Integrated Workforce Planning Lead

 Req ID: 198589
Location: Provincial Zone, Flexible within the Province 
Department: IPPL Integrated Workforce Planning JD
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 1 
Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 2-Jul-25

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

The NSH Integrated Workforce Planning Team (IWP) aligns the delivery of health care services with targeted workforce strategies, using both data and analytics and professional practice, to optimize the workforce using the Recruit, Retain, and Redesign framework. IWP uses workforce projections to develop strategies with leaders for the top critical and scare professions for the organization.

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Director, Integrated Workforce Planning, the Integrated Workforce Planning Lead leads the multidisciplinary team responsible for the delivery of integrated workforce planning for their provincial portfolio area and assigned priority professions. The Integrated Workforce Planning Lead plays a key role in delivering exceptional service to senior leaders to achieve success in developing an integrated workforce plan and ensuring the plan aligns with NSH’s mission, vision and strategic plan. The Lead is responsible to support senior leaders with workforce planning, facilitate best practice and resource plan frameworks, and collaborate and lead discussions with operations and support teams to achieve results. With a focus on integration and continuous improvement, this role collaborates with operational leaders and key stakeholders to inform the resources required to meet workforce demand and service standards. This role is critical in supporting a high performing team that focuses on integration, continuous improvement and ensures experience is always consistent with NSH values.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
 
•    Post-secondary education in the areas of Communications, Healthcare Administration, Human Resources, or Business Administration required, Masters preferred.
•    Equivalencies of education or experience may be considered.
•    Current registration with professional association if applicable.
•    IAP2 Certification an asset.
•    Minimum of 5-7 years’ experience in health care and /or planning capacity
•    Experience in forecasting and planning with strong operations background, preferably in workforce planning
•    Experience in the achievement of targets in an operational environment
•    Knowledge of workforce planning quality assurance frameworks, best practices and trends
•    Knowledge and understanding of health professions and labour regulations is desirable
•    Strong organizational and process management skills
•    Ability to think critically, quickly, and accurately; creative problem-solving ability
•    Demonstrated leadership in facilitation with multiple stakeholders and service providers
•    Superior communication skills – written, oral, presentation
•    Coordination and Strategy/Project Management Skills
•    Understanding of Behaviour Change Techniques
•    Demonstrated experience and knowledge of business systems and processes including practical application/use of Microsoft suite of products and other tools, data analytics and reporting capabilities
•    Desktop publishing an asset
•    Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
 
 

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

Hours

Permanent, Full time; 75 Hours Bi-Weekly

Compensation and Benefits

$40.15 - $50.19 hourly
$78,294 - $97,868 annually

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.
 

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. 

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.