Manager, Quality and Peformance

**Job Information**

Job Requisition ID: 63328
Ministry: Health
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: October 21, 2024
Classification: Manager Zone 2

**Salary**: $3,241.74 to $4,362.44 bi-weekly ($84.609 - $113,859/year)

The Ministry of Health leads work in the areas of Alberta health insurance and benefits, doctors, hospitals and facilities, and other healthcare supports and information. For more information on the work Alberta Health does, visit this link:
A key responsibility for Quality and Performance Initiatives (QPI) is to work with other units within the Health System Value branch and all divisions with Alberta Health to champion alignment to a common vision for health system quality and performance amongst key health partners and stakeholders including the Health Quality Council of Alberta, the Office of the Alberta Health Advocates, the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate and all divisions, organizations and service providers of the publicly funded health system.

**Role Responsibilities**:
Are you a passionate leader with a keen eye for quality and performance in healthcare? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you

Reporting to the Director, QPI, the Manager, Quality and Performance will lead one of the two teams in the unit to support projects that are designed to sustain and improve the quality, performance and value of the health system and health services across the spectrum of care, including:

- Working with the director to ensure roles and responsibilities are clearly defined and leveraged to optimize the assurance and impact of quality and performance activities and prioritize investments across a well-coordinated range of partners with specific expertise, capacity and influence.
- Leveraging a common health system performance framework, the manager supports multi-stakeholder engagement to explore insights about the quality and performance of the health system.
- Defining emerging issues, risks and opportunities; developing options; and documenting, socializing and prioritizing potential solutions to improve the overall value of the health system.
- Supporting consideration of data-driven quality and performance improvements activities across the health system, which includes facilitating stakeholder coordination to reduce duplication and optimize resources.
- Managing complex multi-stakeholder performance improvement projects and initiatives that require coordination amongst various departments, organizations or system-partners.

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**APS Competencies**:
Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:
Drive for Results: The Manager will be provided broad overarching recommendations and must take accountability to determine the most effective way to achieve desired result.

Systems Thinking: The Manager must understand how changes in health policy and accountabilities for system quality and performance impact planning, delivery, monitoring and reporting across the care spectrum.

Build Collaborative Environments: The Manager is expected to bring people together, facilitate meaningful dialogue and motivate others to achieve results.

Develop Networks: The incumbent will build effective networks by connecting and building trust in relationships with different stakeholders.

Agility: The Manager must take a proactive leadership role to anticipate, assess and readily adapt to changing priorities and effectively respond to and resolve program issues and concerns.

**Qualifications**:
**University degree** in Health, Public Administration, Business Administration, Public Health, or related education and supplemented by **four (4)** years related experience.

**Equivalency**:
Related experience or education may be considered as an equivalency on a one for one basis.
- 1 year of education for 1 year of experience; or 1 year of experience for 1 year of education**Required**:

- A robust understanding gained through practical experience of government organization, decision making processes and a keen awareness and understanding of government direction.
- Strong knowledge of the health system, health care delivery, sector trends and health issues in Alberta as well as other jurisdictions.
- Developing or working on complex policy, strategic issues or priority initiatives.Strong knowledge of GOA policy development, government structure, operations and decision-making processes (up to Cabinet level).
- Managing multiple concurrent complex projects or initiatives.
- Developing and providing strategic advice on government legislation and regulations.A strong understanding of complex, multi-stakehol