Ontario Public Service Careers

If you are a transformational, dynamic leader who likes to think about the big picture then consider this exciting opportunity with the Digital Health Secretariat.

Digital health is all about using information and information technology, such as hospital information systems and electronic medical records, to improve patient health and care. Technology advances over the last decade open up the possibility of new ways to get healthcare, from emailing your doctor, to electronically viewing your own health record, to booking appointments online, to downloading an app to monitor your blood pressure and talk to a nurse.

The Ministry's Digital Health Secretariat is designing new business and investment strategies to capitalize on these opportunities to transform our citizens' experience of healthcare. The Secretariat's role in the Ministry is to lead the development of digital health strategy and policy for the province of Ontario across all sectors of healthcare and manage the Ministry's digital health investment fund. The majority of the Secretariat's funding is, in turn, allocated to healthcare delivery organizations, such as crown agencies, hospitals, community organizations and others, to undertake implementation projects.

The Secretariat is looking for a highly motivated self-starter with exceptional leadership, business acumen, and stakeholder management skills to shape healthcare and digital health investment strategy. This is a position you should consider if you are looking for a challenge and you aren't fazed by the prospect of working on hard, messy problems with no easy solution or clear path forward. It's a unique opportunity to work on big societal problems and lead change inside of a large, complex system.

About the job

As the Manager of Investment and Performance, you will:

• oversee and lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of program delivery strategies and methods;
• lead program and service delivery review/evaluation;
• lead and direct stakeholder relations, consultations, engagement and facilitation and to oversee partnership and consensus building in developing, promoting and delivering programs that support ministry strategies and goals;
• provide advice and program planning and management expertise to senior ministry management on program decisions and directions, and on issues and risk analyses;
• lead projects to research, analyze, and develop business change management options/proposals and strategies and promote innovative and modernized program/service delivery;
• oversee the development and implementation of technology improvements that support effective program delivery;
• control financial resources and reporting, develop the multi-year budget and resource plans
• lead business, financial, and results-based planning processes for programs/operations and services; and
• build organizational capacity through effective human resources development.

What you bring to the team

Leadership and Project Management Skills:

• You can coach and mentor staff, and inspire an effective, efficient, self-motivating and high performing team.
• You have leadership skills to foster an environment of team-work and productivity.
• You can determine human resources needs to build organizational capacity and ensure optimal performance and delivery of results.
• You can manage staff, including recruitment and selection, training and staff development, assignment of work, determining performance standards and conducting reviews.
• You have knowledge and experience in budget and resource management.
• You have experience leading the planning and management of large, complex research projects.
• You are results-oriented and deliver on commitments.
• You are an experienced negotiator who can find business-oriented and collaborative solutions for complex issues.
• You have knowledge of project management techniques to plan and lead the development and implementation of program and service initiatives

Relationship Management and Communication Skills:

• You have political acuity in briefing senior ministry officials and managing sensitive and contentious issues.
• You have demonstrated experience leading internal and external consultations and stakeholder negotiations/meetings including those across divisions and ministries.
• You use effective communication, negotiation and conflict management skills to build credibility and consensus with colleagues, stakeholders and senior leaders.
• You have well-developed written communication skills to prepare risks assessments and recommendations, briefing notes, strategies, and guidelines.

Healthcare System, Digital Health and Technical Knowledge:

• You have a strong understanding of Ontario's healthcare system and digital health landscape, including the broad socio-economic issues impacting provincial healthcare, models of healthcare and digital health delivery, funding, governance and related critical issues.
• You have demonstrated knowledge of government directions, policies/programs and service delivery models.
• You have knowledge of financial, administrative and procurement policies and directives to plan and manage fiscal and material resources.
• You have knowledge of policy development, planning and coordination processes.
• You have knowledge of information technology systems and tools for the development and implementation of technology improvements.

Manager, Investment and Performance

About the job

What you bring to the team

Leadership and Project Management Skills:

Relationship Management and Communication Skills:

Healthcare System, Digital Health and Technical Knowledge:

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