Director, Equity, Diversity - Toronto, Canada - SickKids

SickKids

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Toronto, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

About SickKids:

Dedicated exclusively to children and their families, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is one of the largest and most respected paediatric healthcare centres in the world.

As innovators in child health, we lead and partner to improve the health of children through the integration of healthcare, leading-edge research and education.

Our reputation would not have been built - nor could it be maintained - without the skills, knowledge and experience of the extraordinary people who come to work here every day.

SickKids is committed to ongoing learning and development, and features a caring and supportive work environment that combines exceptionally high standards of practice.

When you join SickKids, you become part of our community. We share a commitment and determination to fulfill our vision of _Healthier Children. A Better World_.

Don't miss out on the opportunity to work alongside the world's best in paediatric healthcare.

Position Description:

SickKids is advancing its Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) strategy and is looking for a Director, EDI. Reporting directly to the Executive Lead, Strategic Advisor of EDI, the Director will play a leadership role in the development and implementation of a renewed hospitalwide EDI strategy. This will include collaborating with relevant invested parties, designing programs, overseeing program implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of initiatives. The programs may include but are not limited to education, policy development and review, data initiatives, days of significance, and more.
Responsibilities
Play a leadership role in the development and implementation of a renewed institutionwide EDI strategy, with longterm and shortterm goals. Identify EDI principles to inform renewed strategy and program development.
Oversee mapping of EDI initiatives and structures across the organization to understand ongoing programs and invested parties.
Upon mapping, provide guidance on the centralization of EDI programs to reduce silos, build partnerships, and strengthen impact of programs.
Develop EDI programs to advance renewed EDI strategy in collaboration with relevant invested parties and clarify roles and responsibilities. Programs may include, but are not limited to, education, policy development/review, data initiatives, days of significance, etc.
Oversee members of the EDI team including the program manager, data analyst and students.
Provide support to SickKids Inclusion Group (identitybased employee groups) Co-Chairs to advance sense of inclusion among employees at SickKids.
Provide guidance on potential intersections of EDI Strategy programs and upcoming Indigenous Health Strategy programs.
Support the development of monitoring and evaluation plans for EDI strategy in partnership with invested parties (e.g., Enterprise Data Analytics Office, Human Resources, etc.).
Work in close collaboration with EDI Advisory Group, EDI Steering Committee, Inclusion Groups, and other invested parties (i.e., Indigenous Health Program Manager, Health Equity Data Initiative Team, Enterprise Data Analytics Office, Human Resources, and more).
Champion collection of patient health equity data at various levels of the organization (i.e., leadership level, individual level, etc.).
Maintain strong understanding of current best practices and legislation relating to EDI

Requirements:

Bachelors degree required, Masters degree preferred in relevant discipline (e.g., Social Work, Law, Sociology, Education, Organizational Psychology).
Minimum 57 years of experience in EDI including human rights and/or organizational change management.
Experience in EDI strategy development, implementation, and oversight in a large complex organization.
Leadership and management experience including the management of people and programs/projects
Demonstrated knowledge of equity, intersectionality, antioppression, relevant human rights legislation (e.g., Human Rights Code of Ontario).
Demonstrated knowledge of organizational change management practices.
Strong active listening, interpersonal, oral communication and written communication skills.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and engage in sensitive matters with tact and discretion.
Strong analytical and problemsolving skills.
Selfmotivated and proactive. Time management skills to organize and prioritize in a fastpaced environment.

Employment Type:
Full-time, Permanent. Hybrid work environment.

Our Commitment to Diversity:

The children and families we care for are from a variety of communities, and so are our employees. We welcome and encourage everyone to join our organization and be part of our team.

Thank you for your interest in joining SickKids. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. In accordance with our Hospital policy, employment at SickKids is conditional upon the Hospital's receipt of all necessary