Evaluation Lead | MHSU

Interior Health Authority; Kelowna; Hybrid; CAD 91,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive remuneration package

Excellent career prospects

Employer paid training/education

Employer paid vacation

Employer paid insurance premiums

Extended Health & Dental coverage

Work-life balance

May be eligible to contribute to MPP

Job summary

Interior Health is seeking an Evaluation Lead (permanent full-time) with a Mental Health & Substance Use focus to guide evaluations of strategic initiatives and improve healthcare delivery across the organization.

You will plan and execute complex evaluation projects, develop frameworks and reporting, and work with IH leadership and partners to drive evidence-based decisions. Some travel in the region is required, including in-person meetings in Kelowna.

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex evaluation projects, preferably in health care.
• Strong data analysis and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple large-scale MHSU evaluation projects from planning to reporting.
• Develop evaluation frameworks, logic models, and measures.
• Collaborate with IH researchers, senior leaders, and external partners.
• Supervise practicum students and ensure compliance with IH policies.
• Present findings to senior leadership and external tables.

Job description

Join Interior Health in a rewarding opportunity to influence healthcare improvement through evidence-informed decision-making!

We are hiring a permanent full-time Evaluation Lead, with a Mental Health & Substance Use (MHSU) focus, to lead complex evaluation projects that support strategic priorities and enhance healthcare delivery across the organization.

Location

This position offers a flexible work arrangement within Interior Health.

What We Offer

• An attractive remuneration package
• Excellent career prospects
• Employer paid training/education
• Employer paid vacation
• Employer paid insurance premiums
• Extended Health & Dental coverage
• Work-life balance
• May be eligible to contribute to MPP

The salary range for this position is $90,770 (min) to $113,462 (midpoint) to $130,48 (max) per annum, based on 1.0 FTE. Interior Health typically establishes salaries within the minimum and midpoint of the salary range based on qualifications, experience of the applicant, and an internal equity review of the salaries of other employees.

How Will You Create An Impact

The Evaluation Lead works as part of a small team leading the evaluation of high-priority MHSU evaluation projects directly endorsed by Interior Health’s (IH) Senior Executive. The Evaluation Lead conducts all day-to-day activities to lead multiple large scale evaluation projects simultaneously, and will supervise practicum students as required, on evaluation work that has a focus on effecting positive impacts on healthcare service delivery. The Evaluation Lead is responsible for the planning and development of evaluation frameworks, data analyses and reporting requirements by reviewing clinical, financial, human resource and operational data, and the application of expert knowledge in program evaluation. Additionally, the Evaluation Lead works collaboratively with members of the IH Research and Evaluation Department, senior leaders and decision makers, staff of various organizational units, and other internal and external partners. The Evaluation Lead also supports the ongoing development of evaluation competencies in other IH leadership staff by delivering training and plays a pivotal role in improving healthcare services by supporting planning, decision-making, and accountability for executive leaders in IH by shaping the ongoing development of high-profile and prioritized programs. Some travel will be required throughout the region including in-person meetings in Kelowna with existing Evaluation Team members.

What Will You Work On

• Serves as the MHSU evaluation lead for various programs and initiatives related to IH Strategic Priorities requiring evaluation services by planning, coordinating, and implementing program evaluations.
• Conducts assessments for feasibility of planning and evaluations by engaging with internal and external parties, including the senior leadership, local governments, and community organizations.
• 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.
• Leads collaboration with internal and external partners (including patients, physicians and Indigenous 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 that lead to improvements in programs and delivery of care that affect numerous professionals and patients.
• Develops evaluation plans by reviewing evidence-based literature, identifying partners, developing logic models, theories of change.
• Leads the process and preparation of evaluation reports, incorporates partners’/parties’ input, and gives presentations or other appropriate deliverables to senior leaders and external tables on selected projects/programs that assess the efficiency and effectiveness of initiatives in achieving stated goals including health outcomes and improvements in related processes.
• Leads the hiring and supervision of university practicum students who participate in evaluation activities.
• Ensures evaluation program compliance with IH Privacy and Project Ethics policies.
• Participates on regional committees and attends meetings to provide support, guidance, findings and evaluation information, and expertise to others undertaking evaluation processes.
• In alignment with IH’s Occupational Health & Safety Program, maintain a healthy and safe work environment through complying with and implementing applicable Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, responding to requests from WSBC, identifying hazards and communicating risks, ensuring compliance with employee training, conducting effective incident investigations, and implementing required corrective actions.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

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 Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, or Inuit).