Job Description

Competition # : 38123

Department: Seniors and Long-Term Care

Location: HALIFAX

Type of Employment: Permanent

Union Status: NSGEU - NSPG

Closing Date: \xe2\x80\x8b3/1/2023\xe2\x80\x8b (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)

About Us

The Department of Seniors and Long Term Care 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, we\xe2\x80\x99re 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 need leaders at all levels of the organization who embrace a challenge and believe in their ability to make a difference.

The Continuing Care Branch (CCB) is nested under the Department of Seniors and Long Term Care (DSLTC) and has been designated as a government mandated priority.

About Our Opportunity

Do you want to make a difference in the lives of Nova Scotians? We have an exciting opportunity in the Continuing Care Branch at the Department of Seniors and Long Term Care.

Reporting to the Manager, Long-Term Care, the Project Lead will work directly with health sector stakeholders as part of the strategic planning process. Using your leadership experience, strong knowledge-base in health-care, as well as your research and strategic planning skills, the Project Lead will identify and design programs to assist with planning for future direction of programs and will identify gaps in processes and/or policies. You may also consult for provincial and national organizations, involved in the development, review and evaluation of proposals requiring government support.

Primary Accountabilities

• Lead the analysis of the initiatives and required outcomes for one or more programs offered directly by the department or indirectly through various organizations in the province.
• Lead the analysis of process gaps impacting business functionality and develop the plan to lead improvements and the evaluation framework.
• Track cost shared grants and assistance programs with key stakeholders, providing analysis and identifying risks.
• Identify and design programs to assist with the evaluation and planning for future direction of programs and policies for key stakeholders and provincial organizations.
• Act as a consultant within government and with provincial and national organizations through the development of training programs, as well as developing, reviewing, and evaluating proposals requiring government support.
• Develop and/or deliver a plan for significant aspects of internal and external communications with guidance from your senior colleagues.
• Conduct complex analyses on budget progress and develop action plans to address budget/operational plan deviations as they occur throughout the fiscal year.
• Deliver the established outcomes by managing relationships with clients, key stakeholders, contract service providers, and teams while working within an established contract management plan.

Qualifications and Experience

The ideal candidate for the Project Lead role will have a bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree with at least six years of related experience. The Project Lead must be registered (or eligible to be registered) with their professional regulatory body (including Nursing, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy or Nutritional Studies) in Nova Scotia and be in good standing. An equivalent combination of related training and experience may be accepted. Experience in long-term care is considered an asset.

You also possess the following:

• Experience in program development and analysis.
• Project leadership experience.
• Experience in operational business planning.
• Computer proficiency (including knowledge of Microsoft Office automation suites).
• Excellent organizational skills along with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to build, foster and maintain effective relationships.
• Time management skills.

Equivalency

An equivalent combination of training, education and experience will be considered. Related equivalencies may include, but are not limited to:

• A related master\xe2\x80\x99s degree and four (4) years of related experience

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 to learn more about our various benefits offering and eligibility criteria.

Working Conditions

• May be required to work overtime on occasion
• Extensive reading of documents and publications is required
• Extensive use of computers is required
• Minimal travel is required

What We Offer

• Career Development where you have access to career guidance, tools, resources, and ongoing training for every stage of your career.
• An engaged workplace where we foster respect and recognition.
• Forward-thinking policies and strategies.
• Countless Career Paths.
• Department Specific Flexible working schedules.

Pay Grade: PR 17

Salary Range: $3,001.65 - $3,525.41 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.

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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