• Job Description

  Req#: 203730

  Company : IWK Health

  Req ID: 203730
  Department/Program: Clinical Support and System Integration
  Location: Halifax
  Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
  Union Status: Management, Management/Non Union Bargaining Unit
  

  IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.

  Promoting an anti-racist environment, and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care, is important to us. We are located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people. Working in Mi’kma’ki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization. There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia, and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities who also have a long, deep, and complex history dating back over 400 years. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportions of transgender and non-binary people than any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination, but have more work to do to build that trust, acknowledge our biases and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels.

  The Opportunity

  To help drive innovation and advance system transformation, IWK Health is seeking a Vice President, Clinical Support and System Integration to lead key clinical support and people strategies across the organization. As a member of the Executive Leadership Team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing IWK’s vision while contributing to the delivery of specialized care for women, children, youth, and gender-diverse populations across the Maritimes.
  
  You will oversee a team of 860+ staff and an $87.7 million operating budget, while championing best practices, clinical innovation, and initiatives to improve health outcomes across a range of IWK’s clinical portfolios. You will also lead the IWK’s people services strategy, covering workforce planning, health human resources, compensation, and labour relations, while fostering a culture of wellness, safety, and inclusion.
  
  A key mandate of this role is advancing IWK’s Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Reconciliation, and Accessibility (EDIRA) Strategy, ensuring a respectful and equitable environment for patients and staff. You will work closely with provincial partners and align IWK’s efforts with broader system goals, including those outlined in the province’s Action for Health plan.

  Key Areas of Responsibility

  As Vice President, you will have oversight and accountability for:

  • Organizational strategic leadership
  • Provincial leadership, partnerships and relationships
  • Health human resources, talent management, employee engagement and learning
  • Quality service delivery and system performance
  • Responsible stewardship

  The Ideal Candidate

  You are a seasoned executive leader with a graduate degree in a related field and a strong track record of driving change in complex, multi-partner health care environments. You have demonstrated exceptional leadership agility in your oversight of complex and diverse clinical and operational portfolios. Strategic and collaborative, you excel at system-level transformation, people leadership, and building strong partnerships. You bring experience leading large teams and budgets and are equally comfortable shaping long-term policy and managing day-to-day performance.
  
  With a solid background in health human resources and talent strategy, ideally in unionized settings, you are skilled in workforce planning, engagement, and labour relations. You lead with integrity, champion equity and inclusion, and foster safe, healthy, and inclusive workplaces.
  
  You have worked closely with government and system partners, advised senior executives and boards, and delivered on high-impact initiatives aligned with provincial health priorities. Values-driven and future-focused, you share IWK’s commitment to delivering specialized care that meets the unique needs of women, children, youth, and families.
  
  If you’re interested in this opportunity, contact Andrea Forbes Hurley at aforbeshurley@kbrs.ca, Daniella Sam at dsam@kbrs.ca, or Erin MacDonald at emacdonald@kbrs.ca or submit your application online at: https://www.kbrs.ca/Career/17478543337860000008geh.

  Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.

  Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.

  This is a Management/Non Union bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

  An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials.

  I f you are an employee of IWK Health, please apply through the internal careers page to ensure you are flagged as an internal applicant.

• About the company

  The Nova Scotia Health Authority is a provincial health authority serving Nova Scotia, Canada.

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