BCCOHP is seeking a temporary, full-time Manager, Engagement & Change to join our Engagement & Communications team for a 19-month contract from October 2025 to May 2027. This position will report to the Director, Communications and Engagement.
The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the development and execution of change management and engagement strategies and plans, working with all members of the Communications and Engagement team cross-functionally across BCCOHP to execute them, as well as partnering closely with internal subject matter experts in support of strategic initiatives.
Essential Duties
Maintain the audience map for BCCOHP, ensuring accuracy and usefulness for ongoing engagement activities.
Develop and implement change management and engagement strategies and plans that contribute to BCCOHP's strategic initiatives and HPOA readiness.
Drive engagement and change management activities across teams and projects (internal clients).
Use research and data to inform and continually improve change management, engagement, and communication activities.
Prepare clear, accessible communications and engagement materials for diverse audiences (public, oral health professionals, staff and board/committee members) based on complex information provided by subject matter experts.
Lead and coordinate organizational change and engagement initiatives in collaboration with management and staff, including strategic project work and policy, program, and legislative/compliance changes and
coordinate BCCOHP's research programs by:
Acting as the main point of contact with BCCOHP's external research partner for consultations, coordinating logistics, timelines and deliverables.
Working with subject matter experts and research partner(s) to design and execute consultation activities and subsequent reporting aligned with our consultation approach and organizational needs.
Partnering with BCCOHP's internal data analyst to interpret consultation findings and collaborate with subject matter experts to identify ways to apply insights in BCCOHP's work.
Team Management and Leadership
Provide supervision to the Coordinator, Events & Engagement.
Essential Skills and Qualifications
Education, training, and experience equivalent to an undergraduate degree in communications, engagement, public relations or a related field, combined with five years' experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Formal change management practitioner training is an asset.
Clear thinker who uses their strong understanding of communications principles to identify communications objectives needed to support operational issues and projects.
Strong critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Attention to detail and dependability are second nature.
Exceptional communication skills, both written and interpersonal, with demonstrated ability to deliver content that is accurate, clear, and engaging and effectively engage with internal/external individuals.
Strong understanding of the fundamentals of regulation and the role of a regulator is an asset.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, databases, web-based tools, electronic filing, content/document management, cloud-based applications and intranets along with advanced computer skills, including internet, phone, and video conferencing tools.
Resilient and calm under pressure, with the ability to adapt to changing priorities and handle multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion.
Anti-racism and/or diversity, equity and inclusion training or equivalent self-directed training is an asset.
Indigenous Cultural Safety training or equivalent self-directed training is an asset.
Remote work experience and experience in a regulatory, not-for-profit environment or post-secondary environment is an asset.
Work Arrangement
Work Hours
BCCOHP's regular hours of business are 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday. This is a full-time permanent position, requiring 35 hours per week (7 hours per day).
Flexibility
BCCOHP offers flexibility for a hybrid work arrangement depending on the role and operational needs. The number of days required to be in office for this position is dependent on operational needs and workload.
We also offer core work hours between 9:30 am - 2:30 pm. The successful candidate may adjust their work day as long as they are working within the set core work hours, and depending on operational needs.
Total Compensation & Perks
The successful candidate will be offered a competitive compensation and benefits package and can typically expect a starting annual salary between
$93,983.69
and
$104,426.33
depending on factors such as skills, experience, and education relative to the requirements of the role.
BCCOHP offers the following benefits and perks:
Extended health and dental benefits plan
Parking/transit subsidy
Paid time off (Pro-rated based on 20 vacation days, 5 sick days, and 7 personal days per year)
Office closures in addition to statutory holidays including Easter Monday and winter office closure (December 24th to January 1st each year)
Early office closure on Fridays during the summer
How to Apply
If you are interested in joining our team, please apply here: https://talent.sage.hr/jobs/2bface41-b196-47f9-90fb-8de819bd0bc0.
Applications will be accepted until
September 8, 2025
.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, no recruiters, please.
For more information about this and other roles, please visit https://oralhealthbc.ca/about/careers/.
Who We Are
The BC College of Oral Health Professionals (BCCOHP) is the regulatory body for all oral health professionals in BC. BCCOHP's role is to protect the public and promote better health outcomes for patients. BCCOHP regulates 16,000 oral health professionals. We protect the public in three main ways:
Ensuring that oral health professionals are able to practise competently
Setting standards for the delivery of safe and patient-centred oral health care
Investigating complaints about oral health professionals
We believe that everyone will be able to see themselves in our vision statement: patients/public, oral health care professionals, and those within BCCOHP.
Our mission is to safeguard the public from harm and discrimination by diligently overseeing safe, competent, ethical, and team-based oral health care, ensuring trustworthiness in our regulatory practices.
Our Values
We put people first.
We recognize that the most important resource in delivering our mission is the diversity and knowledge of people.
We do what we say.
We are committed to delivering meaningful outcomes for patients and the public, and to being transparent about our work and its impact.
We get it done.
We build credibility and trustworthiness through the quality of our regulatory work, while approaching new challenges with openness and curiosity.
We take the long view.
Through continuous improvement, we use our influence to make a positive impact today and in the future.
Strategic Focus
Regulatory leadership
We will identify the strategic opportunities within regulatory modernization, including a seamless transition to new governing legislation.
Cultural safety and humility
Uphold indigenous rights and promote reconciliation through the regulation and delivery of oral healthcare.
Health equity and anti-discrimination
Prevent harm and discrimination to create equity in oral health care experience, delivery and outcomes.
Modernized regulatory functions
Unify core regulatory functions and establish patient-centred standards that prioritize patient safety and promote the public interest.
Our Work Environment
BCCOHP provides a working environment that is welcoming, respectful, and rewarding. We offer opportunities for personal and professional growth and encourage reasonable work-life balance with flexible work arrangements including hybrid work options, and flexible start and end times.
BCCOHP has two offices located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Coast Salish and Lekwungen Peoples, represented today by the Musqueam, Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh, Songhees and Esquimalt Nations (Vancouver and Victoria). In keeping with our commitment to support the provision of safe, effective, culturally sensitive oral health care for people in British Columbia, we aim to have a culturally safe work environment that recognizes and deconstructs colonial structures and is free from racism and discrimination.
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 19 months
Pay: $93,983.69-$104,426.33 per year
Benefits:
Casual dress
Dental care
Extended health care
On-site parking
Paid time off
Vision care
Work from home
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Vancouver, BC V6J 5C6
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