To be successful in this role, you bring sound judgment, strategic leadership, and the ability to advance complex priorities where the path forward may still be emerging. You are skilled at bringing structure, alignment, and practical action to equity-related work, while recognizing that meaningful health equity requires both leadership and humility. You work respectfully with communities and partners, value lived and professional experience, and support approaches that reduce barriers and improve outcomes.
You have post-secondary education in health services, health administration, public administration, social sciences, policy, or a related discipline, along with several years of progressive leadership experience in policy, health systems, equity, community engagement, implementation, or organizational change. An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may be considered. You also demonstrate experience with:
- leading or supporting system change, framework implementation, and continuous improvement initiatives
- providing strategic advice, analysis, briefings, reports, and recommendations to senior leaders
- building and maintaining respectful relationships with partners, communities, senior leaders, and multidisciplinary teams
- leading, supervising, coordinating, or supporting staff, project teams, working groups, or partners, including setting priorities and monitoring progress
You bringknowledge of health equity, anti-racism, accessibility, inclusion, social determinants of health, and the ways policies, systems, and services can either create or reduce barriers.
The following experience and knowledge would be considered assets:
- Experience working in or with Nova Scotia’s health system, including Nova Scotia Health, the IWK Health Centre, the Office of Addictions and Mental Health, or other health system partners.
- Experience working respectfully with equity-deserving communities, partners, or organizations.
- Experience with equity impact assessment, disaggregated data, equity indicators, accountability frameworks, implementation monitoring, or public reporting.
The above qualifications and competencies may be assessed using one or more of the following: written examination, standardized testing, oral presentation, interview, and reference checks.
