Job Description

\xe2\x80\x8bReq ID: 156853
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Provincial - Flexible within the Province
Department: Mental Health & Addictions - Community Wellness Supports
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: MGMT/NON-Union Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 9-Jun-23

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We\xe2\x80\x99re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there\'s a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with an Nova Scotia Health role means you\'ll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Director of Community Wellness Supports, and in collaboration with the Mental Health and Addictions Program (MHAP) Leadership Team (the senior director, zone directors and zone psychiatry department heads) and the IWK, the Senior Analyst leads the development, implementation and operation of standardized project governance, management, planning, issues management and reporting standards and infrastructures. The Senior Analyst advises strategic initiatives leads and Sponsors with respect to project planning process and methodology, work planning and effort estimation, resource allocation, issues and risk management, and execution. The Senior Analyst participates in the development of the strategic direction of MH&A by providing leadership in the areas of policy development, planning and accountability, provincial operational standards, best and promising practices, and more broadly, evidence-based decision making. The Senior Analyst provides strategic analysis and advice on issues impacting mental health and mental illness across the lifespan, as well as on reducing the harms associated with substance use and gambling on the lives of Nova Scotians.

Working closely with the MHAP leadership team, the Senior Analyst assists in designing a provincial integrated Mental Health and Addictions program of care and in developing strategic and operational plans that support excellence in care delivery, improvement in health outcomes, and achievement of standards of care established by NSH, the Department of Health and Wellness and other relevant bodies. The Senior Analyst also works to facilitate the implementation of plans associated with health services planning and associated initiatives that support client informed outcomes. The Senior Policy analyst is responsible for ongoing contract management with vendors and is responsible for leading Requests for Proposals (RPF) on behalf on the MHAP.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Master\xe2\x80\x99s Degree in a recognized Health Promotion, Public Health, Mental Health and/or Addiction health discipline or related field with five (5) years\' experience in a health promotion, public health, or mental health and addictions system preferred.
• 5-7 years\xe2\x80\x99 experience providing strategic, executive level development related decision support
• IAP2 (International Association for Public Participation) Training is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in developing community partnerships
• The ability to understand and apply the principles of knowledge exchange and change management to support change
• Demonstrated expertise in Project Management and knowledge of issue tracking, issue management and escalation.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the health system. MHA experience is preferred.
• Experience in contract management and developing requests for proposals.
• Excellent leadership, organizational and decision skills
• Expert knowledge to critically analyze evidence-based practices to inform strategy development and organizational planning.
• Strategic planning and systems thinking.
• Expertise in financial planning.
• Evidence-based collaborative problem solving of complex multifaceted issues.
• Critical thinking and analytical problem solving.
• Expertise in leading complex change.
• Quality improvement methodologies.
• Cultural competence.
• Collaboration, negotiation and persuasion skills are paramount as this role requires the engagement of internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to analyze and interpret statistical data and monitor quality and performance indicators and benchmarks.

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours

• Permanent Full Time position; 75 hours bi weekly
• Some travel will be required

Compensation and Incentives

$43.90 - $58.33 Hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan. (Permanent Long Assignments Only)

Once You\'ve Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Some opportunities may be eligible for our Employee Referral Program. If a Nova Scotia Health employee refers a candidate who is not working for the organization and the candidate is hired, the employee who made the referral may be eligible to earn up to $1000. For more details and instructions, please visit

\xe2\x80\x8bThis is a Management/Non Union bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

Preferred candidates must be able to demonstrate proof of primary series of COVID -19 vaccine at time of hire.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.

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