Restoring Home Fires (RHF), a department under Red Road Healing Society serves as Edmonton's Indigenous Community Entity for the federal Reaching Home program. RHF works alongside Indigenous organizations, First Nations, Métis communities, and sector partners to prevent and reduce Indigenous homelessness through culturally grounded funding, system coordination, capacity building, and community-driven solutions.
Guided by Indigenous values, relationships, and accountability to the community, RHF supports programs and services that recognize the impacts of systemic inequities on housing stability. Through collaboration, advocacy, and Indigenous data stewardship, RHF strives to ensure Indigenous peoples experiencing or at risk of homelessness have access to culturally safe supports, housing opportunities, and pathways to wellness.
Why should you work for RHF?
- Culture and community are at the heart of our organization, and we recognize and appreciate the contributions of our employees.
- Enjoy a healthy work-life balance with generous paid leave and scheduled holiday closures.
- Our competitive benefits plan includes Extended health, Dental, Vision, Teladoc telemedicine, Employee Assistance Program and more.
- Thrive in a supportive workplace culture with flexibility and a team that genuinely cares about making a difference.
We are dedicated in growing First Nations, Métis, and Indigenous talent with meaningful employment opportunities.
How You'll Make an Impact:
At RHF, we believe data is more than numbers—it is a tool for storytelling, accountability, self-determination, and systems change. We are committed to advancing Indigenous-led approaches to data governance and ensuring community knowledge, lived experience, and Indigenous perspectives inform decisions that impact our people.
Reporting to the Director of Housing, the Data Systems Manager oversees the development, governance, analysis, and reporting of data to support Indigenous-led responses to homelessness in Edmonton, including data warehousing, dashboards, quality assurance, and reporting processes. Working closely with Indigenous organizations, community partners, and internal teams, the role ensures data systems are accurate, ethical, and reflective of Indigenous realities, while translating complex information into actionable insights that inform decision-making, strengthen services, support accountability, and advance Indigenous self-determination in homelessness research, planning, and outcomes.
The ideal candidate is passionate about using data to improve lives, challenge systemic inequities, and support culturally grounded, evidence-informed solutions. They will help move beyond counting outcomes to understanding community experiences, ensuring data is used not only for reporting, but also for meaningful change.
Areas of Accountability:
- Lead the development, governance, quality assurance, and continuous improvement of data systems while managing data collection, integration, warehousing, analysis, and visualization including dashboards to support informed operational and strategic decision-making.
- Conduct advanced statistical, trend, and predictive analyses while ensuring data accuracy, integrity, privacy, and compliance with legislation, agreements, organizational policies, and Indigenous data governance principles such as OCAP® and CARE.
- Oversee reporting requirements for Reaching Home, Coordinated Access, the By-Name Data (BND), Point-in-Time (PiT) Counts, and other funder and community reporting obligations.
- Develop and maintain user-friendly dashboards and reports, lead system-level analysis of homelessness trends, housing outcomes, and Indigenous-specific barriers, and support data-sharing and cross-sector integration initiatives while ensuring ethical, culturally grounded practices.
- Provide data literacy training, technical support, and evaluation frameworks while translating complex data into clear insights and recommendations that inform program improvement, advocacy, reporting, and system transformation.
- Collaborate with Indigenous organizations, Elders, people with lived experience, and sector partners to ensure data interpretation reflects Indigenous realities and community priorities.
- Act as a strategic advisor to leadership on data governance, system planning, research, and evidence-informed decision-making.
Qualifications and Education Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Economics, or a related quantitative field; an equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in data analysis, business intelligence, reporting, or data management, preferably within the social, non-profit, or public sector.
- Experience developing dashboards, reports, data models, and analytical products for diverse audiences.
- Strong knowledge of statistical analysis, data visualization, and predictive analytics.
- Experience with data governance, quality management, and warehousing.
- Ability to translate complex technical information into clear, actionable insights.
- Strong analytical, communication, and project management skills with a proactive, continuous improvement mindset.
- Strong organizational, project management, and communication skills, with the ability to manage priorities, meet deadlines, and convey technical information clearly.
- Results-driven and adaptable, with a focus on achieving objectives, using resources effectively, and maintaining attention to detail.
- Experience with data platforms such as Efforts to Outcomes (ETO), Results Reporting Online (RROL) or other Homelessness Management Information Systems, such as HIFIS.
- Valid driver's licence and reliable vehicle.
- Indigenous applicants are encouraged to self-identify.
The starting salary is $85,000 but is flexible based on experience and education.
Pay: From $85,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Flexible schedule
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Edmonton, AB T5P 2P7: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- Do you have experience with Indigenous nations and organizations?
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree (preferred)
Experience:
- Data analysis skills: 3 years (preferred)
Location:
- Edmonton, AB T5P 2P7 (required)
Work Location: In person
