Healthy Communities Program Specialist - Public Health

About the Opportunity

Healthy Communities Program Specialist works with team members and partners to support initiatives that protect and promote health, reduce health inequities and address the determinants of health.  The Program Specialist synthesizes data and evidence and uses knowledge translation tools to support the Healthy Communities program in application of comprehensive, evidence informed policies and strategies.
 
The Program Specialist provides leadership and advanced knowledge in health promotion, policy development and public health theory and practice to support the implementation of the Healthy Communities program throughout the province. The position is responsible for:
 

• Providing expert level advice, evidence and best practice on advancing the understanding of healthy communities work .
• Managing projects and coordinating teams working on a specific content issue.
• Retrieving, assessing and synthesizing complex research findings to inform knowledge translation tools and capacity building opportunities.
• Developing policy and practice tools to support healthy communities program, health promoting schools and healthy public policy work.

About You

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

• Masters in public health, health promotion or other relevant field with 3 years relevant experience or Baccalaureate degree in health promotion, sociology or other relevant field with 5 years relevant experience
• Demonstrated knowledge of social determinant of health, awareness and study of one’s own power and privilege and, appropriate public health approaches to reduce health inequities.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders using a variety of methods.
• Demonstrated success in building strategic partnerships, networks, coalitions, and collaborative working relationships with a variety of internal and external partners to support health equity work.
• Demonstrated judgment, decision making, and problem solving skills
• Demonstrated project management, planning and time management skills.  Ability to work flexibly and with competing priorities.
• Demonstrated and strong group facilitation and process skills.
• Demonstrated experience in evidence informed practice, conducting evidence reviews and producing evidence briefs.
• Demonstrated proficiency in LEADS
• Demonstrated innovative systems thinking with an understanding of working with communities
• Demonstrated high standards of ethics, integrity, respect and accountability.
• Action oriented and strong ability to complete time sensitive tasks.
• Competencies in other languages an asset; French preferred

PLEASE NOTE:   Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must demonstrate such equivalencies in their application. Candidates will not be considered for an interview if applications are incomplete or are missing information.

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

Hours

• Long Assignment, Full-time (100%) position; 70 hours biweekly
• Approximately 16 months (Dates are subject to change)

Compensation and Benefits

$39.23 - $47.59 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.