Consultant, Planning

Fraser Health•Surrey, BC

22h

About The Position

The Consultant, Planning has primary responsibility for developing and maintaining processes to create and/or update strategic documents required by Fraser Health or the Ministry of Health including strategic plans, the corporate annual priorities and progress reports, and specific accountability plans directed by government. In this key role, you will support the development of Fraser Health's strategic and corporate planning and accountability processes. This includes the development and revision of Fraser Health’s Strategic Plan, development of Annual Priorities and related reporting, creation and management of processes to monitor and assess accountability plans, and the coordination, development, and roll-out of Objectives and Outcome Measures. You will also develop presentations and other engagement and communication approaches, lead or facilitate planning processes, provide coaching and consultation on strategic planning best practices, and maintain and update the strategic planning process, tools, and templates. Additionally, you will prepare planning analyses, reports, environmental scans, and contribute to recommendations for strategic decision-making. You will work with other Fraser Health departments and utilize external data to stay informed about population health and service utilization, and maintain contacts with other health authorities to identify trends. You will also provide progress monitoring and reporting and perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

A level of education, training, and experience equivalent to a Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Health Administration, Planning or Social/Health Sciences
Five years’ experience working within or directly with health system planning and project management.
Experience in strategic planning and facilitation
Ability to synthesize complex information and concepts, create relevant and effective strategic-level planning documents
Experience in engaging partners and teams
Project and change management experience
Understanding of the health care system
Demonstrated ability to understand and synthesize complex information and concepts to create relevant and effective strategic-level plans and demonstrated ability to develop and write strategic-level planning documents.
Ability to find, collect, analyze, and interpret data, and synthesize findings to prepare written reports.
Ability to develop and maintain participatory planning processes.
Demonstrated knowledge of project management principles and methodologies, and change management practices.
Proven ability to identify system risks and contribute to risk mitigation planning.
Broad understanding of current issues, challenges and future directions of health care delivery, health status, and the determinants of health in Canada, British Columbia, and the Fraser Region.
Ability to build relationships with and consensus among a variety of individuals is a critical attribute.
Strong verbal, written and presentation skills.
Ability to work in a dynamic and challenging environment as a part of a small and high-functioning team.
Knowledge and experience with the more advanced features of Microsoft Office.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge and experience with virtual engagement tools and visualization tools is an asset.

Responsibilities

Supports the development of Fraser Health's strategic and corporate planning and accountability processes through: The development and revision of Fraser Health’s Strategic Plan to reflect the governments strategic direction and policy directives, the evolving environmental context of health service delivery at Fraser Health, and the current organizational and strategic priorities.
Development of Annual Priorities, informed by the strategic plan, and related reporting, which documents progress, achievements, and outcome measures.
The creation and management of processes to assist with the monitoring and assessment of required accountability plans and corporate plans and reports to support annual and regularly scheduled reporting to the Fraser Health Board and Executive and the Ministry of Health. achievements, and outcome measures.
The coordination, development, and roll-out of Objectives and Outcome Measures, including reporting, education/training material, and communications plans and tools. Provides regular and ad-hoc reports on the progress, issues, barriers, risks, and opportunities associated with the outcome measures.
The development of presentations and other engagement and communication approaches as required to support this work within and outside of Fraser Health.
Leads or facilitates project-specific planning processes on an annual and as-needed basis. Provides coaching and consultation on strategic planning and related best practices. Updates the ODPT strategic planning process, tools, and templates as required.
Prepares planning analyses, reports, environmental scans, and contributes to the development of recommendations to support the strategic decision-making processes of the organization.
Works with other Fraser Health departments and makes use of external data to maintain up-to-date knowledge of and information on population health and service utilization for Fraser Health and its constituent communities, in comparison with other health authorities, other provinces, and other countries where relevant.
Maintains broad internal (within Fraser Health) and external contacts with other health authorities for the purpose of identifying issues and trends in health service delivery that may impact planning initiatives.
Provides progress monitoring and reporting and develops appropriate documentation to track progress towards achievement of results/outcomes.
Performs other related duties as assigned.