Executive Leadership Coach

**Req ID**:146739**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location**:Provincial** Zone, **Halifax Infirmary Robie Street Entrance - QEII**
**Department**:MED Physician Leader Development**
**Type of Employment**:Permanent** **Hourly FT** (**100%** FTE) x **1** position(s)**
**Status: MGMT/NON-Union** **Management/Non Union** Position**
**Posting Closing Date**:19-Jan-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**:
The Executive Leadership Coach designs and delivers customized leadership programs aligned with the LEADS in a Caring Environment leadership capabilities framework. They provide tools, support and structure for leaders to implement their learning and development for more focused results. The Executive Leadership Coach reinforces learning and integrates leadership concepts through one to one and group coaching. They “use an experiential and individualized process that builds a leader’s capability to achieve short
- and long-term organizational goals. It is conducted through one-on-one and/or group interactions, driven by data from multiple perspectives, and based on mutual trust and respect. The organization, a leader, and the executive coach work in partnership to achieve maximum impact”. (Adapted from the Executive Coaching Forum). Primary outcomes of the Executive Leadership Coach include coaching and consulting, physician leadership development, team development, improved engagement and retention, career development and succession planning. The Executive Leadership Coach will build strong relationships within the physician community and key staff across the organization and with appropriate external groups and stakeholders.

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

- Bachelor or Masters degree in relevant discipline (e.g.Human Resource Management, Adult Education, Organizational development), or a combination of education, and experience
- Relevant certifications and training in Professional Coaching through an accredited body of the International Coach Federation (ICF)
- Certifications in various psychological assessment methodologies: eg. MBTI, Thomas Killman Conflict Inventory, Emotional Intelligence, Strengths Finder, etc
- Member in good standing with the ICF
- 5-7 years progressive management experience in a health care environment with understanding of health care culture
- Minimum 5 years of experience coaching leaders and executives
- Experience working in the Human Resources, Adult Education or Organizational Development fields is required
- Strong leadership development and training background is required
- Superior interpersonal, communication, and relationship building skills. Demonstrates high level of trust, confidentiality, integrity, and leadership presence
- Adhere to professional guidelines and competencies (Code of Ethics and Core Competencies with ICF), especially in the areas of confidentiality, conflict of interest, and expertise
- Demonstrated understanding of organizational structures, systems, processes, and how to assess all of these elements of the organization in which the coachee works
- Demonstrated understanding of evolving trends in the practice of coaching. A strong understanding of individual differences in a workplace as well as the ability to adapt coaching style or strategies
- Demonstrates a sense of comfort around senior leaders. Thinks independently; considers options or perspectives that may go against prevailing views. Shows empathy with others and is sensitive to how their own style impacts others or fits with the needs of others
- Demonstrates an interest in people; shows curiosity about the lives, goals, experiences, and perspectives of others
- Active listening techniques (e.g., maintaining full attention, periodically summarizing, being non-judgmental) to reflect and acknowledge the other person’s feelings and concerns
- Demonstrates comfort with a very high level of ambiguity
- Individual and leadership assessment, adult learning principles, leadership development programs and processes, models of leadership, conflict management
- Organizational systems and development, organizational change management theories and practices, organizational assessment and diagnosis, organizational design and development principles and practices
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