Director, Health System Engagement - Edmonton, Canada - Government of Alberta

Government of Alberta

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Edmonton, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Job Information
Job Requisition ID: 54027

Ministry:
Health

Location:
Edmonton

Full or Part-Time:
Full Time

Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week

Permanent/Temporary:
Ongoing

Scope:
Open Competition

Closing Date:
March 5, 2024

Classification:
Senior Manager Zone 2

Salary: 4,149.76 to 5,269.59 bi-weekly ($108,309 - $137,536/year)

The Ministry of Health is building a more resilient and sustainable health care system that can support Albertans getting care when and where they need it, while responding to system-wide health challenges, improving health outcomes, and maintaining fiscal responsibility.

The ministry supports Albertans' health and well-being throughout their lives by protecting public health and promoting wellness; coordinating and delivering safe, person-centered, quality health services; planning capital infrastructure; supporting innovative information management and technologies; regulating health care; and funding the health system.

The Department of Health establishes the Government of Alberta's strategic direction for health, including advising government on health policy, legislation and standards, and public health concerns; monitoring and reporting health system performance; setting policies and priorities for the electronic/digital health environment; and providing oversight and ensuring accountability across the health system.

For further information, visit the ministry website at

The System Refocusing Division (SRD) of Alberta Health, is focused on implementing changes to refocus Alberta's health system.

The refocused health system will be a single provincial health system with four specialized areas of focus managed by sector-specific health organizations: Primary care, acute care, continuing care and mental health and addiction.

Health System Engagement and Innovation team at System Refocusing Division is responsible for the design and delivery of the dedicated engagement with health care workers and Albertans, while supporting engagement with Indigenous leaders.

The Director will work with stakeholder partners to deliver engagement, and support all ADMs in Health to deliver on-going targeted engagement with stakeholders.

The team are also tasked with designing targeted and meaningful engagement with specific stakeholders and partners to ensure each of the new organizations have input before they are officially stood up.

Finally, the team manage all of the tracking and reporting related to in-person engagement, stakeholder engagement and online surveys.

This team are also tasked with the oversight and coordination of internal communications including messaging and products used by all other branches for meetings, presentations, standard responses etc.

Role Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Executive Director of Internal Communications, Change Management and Engagement, this highly specialized position provides leadership, strategic direction and execution of complex and innovative engagement approaches to help the Department of Health understand the attitudes and values of health care professionals, system partners, Indigenous leaders and Albertans.

The Director is charged with designing and delivering public, stakeholder and Indigenous engagement within the System Refocusing Division of Alberta Health.

They are also tasked with building capacity, best practices, templates, tools and innovative solutions and reporting in these areas. This position works in collaboration with the Executive Director to advise and conduct effective and efficient engagement.

In addition to support and advice, the Director provides big pictures perspective and political acumen to strategically guide all engagement activity.

Specific responsibilities for the position include:

Lead the Health System Engagement and Innovation unit:

To lead the design and implementation of strategic engagement activities for System Refocusing while offering guidance and support to other units in the department.
To prioritize and forecast engagement activities based on priority, policy and legislative agendas. This includes regular briefings to Executive and Senior Leadership teams, and at times the Minister of Health.
To develop innovative engagement oversight systems and processes for decision making including planning and reporting templates, and resources to ensure consistent as well as coordinated engagement efforts.
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Lead oversight of engagement projects for System Refocusing Division:

To work in collaboration with Executive Director and other members of the Senior Leadership Team to maintain system level awareness of engagement projects happening across System Refocusing.
To provide leadership and strategic advice to executive teams on critical considerations and implications of engagement.
To provide expert advice, opportunities for training, support and tools to System Refocusing Division to increase knowledge and skills and build professional engagement capacity.
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