Community Engagement Leader

**Req ID: 156854**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location: Northern Zone, Flexible within the Zone**
**Department: Mental Health & Addictions - Community Wellness Supports**
**Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)**
**Status: MGMT/NON-Union** **Management/Non Union Position**
**Posting Closing Date: 30-May-23**

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

**About the Opportunity**:
Reporting to the Manager of Community Wellness Supports, Mental Health and Addictions, the Community Engagement Leader advances the work establishing a community-based partnership approach for Health Promotion and Wellness.

The Community Engagement Leader will provide leadership and support to the Mental Health & Addictions, Northern Zone community partners for operational planning, performance measurement, quality improvement, evaluation, and quality reviews.

The Community Engagement Leader will help address and build capacity and structure to support our response to the Mass Casualty Commission's final report recommendations, relevant to Mental Health & Addictions program.

**About You**:
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

- Bachelors Degree in a health related discipline is required. A Masters Degree in Health Services or equivalent is considered an asset. Experience in a mental health setting an asset.
- 3-5 years demonstrated experience in project management and evaluation, redesign and quality improvement methodologies or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
- Advanced knowledge of health care delivery systems in various hospital and community settings.
- Expert-level skills in data management, statistical manipulation, and data analysis
- Demonstrated expertise and understanding of mental health information and unique data systems.
- Demonstrates understanding of the interrelationships of health care organization departments and services in program delivery.
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent team building and group management skills.
- Well-developed decision making, analytical and problem solving skills.
- Credible leader with experience in complex planning and project development that includes multiple stakeholders, including academics, service providers and consumers.
- Project management experience/training an asset.
- Ability to engage and collaborate with government officials.
- Ability to engage multiple stakeholders with varied goals and interests and facilitate their joining together to achieve a common goal.
- Strong communication and facilitation skills.
- Solid relationships with key policy and service organizations that will contribute to and learn from project.
- Well versed in the relevant political, social and clinical knowledge bases.
- Recognizes potential obstacles and works to resolve them within set timelines.
- Bilingual in French an asset.

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

**Hours**:

- Permanent Full Time position; 75 hours bi weekly

**Compensation and Incentives**:
$36.33 - $45.42 Hourly

**Once You've Applied**

This is a Management/Non Union bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

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