Executive Director Hlth Services at Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority

General

Executive Director Hlth Services

Competition #

SEL AC 1213/26

Posting Date

06/15/2026

Status

Active

Type

External

The Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority

Our Vision

We will be recognized as a trusted health-care partner, providing sustainable, accessible, integrated, evidence-based care to improve health status and outcomes in all of our communities and achieve health equity across the region.

Our Mission

We work in partnership with all stakeholders, contributing to the health and well-being of our communities, by providing timely access to reliable care in a culturally safe manner that respects diversity.

Our Values

Always with compassion, Success in collaboration, Accountability in everything we do, Acting with integrity, Respectful of each other

Collaboration | Accessibility | Respect | Excellence | Innovation | Quality Customer Service

Executive Director Hlth Services

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Closing Date

06/29/2026

Facility / Site

Selkirk Corporate Office

Posting Type

Permanent

Position Type

Full-Time

Hours of Work

Days

Term Dates

FTE

Union Group

Wage / Salary

To commensurate with experience & qualifications

Position Summary

Reporting to the Vice-President, Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer, the Executive Director, Corporate Servicesprovidesstrategic and operational,leadershipandoversightforregional programs and services, including Materials Management, Health Information Services, Support Services, Disaster Management/Security and Ancillary Services.

This Executive role is expected to set program priorities in alignment with organizational and provincial mandates, including implementation of provincially funded and mandated initiatives. The role is part of a collaborative organizational staff and management team and is expected to manage individual/portfolio performance, productivity and outcomes while maintainingastrongworkingrelationshipwithstaff,organizationalleaders,communitypartners, provincial stakeholders, government agencies, and the Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority (IERHA) President/CEO and Senior LeadershipTeam.

The position of Executive Director functions in a manner consistent with, and supports the mission, vision and values of the IERHA.

IERHA iscommittedtorespondingtotheTruthandReconciliationCommissionofCanada’s Calls to Action and creating working environments free of racism for both clients and employees. All staff members are encouraged to seek and identify patterns of harm towards Indigenous,blackandmarginalizedclientsandemployeesandtotakeactionstodisruptanyform of racism. Collectively and individually, we are growing cultural competency capacity by implementing the region’s anti-racism action plan.

Qualifications

• Possess a degree in a related discipline.
• A suitable combination of post-secondary education and health care experience relevant to the position may be considered.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the Manitoba and Canadian health care systems including broad understanding of issues in rural health service delivery.
• Understanding of community development principles.
• Knowledge of Labor Law and Workplace Health and Safety Regulations.
• Knowledge of computer applications integral to health information management.
• Knowledge and proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, MS Teams, and PowerPoint) and experience in health information technologies, systems, and trends.
• Knowledge and experience in health information management.
• Demonstrated knowledge of relevant legislation and regulations.
• Familiarity with digital integration and optimization.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of data driven planning, improvement, and accountability.
• Has a proven history of effectively developing and supporting leaders and teams to achieve program outcomes while ensuring a positive work culture.
• Demonstrated experience in effective project management.
• History of sustained effective partnerships with First Nations, community partners and stakeholders.
• Ability to be adaptable, build trust, provide coaching, facilitate positive change and promote continuous improvement.
• Has effectively established structures and processes that align with improved outcomes.
• Evidence of strong interpersonal, communication, and leadership competencies, effective critical thinking and proactive problem solving, and the ability to set priorities, manage multiple responsibilities, and work collaboratively within a complex organization.
• Minimum of five (5) years of middle-senior level management experience.
• Achieving outcomes in data driven process optimization and improvement.
• Exemplifying leadership through words, actions, and results.
• Building and maintaining positive working relationships with internal and external operational and strategic partners.
• Team building, including healthy conflict resolution.
• Facilitate cross program integration and collaboration.
• Problem-solving including creating and implementing innovative solutions to historical problems, and solution finding across-jurisdictions.
• Demonstrated commitment to Reconciliation actions, including anti-racism.
• Solution-focused and action-oriented approach to understanding health equity and to closing health equity gaps.
• Commitment to the vision, mission, and values of the IERHA.
• High level of integrity, confidentiality and accountability.
• Experience achieving fiscal targets including preparation and management of budgets.
• Demonstrated knowledge of health ethics and a commitment to working within an ethical framework that encourages evidenced-based decision making, accountability, transparency, and flexibility.
• Valid Manitoba driver’s license.
• Satisfactory employment record.

Internal applicants must include a current resume with application upon change of department, site, program and or classification.

As a condition of employment, all successful applicants will be required to provide a satisfactory criminal record check (with vulnerable sector screening), adult abuse and child abuse registry checks prior to commencing employment.

The Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority is committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous people at all levels within our workforce. We encourage successful Indigenous individuals to self-declare by completing a voluntary self-declaration as part of the application process.

Given the cultural diversity of our region, the ability to communicate in more than one language would be considered an asset. Proficiency of both official languages is essential for target and designated bilingual positions.

The Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. Accessibility accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

All health care workers are required to be immunized as a condition of employment in accordance with the Interlake-Eastern RHA Policy (GA-13-P-110 Required Immunizations for Health Care Workers).

The Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority delivers health-care services on First Nation Treaty Territories 1, 2, 3 and 5 and on the homeland of the Métis Nation. We respect that First Nations treaties were made on these territories, acknowledge harms and mistakes, and we dedicate ourselves to collaborate in partnership with First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in the spirit of reconciliation.