Leader, Strategic Transformation

at  Fraser Health

Salary range: The salary range for this position is CAD $54.16 - $77.86 / hour Why Fraser Health?:

WHO WE ARE: THE STRATEGIC PRIORITIES AND PLANNING TEAM

The Strategic Priorities and Planning Team values a culture of openness, partnership, creativity and innovation where we recognize each other’s expertise, honour the contributions of everyone and have each other’s back. Your ideas will be welcomed as we collectively strive to push the boundaries of what’s possible in healthcare. We provide ongoing professional development opportunities and a vibrant and inclusive work environment that supports flexibility and hybrid work models.

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.
• Be a change management champion: You’re not just comfortable with change; you thrive on it. Your experience in change management will be pivotal in ensuring seamless transitions and maximizing the positive impact of our initiatives.
• Have proven project management expertise: You’ve successfully led a complex portfolio of inter-related projects from initiation to completion, demonstrating a keen ability to navigate challenges and deliver exceptional results.
• Have a passion for healthcare: Your insights will drive projects that directly impact patient care and organizational success. Experience in a large health organization would be beneficial.
• Have a collaborative spirit: We believe in the power of teamwork. Your ability to collaborate effectively with diverse teams and impacted parties to help them navigate complex, system-wide change is essential for success in this role.
• Have a Master’s degree in health administration or a related discipline supplemented with project and change management courses: PMP and Prosci(R) or other certification/designation in leadership, project and change management would be an asset.
• Have ten (10) years’ recent, related experience in an environment focused on delivering change/transformation initiatives using project and change management methods in a large, complex environment, including supervision of others.
• Have access to a vehicle for business related purposes.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

As Transformation Leader you will play a crucial role in leading Fraser Health’s strategic initiatives to smoothly integrate process and technology change within the organization. This involves collaborating with various departments, including HR Consulting, Benefits, Workforce Optimization, Finance, Payroll and IT. Your expertise in leading teams, along with proven, applied skills in change and project management will be the driving force behind transformative initiatives that directly impact organizational success.
This Leader role will be aligned with the Executive Director, People Informatics & Systems and Data Management, leading a high impact, complex organization-wide priority initiative in this portfolio with a focus on change management, while remaining a member of the Strategic Priorities and Planning leadership team. Experience navigating complex structures and changes in a large organization will be integral to your success.

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.
• Be a change management champion: You’re not just comfortable with change; you thrive on it. Your experience in change management will be pivotal in ensuring seamless transitions and maximizing the positive impact of our initiatives.
• Have proven project management expertise: You’ve successfully led a complex portfolio of inter-related projects from initiation to completion, demonstrating a keen ability to navigate challenges and deliver exceptional results.
• Have a passion for healthcare: Your insights will drive projects that directly impact patient care and organizational success. Experience in a large health organization would be beneficial.
• Have a collaborative spirit: We believe in the power of teamwork. Your ability to collaborate effectively with diverse teams and impacted parties to help them navigate complex, system-wide change is essential for success in this role.
• Have a Master’s degree in health administration or a related discipline supplemented with project and change management courses: PMP and Prosci(R) or other certification/designation in leadership, project and change management would be an asset.
• Have ten (10) years’ recent, related experience in an environment focused on delivering change/transformation initiatives using project and change management methods in a large, complex environment, including supervision of others.
• Have access to a vehicle for business related purposes

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