At Ontario Health, we are committed to developing a strong organizational culture that connects and inspires all team members across the province. Our vision is that together, we will be a leader in health and wellness for all. Our missionis to connect the health system to drive improved and equitable health outcomes, experiences and value. How we work together is reflected through our five values: integrity, inspiration, tenacity, humility and care.
What Ontario Health offers:
Achieving your career goals is a priority to us. Benefits of working at Ontario Health may include the following based on employment type:
- Fully paid medical, dental and vision coverage from your first day
- Health care spending account
- Premium defined benefit pension plan
- 3 personal days and 2 float days annually
- Individual contributors start at 3 weeks' vacation with 4 weeks at 2 yrs.
- Career development opportunities
- A collaborative values-based team culture
- Wellness programs
- A hybrid working model
- Participation in Communities of Inclusion
Want to make a difference in your career? Consider this opportunity.
Here is what you will be doing:
The Project Manager, Equity, Inclusion, Diversity, and Anti-Racism (EIDA-R), reporting to the Manager, EIDA-R, plays an essential role leading the management and planning of projects and initiatives within Ontario Health. This role will oversee new and existing initiatives to support the implementation of the EIDA-R framework at Ontario Health.
Here is what you will need to be successful:
Manages projects of high priority, complexity, and long-term duration with provincial scope
Manages multiple projects and/or workstreams concurrently
Support Manager to facilitate strategic and operational coordination and alignment of Ontario Health's equity framework with Ontario Health's strategic priorities, and program strategies
Collaborates effectively and efficiently with two teams, while being the primary lead on creating and managing timelines, and developing/adopting systems and tools for project management
Pulls diverse and interdisciplinary groups together, emphasizing interdependence, shared overall objectives, and the need for combined skills
Supports and promotes a cohesive team environment to foster high levels of engagement and morale
Monitors all project deliverables to ensure successful delivery within the constraints of scope, schedule, cost, and quality
Manages project risks and issues
Develops issues management and escalation process, project evaluation and monitoring, including the infrastructure to track key indicators
Leads complex interdependencies between projects and with key partners
Conducts regularly scheduled status reviews, provides business guidance, identifies deviations to work plan and implements corrective action
Develops and present material for review and information purposes using excellent written, verbal, and graphic communication skills, with ability to express complex concepts effectively
Is the key interface with Managers, Directors, executives, as well as internal and external stakeholders
Demonstrates exceptional tactical and critical strategic thinking
Performs cross-functional and/or other duties consistent with the job classification, as assigned or requested
Creates new or improves existing project and portfolio management standards (including processes and tools) and provides training and consultation on project management standards and best practices
Education and Experience
An undergraduate Degree in Health Sciences, Health Administration, Business Administration, or related field is required
A Master's in a related field and/or a Project Management Professional certification is an asset
5-8 years of relevant Project Management experience leading multiple projects in a healthcare environment is required
Experience in managing large/complex operations and overseeing day-to-day operational activities
Knowledge and Skills
Exceptional project management skills and experience leading multiple cross-functional projects concurrently, with a proven ability to move complex projects from start to finish through planning, development, implementation required
Experience in change management, process development and business/project management operations is preferred
Demonstrated knowledge of anti-oppression, equity, diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism frameworks, and application in organizational settings
Lived experience addressing complex, equity, diversity, and human rights issues
Ability to successfully execute on multiple large-scale, complex, and high-risk projects
Ability to lead staff in a project environment
Collaborative leader, with the ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team environment
Ability to communicate effectively with staff across the organization (including senior management), clinicians, external health service providers, community-based organizations, and customers/vendors
Ability to develop relationships with key stakeholders to establish trust, credibility, and respect
Must be passionate about leadership, organizational health, culture, values, and team development
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously in a hands-on manner, adjusting to issues as needed in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment
Ability to prioritize and effectively anticipate and respond to issues as they arise
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, ability to evaluate alternatives, find solutions, and make decisions
Excellent presentation and facilitation skills
Lived experience as a member of an Indigenous and/or equity-deserving community is an asset.
Ability to distil complex concepts by providing clarity to an executive level audience
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint, Teams, Project and Visio
Employment Type: Temporary Full-Time (12 Months)
Paygrade: Band 6
Location: Ontario (currently hybrid; subject to change)
All applicants must be a resident of Ontario to be considered for roles at Ontario Health.
Internal Application Deadline Date: July 5, 2024
Ontario Health encourages applications from candidates who are First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and urban Indigenous; Francophone; Black and racialized; members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities; trans and nonbinary; and disabled.
We encourage applicants with accessibility needs to notify us if they have any accommodation needs in the application and/or interview process.
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