Job Description

Who We Are

Who We Are London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) is a world-class academic health sciences centre located in the southwestern Ontario city of London. Just two hours from Toronto and two hours from Detroit, London features a beautiful and walkable downtown core located on the Thames River, a vibrant culinary scene and scores of activities that highlight local arts, culture and music. As one of Canada\xe2\x80\x99s largest acute-care teaching hospitals, LHSC delivers world-class care and experiences, built on our commitment to excellence in research, innovation, and learning. In partnership with our communities, we design and advance healthcare to support he wellness of the populations we serve. LHSC delivers both local and regional services, including the Children\xe2\x80\x99s Hospital, within a large geographic area. LHSC is known for its great people and great care, with a workforce of close to 15,000, dedicated to delivering the highest quality patient care while partnering with communities to transform health, one life at a time.

Job Summary

What the Role Is London Health Sciences Centre\xe2\x80\x99s Office of Inclusion and Social Accountability will advance our commitment and capacity to create an inclusive, equitable and safe environment for patients, care partners, staff, physicians, learners and volunteers. The Office is responsible for developing and implementing LHSC\xe2\x80\x99s strategy to promote health equity, inclusion, anti-racism, anti-oppression, diversity, accessibility and belonging \xe2\x80\x93 recognizing the need to combat racism and discrimination in all their forms. The team will build individual and organizational capacity so health equity, diversity, inclusion, and social accountability will be embedded in decisions, policies, and actions across our organization \xe2\x80\x93 from care to teaching to research \xe2\x80\x93 and so we will be held accountable to our Fundamental Commitments. One priority of the Office is to partner with Human Resources and leadership to increase diversity at all levels in the organization and ensure internal policies, practices and environments provide positive, safe and inclusive experiences for all those working, learning, or volunteering at LHSC. Advancing Indigenous Health is also a priority area of focus, in recognition of LHSC\xe2\x80\x99s obligation to understand, mitigate, and eliminate the harms perpetuated against Indigenous Peoples by a colonial health care system. A third priority for LHSC is to advance Black health, in recognition of discrimination, inequities, and barriers that exist within the healthcare system. Additional key priorities for the Office include accessibility and gender inclusion. The Office of Inclusion and Social Accountability will work directly with the President and CEO to ensure health equity, inclusion and social accountability is considered in all corporate and strategic initiatives, and that progress is measured in meaningful ways. Reporting into the Corporate Nursing Executive, the Executive Director will be responsible for developing and leading the Office of Inclusion and Social Accountability, and for identifying, planning and implementing organizational strategies to ensure the Office meets its mandate. They will oversee the work of senior directors and directors within the Office (e.g., Senior Director, Indigenous Health; Senior Director, Black Health), and the Office\xe2\x80\x99s budget, performance and reporting. The Executive Director will engage and collaborate with leaders across LHSC and ensure adequate resources and systems are in place as we hold ourselves accountable. A key function of this role will be to establish and strengthen key external relationships at local, regional, and provincial levels, to create and leverage synergies and propel LHSC forward in this important work. The Executive Director will role model and foster a healthy, safe, inclusive, and engaging work environment where others have meaningful opportunities to contribute, collaborate, and cooperate to achieve results. They will inspire and motivate the Office and the organization by aligning with LHSC\xe2\x80\x99s vision, purpose and values and by modelling performance and service excellence. The Executive Director will develop talent and will coach, mentor, support and challenge others to achieve professional and personal goals.

Qualifications

Who You Are

• You have demonstrated expertise in and commitment to advancing health equity, diversity, inclusion, decolonization, and organizational social accountability
• You have lived experience with challenges and barriers experienced by diverse populations
• You are self-aware of own assumptions, values, principles, strengths and limitations and how these impact your decisions, actions, work, and relationships
• You manage and develop self while modeling qualities such as honesty, integrity, inner strength, adaptability, and confidence
• You engage and support others to foster development, personal goals and encourage a healthy organization
• You actively contribute to a positive, safe, and inclusive work environment
• You achieve results by strategically aligning direction, decisions, actions and evaluation with the vision, values and evidence
• You facilitate an environment of collaboration and cooperation
• You create connections, build partnerships, leverage networks, and participate in collective action
• You have expertise in effectively leading significant, systemic, and strategic change and transition within a large organization
• You are a transformational thinker that encourages and supports innovation
• You have exceptional analytical skills that contribute to effective decision-making
• You have experience in organizational planning, evaluation, monitoring, and reporting
• You are self-directed, courageous, and highly motivated with excellent interpersonal and effective communication skills

What You Will Bring with You

• Successful completion of a recognized and relevant Master\xe2\x80\x99s Degree is required
• Minimum of 5 to 10 years\xe2\x80\x99 leadership experience, preferably in progressively more responsible leadership position(s), and preferably in the area of advancing health equity and inclusion
• Membership in the Canadian College of Health Leaders (CCHL) with (or is in process of attaining) the Canadian Health Executive (CHE) Select certification is preferred
• Fluent and computer literate with computer systems such as email and Microsoft Office applications (MS Word, Excel & PowerPoint)
• Demonstrated ability to attend work on a regular basis

Qualified applicants who identify as individuals from equity deserving communities (i.e., Black, Indigenous, racialized, 2SLGBTQQI+, persons with disabilities) will be given preference, in accordance with the nature of the role and the special program provisions of the Human Rights Code. Candidates are encouraged to voluntarily self-identify in their cover letter, in a transparent manner, as part of the application process. When a candidate voluntarily discloses such information in their application, the information will be kept confidential and will be used only for the fulfillment of the purpose of the special hiring program. Disclosure and/or self-identification with an equity-deserving community will not lead to advantageous treatment of a candidate who is not qualified.

Other Information

London Health Sciences Centre fosters a culture of patient and staff safety whereby all employees are guided by LHSC\'s Mission, Vision, Values and Code of Conduct. LHSC is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace, and welcomes applications from women, visible minorities, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, and LGBTQ2+ persons. We are committed to providing persons with disabilities equal opportunities and standards of goods and services, and are also fully compliant with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (2005), as applicable. Submission Requirements (please submit in one MS Word, or PDF(preferred), document): Cover Letter, Resume and Listing of Education, Credentials and Certifications Please be advised that reference checks may be conducted as part of the selection process. Successful candidates will be required to complete a health review which includes providing vaccination records or proof of immunity against Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella (Chicken Pox), Hepatitis B, Tetanus/Diphtheria/Polio; Meningitis. In addition, candidates will need to provide documentation of Tuberculosis Skin testing and a completed COVID vaccine series (two vaccines). Successful candidates, as a condition of job offer, would be required to provide a satisfactory police information check (original document) completed in the last 3 months. Your interest in this opportunity is appreciated. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.