Salary Range: $118,923-$170,951/year. The starting salary for this position would be determined with consideration of the successful candidate’s relevant education and experience, and would be in alignment with the provincial compensation reference plan. Salary will be prorated accordingly for part time roles.

Job Summary:

Reporting to the Executive Director, the Director, Health Emergency Management BC (HEMBC) is the central contact for a designated portfolio of HEM for HEMBC, servicing the Provincial Health Services Authority, Fraser Health Authority, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, Vancouver Island Health Authority, Providence Health Care, Northern Health and Interior Health. The Director, oversees the planning, policy development/application, coordination and management of assigned HEM components including the implementation and evaluation of related physical, financial and human resources for an assigned HEM portfolio; provides strategic leadership and guidance to the Executives, Senior Management, Boards of Directors and staff including provincial, municipal and non-government agencies on Emergency Management; responsible for the vision and ongoing development of identified HEM programs by developing new initiatives and leading HEMBC towards a culture of emergency preparedness through effective communication of the strategic priorities and implementation of consistent policies; promotes collaboration and commitment for the day-to-day operations across the HEMBC including safety for staff, patients, clients and other visitors; ensures the development of Health Emergency Management plans aligns with municipal, corporate and provincial plans. In accordance with the Mission, Vision and Values, and strategic directions of PHSA safety, including both patient and employee safety, is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone at PHSA’s Agencies/Divisions/Services, and as such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position.

Duties/Accountabilities:

• Develops the strategic operational plans for a designated portfolio for HEMBC including the short and long term goals, objectives, policies, procedures and standards to support HEMBC’s goals and vision; works with staff to identify, develop, implement, evaluate and revise HEM strategies, policies and procedures with local, municipal and provincial government plans to ensure consistent operational plans and objectives.
• Provides leadership in the management of HEMBC and collaborates with leaders by identifying safe applicable service delivery models and processes to ensure emergency management programs are integrated and focused on those who utilize the services, including the monitoring of HEM performance; develops planning and training programs in response to events such as natural disasters, riots/protests, mass casualties, hazardous substances, bomb threats, missing patients and infant/child abductions.
• Leads the development, implementation, evaluation and revision of HEM programs to ensure the establishment of core activities and resources; leads the implementation of emergency preparedness exercises to ensure an adequate state of readiness and to identify potential impact to operations; monitors related programs, services and outcomes in terms of the Performance Plans, Ministry of Health (MoH) Performance Agreement targets and service benchmarks.
• Provides leadership and oversight in the planning and day-to-day operations for the designated portfolio to drive operational excellence and ensure consistency with the strategic plan; establishes priorities, policies, procedures and budgets by formulating and recommending annual goals and objectives to ensure consistency with industry standards and accreditation bodies.
• Provides consultation in developing strategic business and systems plans ensuring integration of system enhancements with current HEM components and operational plans; work with external providers to develop and negotiate contracts for various defined services including the management and enforcement of service level agreements; implements corrective action, as required to ensure service agreements meet with performance expectations, contract and other legal obligations.  
• Ensures the coordination of HEM functions with key internal stakeholders such as Public Health, Risk Management (Enterprise and Patient, Protection Services, and Clinical Programs by pursuing opportunities to collaborate on emergency planning initiatives; identifies potential areas of integration and develops an emergency response capacity that can be integrated and shared with the various stakeholders; leads re-design initiatives for the designated HEM portfolios including adoption of best practices to better integrate and streamline services to optimize quality and ensure cost effectiveness; ensures appropriate quality and safety measures are in place.
• Works with the Facilities Planning group to support HEM planning requirements in new construction and major renovations; ensures customer service and front line customer engagement by promoting and facilitating excellence in communication, consistent with best practices in customer service and business operations; responds to and resolves related high level problems and encourages staff involvement in the development of recommendations to resolve outstanding issues.
  
  

Qualifications:

• A level of education, training, and experience equivalent to a Master's degree in Emergency Management or related discipline plus additional specialized training in Emergency Management, supplemented with ten (10) years’ recent related progressively senior emergency management experience in a large, complex multi-site organization, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of a wide range of emergency response, and business continuity procedures, guidelines and standards.
• Advanced working knowledge of disaster medical recovery principles, processes, systems and resource requirements.
• Demonstrated knowledge of operations and maintenance of complex communication systems.
• Demonstrated leadership strategic and managerial skills in planning and operationalizing an emergency preparedness/disaster response operation during a crisis.
• Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills, including the ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing with a wide range of individuals and constituencies in a diverse community.
• Ability to develop and deliver emergency training exercises, simulations, education programs and/or workshops to large audiences.
• Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations. Skill in examining and re-engineering operations and procedures, formulating policy, and developing and implementing new strategies and procedures.
• Demonstrated leadership skills with proven ability to bring about change in a proactive manner.