Job Description

Competition # : 47369
Department: Cyber Security & Digital Solutions
Location: HALIFAX
Type of Employment: Term
Union Status: NSGEU - NSPG
Closing Date: ?18-Nov-25 ? (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)
About Us
At , we prioritize people-both within our team and in the communities we serve. Our mission is to redefine how Nova Scotians engage with government by creating accessible, reliable digital solutions centered around user needs.
In today's tech-driven world, CSDS empowers government departments with essential digital solutions to meet Nova Scotians' expectations. As a trusted partner across government, we enable departments to fulfill their mandates with secure, user-friendly services. From healthcare and education to public safety, we collaborate to transform how services are designed and delivered.
We don't just implement technology; we modernize outdated systems and reimagine processes. Our agile, data-driven approach ensures that digital services are both efficient and adaptable to Nova Scotia's evolving needs.
Joining CSDS means contributing to work that makes a real difference. From providing vital tech support to healthcare professionals to strengthening cybersecurity and developing scalable digital platforms, you'll play a key role in building a more inclusive, responsive government for Nova Scotians.
Together, we're setting new standards for digital public service, delivering resilient solutions that meet today's needs-and anticipate tomorrow's challenges.
About Our Opportunity
As part of the Digital Health Enablement Team, you will play a critical role in advancing the One Person One Record (OPOR) initiative - one of the province's most significant digital health transformations.
This position is essential to ensuring that digital health systems are deployed smoothly, adopted effectively, and sustained for the long term. From coordinating stakeholders to supporting go-live readiness, you will help deliver on a system that makes healthcare more connected, efficient, and accessible for Nova Scotians across the province.
You'll bridge technical and clinical domains, supporting system integration, device deployment, service model design, and real-time reporting so that frontline healthcare professionals have the tools they need to deliver high-quality care.
Primary Accountabilities

• Drive planning and coordination for deployment and go-live milestones, ensuring readiness across organizations and care settings.
• Provide real-time reporting and risk tracking to monitor progress and suppo+rt decision-making.
• Support system integration and device deployment to ensure digital tools are fully adopted and operational in healthcare environments.
• Translate stakeholder needs into actionable plans that improve healthcare delivery for communities across Nova Scotia.

Qualifications and Experience
To be successful in this role, you bring a mix of technical and people skills, with a proven track record of leading complex initiatives.
You have:

• A bachelor's degree in information technology, business administration, health informatics, or a related field, plus a minimum of 3 years' related experience; or graduation from a recognized Inforamtion Technology Program, plus 3 years and 6 months related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated ability to lead business process analysis, requirements gathering, and documentation.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and relationship-building skills across diverse stakeholders.
• A track record of supporting successful client engagements and translating business needs into actionable solutions.

You bring experience with:

• Large-scale deployment planning.
• Data visualization and reporting using tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar.
• Developing comprehensive business and technical roadmaps that clearly define current and future states.
• Managing competing priorities in complex organizational environments.

Assets:

• Prior experience with health information system projects, particularly in deployment, logistics, or analytics.
• Experience supporting go-live milestones, deployment coordination, and real-time reporting.
• Background in change management and training initiatives to support system adoption.
• Knowledge of healthcare delivery environments and how digital systems integrate with frontline operations.

You Are:

• Passionate about project work that transforms systems and creates sustainable change.
• A collaborative problem solver who can bridge technical and clinical domains.
• Committed to ensuring digital health solutions improve care delivery for communities across Nova Scotia.

Equivalency
We recognize equivalent combinations of training, education, and experience, providing opportunities for individuals with diverse backgrounds to contribute their skills and expertise. 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 a , Health, Dental, Life Insurance, General illness, Short and Long Term Disability, Vacation and Employee and Family Assistance Programs. For information on all our Benefit program offerings, click here: .
Additional Information
This is a TERM employment opportunity with an anticipated end date of December 31, 2026. The appointment status ('term', 'temporary' or 'casual') is dependent on the start date of the successful candidate.
We recognize equivalent combinations of training, education, and experience, providing opportunities for individuals with diverse backgrounds to contribute their skills and expertise. Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must demonstrate such equivalencies in their application.
We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process, please let us know.
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
• Countless career paths
• Department specific flexible working schedules

Pay Grade: PR 14
Salary Range: $2,653.85 - $3,231.58 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.
Accommodation Statement:
We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. Candidates may request accommodations based on any grounds protected by the Human Rights Act. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process, please contact us at competitions@novascotia.ca.
This is a bargaining unit position initially restricted to current civil service employees represented by the Nova Scotia Government Employees Union (NSGEU). If applying from outside a government office, employees must apply correctly via this link:
Failure to apply correctly means that your application will not be given first consideration as a bargaining unit applicant, and will only be included if external applications are pursued.
External applicants and current casual employees will only be considered if there are no qualified civil service bargaining unit candidates. PLEASE NOTE: Candidates will not be considered for an interview if applications are incomplete or are missing information.
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 Competitions@novascotia.ca.

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