Lead - Indigenous Relations
Your Opportunity:
ALTA Paramedic Health seeks a leader to advocate for transformative change in the delivery of Indigenous healthcare. The Lead - Indigenous Relations, will advance healthcare standards, delivery, experiences and outcomes for Indigenous peoples across Alberta. As Lead - Indigenous Relations, you will provide strategic and operational leadership and expertise, building and maintaining strong relationships with Indigenous leadership, organizations, and communities throughout Alberta. This role will contribute to developing high-quality, accessible, and sustainable programs and services for Indigenous peoples, making recommendations based on experience working with First Nations, Metis, and Inuit communities and by leading practices in health service delivery, including for rural, remote and areas as well as programs and services for urban Indigenous communities. ALTA Paramedic Health manages all aspects of the province’s emergency health services system. Every year, more than 4,200 EHS-Alberta professionals support over 750,000 emergency and transfer calls, both on the ground and in the air. From the emergency communications officers (ECOs) who answer the phone when you call for an ambulance, to the front-line paramedics who respond to help, ALTA Paramedic Health works together to make sure Albertans get the right care, in the place, at the right time. If you’re ready to actively listen, and lead change in a good way, center Indigenous ways of being and knowing and leverage operational leaders to drive results and get things done, read the full details and apply below.
Description:
The Lead - Indigenous Relations provides expert advice and both strategic and operational leadership within ALTA Paramedic Health, developing, implementing and evaluating service delivery for Indigenous peoples. You will develop plans that strengthen relationships with Indigenous peoples and communities across the province and advise on provincial priorities, standards, processes, and procedures. As Lead, you will identify opportunities for improvement and direct the change management strategies required for successful implementation. Reporting to the Managing Director and Chief of ALTA Paramedic Health, the Lead is accountable for creating and executing strategic and operational plans that support patient‑focused care and reflect the short‑ and long‑term needs of Indigenous populations while ensuring effective budgetary and resource management. You will identify opportunities for improvement, innovation, and process development through community engagement and change management, and collaborate with a wide variety of internal and external Indigenous and non-Indigenous stakeholders to ensure the strategies and initiatives undertaken strengthen Indigenous engagement, consultation, and collaboration, while fostering meaningful relationships across healthcare and public safety systems. The Lead will also leverage operations leaders as key partners to facilitate the implementation of initiatives and ensure the effective execution of Indigenous-focused strategies.
- Classification: Lead
- Union: Exempt
- Unit and Program: ALTA Paramedic Health
- Primary Location: EMS Headquarters - Calgary
- Location Details: Eligible to work hybrid (on/off site) within Alberta
- Negotiable Location: Provincial
- Employee Class: Regular Full Time
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 08-JUN-2026
- Date Available: 13-JUL-2026
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 10
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
- Minimum Salary: $38.73
- Maximum Salary: $66.42
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Graduate of an Alberta College of Paramedics-approved program or similar Canadian paramedic program. Equivalencies of education and experience may be considered.
Additional Required Qualifications:
The skills for this position could be attained through time, community knowledge (Elders, community engagement, etc.), experience, education or a combination of all of these. Experience as a Paramedic Practitioner (ACP/PCP) together with the organizational awareness of the role that ALTA Paramedic Health plays within the healthcare and public safety systems. High degree of cultural competence as it relates to working with Indigenous peoples and bridging with non-Indigenous people. Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders in a respectful and collaborative manner, with a dedication to providing an excellent work culture for all team members. Proven ability to foster partnerships, establish and maintain strong working relationships, including all levels of ALTA Paramedic Health leadership and external stakeholders including First Nations and Metis communities, public agencies, and government. Understand the politically sensitive nature of working with multiple culturally diverse individuals and groups.
Preferred Qualifications:
A minimum of Bachelor-level degree in Health Administration, Business Administration or a related field. Lived experience with Indigenous history & culture. Has broad knowledge of Indigenous cultures in Alberta; Saulteaux, Cree, Blackfoot, Dene, Metis, Nakoda. Ability to speak or understand any of the Indigenous languages spoken within the territories of Treaty 6, Treaty 7, Treaty 8 or the Metis Settlements of Alberta. Previous experience in a health care setting.
Please note:
All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.
Security Screening:
A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.
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