Evaluation Specialist Jobs

The Evvaluation team at Interior Health has an opportunity for a Term Specific Full Time Evaluation Specialist!
This position is flexible within the Interior Health region!
The primary role of the Evaluation Team is to assist the Senior Executive Team and Program Leads in assessing whether programs are effective, efficient and achieve expected outcomes with the intended population groups. Evidence from these evaluations can be used to create recommendations for improvement, inform decisions, create accountability and provide opportunity for continued learning.
Our team also provides evaluation education to staff members, coaches colleagues who are carrying out their own evaluation activities, and researches and applies evaluation best practices.
About The Role
The Evaluation Specialist works as part of a small evaluation team leading the evaluation of selected Interior Health (IH) projects and programs with a particular focus on Mental Health and Substance Use (MHSU) and related programs. Examples of such programs/projects include Virtual Mental Health Substance Use, Suboxone in the Emergency Department and the IH Substance Use Framework. The Evaluation Specialist reviews MHSU and related initiatives and may supervise practicum students on work that has a focus on effecting positive impacts on healthcare service delivery.
The Evaluation Specialist also supports the ongoing development of evaluation competencies in other IH staff and plays a pivotal role in improving healthcare services by supporting planning, decision-making, and accountability in IH. Some travel will be required throughout the region including in-person meetings in Kelowna with existing Evaluation Team members.
Some Key Duties

• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Prepares evaluation reports and gives presentations or other other appropriate deliverables to senior leaders on selected projects/ programs that assess the efficiency and effectiveness of initiatives in achieving stated goals including health outcomes and improvements in related processes.
• Reviews initiatives being developed and those being implemented and provides leadership to project/program leads to develop an overarching evaluation plan in collaboration with them and other senior partners.
• Collaborates with partners to develop specific evaluation questions, criteria, rubrics, performance measures and evaluation tools; conducts quantitative and qualitative analysis and collaboratively generates recommendations based on evidence.
• Leads the hiring and supervision of university practicum students who participate in evaluation activities.

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).