Program Lead, Innovations and Strategic Development

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Healthcare Excellence Canada (HEC) works with partners to spread innovation, build capability and catalyze policy change so that everyone in Canada has safe and high-quality healthcare. Through collaborations with patients, caregivers and people working in healthcare, we turn proven innovations into lasting improvements in all dimensions of healthcare excellence.

**Term**:Permanent Full-Time

**Reports to**:Director, Innovations and Strategic Development

**Salary Range**:$66,697 - $83,372 - $100,046 (Typical hiring range: $71,000 - $79,000)

**Deadline to apply**:November 13, 2024, at 11:59pm (ET)

The **Program Lead** supports the planning and delivery of HEC’s programs, collaborative education and improvement initiatives; conducts literature reviews and environmental scans, evaluation, and analysis (including data analysis and interpretation); prepares reports, briefing notes, and other program documents; and coordinates meetings and events.

The Innovations and Strategic Development (ISD) team is responsible for identifying and developing initiatives, and programming in alignment with HEC’s strategy. As part of the focus area of Care Closer to Home and Supporting and Retaining the Health Workforce, the ISD team supports programs in these areas. Other work includes: supporting the organization as HEC examines its approach and resources related to strategic partnerships and maximize our opportunity to improve healthcare quality and safety for everyone in Canada; and HEC’s Spotlight Series.

Your core responsibilities include:

- Supports the project management of HEC’s programs, including design and delivery of project timelines, milestones, activities, tracking, and monitoring to ensure proper follow up and completion of deliverables.
- Works with team members, and external partners, to design and deliver program curriculum, including both virtual and in-person workshops.
- Conducts regular analyses of team participation and deliverables including attending webinars and education sessions.
- Analyzes, synthesizes, and/or creates summary report of deliverables.
- Participates on calls connected to program area; maintains meeting minutes with concise summaries and action items.
- Assists with the development of improvement resources, products and tools that facilitate the delivery of HEC’s improvement approach to its improvement teams and partners.

For complete details, please see the job description

Education and experience you will need to have:

- Bachelor’s degree in healthcare improvement, health policy, public health, epidemiology, community health, or a related field is required.
- Minimum of three (3) years progressive experience is required.
- Bilingual in French and English is preferred (English communication skills at Advanced “C” level required).

You will be a great fit for this role if you have:

- A demonstrated ability working in health and healthcare, particularly First Nations, Inuit and/or Métis health.
- Highly developed interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent project management skills including the ability to plan and the ability to collaborate with other teams and across the organization.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated time management skills. Well organized and attentive to detail.
- Professional tact and diplomacy and confidentiality required.
- Ability to work well in a dynamic and highly motivated team.

**HEC currently offers**:

- Competitive salary with a bilingual bonus (if applicable)
- Full access to our comprehensive benefits package on the 1st day of employment
- Flexible work options including onsite, hybrid, or fully remote and flexible hours of work
- Holiday break closure in December between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day
- Generous vacation and personal leave plans
- A defined benefit pension plan with the CAAT Pension Plan
- Employee and Family Assistance Programs
- Fitness and Wellness Allowance
- Remote Work/Parking Allowance
- Paid professional association fees
- Educational and development opportunities
- On site (Ottawa) gym and complimentary coffee/tea
- Social activities
- HEC is open to exploring the possibility of secondments and interchanges with other organizations as part of our recruitment process.*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

Nous recrutons

Excellence en santé Canada (ESC) travaille avec des partenaires pour diffuser les innovations, renforcer les capacités et catalyser le changement dans les politiques afin que toutes et tous au Canada reçoivent des soins sûrs et de qualité. En collaborant avec les patientes et les patients, les personnes proches aidantes et le personnel de la santé, nous transformons les innovations éprouvées en améliorations durables dans tous les aspects de l’excellence en santé.

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