Liaison, JCC Strategic Initiatives & Operations (18 Month Contract)

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At Doctors of BC our vision is to promote a social, economic, and political climate in which members can provide the citizens of BC with the highest standard of health care, while achieving maximum professional satisfaction and fair economic reward.

Together, we make a difference so our doctors can make theirs. Join us today!

THE JOB : Liaison, JCC Strategic Initiatives & Operations (18 Month Contract)

The starting salary range falls within the minimum to mid-point of the salary range.

Starting Salary Range : $80,067 - $100,083

Reporting to the Manager, JCC Strategic Initiatives & Operations, the Liaison, designs and implements approaches to elevate alignment across the four Joint Collaborative Committees.

This position liaises between JCC Leadership, the JCC co-chairs, external leaders, and key staff to support the directives of the Physician Services Committee (PSC) including advancing aligned approaches for key PSC health system priorities.

The Liaison will support the JCCs to create capacity to address emerging issues and explore opportunities for increased collaboration across the committees.

This role will establish visibility and insight into committee workplans and support the development of aligned approaches for common JCC topic areas.

This will involve developing briefing notes, preparing reports and facilitating strategic discussion for the JCC Co-Chair meetings and JCC Leadership tables, as well as leading the development and implementation of aligned approaches as requested by the JCC co-chairs.

Additionally, this role will support the implementation of the JCC Co-Chair workplan.

The Liaison provides support to the Manager, JCC Strategic Initiatives & Operations in leading cross-committee discussions as well as establishing relationships within Doctors of BC to leverage and streamline JCC activities.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

Relationship Building (A) :

• Proven ability to set objectives necessary for obtaining feedback and assistance.
• Maintains effective communication by sharing ideas and exploring opportunities with members of committees and partners.
• Seeks referrals from others with relevant expertise and influence.
• Attends and maintains relationships with relevant formal and informal professional groups and organizations.

Change Advocate (A) :

• Leads the planning and implementation of change programs that impact critical functions and processes.
• Partners with other resource managers and change agents to identify opportunities for significant process enhancements.
• Recommends changes that impact strategic business direction.
• Proven ability to set expectations for monitoring, feedback systems and reviews performance trends.
• Evaluates progress and involves peers and team members in analyzing strengths and weaknesses in performance.
• Improves efficiency by spearheading pilots and planned functional change initiatives.

Strategic Thinking (E) :

• Ability to use extensive knowledge of the organization and the health care environment to develop successful strategies consistent with organizational vision and objectives
• Ability to understand the organization’s long-term goals and anticipate potential threats and opportunities.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of strategies and programs against organizational mission and goals, and implements changes to improve performance when required.
• Advises others on how to interpret the current environment and assess / plan for likely future scenarios.
• Ability to persuade and redirects activities of the organization and team in the direction of new goals and / or priorities

Executive Presence (A) :

• Demonstrates responsiveness and respectfulness while partnering with client group.
• Ability to see the big picture in all situations and bring others on board with one’s own ideas and actions.
• Responds constructively in high pressure situations, using confident body language to captivate the attention, interest and respect of others.
• Understands diverse internal and external interest groups and power bases within the working environment to lead and negotiate most effectively.
• Thinks before speaking and states own perspective confidently but diplomatically despite potential challenge from influential third parties

Doctors of BC Team Member : Approaches work with a collaborative spirit recognizing we are better together. Embraces change, provides excellence in service and is accountable for their results and helping others achieve theirs.

Does the right thing, not the easy thing. Speaks openly and honestly to tackle tough challenges and enrich relationships.

Balances hard work with fun and is genuinely friendly and committed to other’s wellbeing.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Having completed a graduate university degree AND / OR recognized professional designation in a specialized field, AND up to six years of progressive experience
• Having an equivalent level of related work experience in-lieu of post-secondary education.
• Public engagement training, project management and change management training and experience is an asset.
• Detailed knowledge of the BC health care system, issues and trends is preferred.
• Receiving nominal direction from department leadership regarding strategy and related objectives and activities on initiatives and projects.
• Strong problem-solving skills as problems and opportunities arise from broad internal or external issues and events. Problems are both operational and strategic and may require the integration of knowledge from several disciplines or areas of expertise.
• Considerable research & analytical thinking in required to complete projects and initiatives.
• Proven leadership and results-based management are required to proactively resolves anticipated issues that are critical and abstract with high visibility and organization-wide impact.
• Proven ability to work with diverse groups with differing interests and motivations, as activities and recommendations may have a wide-ranging impact on client group.
• Works highly autonomously, and accesses guidance only when critically required from directors and executives.
• Provides occasional input regarding people resource decisions for the department and may participate in recruitment.
• Ability to successfully coordinate people and resources across the team to complete project initiatives.
• Provides informal functional leadership of peers and lower levels as a technical expert and may lead small project working teams.
• Experience leading complex and adaptive change, including implementing and coordinating a variety of initiatives.
• Proven ability to collaborate critically with peers inside and outside the organization to achieve initiative success.
• Effective communication and presentation skills, as well as strong written skills including proven ability to develop clear, concise, and comprehensive reports and other documents.
• Strong diplomacy, collaboration skills, and conflict management capabilities.
• Excellent computer skills required including word processing, spreadsheets, and project management software.
• Travel within BC may be required in the role, up to once per month, or as needed.

Doctors of BC thanks all applicants; however, only those selected for an interview will be notified.

Doctors of BC celebrates diversity, challenges inequality and is committed to sustaining an inclusive and diverse community.

We do not discriminate against any applicant regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, political beliefs and affiliations, family circumstances or other irrelevant distinction.

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