Project Advisor - Halifax, Canada - Nova Scotia Health Authority

Nova Scotia Health Authority

Verified Company

Halifax, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Req ID:180112**
Company: Nova Scotia Health

Location:
Provincial

Department:
Project Services - Strategy, Performance and Analytics

Type of Employment:12 month
Hourly FT long-assignment
(100%
FTE) x 4 position(s)

Status:

Management/Non Union
Position**
Posting Closing Date:17-May-24**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're 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.

About the Opportunity:

The Project Advisor is a member of the Project Services team, which itself is part of the Strategy, Performance and Analytics portfolio of corporate services.

Project Services supports the entire Nova Scotia Health organization, with the exception of several corporate services such as Information Management/Technology (IM/IT) who have their own project managers on staff and with whom Project Services partners, as required.

Within it's scope are strategic organizational transformations, clinical service improvements, corporate process improvements, as well as support to zones, clinical networks and programs of care.

Further to individual projects and initiatives, Project Services also strategically partners with zones, clinical networks and programs of care, offering portfolio management expertise in the form of Project Management Offices (PMOs).

Reporting to the Manager, Project Services, the Project Advisor supports Project Managers, and NS Health operational leaders to plan, implement, track and monitor project work conducted by or on behalf of zones, networks, programs or corporate teams.

Types of projects supported include NS Health strategic priorities and key performance improvement initiatives. Assignments will fall under various portfolios as required.

Project Advisors are responsible for enabling large and/or complex projects with tools, processes and general support, as well as directly overseeing small and/or lower complexity projects as required by each assignment.

About You:

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

Post-secondary degree, or equivalent combination of education, training and experience
Project management certification an asset
Formal project management training an asset
Formal organizational change management training is considered an asset
Applied knowledge of the software "Smartsheet" a strong asset
Experience developing project management tools for efficient and streamlined tracking, retrieval and distribution of project information
Experience facilitating team meetings
Superior interpersonal, written and oral communication skills
Excellent organizational, analytical, problemsolving and decisionmaking skills
Experience in assigned service area would be an asset
Critical analysis skills
Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

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

Hours:

Long assignment, fulltime positions, 75 hrs biweekly, x4 fulltime positions
Beginning as soon as possible with an expected end date of May 27, 2025 (Approximately 12 months)
Compensation and Incentives:

$ $44.09 Hourly

Once You've Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

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