Specialist, System Capacity Planning

**Job Description**:
**Specialist, System Capacity Planning**

**Health Services, Public Health**

**Status**:
**Regular Full Time**

**Salary Range: $86,443 - $108,052**
**per annum**
**plus comprehensive benefits**

**Work mode: Hybrid**
**_see below for more details about this work mode_**

**Location: 7120 Hurontario Street, Mississauga**

**Hours of work: 35 per week**

Reporting to the Manager, Immunization Services, the Specialist, System Capacity Planning position works collaboratively with the management team and stakeholders to lead the development of strategic, business and operational plans including other strategic initiatives across the Immunization Services Division.

**Who we are**:
The Immunization Services Division is a singular, self-sufficient, and integrated vaccination program within Public Health that works collaboratively with internal and external partners to improve protection in Peel against vaccine preventable diseases.

**What you will do in this role**:

- Lead initiatives that are large/complex in nature
- Act in a project advisory role on small/routine initiatives led by other members of the Immunization Services team (Advisors, Analysts, Coordinators, Students)
- Provide expert guidance and advice to teams at all levels in the Immunization Services Division on strategic, business and operational planning
- Facilitate strategic, business and operational planning initiatives
- Build capacity and competency throughout Immunization Services and Public Health to develop integrated plans, make decisions and drive change
- Support the collection, analysis and reporting of relevant data and trends to inform strategic, business and operational planning
- Collaborate with other Specialists and Advisors in Health Services to align methodologies and initiatives, and to provide a consistent approach to broader performance management
- Ensure all phases of project delivery are performed within standards, timeframes, scope and budget requirements and that project risk is managed
- Stay current on best practices and relevant trends and priorities across the Public and Healthcare sectors in Ontario
- Work closely with stakeholders in Health Services and the Corporate Strategy Office to align corporate and departmental strategic goals/outcomes and progress (performance) reporting
- Maintain ongoing focus on achieving broader health services outcomes while meeting internal/external customer needs

**What the role requires**:

- Master’s degree in Health Administration, Business Administration or Public Administration, or equivalent experience
- 5 years’ experience with project management, change management, analysis and interpretation, facilitation, and collaboration
- Expert knowledge of current thinking and practices related to strategic, business and operational planning within the health and public sectors in Ontario
- Ability to provide expert advice to support strategic and operational initiatives

**Skills/Abilities**:

- Strong interpersonal skills to be able to work with senior and executive management, health professionals, other levels of government, other departments, staff and stakeholders
- Excellent facilitation skills with sound knowledge of various facilitation techniques
- Ability to think innovatively and strategically and in an integrated way
- Demonstrated ability to develop and implement timely solutions to complex problems
- Ability to maintain focus, energy, commitment and positive attitude in the face of uncertainty, change and resistance
- Ability to adapt and work effectively in a variety of situations and with various individuals or groups
- Ability to encourage others to seek and act upon opportunities for different and innovative approaches to problems and changing client need
- Customer-centered philosophy and approach
- Ability to organize, evaluate, analyze and present information effectively and concisely both verbally and in writing
- Effective time management skills with the ability to juggle multiple priorities
- Demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority
- Skills in organizing resources and establishing priorities
- Ability to work independently with mínimal direction
- Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias
- Comprehensive Health, Dental, Vision benefit plan
- Automatic enrolment into OMERS pension plan
- Accrue Vacation on a monthly basis up to 3 weeks per annum
- 3 Paid personal days and floating holidays
- Flexible hours supporting your wellness and wellbeing
- Supportive leadership and a culture of respect and inclusion

**Work Mode**:
In this role you will have the ability to work remotely and attend on-site when required based on operational requirements at the 7120 Hurontario Street, Mississauga worksite. The frequency of on-site activities may vary on a weekly basis and based on operational requirements. Your remot