Job Description

Summary

Department:

Professional Practice

Reporting to:

??Director, Professional Practice?

Position Type:

Temporary, Full-time.

Work Location:

Vancouver or Victoria - Hybrid

Salary:

$93,983.69 - $109,647.64. Please see the Total Compensation Perks section for more details

Position Posted:

June 25, 2025

Application Deadline:

Open until filled

Apply to:

https://talent.sage.hr/jobs/7374e86a-a766-43a9-949c-9949bff2ce72

About the Role

BCCOHP is seeking a temporary, full-time Manager, Professional Advisors to join our Professional Practice team for a 19-month contract. This position will report to the ??Director, Professional Practice?.

The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing and leading a team of professional advisors who work strategically across the organization providing innovative oral health professional and regulatory expertise, support and advice to all regulatory and operational functions. This ?includes standards and guidance development, engagement and communications where professional expertise is required.

Essential Duties

Regulatory

Ensure timely, accurate and appropriate responses by expert advisors to stakeholder enquiries, including those of patients, the public and registrants. Oversee the department's team of professional advisors. Support the Director, Professional Practice (the Director) in ensuring that all BCCOHP's regulatory policies allow for processes that are proportionate, consistent, and fair, take account of the statutory objectives, the regulator's standards and the relevant case law and prioritize patient and service user safety. Support the Director in ensuring that BCCOHP has an effective process for development and revision of standards and guidance, taking into account stakeholders' views and experiences, external events, developments in provincial, national, and international regulation, and best practices and learning from other areas of its work. Work with the regulatory function Directors and Managers on development of processes and policies requiring further integration post amalgamation. Provide professional and regulatory advice to various BCCOHP areas to further develop processes and programs. Provide support for other processes or projects within the regulatory function as related to professional practice.

Team Management and Leadership

Contribute to strategic discussions and decision-making for BCCOHP and its professional team. Provide leadership, management, mentorship, and supervision of the professional advisor team. Ensure each member of the professional advisor staff team has a clear understanding of their role, accountability, authority, and responsibilities. Ensure each member of the professional advisor staff team is provided with performance reviews and planning.

Essential Skills and Qualifications

Post-secondary education combined with a minimum of five years of relevant work experience in a regulatory environment or oral health profession, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Knowledge or background in regulation and/or government policy is an asset. Current practising registration or certification in good standing with BCCOHP is an asset. Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to multi-task, prioritize, and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment. Strong critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills. Attention to detail and dependability are second nature. Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion. Exceptional communication skills, both written and interpersonal, with a demonstrated ability to draft clear, professional correspondence and effectively engage with internal/external individuals. Proficiency in 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 work collaboratively within a team and independently. Ability and willingness to adapt to change in a growing organization and collaborate cross departmentally. Strong interpersonal skills, compassionate but confident with the ability to engage in difficult conversations with tact and clarity. High degree of professionalism. Self-directed and motivated, with the ability to set and meet goals independently. 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 or not-for-profit 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

$109,647.64

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/7374e86a-a766-43a9-949c-9949bff2ce72

Applications will be accepted until this position is filled.

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-$109,647.64 per year

Benefits:

Casual dress Dental care Extended health care On-site parking Paid time off Vision care Work from home
Flexible language requirement:

French not required
Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Education:

Secondary School (required)
Experience:

oral health care or regulatory environment: 5 years (preferred)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Vancouver, BC V6J 5C6