Salary Range: $58,494-$76,773/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:

In accordance with the Purpose, Vision, Values and Coast Salish Teachings, and strategic directions 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 Director, the Coordinator supports the Clinical Research Support Unit (CRSU) leadership team of the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) with priority projects and initiatives. The Coordinator provides project workflow, communication and integration development and support to the CRSU portfolio including providing administrative support to committees and groups.The role assists in tracking deliverables, ensuring they are on time, and on budget, as identified in the project plans. This role provides planning and logistical coordination, support for meetings, surveys and needs assessments. In addition, the Coordinator supports the Director with communicating to internal and external partners, research enterprises, health authorities and physicians.

Duties/Accountabilities:

• Supports leaders of the portfolio as well as projects and activities resulting from committee planning or organizational direction. Monitors the implementation of project and committee activities ensuring they are done in an efficient manner, adhere to project protocols and are completed within the required timelines. Identifies where activities do not adhere to guidelines, and works with various partners to investigate, articulate implications, and provide potential solutions.
• Identifies, collects, and analyzes relevant information relating to current projects, and provides input and recommendations to project/program teams for development, implementation, analysis, dissemination of findings, and policy/practice implications.
• Assists in budget development ensuring information is current and accurately compiled, monitors expenditures, ensures invoices are authorized to predetermined amounts and analyzes and reports variances. Completes purchase requisitions/online purchasing and forwards for processing and ensures invoices are authorized and submitted for payment.
• Coordinates evaluation surveys and needs assessment reports. Prepares data entry file for survey results.
• Prepares documents including presentations, spreadsheets, correspondence, meeting minutes, and reports out findings. Utilizes a variety of software applications to ensure professional standards are maintained, relevant and current data is used, and end product is appropriately and professionally formatted. Compiles information into structured reports.
• Assists with the development of web communications and related materials. Initiates, and provides support in the development, maintenance and updates of web content.
• Coordinates and attends committee meetings ensuring well-defined and timely agendas, identification of and notification to interested parties, compilation of background information and supporting materials and preparation of packages/summary documents to assist in decision making and meeting facilitation. Makes catering, travel and accommodation arrangements.
• Supports the management and facilitation of time-limited projects and programs to identify best practice-grounded strategies and activities for providers engaging in research activities. Supports portfolio and
  committee chairs with the coordinating the implementation of approved recommendations resulting from research, best practice, and policy reviews.
  
  

Qualifications:

• A level of education, training and experience equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree in Health or Social Sciences plus a three (3) years in a responsible research assistant, project coordinator, or policy analyst role in a health, social services, government, or community organization.
• Knowledge of research, quality improvement and clinical practices relevant to the service/program area; health systems and policy; population health, prevention, and health promotion; and knowledge exchange.
• Understanding of and practical skills in project coordination/management, research and evaluation; relevant computer software applications; Internet search engines, websites, and navigation; funding structures and application processes; training and education; policy review and analysis; and facilitation, community development, and partnerships.
• Related experience in conducting literature searches and reviews, best practicereviews, policy analysis, working collaboratively with a wide range of internal and external partner groups.
• Qualities including: creativity and innovation; sound judgment; tact and diplomacy; ability to work effectively andcollaboratively in a demanding and dynamic environment; sound negotiation, conflict management and consensus-building skills; excellent oral and written communications skills.
• Demonstrated ability to model and support full team commitment to Indigenous Cultural Safety and anti-racism.