Manager, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

Humber River Health. Lighting New Ways in Healthcare.Since opening our doors as North America’s first fully digital hospital we remain unwavering in our belief that we can change the hospital where we work, the community where we live, and the world of healthcare beyond our borders. Serving a community of 850,000 residents in North West Toronto, Equity Inclusivity and active participation in the North West Toronto Ontario Health Team are key initiatives important to our Team. At Humber River Health, we use a custom combination of technology and clinical expertise to rebuild elements of care. We make technology work for staff and physicians; giving them more time to spend with patients, to eliminate inefficiencies, and to reduce the chance of errors. Humber River Health is formally affiliated with both the University of Toronto and Queen’s University and committed to becoming a community academic hospital. Clinical Excellence, Optimizing Care through Technology and Community Connection frame our Research Strategy.At Humber River Health, we’re not hoping for a renaissance, we are making it happen. As part of our dynamic team, you can lead the way, as we continue our journey towards high reliability care!.

Position: Manager, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion 

Department: Equity. Diversity & Inclusion

Location: Wilson site, Onsite

Hours of work: Monday to Friday, Flexibility Required

Employee Group: Management

Reporting to the Director of Strategy & Organizational Development and working closely with the support of our EDI Executive Sponsors the Manager of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion is responsible in leading the EDI program and ensuring that the EDI Systems are aligned with the organizational goals.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and lead equity, diversity and inclusion related initiatives and annual goals and their sustainability throughout the organization including initiatives required by the Toronto Region/Toronto Academic Health Sciences Network (TAHSN)
• Develop regular reports and status updates on the corporate EDI priorities
• Provide leadership support and chair Humber River Health’s EDI Advisory Committee
• Develop and lead broader health equity and internal demographic population surveys, to integrate into equity, diversity and inclusion programs and practices
• Review and propose changes to existing polices and procedures to ensure they embed important elements of EDI
• Draft communications, create speaking notes, draft award applications and create presentation materials for internal and external stakeholders
• Design and implement key performance indicators, monitoring and reporting systems to effectively benchmark best practices, organizational progress and impact in equity and social accountability, and act as a catalyst for leveraging initiatives to drive sustainable growth and opportunity
• Acts as Key Subject Matter Expert for HRH on Anti-Black Racism, Equity and Social Accountability programs
• Partner with key internal stakeholders to positively impact access to care for equity deserving groups
• Lead the design, development and sustainment of core EDI and anti-racism training and education programs and initiatives to advance the awareness and understanding of EDI concepts across the organization and build understanding and culture competency for all staff, physicians and volunteers
• Develop, maintain and support meaningful partnerships with the North West Toronto community including the North West Toronto Ontario Health team
• Build and maintain strong working relationships within the community of equity, diversity and inclusion practitioners and forge enhanced community partnerships
• Support the Human Resources team to attract and retain diverse talent that reflect the community HRH serves
• Evaluate and monitor trends, issues, legislation etc. and provide guidance to ensure best practices and compliance
• Represents HRH and serves as a subject matter expert on equity, diversity and inclusion related issues at community events, conferences, professional associations etc.
• Act as main point of contact for community programs related to equity opportunities
• In partnership with clinical, academic and support services leaders, physicians and staff, support and enable meaningful partnership with underserved and underrepresented groups in the design and delivery of health services that are culturally safe and responsive to best meet the needs of the communities we serve
• Manage short and long term initiatives and projects that involve collaboration with various stakeholders
• Responsible for end-to-end project management, ensuring timelines, communication and key deliverables are achieved
• Responsible for developing and maintaining budget including preparing reports and business cases for additional funding

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor’s degree in social justice, education, sociology or public/business administration in addition to ideally five years of recent experience in leading equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives with internal and external stakeholders. Preferred attributes include a Master’s degree, Canadian Certified Inclusion Professional, Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion designation or Certified Human Resources Professional. Lived experience or extensive knowledge of the North Western Toronto community is required.

Why choose Humber River Health? At Humber River Health, our staff, physicians, and volunteers are lighting new ways in healthcare. We are proud to be recognized as a part of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers by Mediacorp Canada Inc. We support employees by providing evidence-based leadership and cultivating a culture that consistently wows as a Huron Consulting hospital. We are a member of the Toronto Academic Health Science Network (TAHSN) and are deeply involved in research and academic collaboration. We are dedicated to high-quality patient care and demonstrate our values of compassion, professionalism, and respect.Attracting and retaining a workforce that represents the diverse communities surrounding Humber River Health, is a priority. We encourage applicants from all equity-deserving groups, including but not limited to, individuals who identity as Indigenous, racialized, seniors, persons living with disabilities, women, and those who identify as 2SLGBTQ.Applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, disability, medical condition, or any protected category prohibited by the Ontario Human Rights Code and Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process as well as during employment at Humber River Health. Please direct any accommodation requests to our recruitment team.