Program Coordinator, Health System Transformation and Strategic Initiatives

Indigenous Primary Health Care Council•Port Perry, ON

1d•CA$70,000 - CA$83,100•Remote

About The Position

The Program Coordinator plans, coordinates, and supports the delivery of programs, funded initiatives, and strategic projects within the Health System Transformation and Strategic Initiatives portfolio. The role ensures initiatives are completed on time, within budget, and aligned with organizational priorities, funding requirements, and Indigenous values. Key responsibilities include coordinating timelines, resources, engagement, reporting, and communications, while supporting accountability, quality outcomes, continuous improvement, and strong partner relationships.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree in a relevant field, or an equivalent combination of education, lived experience, Indigenous knowledge, and work experience.
Three or more years of experience coordinating programs, projects, funded initiatives, or strategic work in Indigenous health, health care, community services, government, or the not-for-profit sector.
Experience supporting projects through planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, improvement, and close-out.
Experience with funding agreements, contracts, reporting requirements, budgets, expenditures, forecasts, and financial tracking.

Nice To Haves

Government-funded initiatives and Transfer Payment Agreements are assets.

Responsibilities

Coordinate programs, projects, funded initiatives, and organizational priorities through an Indigenous-centred approach that reflects IPHCC's values, Indigenous self-determination, relational accountability, and the diversity of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities.
Support the Manager in translating strategic priorities, funding agreements, Board direction, member priorities, and health-system developments into work plans, timelines, responsibilities, milestones, and outcomes.
Coordinate initiatives through the full project lifecycle, including planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, continuous improvement, sustainability planning, and close-out.
Develop and maintain project documentation, including work plans, schedules, risk and issue logs, decision records, deliverable trackers, and meeting materials.
Coordinate project teams, committees, meetings, engagement activities, and forums, including scheduling, agendas, facilitation support, minutes, and follow-up actions.
Monitor project scope, timelines, budgets, deliverables, funding commitments, and reporting requirements; identify and escalate risks, issues, delays, and variances.
Support compliance with funding agreements, contracts, and reporting obligations by maintaining records and tracking activities, expenditures, evidence, deliverables, and deadlines.
Prepare reports, briefing notes, presentations, proposals, business cases, and other documentation demonstrating activities, expenditures, outcomes, lessons learned, and impacts.
Foster culturally safe engagement and co-development with members, Indigenous communities, organizations, and partners while respecting Indigenous knowledge, governance, confidentiality, and local priorities.