Healthy by Nature Administrator

Job Title:           Healthy by Nature Administrator  

Reporting To:    Manager, Education

Purpose:           To support the implementation of the Healthy by Nature program across Canada, advancing awareness of the benefits to health of spending time in nature, creating accessible and equitable opportunities for Canadians to connect with nature, and foster a culture that values and protects the outdoors.

Overview: 

BC Parks Foundation is the official charitable partner and conservation financing mechanism to British Columbia’s world-class system of parks and indigenous protection. Our role to build a diverse and active community of support. Our mission is to create the greatest system of parks and indigenous protected areas in the world. We value spark, greatness, respect and reciprocity.

The Healthy by Nature initiative operates the Foundation’s national programs promoting human health, learning, and conservation. PaRx is Canada’s national nature prescription program. Learning by Nature fosters student leadership, enhances and stewards school ground biodiversity, while improving learning and health outcomes.

Healthy By Nature programs aim to produce the following outcomes: 

• improve mental and physical health


• boost learning outcomes


• increase access to nature for all Canadians and build on Canada’s nature-based identity and culture of stewardship


• foster opportunities for reconciliation through land-based learning and health


• increase biodiversity across Canada

We Are:

• A charitable, purpose-driven organization passionate about enjoying and protecting nature in British Columbia


• People who value spark, respect with caring, reciprocity, and greatness


• A warm, positive, hard-working team who operate in a spirit of gratitude and celebration


• Connected to a wide variety of community groups, First Nations, businesses, governments and other partners that we work with regularly

You Are:

• An effective communicator with a service mindset and strong attention to detail


• Organized, proactive, and comfortable managing multiple tasks, timelines and stakeholders


• Adaptable, flexible, and resilient

Role Summary: 

The Healthy by Nature Administrator’s role is to register new health care professionals in the PaRx program, support nature prescription fulfilment, and grow program evaluation methods. The Healthy by Nature Administrator will also support the distribution of Learning by Nature grants to schools and support the collection and analysis of program data. The ideal candidate will have experience working with health professionals and/or educators, have strong communication skills, and an excellent attention to detail.

Main Responsibilities

• Register healthcare providers for the PaRx program


• Support PaRx nature prescription fulfilment


• Distribute Learning by Nature grants to schools, and support grant recipients


• Prioritize and support email inquires from PaRx prescribers, PaRx patients, and educators


• Administer and analyze program feedback surveys, including ArcGIS data


• Maintain and grow the evidence-based resources on the PaRx and Healthy by Nature websites


• Maintain program dashboards, reporting on metrics, accomplishments, risks and opportunities, and making recommendations on new strategies and approaches


• Contribute to and utilize a data driven research and evaluation system that allows the Foundation to assess and adjust all aspects of its work in order to continually improve, in conjunction with Operations staff


• Develop and recommend policies and processes where necessary to accomplish the mission and mitigate risk


• Help promote a culture in Canada that values the importance of spending 2.5 hours in nature to gain the health benefits


• Connect with and contribute to respectful relationships with Indigenous people


• Connect with and contribute to respectful relationships with BC Parks and other park partners


• Contribute to a constructive, results oriented, and inspiring organizational culture

Requirements: 

• Minimum 1 year experience in a similar position or related field


• Excellent organizational and communication skills

• Experienced in program administration and non-profit programs


• Familiarity and experience working with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel


• Ability to work independently with attention to detail and accuracy


• Ability to exercise good judgement


• Ability to read and summarize scientific articles


• Interest in environmental issues and the connection between nature and health

• Access to a reliable internet connection


• Fluent in English

Skills and experience considered an asset:

• Post-secondary education (preferably in the fields of Health, Science, Education, Curriculum, Learning)


• Familiarity and experience working with Salesforce, Survey123, and/or Webflow


• Training or certification in grant or project management


• Fluency in French

Commitment to Equity: 

BC Parks Foundation is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce

• Preference may be given to qualified Indigenous candidates or those from or with experience of other diverse cultures (this includes learning and/or applying information and practices of your culture or that of another culture)


• Those identifying as being part of groups which are underrepresented or facing barriers to the labour market are encouraged to apply

Work Environment:

• This is a full-time position (40 hrs/week, Monday to Friday)


• The position will work a hybrid schedule of 1-2 days per week in the office