Community Partnership Specialist

1 week ago


Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional to join our team as a Community Partnership Specialist. This is a full-time (100%) position, reporting to the Manager, Healthy Communities.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide advanced knowledge, leadership, and coordination of the PH Zone workforce development in the area of partnerships.
  • Strengthen and build a culture of working in successful partnerships and civic engagement in Public Health.
  • Work closely with the Manager, Healthy Communities and other Consultants to provide advice and direction for partnership engagement, building and sustaining effective coalitions.
  • Provide guidance, coordination, and direction to staff on the use of methods and tools, continually advising staff practice and recommending quality initiatives and work practice changes to the manager.
  • Build and link to coalitions, strengthen the work in partnership between Mental Health & Addiction Service, Primary Health Care and the NSHA's department of Public Engagement and Community Health Board Support.
  • Collaborate with system and external partners, identifies and monitors key indicators, and supports knowledge exchange across the health system and other sectors.
Requirements
  • Masters in public health, health promotion, or equivalent with - 5 years relevant experience
  • Baccalaureate degree in health promotion or other relevant field, with - 7 years' relevant experience
  • Training in IAP2
  • Experience in planning, development and evaluation of public health programs, services and initiatives
  • Demonstrated proficiency in the Core Competencies for Public Health and LEADS
  • Demonstrated success in building strategic partnerships, networks, coalitions, and collaborative working relationships with a variety of internal and external partners to support public policy work
  • Demonstrated planning, organization and time management skills
  • Demonstrated innovative systems thinking with an understanding of working with communities
  • Demonstrated knowledge of volunteer management, training and orientation
  • Demonstrated knowledge of community development and mobilization
  • Demonstrated expertise on the role of partnerships and community engagement in animating public policy work
  • Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
What We Offer
  • Long Assignment, Full-time (100%) position; 75 hours bi-weekly
  • Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan
  • Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve


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