You’re a strategic project leader who seamlessly blends project management discipline with deep expertise in talent acquisition to design and deliver sustainable talent pipelines. With a background in talent acquisition or human resources, and ideally PMP-certified, you bring strong change management capability, financial acumen, and the ability to inspire and mobilize others around shared goals.

You’re known for seeing the big picture while staying grounded in the details, translating complex workforce needs into structured, actionable recruitment and pipeline strategies. Your project portfolio demonstrates success in streamlining hiring processes, improving efficiency, and enabling organizational growth through a client‑centric, positive hiring experience for candidates, hiring leaders, and partners alike. This work is grounded in your knowledge of and commitment to supporting an Indigenous‑specific anti‑racism environment and advancing equity‑centered workforce planning.

If you want to play a meaningful role in securing a cancer‑free future, helping thousands more British Columbians survive their cancer diagnosis, and extending both the duration and quality of life, this role is for you.

The Project Manager, Talent Acquisition (TA) reports to PHSA’s Director of Talent Acquisition and partners with BC Cancer’s HR Director and the Manager, BC Cancer Talent Acquisition team. This role will support BC Cancer’s HHR Redevelopment and play an integral role on the planning for the new Nanaimo Centre (expected opening July 2028) and Kamloops Centre (expected opening September 2028 as well as the new Surrey BC Cancer Centre (Cloverdale – expected to open in Fall 2030).The Manager will work closely with cross-functional teams to develop talent pipelines and foster relationships with key partners to lead recruitment efforts for BC Cancer.

This role will have oversight of workforce planning for staffing at the 3 new regional cancer centres. This portfolio requires extensive project management and leadership, while also leaning on a thorough understanding of talent acquisition strategies that will support growth while nurturing a culture of excellence, within the team as well as across the organization.

• A level of education, training, and experience equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in health services administration, business administration, human resources or relevant health care discipline
• 7+ years’ recent, related experience in project management and progressively more senior experience, including 3+ years at a leadership level.
• 7 - 10 years’ recent, related experience in health care recruitment.
• Project Management Professional designation is considered an asset
• Demonstrated knowledge of the historic and ongoing impacts of settler colonialism on Indigenous Peoples within social and health contexts. This includes significant understanding of Indigenous-specific mandates and a commitment to addressing and mitigating Indigenous-specific racism and discrimination. The role involves actively embedding Indigenous Cultural Safety and Humility into daily practices and fostering a diverse and inclusive team environment. Additionally, it requires practical expertise in engaging with diversity, promoting equity, and advancing inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
• Demonstrated practical knowledge and understanding of legislative obligations and provincial commitments relevant to BC Cancer, based on foundational documents such as the Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (201