Territorial Director, Pharmacy / Directeur territorial de la pharmacie

Department of Health

Play a key leadership role in Iqaluit, NU with Territory-wide impact

The Government of Nunavut was selected as one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People and recent graduates in 2024. With one of the fastest growing and youngest populations in Canada, Nunavut is a dynamic, vibrant territory, committed to becoming an even better place for future generations.

The successful applicant will enjoy a competitive salary, medical and dental benefits, a defined benefit pension plan, relocation privileges and opportunities for training and career advancement.

Reporting to the Executive Director, Special Operations, you will be accountable for all aspects of the pharmacy program across the Territory, including strategic and tactical planning, policy development, resource allocation, and establishment and maintenance of standards and procedures.

As Territorial Director, Pharmacy , you will set, and ensure compliance with, all policies that govern safe and effective pharmaceutical care and comply with all National and Territorial legislation and standards.

In this key role, you will provide financial reporting to the Executive Management Committee and the Assistant Deputy Minister to guide decisions on effective program changes and implementations, as well as examine and develop strategic partnerships that may result in improved financial management.

You will also assess the performance of division staff and ensure that team building, training, development and progressive disciplinary actions take place when required.

QUALIFICATIONS

Your profile as a qualified Territorial Director, Pharmacy will include the following highlights :

• A recognized Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy degree and a Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada Certificate, including five (5) years of recent related pharmacy management experience in an acute healthcare setting.
• Registration or eligibility for registration as a pharmacist in Nunavut, plus licensure in good standing in one other Province or Territory.

ASSETS :

• A Master’s or PharmD from a recognized university.
• Fluency in more than one of Nunavut’s official languages (i.e., Inuktut, English and / or French).
• Knowledge of Inuit communities, culture and land, Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit, and Inuktut.
• Experience working in a northern cross-cultural environment.

NOTE :

This is a Highly Sensitive Position and a satisfactory Criminal Record Check, along with a clear Vulnerable Sector Check is required.

Compensation & benefits : This indeterminate position is excluded from the Nunavut Employees Union and offers a salary range of $121,953 to $174,219 per annum (for 37.

5 hours / week), plus a Northern Allowance of $16,008 per annum. Note : Subsidized staff housing is available.

For more information and to apply : If you are interested in this opportunity as Territorial Director, Pharmacy (Reference #10-508271) , please email your cover letter and resume, by 11 : 59 p.

m. eastern time, April 12, 2024 , to [email protected] . Please include the REFERENCE # in the subject line of your email.

CONTACT : Department of Human Resources, Government of Nunavut, P.O. Box 1000, Station 430, Iqaluit, Nunavut X0A 0H0. Tel : 867-975-6222.

Toll Free : 1-888-668-9993. Fax : 867-975-6220.

The Government of Nunavut is committed to creating a more representative workforce so it can better understand and serve the needs of Nunavummiut.

Priority will be given to Nunavut Inuit.

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