Department: Health and Wellness
Location: HALIFAX
Type of Employment: Permanent
Union Status: Exclusion – Non Union – NSPG
Closing Date: 7/7/2021 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)
About Us
The Department of Health and Wellness offers opportunities to grow and advance in a dynamic sector that touches the lives of all Nova Scotians. Along with our partners, including the Nova Scotia Health Authority and the IWK Health Centre, we are committed to continually improving our health care system. With a focus on collaborative primary health care, continuing care, improved supports for mental health and addictions, digital health, capital infrastructure, and more, the department is thinking differently about how to plan, fund, legislate and monitor to improve access and service delivery. To do this, we are recruiting leaders at all levels of the organization who embrace a challenge and believe in their ability to make a difference.
About Our Opportunity
We are recruiting for three (3) Directors for our Public Health branch, managing the three (3) different program areas of Health Protection, Health Promotion, and Public Heath Surveillance:
Director, Health Protection – provides leadership and direction in areas such as communicable disease prevention and control, outbreak management, and management of the publicly funded immunization program.
Director, Health Promotion – provides leadership and direction in areas to promote the health of the population, address health inequities, and prevent disease and injury.
Director, Public Health Surveillance – provides leadership and direction related to the surveillance of public health issues whose purpose is to understand the health of communities and population health determinants, and recognize and assess outbreaks and trends in chronic disease, communicable disease, and injury.
This is your opportunity to have a far-ranging impact on the health of Nova Scotians, the quality of public health services, policies, and programs, and the sustainability of the health system.
Primary Accountabilities
In each Director role, we count on your expertise to provide strategic leadership, direction, guidance, and project management in your key program areas. You will each contribute to the enhancement of our Public Health System by working collaboratively across the Department, government, the NSHA and the IWK on key initiatives to advance strategy, planning, reporting, performance monitoring, and accountability. You will achieve this by:
Outcome monitoring, investment prioritization, and risk planning for the Public Health system;
Providing evidence-based research, policy analysis and strategic leadership on related policy, programs, and services;
Delivering multiple plans and strategies aligned to departmental and government priorities;
Engagement and collaboration across the Department, government, the NSHA, and IWK;
Contributing to national policies, guidelines, programs, and initiatives by representing Nova Scotia on committees; and
Team leadership which inspires creativity and motivates and encourages new innovative opportunities, programs, markets, and initiatives to further develop and strengthen Nova Scotia.
You will represent the Department on government, industry, public/private, inter-department and internal committees, project teams, and at conferences and meetings.
Qualifications and Experience
As our next Director, you will have completed your bachelor’s degree in a health-related field, combined with several years of progressive management experience in the field of Public Health. Possession of a master’s degree in a health-related field will be considered a strong asset. Experience working within the health system and in government is also considered an asset.
Your work experience includes you having led large teams of professionals across multiple locations, and remotely. You are known for your abilities to solve complex problems and demonstrate an ability to forge strong relationships of trust and collaboration across diverse groups and communities. You promote working in a highly collaborative, human centred environment where you can balance both the citizen and employee as priorities. These roles require you to have experience in leading large-scale change in a complex stakeholder environment. As a dynamic leader, the successful candidate must possess the ability to lead change, move forward new initiatives and overcome ongoing challenges.
You have an appreciation for the vision of the Nova Scotia health system, its structure, and legislated roles. You further demonstrate a combination of knowledge and understanding of:
health protection and/or promotion;
health policy research and development;
public health surveillance and epidemiology;
communicable diseases, non-vaccine preventable disease, outbreak management, and publicly funded immunization planning;
health inequities and trends;
legislative and budgetary processes; and
project management, risk management and mitigation principles and practices.
Leadership competencies required at this level of work are: Decisiveness, Strategic Orientation, Developing Others, Team Leadership, Self-Awareness and Personal Impact, Effective Interactive Communication, Partnering and Relationship Building, and Intercultural and Diversity Proficiency.
We will assess the above qualifications and competencies using one or more of the following tools: written examination, standardized tests, oral presentations, interview(s), and reference checks.
Equivalency
An equivalent combination of training, education and experience will be considered. Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must demonstrate such equivalencies in their application.
Benefits
Based on the employment status and union agreement, the Government of Nova Scotia offers its employees a wide range of benefits such as Health, Dental, Life Insurance, Pension, General Illness (Short and Long Term), Vacation and Employee and Family Assistance Programs. Click here to learn more about our various benefits offerings and eligibility criteria.
Working Conditions
Most of your time is spent in a comfortable office setting with some site visits as required.
Your normal work week is 35 hours/week, 7 hours/day (and may require availability 24/7 during times of emergency and working overtime on occasion).
Additional Information
Three (3) permanent opportunities are available.
What We Offer
Career Development where you have access to career guidance, tools, resources, and ongoing training for every stage of your career.
Engaging workplace. Our Employees feel valued, respected, connected, and tuned in. We have forward-thinking policies and strategies.
Mentorship through iNSpire; a new formal, interdepartmental mentorship program that connects employees so they can gain knowledge and experience to support their career development.
Countless Career Paths.
Department Specific Flexible working schedules.
Pay Grade: EC 13
Salary Range: $3,705.20 – $4,642.15 Bi-Weekly
Employment Equity Statement:
Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the citizens we serve. The Government of Nova Scotia has an Employment Equity Policy, and we welcome applications from Indigenous People, African Nova Scotians and Other Racially Visible Persons, Persons with Disabilities and Women in occupations or positions where they are under-represented. If you are a member of one of these equity groups, you are encouraged to self-identify on your electronic application.
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Offer of employment is conditional upon the completion of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials, the results of which must be satisfactory to the employer. We thank all applicants for the interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. All questions and concerns may be directed to [email protected].
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