Director, Workforce Strategy Jobs

Position Summary

Interior Health is hiring a Director, Workforce Strategy. Apply today to join our amazing team!

About The Role

The Director, Workforce Strategy is responsible and accountable for providing leadership within Human Resources for Interior Health (IH). Specifically, the Director is responsible and accountable for the development, implementation and monitoring of organizational and provincial workforce strategies. The Director is also responsible and accountable for overseeing the daily operations of workforce planning, optimization, rotation development and strategic HR partnerships.

The Director interacts with and maintains broad internal and external contacts for the purpose of maintaining the workforce strategy framework for IH. Internally, the Director builds and maintains relationships with senior leaders, managers, and staff within the organization. Externally, the Director fosters and influences the organization’s relationships with the Health Employers Association of British Columbia (HEABC), government agencies, other Health Authorities, trade unions, special interest groups, and members of the public in matters related to workforce strategy within IH.

Some Key Duties

• Oversees the workforce strategy portfolio, including Workforce Planning & Optimization, Strategic HR Partnerships and Travel Resource Management, ensuring the efficient and effective delivery of services.
• Serves as a senior representative in liaising with HEABC, trade unions, government, and government agencies, other Health Authorities, and other organizations with an interest in workforce strategy.
• Ensures relationships with key partners and encourages understanding and cooperation in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the strategic directions and performance goals of IH.
• Develops and implements innovative, data-driven and leading practice strategies to support the efficient and effective utilization of health human resources.
• Keeps informed and current by participating in professional associations and attending conferences, courses, and seminars.
• Develops and recommends budgets, monitors expenditures, performs variance analysis and reporting, and implements remedial action.
• Identifies HHR requirements and provides IH and provincial partners with timely and actionable workforce data, and works with those partners to implement improvements.
• Provides leadership and guidance to employees using effective management techniques; coaches and mentors employees; conducts performance evaluations and creates a learning environment that promotes and supports professional growth of all employees; participates in recruitment activities and makes hiring and discipline decisions.
• Provides inspirational leadership by guiding the development, recommendations, and implementation of workforce strategies intended to improve the recruitment, retention and optimization of health human resources (HHR).
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Some Of The Benefits Of Joining Interior Health

An attractive remuneration package and excellent career prospects await the right candidate. We offer one of the best benefit packages and pension plans in Canada. In addition to Medical, Dental and Extended Health coverage, we also offer paid annual vacation starting at 4 weeks (20 days) up to a maximum of 7 weeks (35 days). We also offer an attractive defined employee pension plan, disability and life insurance, and options for maternity &/or paternity leave top-up.

Interior Health strives to create an environment where you enjoy the work you do, the place where you work, and the people around you. Together, we create great workplaces. Apply today!

Honouring Interior Health’s commitment to Truth and Reconciliation and the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA), and Pursuant to Section 42 of the BC Human Rights Code, preferential consideration and/or hiring will be given to qualified applicants who self-identify as Aboriginal (First Nations, Métis, or Inuit).

Qualfications

Education, Training, And Experience

• Seven (7) to ten (10) year's recent, related experience in healthcare or a complex workforce environment.
• A Master’s degree in a relevant field such as Health Services Administration, Human Resources, Business Administration, Economics, Health Information Sciences or relevant health care discipline.
• Or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

LEADS Capabilities

Demonstrates all LEADS Capabilities, in particular:

• Achieves Results/Process Orientation - takes action to implement decisions, assesses & evaluates results, follows culturally respectful processes that also produce results
• Leads Self/Cultural Agility - self-awareness, demonstrates character; noticing and adapting to cultural uniqueness to create a sense of safety for all.
• System Transformation/Credible Champion - demonstrates systems/critical thinking, strategically oriented to the future, champions & orchestrates change, remains self-aware and maintains effective relationships, shows courage and conviction in advocating for change for the betterment of Aboriginal people.
• Engages Others/Empathy - communicates effectively; listens with heart rather than reacting
• Develops Coalitions/Building a Trust-Based Relationship - builds partnership and networks to create results, demonstrates a commitment to customers and service, participating in open exchanges of experiences and culture

Skills And Abilities

• Ability to research, analyze and distill information
• Current with technological changes, anticipate opportunities, and ensure readiness for future technological changes and enhancements.
• Ability to gather, summarize, and report information in a careful, thorough, clear, and concise manner.
• Innovative and data-driven leadership
• Change management, and influencing decision-making at the individual, group, and organizational level
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
• Broad knowledge of healthcare and health human resources.
• Comprehensive knowledge of project management principles and methodologies and ability to coach team members on these skills.
• Effective facilitation, persuasion and negotiation abilities to achieve consensus, resolve conflict and achieve desired outcomes.
• Works effectively under time pressure to meet deadlines, balance work priorities and resolve problems in a timely manner.
• Strong initiative, self-direction, and creative problem-solving skills to identify gaps and opportunities and implement strategic initiatives.