Advisor, Community Engagement

Salary Details

Job Summary

Come work as an Advisor, Community Engagement with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!

Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is looking for an Advisor, Community Engagement to join the Community Engagement team. Apply today to join our team!

As an Advisor, Community Engagement with Vancouver Coastal Health you will:

• Report to the Director of Public Affairs and Stakeholder Relations
• Assist and support in the development and implementation of community engagement strategies and plans that ensure the patient/client is at the centre of health care delivery.
• Work alongside the Leader of Community Engagement on integrating community engagement practices throughout Vancouver Coastal Health as well as support the development of new on-line engagement opportunities.
• Support the Community Engagement Leader in ensuring patients/clients are involved in decisions that affect their health and advance their health care needs by working with Vancouver Coastal Health’s (VCH) diverse patient groups, families, communities, stakeholders and partners.
• Assist in developing, implementing and evaluating broad engagement strategies across the organization and integrate patient, client, family, and stakeholder needs into the planning and decision-making process.
• Lead in important areas of patient/client engagement and our Community Engagement Advisory Committee (CEAN).
• Support VCH’s broad and diverse communities of care, you will ensure that patient/client engagement is at the centre of our work so that patient/stakeholder input improves the decisions we make, the quality of care patients/clients receive and, ultimately, health outcomes.
• Be responsible for working closely with VCH’s CEAN group who are a network of individuals who volunteer their time, knowledge and experience to add the patient and family voice to planning and decision making at Vancouver Coastal Health.
• Keeping current with trends and best practices in community engagement and communications, particularly within a complex organizational context, you are prepared to advise on a wide range of tools and tactics to extend people-centred care beyond the individual client and family and into the community at large. You are an experienced engagement professional who thrives in complex environments and is excited about making a difference at one of Canada’s largest health authorities.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• A university degree in community development, communications, public relations, community planning, marketing or another relevant discipline.
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience in community engagement, community capacity building, or a health-related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience with or certification in the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Foundations and Techniques would be an asset.

Knowledge & Abilities

• Demonstrated knowledge of the philosophies, principles and practices of community engagement, stakeholder relations and public participation.
• Demonstrated experience in community engagement and communications, preferably in the public sector.
• Demonstrated experience in digital community engagement strategies or market research.
• Strategic and analytical thinking, problem-solving, project management, organizational, consultative, facilitation, consensus-building and conflict resolution skills.
• Demonstrated creative outlook and ability to develop innovative ideas and solutions.
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement engagement plans, strategies and programs in a deadline-oriented, high-profile and demanding environment.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and creatively, both orally and in writing, within tight time frames.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

Closing Statement

As per Ministry of Health policy, all health care workers working in publicly-funded health care facilities are required to report their past receipt of certain vaccines or history of certain infections. Collecting these records will allow for offering of any missing vaccines, and for appropriate actions to be taken in the event of any future exposure to a communicable disease or during outbreaks. For all new hires and appointments to Vancouver Coastal Health, you will be asked to provide this information as part of the onboarding process. Why Join Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH):VCH is a world class innovator in medical care, research and teaching, delivering service to more than one million BC residents. At VCH, we embrace thinking boldly, taking smart risks, and 'going first' when we believe it will lead to the best possible outcomes for patients and their families. We invite you to join us in creating healthy lives in healthy communities by showcasing our passion for care, connection to the communities we serve and our culture of teamwork that makes VCH a great place to work.• Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan• Grow your career with employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities• Wellness supports, including counselling, critical incident and innovative wellness services are available to employees and their immediate families• Award-winning recognition programs to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers• Access to exclusive discount offers and deals for VCH staff At Vancouver Coastal Health, our vision of healthy lives in healthy communities inspires us and our values and pillars guide us. We support equitable practices, diverse teams and inclusive environments, which are vital to creating welcoming spaces where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and feel supported. We encourage applications from equity-deserving communities, including Indigenous Peoples and members of racialized groups, people with disabilities and people of all gender identities and expressions and sexual orientation.Vancouver Coastal Health is proud to be recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, BC’s Top Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers and Canada's Top Employers for Young People in 2026.Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for this posting. ***Employees of VCH must apply online via the Internal Career Portal on CareerHub, you are currently viewing the External Career Portal. Refer to the https://my.vch.ca/working-here/job-postings site for instructions on how to view internal job postings and how to apply as an employee. Current VCH employees who apply to this posting using this external site will be considered as an external candidate. Seniority will not apply.***Thank you for your interest in Vancouver Coastal Health.