Leader, Strategic Transformation

at  Fraser Health

Salary range: The salary range for this position is CAD $54.16 - $77.86 / hour Why Fraser Health?:
Unleash Your Potential in the Thriving World of Integrated Project and Change Management in Healthcare!
Are you a dynamic and strategic leader with a passion for making a positive impact in the healthcare? Do you find fulfillment in helping people to thrive in complex and changing environments? Do you have experience bringing together diverse groups impacted by changes, including physicians, in the development of new initiatives and programs? If so, we have an incredible opportunity for you to be part of a well-established team and take the lead on transformative projects that will shape the future of healthcare!

The ideal candidate for this role will:

• Have an in-depth understanding of the health care system and Fraser Health at both strategic and operational levels. Experience of clinical operations in acute and community care would be beneficial

Detailed Overview: The Leader, Strategic Transformation is the principal agent for change who seeks to shift or transition a major part of the Organization from a current state to a desired future state. The Leader ensures that the plans and goals of the executive sponsor are successfully designed, implemented, integrated and evaluated as they relate to the requested redesign, restructure and reconfiguration of their service area. Where applicable, the Leader may provide subject matter expertise during the client’s planning process. The Leader oversees and manages the budget specified for the change process and is required to assemble, direct and supervise a team of Senior Consultants that will ensure the Leader’s blueprint for change is done effectively, efficiently, on time and on budget. Responsibilities:

• Leads multi-stakeholder, organization-wide strategic initiatives from current state to the desired future state through idea generation, planning, design, implementation and evaluation; provides subject matter expertise and leadership on the strategic initiative to the executive sponsors or sponsor group (e.g., steering committees) throughout the change initiative.
• Manages the overall coordination of strategic initiatives from a strategic change context; develops, oversees and manages the overall transformation plan on behalf of the sponsors; where appropriate, co-manages non-Strategic Transformation Team project resources working collaboratively with other support groups in the organization that are critical for the successful execution of the change.
• Participates in the recruitment of staff and manages the professional development of employees through the formal assessment of training needs and the development of training plans: responsible to oversee and as required, participate in the management of human resource matters; prepares and conducts performance assessments for the Senior Consultants, Strategic Transformation.
• Provides work direction and leadership to a team of Senior Consultants, Strategic Transformation throughout the initiative(s) assigned to them and ensures strategic transformation resource needs are assigned appropriately; secures and manages contractual relationships with external consultants, as needed.
• Identifies and manages resources and budgets required to complete strategic transformation work; develops a budget report and schedule for monitoring expenditures and variance analysis of all assigned aspects of the initiative and reports regularly to the sponsor(s).
• Identifies and manages key stakeholder strategies and works collaboratively with Communications to develop appropriate communication strategies.
• Applies project and change management principles to develop engagement strategies and action plans to maximize likelihood of success; working collaboratively with Organizational Development as required.
• Identifies, establishes, and oversees the appropriate team structure and membership required for the strategic transformation initiative(s) including sponsorship, champion, steering committee and delivery/implementation teams, as well as, FH and external resources.
• Assesses the impact of strategic transformation initiatives from a systems perspective and manages the impacts and interdependencies with other initiatives happening in FH; supports the Director, Strategic Transformation in the STT prioritization process with the Executive Team.
• Develops and/or oversees the development of relevant documentation (e.g., statements of work, proposals, charters, work plans, risk management plans, and change management plans,, etc.); working collaboratively with Health and Business Analytics and other departments on developing effective measurement systems to track progress towards achievement of results/outcomes.
• Partners with other departments in the development, maintenance and promotion of the organization’s repeatable and sustainable initiative, project, and change management processes.
• Participates in the evaluation and refinement of tools and methods utilized by the Strategic Transformation Team, as required; champions the various STT methodologies; assists in the development and presentation of initiative, project, and change management coaching, mentoring and instruction strategies and materials