Job Summary:

In accordance with the Mission, Vision, Values and strategic direction of PHSA, safety, including both patient and employee safety, is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone at PHSA. As such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position.
Reporting to the Corporate Director, Academic Education, the Leader, Student Education, supports project development and implementation on various student education initiatives. The Leader is responsible for establishing sustainable provincial student education policy development processes, ensuring current best practices are adopted and supported. The Leader supports the coordination of collaborative planning tables with provincial stakeholders to support student placement coordination. In addition, this position analyzes project interdependencies and timing of initiatives between projects and organizations. This position also assists with the planning, implementation and monitoring the outcomes of any change initiatives or advancements, and works closely with the Director to ensure effective and efficient strategy, change and results are achieved.

Duties/Accountabilities:

• In partnership with the provincial stakeholders and subject matter experts, leads the establishment of a sustainable process for provincial student practice education policy development cycle including research, development, review, approval, implementation and ongoing maintenance.
• Leads policy and practice change initiatives through planning, implementation, evaluation and ongoing monitoring; provides skilled leadership throughout each step in the process at all levels within PHSA and other stakeholder organizations.
• Provides coordination within a strategic context for collaborative planning tables for student practice placements; functions as a strategic resource for stakeholders to ensure that optimal structure, design and implementation of the change(s) is/are in place to achieve desired outcomes, results and benefits.
• Coordinates and aligns teams with business modeling, program development, and evaluation for student education capacity.
• Provides education, instruction and support on multiple initiatives to relevant internal and external stakeholders.
• Develops, monitors and manages budget related to project and initiatives and ensures adherence to timelines and budgets. Develops clear communication channels including decision matrices and risk escalation processes.
• Negotiates and facilitates consensus with key stakeholders.
• Researches and develops processes, tools and techniques to effectively prepare for, manage and reinforce implementation of student education related projects.

Qualifications:

A level of education, training and experience equivalent to a Master’s Degree in leadership, business administration, health discipline or equivalent, including training in project management, change management, communications, leadership development, facilitation, quantitative and analytical skills, and conflict resolution, plus a minimum of five (5) years’ recent related experience in leading implementation of key initiatives.
Demonstrated ability to build relationships across the health care system, and lead projects in a complex environment. Demonstrated ability to apply analytical problem-solving to develop progressive, creative and innovative project-wide solutions. Proven change agent, systems thinker and results oriented. Competencies in policy design, content management strategies, implementing change, developing and managing project communication strategies, evaluation and monitoring principles.</job_