Evaluation Advisor

**ABOUT US**

The Sherwood Park Primary Care Network is a group of health care professionals and administrative staff who work with you and your Doctor to help you live well. Our caring team provides education and support for managing chronic diseases and mental health concerns, while providing access to specialists and services all within your local community.

We are currently looking for an experienced **Evaluation Advisor** to join our team. This position is a great opportunity for individuals experienced in evaluation of operational and clinical quality. If you have the qualifications listed below, please submit your resume along with a cover letter for consideration.

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This position is a leadership role at the Sherwood Park-Strathcona County Primary Care Network (SPPCN), under the overall direction and supervision of the Director, Quality & Clinical Operations, with a high degree of independence and autonomy. **The Evaluation Advisor** leads the evaluation of operational and clinical quality throughout the SPPCN and is key member of the Quality Improvement (QI) team.

This includes:

- Developing, implementing and analyzing evaluation projects;
- Accountable for SPPCN reporting requirements, including coordination and writing of reports;
- Responsible for sharing learnings, both internally and externally, as well as building internal capacity for knowledge translation; and
- Oversight of research requests.

Projects are developed utilizing a Quadruple AIM framework aiming to improve quality, reduce costs and improve both patient and provider experiences. Co-design principles are a foundational element including patients, SPPCN employees, member physicians, and external stakeholders, as well as building capacity for internal and external stakeholders for evaluation and quality improvement principles.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

- Work with management team to develop and implement evaluation strategies and tools, and data collection plans, to track outcomes.
- Work with management team to incorporate data/evaluation into program planning and reporting, and staff meetings.
- Stay abreast of and evaluate current trends and practices in public health research and evaluation.
- Make recommendations to ensure effective and efficient data collection, dissemination, and reporting.
- Produce periodic program reports for program managers and senior management for program management/evaluation purposes; assist with data interpretation. Lead, design, and implement evaluation projects that include appropriate stakeholders
- Performs a key role in data compilation and manipulation and uses multiple tools to present both quantitative and qualitative data for analysis and evaluation
- Build relationships with external stakeholders (e.g. other PCNs, Alberta Heath, Alberta Health Services, HQCA, community non-profits, etc.)
- Lead SPPCN evaluation reporting (e.g. annual report, evaluation projects, etc.) in a PDSA (plan, do, study, act) approach
- Develop professional, trusted relationships with team members (including physicians and SPPCN employees and management)
- Ensure adherence to SPPCN policies, HIA and PIAs in preparation of data sharing agreements, data transfer and record retention with respect to evaluation

**EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE**
- Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health, Public Policy, Behavioral/Social Sciences, or related discipline and at least 5+ years of experience in applied social science research and evaluation
- Preferred: Master's degree in public health, public policy, behavioral/social sciences, or related field and at least 3+ years of applied social science research and evaluation experience Knowledge of broad range of health research/evaluation/quality improvement methodologies including program development tools, data collection procedures, data analysis methodologies and reporting
- Experience using data collection programs (i.e., SurveyMonkey, REDCap, Qualtrics) or experience collection qualitative data through interviews or focus groups.
- Demonstrated experience with designing and conducting primary data collection through surveys, interviews, and/or focus groups and with securing secondary data from external databases and public sources
- Ability to think analytically; define and thoroughly document tasks; conceptualize, plan, and complete major elements of project work
- Experience contributing to report writing and other technical writing
- Canadian Evaluation Society Credentialed Evaluator preferred
- Experience in primary care evaluation will be considered an asset

**SKILLS & ABILITIES**
- Strong foundation in strategic, methodological, and interpretative decisions required to conduct an evaluation
- Understanding, analyzing, and attending to the many circumstances that make every evaluation unique, including culture, stakeholders and context
- Strong project management, facilitation and leadership skills
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