Consultant, Public Policy & Social Action - Public Health

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Req ID:
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Location:
Eastern Zone,
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
Department:
PH HC Healthy Communities Admin EZ
Type of Employment:
Permanent
Hourly FT (100%) x 1
Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date:
5-May-25

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

About the Opportunity
Reporting to the Manager, Healthy Communities (Eastern Zone), the Consultant, Public Policy and Social Action provides advanced knowledge, leadership, and coordination of the PH zone workforce development in the area of public policy and social action, and advocacy. S/he advises others how to work with municipalities and other levels of government to action public policy development.

The position works closely with the Manager, Healthy Communities, and other Consultants both within the zone and NSHA to strengthen the Healthy Communities workforce to animate the steps of public policy. The position provides advice and direction for the planning and implementation of public policy work and is a resource and support to front-line staff as they strengthen and build public health competencies and healthy communities-specific competencies related to public policy work. The Consultant has in-depth knowledge of the steps of public policy animation and understands how to create and plan opportunities for strengthening practice among staff. The position also engages in public policy work to build competency in self and others and uses participatory processes to teach, reflect, and strengthen the knowledge base among the Healthy Communities team in the zone and in the NSHA.

The Consultant collaborates with system and external partners, identifies and monitors key indicators, and supports knowledge exchange across the health system and other sectors. The position monitors trends, gathering new evidence and learning better practice in public policy work.

About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

1. Masters’ in public health, health promotion or equivalent with 3 – 5 years relevant experience
2. Baccalaureate degree in health promotion or other relevant field with 5-7 years relevant experience
3. Equivalent combination of education and 7 years progressive leadership experience may be considered
4. Eligible for registration with a professional body as appropriate.
5. Experience in planning, development and evaluation of public health programs, services and initiatives. Demonstrated proficiency in the Core Competencies for Public Health and LEADS
6. Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders using a variety of methods.
7. Demonstrated success in advocating for public policy through the building of strategic partnerships, networks, coalitions, and collaborative working relationships with a variety of internal and external partners.
8. Demonstrated judgment, decision making, and problem solving skills
9. The incumbent must have the ability to work under pressure, competing priorities and within tight deadlines.
10. Demonstrated planning, organization and time management skills.
11. Ability to deal with competing priorities
12. Demonstrated innovative systems thinking with an understanding of working with communities
13. Demonstrated high standards of ethics, integrity, respect, and accountability.
14. Experience in advocating for policy change.
15. Knowledge of community development and mobilization
16. Demonstrated expertise on the role of public policy and social action in healthy communities work.

About You Continued
Physical demands of the position include regular travel throughout the Zone; visual demands consistent with significant computer work; moderate mental demand in assessing complex issues and creating solutions; periods of increased workload and stress as well as cope with a variety of personalities as part of a high-performance team.

Valid Driver’s License and access to a reliable vehicle
Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
Successful Applicants are required to provide a criminal record check (including Vulnerable Sector Search) to People Services before starting employment and assume any additional costs as a condition of employment.

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours
Permanent Full Time/ 100% FTE/ 75 hours Bi-weekly

Compensation and Benefits
$38.36 - $47.95 Hourly
Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan. (Permanent Long Assignments Only)

Once You've Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ and self-identify.