System Lead, Policy and Planning

1 week ago

Dartmouth, Canada Nova Scotia Health Authority Full time
About the Opportunity

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional to lead our policy and planning efforts in public health. As the System Lead, Policy and Planning, you will be responsible for advancing strategic and operational priorities that facilitate system transformation and support the advancement of integrated, safe, high-quality, and sustainable public health programs and services across Nova Scotia.

This provincially focused position provides leadership around evidence gathering, policy development, planning, quality management, safety programs, and knowledge translation initiatives within public health for the purposes of accountability, decision-making, and quality improvement. You will work closely with public health teams and system partners to oversee the successful implementation of projects and strategic initiatives to support excellence, public health priorities, and goals.

This position provides provincial leadership and support to building a culture of quality improvement within public health. You will lead and coordinate the development and maintenance of public health's operations manual and other priorities assigned under the direction of the Manager, Planning, Quality and System Performance.

This position requires a strong background and knowledge of the public health system, integration, system design, quality improvement, implementation science, and the delivery of effective change management processes and practices. You will demonstrate exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to work collaboratively with various professional and community individuals, demonstrating a high level of judgment, tact, creativity, diplomacy, discretion, and confidentiality.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in public health, health promotion, community development, health administration, or other relevant field, with 5 years of relevant experience in progressive leadership, planning, policy, and quality improvement. A Master's degree in public health, health promotion, community development, or equivalent, with an emphasis on progressive leadership, planning, policy, and quality improvement, is an asset. Certification or additional training in quality improvement, design thinking, process mapping, IAP2, project management, and/or change management is also an asset.

We are committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.

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