ID: 25-1184 Location: Victoria, BC

Working as part of the Administration Team and reporting directly to the Executive Director, the Director of Human Resources (“Director”) provides strategic and operational leadership of effective, impactful, and sustainable HR systems and ongoing practices for an agency serving the urban Indigenous and local First Nations communities.

The Director, is a senior manager at VNFC and will participate in the development, implementation, and updating the agency’s Staff Wellness Policies (HR policies), and related procedures and practices in scope of legislative and collective agreement requirements, in alignment with VNFC’s mission and values. The Director works closely with leadership to plan, implement, and evaluate HR department programs and services that integrate cultural knowledge and practice with HR mainstream perspectives. The Director will work with a range of internal and external partners to ensure that HR services are culturally safe and responsive to evolving needs of the Indigenous families served by the VNFC.

The Director requires strong leadership skills, strategic and critical thinking, relationship development, and oral and written communication skills. They must have a thorough understanding of the history and current state of colonialism, racism, and discrimination against Indigenous people, and the subsequent impacts on Indigenous people and their health, as well as understanding the healing capacities of Indigenous cultural resilience.

This is a new role at VNFC, and an outstanding opportunity for a progressive HR leader to operate at both the strategic and tactical levels. VNFC has grown significantly under its current leadership, and the new Director will be a key player in the ongoing evolution of the organization, with the aim of maximizing its impact to the people it serves, while also ensuring the structures and culture are in place to develop emerging leaders and ensure the succession and future growth happen in a sustainable manner. The Director should be a visionary who can “imagine the possible”, and turn it into action, creating HR systems and building a team that enable VNFC to decolonize and Indigenize its internal operations to better align with the people it serves.

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First Resume Review: December 4, 2025