Queens Health Professions Development Program

Affiliation: Non-Unionized

Site: Moose Factory & Moosonee, ON

Reports to: Vice President of People & Corporate Services

Status: Permanent Full-Time

The Weeneebayko Area Health Authority (WAHA) is seeking an experienced leader to fill the key role of Director of WAHA Queens Health Education Campus Initiative.

Life at WAHA

A beacon of healing, wellness, and innovation, WAHA connects remote communities with the care they deserve. With spellbinding views surrounding each site, team members bask in the tranquility of the land, juxtaposed against a bustling workplace busy addressing the complex needs of the region. Here, we work with purpose, knowing each action matters. Patients are neighbours, family, and colleagues. Each day brings a challenge- the good kind that stretches you, helps you grow, and makes you feel vital. These hurdles birth opportunities to problem solve, develop new skills, and explore new roles. Here, we step into a version of ourselves once forgotten, overshadowed by the daily grind, and rediscover a deep connection with ourselves, the land, and each other. Here, we experience work with wonder. #WeAreWAHA

What We Do

There has never been a more exciting time to be at WAHA. We are an integrated health system providing the full continuum of care to the six communities of the western James Bay coast with over 500 employees, physicians, and partners in care. As a health authority, you will work in a unique setting where you have the opportunity to care for patients in all phases of their life journey, in all areas of their health experience. From Primary, Acute, and Mental Health, Dental, Specialty Clinics, Population Health and the WAHA Paramedic Service, the opportunities for growth are boundless. We provide community-based programming in all six of our communities, have six paramedic bases, three hospitals, four emergency departments, one community health centre and a total of 72 beds. Our guiding goal is to be a centre of excellence in Indigenous and remote healthcare. To make this goal a reality, we have formed partnerships with other centres of excellence to remove barriers and eliminate the inequity of health services access that have long impacted the patients that we serve.

At WAHA, we are leading the way in health transformation. Come and immerse yourself in the local Cree culture, work with dedicated and passionate colleagues, and live in beautiful northern communities with amazing community members. Our mission is to provide optimum healthcare as close to home as possible. You can be part of this rewarding experience. Come and find your adventure in the north.

Who You Are

• A champion of positive change management and making a difference for underserved populations
• Demonstrates high emotional intelligence, integrity and accountability
• Action-oriented with a track record of achievement
• Leads self by demonstrating self-awareness, managing and developing themselves, and demonstrating character
• Engages others by fostering their development, contributing to healthy organizations, communicating effectively, and builds teams
• Achieves results by setting direction, strategically aligning decisions with vision, values, and evidence, takes action to implement decisions, and assesses and evaluates
• Develops coalitions by purposefully building partnerships and networks to create results, demonstrates a commitment to customer service, mobilizes knowledge to navigate socio-political environments
• Engages in system transformation by demonstrating system and critical thinking, encouraging and supporting innovation, orienting themselves strategically to the future, and championing and orchestrating change

What You’ll Do

• Build and sustain respectful, reciprocal relationships with Indigenous communities, leadership, Elders, and Knowledge Keepers, grounded in trust, accountability, and long-term commitment
• Ensure community voices and priorities guide all aspects of the program
• Co-create and steward the strategic vision and workplan in alignment with partner/community-defined goals and aspirations
• Support the development of a regional campus rooted in Indigenous knowledge systems and land-based learning
• Lead and support efforts to transform institutional structures, addressing systemic racism, colonial practices, and power imbalances within health education
• Advance anti-colonial and anti-oppressive approaches in curriculum, governance, and partnerships
• Provide leadership and mentorship to the project team, fostering a culturally safe, inclusive, and supportive environment
• Oversee the Pathways programming, ensuring it is responsive to youth, families, and community needs
• Chair the Executive Committee and work collaboratively with partners as co-creators to ensure shared decision-making with intentional outcomes.
• Support and guide subcommittees, ensuring alignment with values and priorities of the initiative
• Advocate for sustained funding and resources that support community-led education and infrastructure
• Engage in knowledge sharing that honours Indigenous protocols and protects community knowledge
• Work in a flexible, responsive manner that honours community timelines, seasonal cycles, and emerging needs
• Travel regularly to northern and remote communities and engage meaningfully on the land

What You Bring

• Degree in Health Professions, Education, Leadership or related field
• Undergraduate degree with relevant experience in project leadership or management required
• 5-7 years of experience in project leadership or management in Indigenous communities
• Experience living and working with Indigenous communities, with a strong understanding of their cultural, social and regional contexts
• Valid Driver’s License
• Ability to communicate in the local native Cree language is an asset

Why Choose Us

• Hospitals of Ontario Pension Plan
• Group health, welfare, and Employee and Family Assistance Program Benefits
• Annual retention bonus, a northern living allowance, and vacation travel bonus (all pensionable earnings)
• Be part of an organization leading health transformation in the remote north
• Ability to work with a purpose, connected to an amazing community and culture, with opportunities to learn and grow

Salary:$137,319.00 - $164,170.50

Competition #: 2026-253

This job posting is for a new vacancy.

Deadline: Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026 @ 12:00 noon.

Apply directly athttps://www.waha.ca/career-opportunities/

As part of our recruiting process, AI tools may assist in the screening of applications. Final hiring decisions are made by our recruitment team and hiring managers.

Weeneebayko Area Health Authority is an inclusive employer. Accommodations are available in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights code and Accessibility of Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005.

Pay: $70.42-$84.19 per hour

Application question(s):

• Do you have a degree or under graduate in Health Professions, Education, Leadership or related field?
• Are you legally entitled to work in Canada?

Work Location: On the road