Advisor, Strategy

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At Ontario Health, we are committed to developing a strong organizational culture that connects and inspires all team members across the province. Our vision is that together, we will be a leader in health and wellness for all. Our mission is to connect the health system to drive improved and equitable health outcomes, experiences and value. How we work together is reflected through our five values: integrity, inspiration, tenacity, humility and care.

What Ontario Health offers:

Achieving your career goals is a priority to us. Benefits of working at Ontario Health may include the following based on employment type:

• Fully paid medical, dental and vision coverage from your first day

• a health care spending or wellness spending account

• a p remium defined benefit pension plan

• three personal days and two float days annually

• three weeks' vacation to start (for individual contributors), increasing to four weeks after two years

• c areer development opportunities

• a collaborative values-based team culture

• a wellness program

• a hybrid working model

• p articipation in Communities of Inclusion

Want to make a difference in your career? Consider this opportunity.

The Strategy Advisor plays an integral role in supporting the advancement of the Ontario Health's mandate to deliver an integrated health care system. The Strategy Advisor designs and executes projects and deliverables that will advance strategic priorities for Ontario Health's CEO and Senior Leadership Team. The Strategy Advisor will contribute to this work through:

• Facilitating the development of strategic options with senior leaders across the Agency to advance Ontario Health's mandated priorities, including improving the integration of Ontario's healthcare system and improving access and quality of care for Ontarians.

• Leading complex analysis and engagement programs and preparing clear and compelling findings and recommendations for senior Ontario Health leadership that will influence decision making.

• Forging strong relationships across Ontario Health's various functions that will enable effective collaboration and ensure our team consistently finds ways to enhance our value to the Agency.

Here is what you will be doing:

Leadership

• Ensuring the quality and integrity of project work and supporting other team members in executing on their deliverables.

• Planning, organizing, and leading internal and external working groups and advisory committees, ensuring tracking and execution of action items and follow-ups.

• Developing and maintaining productive partnerships with program areas across Ontario Health and with external partners and organizations.

• Supporting and leading a high-performing team through project work and maintaining and promoting a culture of respect, inclusiveness, learning, support and collaboration.

• Championing Ontario Health's organizational values of inclusion, diversity and anti-racism and promoting these within the team.

• Supervising and mentoring cross-functional teams and staff when required to do so, including but not limited to providing performance feedback and appropriately escalating issues to the Manager.

Engagement

• Developing close working relationships with senior Ontario Health leaders to advance planning on strategic priorities and ensure that our team's activities are contributing to and enabling the successful realization of these priorities.

• Providing expert strategic advice across multiple program areas and teams in the Agency.

• Leveraging exceptional facilitation and relationship management skills to lead project meetings, workshops, and briefings with senior leadership and system partners to ensure meeting objectives are met.

• Engaging external partners including the Ministry of Health, as required, in order to advance strategic priorities and support the successful translation of policy objectives to implementation.

• Seeking opportunities to enhance the value that our team brings to the Agency and presenting these to the team.

• Liaising and working with all positions in the organization.

Analysis and Communications

• Determining analytical approaches that will efficiently test hypotheses and inform recommendations; working with business partners to collect required information and conduct analysis.

• Engaging subject matter experts and leaders from across the various Ontario Health portfolios, as well as external partners as required (leading informant interviews and facilitating workshops) to develop and inform strategic options and planning approaches.

• Developing compelling communications materials and presenting findings to key decision makers within Ontario Health's senior leadership team and within external partners (e.g., MOH) to inform and guide strategic decision-making.

• Providing guidance to project team members to strengthen communication materials and positioning to senior leaders and partners.

• Leveraging superb analytical and communication skills to build alignment and consensus across Ontario Health and its system partners related to complex issues.

Problem Solving

• Taking an action-oriented approach to understanding and assessing ambiguous challenges and generating potential approaches.

• Using a structured, logical approach to articulate problem statements and to clarify objectives, assumptions, and principles with senior Ontario Health leadership.

• Leveraging exceptional problem-solving skills to generate clear, hypothesis-driven workplans and solutions to address these issues for our business partners.

• Managing the execution of workplans including sequencing activities and interdependencies; proactively identifying, managing and escalating issues and risks as needed.

• Conducting work on multiple projects and assignments, shifting and adapting work in response to changes in program priorities and timelines.

Here is what you will need to be successful:

Education and Experience

• Master's degree preferably in Health Policy, Business Administration, Law, or other relevant discipline, is required

• A minimum of eight (8) years of experience in policy, strategy or planning role

• A minimum of two (2) years recent experience working within the healthcare sector

• Extensive experience in leading partner engagements and facilitating strategic discussions with senior leadership to gain group consensus and enable decision making

• Proficieny with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.)

Knowledge and Skills

• Demonstrated knowledge of the Ontario Healthcare system

• Proven ability to develop relationships with key partners to establish trust, credibility, and respect

• Proven ability to work independently and provide guidance to staff to maintain project momentum

• Proven leadership capabilities (including through influencing and supporting colleagues who were not direct reports)

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills and skilled at presenting complex concepts clearly and effectively for senior leaders

• Skilled in creating products (e.g., papers, reports, presentations, diagrams) for multiple internal and external audiences

• Ability to simplify complex ideas into compelling visuals for senior leadership and external partners to advance strategic conversations

• Proven ability in project management, with strong time management and organizational skills

• Detail-oriented with strong problem solving, critical thinking, and negotiating skills

• Ability to work in a variety of team situations​

Location: Toronto, Ontario (currently hybrid; subject to change)

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All applicants must be a resident of Ontario to be considered for roles at Ontario Health.

Ontario Health encourages applications from candidates who are First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and urban Indigenous; Francophone; members of Black and racialized groups; 2SLGBTQIA+ communities; trans and nonbinary individuals; and people living with disabilities.

Ontario Health is an accessible employer, and we offer accommodation in all aspects of employment, including the recruitment process. If you require a disability related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please email and a member of the team will connect with you within 48 hours.