Engagement Advisor - Public Engagement & Communications

Nova Scotia Health Authority; Halifax; Remote; CAD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Nova Scotia Health as an Advisor in Patient & Public Engagement, where you will support engagement activities that influence decisions within the organization. With responsibilities ranging from facilitating discussions to evaluating community engagement processes, this role requires strong qualifications and a commitment to building relationships. Ideal candidates will have relevant degrees and substantial experience in the public engagement field, making a tangible impact in healthcare services across Nova Scotia.

Benefits

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Long-term disability insurance

Defined benefit pension plan

Qualifications

• 3-5 years relevant experience with a Master's degree or equivalent.
• 5-7 years relevant experience with a Baccalaureate degree or equivalent.
• 7+ years progressive experience in related fields may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Support engagement in the day-to-day work of the organization.
• Evaluate engagement processes and impacts.
• Contribute to legislation engagement mandate and cultivate relationships.

Skills

Facilitation

Engagement

Communication

Education

Masters degree in Adult Education, Communication, Public Administration, Public Health

Baccalaureate degree in Adult Education, Communication, Public Administration, Public Health

IAP2 Foundations of Public Participation Certificate

Tools

Project Management

Job description

Click here to apply as an internal applicant.

Req ID: 205043

Location: Provincial Zone, Cobequid Community Health Centre

Department: PEC Patient & Public Engagement

Type of Employment: Casual Hourly FT long-assignment ( 100% ) x 1

NSGEU Admin Professionals Position

Posting Closing Date: 20-Jun-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.

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About The Opportunity

Reporting to the Director, the Advisor is responsible for supporting engagement in the day-to-day work of the organization. The Advisor demonstrates the LEADS in a caring environment capabilities in all aspects of work to build and maintain healthy, productive workplace relationships, and cultivate a caring and compassionate environment for patients, families, colleagues and citizens. The Advisor contributes to our legislated engagement mandate by supporting opportunities for patients, stakeholders and the public to influence the decisions and direction of Nova Scotia Health through consultation and engagement activities. This position helps build internal capacity to deliver on Nova Scotia Health’s engagement priorities, directly supports those initiatives identified as corporate commitments or priorities, coaches organization leaders to demonstrate accountability by involving patients, stakeholders and the community, and evaluates engagement processes and impacts. The Advisor understands and applies the IAP2 model in their work and is an experienced facilitator who employs a wide range of engagement tools, techniques and skills. The Advisor develops opportunities for dialogue that influences decisions and change, and nurtures trusting relationships with citizens, stakeholders and the community in support of Nova Scotia Health’s vision, mission and strategic plan. This is a provincial scope team and the successful candidate could be assigned to projects anywhere across the province; access to a reliable vehicle for travel would be required.

About You

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

• Masters degree (Adult Education, Communication, Public Administration, Public Health) or equivalent with 3 – 5 years relevant experience
• Baccalaureate degree (Adult Education, Communication, Public Administration, Public Health) or equivalent with 5 – 7 years relevant experience
• Equivalent combination of education and 7+ years progressive experience in related fields may be considered
• Completion of the IAP2 Foundations of Public Participation Certificate; professional designation (CP3) from IAP2 preferred.
• Project management is an asset
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
  
  

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

Hours

• Long assignment full-time position; 75 hours biweekly
• Approximately for (12) months. Dates are subject to change
• This is a remote position. Occasional evening and weekend work will be required
  
  

Compensation And Benefits

$34.79 - $42.06 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.

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

This is a Admin Professionals bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. 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.

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+ to apply and self-identify.