FNHA Overview
The First Nations Health Authority is a diverse and transformational health organization of professional, innovative, and dedicated team members and leaders.
The first of its kind in Canada, FNHA works as a health-and-wellness partner with BC First Nations to support self-determination and decision-making to improve health outcomes.
The First Nations Health Authority is committed to respecting diversity within our workforce; preference will be given to individuals who identify as First Nations, Inuit, or Métis. All interested First Nations, Inuit or Métis individuals are encouraged to apply. The First Nations Health Authority has a mandate to increase First Nations, Inuit or Métis representation in the workforce. Applicant skills, perspectives and lived experience may be matched for this role, or other opportunities within the FNHA.
FNHA is proud to have been named one of BC’s Top Employers for 2026. Learn more about why we were selected here .
It is a transformative time to join as our team leads the development of FNHA’s strategic plan, a high-impact role that will guide the organization's future direction and directly improve health and wellness for First Nations communities across BC. You will play a key part in shaping long-term priorities, aligning provincial health planning, and growing alongside a purpose-driven, collaborative team.
Title: Senior Analyst, Planning
Salary: $91,172 - $45,002 - $123,351 per year (pay range explained below)
Contract: Permanent – Full-time
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (core hours 9am-3pm Mon-Fri)
Location: All of B.C. – Hybrid (Hybrid working is an option in line with FNHA’s flex work policy).
About The Role
As Senior Analyst, Planning, you will lead strategic and operational planning processes, frameworks, and environmental scans across the FNHA to guide executive decision-making. In this role, you will develop planning tools, manage project plans, and build collaborative partnerships across internal teams and First Nations partners to ensure aligned, high-quality reporting.
About You
To be successful in this role you will have/be:
Education
- Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Master’s degree is an asset.
Experience
- 5 – 7 years of recent, relevant, and progressive experience in performance management, planning and reporting.
- Experience working with First Nations.
- In-depth knowledge of BC’s First Nations health governance landscape, paired with an active commitment to Cultural Safety and Humility.
- Strong background in cross-functional collaboration and clear, executive-level written and oral communication.
- Experience producing planning and reporting products in a provincial office and/or corporate setting.
- Experience with SharePoint and/or online reporting an asset.
Please refer to Job Specification section of the Job Description for more details.
You may have experience in; Strategic Planning Advisor, Senior Policy Analyst, Senior Planner, etc.
Working at FNHA
As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:
- Municipal Pension plan with an employer contribution of 9.31%
- 3 weeks’ vacation, which increases with service to 4 weeks, plus 5 personal days, 1 volunteer day, and 14 public holidays including National Indigenous People’s Day, National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, Easter Monday and Boxing Day
- 5 cultural days per year for non-union First Nations, Inuit, or Métis employees
- Access to group health benefits and a Health Care Spending Account through Canada Life on day 1 of employment
- And more!
Leading with culture, all FNHA employees complete San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training. We support our family to be leaders in wellness and all staff members develop a yearly wellness plan as part of their performance partnership and goal-setting.
The Pay Range is the minimum and maximum annual salary based on full time equivalent hours.
Incumbents are typically hired, transferred or promoted between the minimum and midpoint of the range based on their knowledge, skills, abilities and experience in relation to the role requirements.
The top 10% of the pay range is for the incumbents who are industry experts in the job with the combination of exceptional experience and competencies needed to perform all duties and responsibilities at a superior capability level. Internal employee compensation will be determined as per the FNHA Employee Total Compensation Policy.
How To Apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button.
Closing date: October 23rd, 2026 (at 23:59)
Resources
For more information about us, please visit: www.fnha.ca/about/work-with-us
For information about https://www.fnha.ca/what-we-do/cultural-safety-and-humility and for information about Land Acknowledgements
If you have any inquiries or issues please contact FNHA Recruitment at careers@fnha.ca
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