Job Summary
This Program Specialist, Data & Planning position is responsible for leading and supporting activities that enable HWC’s strategic priorities: data and planning, and knowledge translation work. These activities include but are not limited to the design and development of webinars, workshops, learning materials, briefing notes, reports, and presentations.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Supports the planning and execution of projects to support strategic health workforce initiatives identified as priorities by HWC.
- Leads research, environmental scanning and internal and external consultation on emerging topics. Prepares documents on key strategic initiatives.
- Conducts research, literature reviews, fact-checking, and other information gathering, analyses, and synthesis activities as needed. Contributes to briefing notes and reports, and prepares and delivers presentations in support of HWC and its strategic directions and priorities.
- Facilitates collaboration with other HWC teams by initiating and/or participating in meetings to support corporate initiatives aligned with HWC’s strategic plan.
- Leads and participates in the planning, identification, design, development and implementation of knowledge translation and capacity building products, including but not limited to: virtual or in person meetings, webinars, briefing notes, reports, PowerPoint presentations, articles, and blog posts, for external and internal stakeholders.
- Monitors the health information, digital health, and health workforce landscape to identify emerging issues and opportunities.
- Participates in a matrix team model, working across the organization to provide support to other areas in the data and planning division, and other teams including dashboard development, modelling scans, and stakeholder engagement activities.
- Contributes to the promotion of HWC through participation on external committees, presentations and/or attendance at conferences and other activities, as required.
Knowledge and Experience
- University degree in health sciences, social sciences, health information, health policy, administration or other relevant field, or equivalent combination of experience/education.
- 3 years’ experience working with health information and/or with knowledge translation and exchange & learning environments
- Strong understanding of Canada’s health workforce environment and the range of stakeholder in the health workforce ecosystem
- Solid understanding of Canada’s broader health system structure, federal provincial governments, and decision maker information needs
- Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal, facilitation and presentation skills.
- Experience with stakeholder engagement, client support, education and communications planning in the health sector is an asset.
- Demonstrated leadership skills, results oriented, a critical thinker, adaptable, innovative, creative, and flexible.
- Experience in or openness to work with innovative technology, including but not limited to artificial intelligence tools and other generative business intelligence tools.
- Ability to work collaboratively within a matrix team.
- Ability to meet travel requirements.
- Fluency in English and French is required.
Expression of Interest
Qualified candidates who possess the required technical skills and experience outlined in the attached position descriptions are asked to send an expression of interest and their resume to info@healthworkforce.ca
HWC promotes diversity and accessibility. Only candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted. HWC thanks all candidates for their consideration.
Location
Virtual Employment Opportunity, (with in person team meetings up to 4 times per year for 3 days in a row) maximum
Reports to
Program Lead, Data and Planning
Submission Date
How to Apply
Please send an expression of interest and your resume to info@healthworkforce.ca
About Health Workforce Canada
Health Workforce Canada (HWC) is a new, independent organization created to bring together health workforce experts and those in the health care field to learn from each other and to strengthen health workforce data and planning, with a goal to ensuring health workers are there to provide the care people in Canada need.
As this new organization comes online, HWC has identified a number of early priorities to help address key health workforce issues in Canada. These priorities include connecting individuals and organizations working in the health workforce environment, enhancing access to health workforce data through the development of health workforce data dashboards, and sharing what works in the health workforce space.
HWC recognizes the impact of colonialism and on-going inequities experienced by Indigenous peoples in Canada and has a commitment to working collaboratively with First Nation, Métis and Inuit organizations to support health workforce data and planning needs while respecting Indigenous rights to self-governance and minimizing unintended consequences or harm.