Director, Continuing Medical Education

University of Saskatchewan • Saskatoon, SK

1d • CA$94,864 - CA$158,925 • Onsite

About The Position

The Director provides overall leadership to the Division of Continuing Medical Education (CME) in the College of Medicine. The Director is a value-added partner, delivering effective oversight to CME with priorities driven by requests and requirements. The Director is a senior leadership role within the division providing strategic planning, financial and leadership support and works with college, university, regional and national leaders to develop to implement solutions that achieve CME and the college’s priorities and outcomes.
The Director will work with the Associate Dean, CME in advancing institution level initiatives in areas of strategic priority. The Director is a member of the national Continuing Medical Education manager and director team as well as the College’s Finance and Admin team and will work with the teams to effectively integrate program management with the strategic, administrative and academic activities of the college. The Director acts as a delegate of the Associate Dean and represents CME on local, regional and national committees. The Director collaborates with the Associate Dean, and others as needed across the province, to address complex, sensitive and strategically significant issues.
Under the direction of the Associate Dean, the Director is responsible for providing strategic and administrative leadership for CME. This role will work in partnership with various internal and external stakeholders. The incumbent will work to lead CME in identifying learning needs of healthcare professionals across the province. This role will oversee the development and delivery of professional, curricular, instructional, continuing medical education with the ultimate goal of improving patient care in the province of Saskatchewan and enable the design, development and delivery of innovative and effective continuing education programs, curricula, and courses. This position requires a high level of integrity, discretion and judgment, along with knowledge of the higher education teaching and learning literature, and national and international practices in educational, curriculum development and accreditation. A key focus of the role is to understand and analyze environments within the College of Medicine and the Saskatchewan Health Authority and help develop services and strategies within CME to best fit these environments and meet local physician learning needs. The Director must deal with emerging and unpredictable events in a sensitive and timely manner as well as lead a team of highly skilled professionals and collaborating faculty in this work. The position requires a commitment to an exceptional standard of service and continuous improvement.
The Director provides effective integrated financial strategies and initiatives, within a cost recovery model, that support CME’s unique objectives and operational requirements and is responsible for addressing complex financial matters, applying comprehensive financial management skills and offering exceptional client service, often during periods of change, high work volumes, and stringent deadlines. The Director will monitor and oversee all CME projects through the planning, execution and closing phases for risk, quality, scope and resources. The position will act as a key resource to both internal and external stakeholders, building and maintaining effective relationships with individuals and groups at all levels of the organization across the province and with external clients and stakeholders to ensure the needs of the CME are met. The work is high volume and complex and decisions ranging from routine to critical are required on a routine basis. A high level of concentration and the ability to deal with priorities is required for long-term planning and for dealing with multiple projects simultaneously. The role routinely sees the Director being expected to deal effectively with difficult decisions and it is expected that the candidate bring experience in this area.

Requirements

• A relevant university degree, preferably in Commerce, Business, or a Health related field
• A minimum of seven (7) to ten (10) years of progressive leadership experience with demonstrated excellence in leading people and of senior budget and finance management of a complex and diverse fund source organization such as an academic health sciences environment or post-secondary education environment.
• Proven ability to build relationships and work collaboratively with team members from different areas of expertise, and with senior administrators and leaders across a variety of organizations and partners.
• Knowledge of accounting procedures and protocols, budget administration and financial forecasting, analysis and reporting.
• Established capacity to think strategically with expertise in complex problem solving, decision making and critical thinking skills, displays good judgement.
• Demonstrated ability to act with autonomy and discretion on matters within scope of authority, exercising a high degree of initiative and judgment on a wide range of issues.
• Demonstrated resiliency working in an environment of continuous change, shifting priorities and resources.
• The ability to influence outcomes and provide guidance to business decisions, and excellent analytical, problem solving and project management skills.
• Must possess knowledge and understanding of issues (including cultural, socio-economic and other factors) affecting Aboriginal peoples; and an awareness that Indigenous engagement is a strategic priority at the University of Saskatchewan.
• Must have experience working in and promoting a diverse and inclusive environment.
• Commitment to building a high-trust, professional community.
• Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office applications and a high level of attention to detail are required.
• Exceptional project and resource management skills with the ability to develop, monitor and evaluate multiple projects with multiple deliverables and deadlines
• Ability to conceptualize and operationalize processes with the entire organization in mind, develop best practices and procedures to support the growth and efficiency of the organization
• Is a strong and clear communicator with the capacity to influence and inspire
• Proven relationship building skills
• Ability to plan, organize and lead the implementation of plans and processes
• Excellent written and oral communication, presentation and negotiation skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and the proven ability to provide leadership to a team and to work in a team environment
• Leadership, management and supervisory experience, as well as the ability to influence
• High comfort and tolerance to manage stress and role demands

Nice To Haves

• Awareness of issues facing higher education, medical schools, continuing education and experience with physician engagement is an asset.
• An equivalent combination of education and related experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Provides overall leadership for CME based on the annual operational plan and budget
• Responsible for the overall effective financial performance of CME, including ensuring development of an annual operating budget and attainment of planned deliverables within budget resources
• Ensuring the allocation of financial and human resources are managed responsibly and are aligned with institutional values, priorities and unit/college goals (in a cost recovery model)
• Works to identify, develop and implement operational business plans, development and monitoring of key performance and accountability metrics and assist in the decision making of the CME/college in terms of strategic mission and vision
• Participates in CME strategic planning ensuring that developed goals align with the university and college goals and contribute towards revenue enhancement, cost containment and maximizing academic performance, including enhanced curriculum delivery through CME to physicians and other health care professionals
• Developing and overseeing publicity, promotion and communication strategies
• Provides leadership and supervision to the large CME team; responsible for ensuring quality output in a timely fashion; responsible for providing feedback, orientation, training, disciplinary action & dismissals
• Plans, develops and implements strategies on employee learning, job training, professional development, performance and recognition, team building and succession planning
• Anticipates future challenges and proactively initiates, implements and supports new or modified approaches, practices and processes in CME and the college, champions change initiatives
• Maintain a thorough understanding of accreditation standards to ensure adherence in all day to day work and keep current with practices and issues
• Develops and manages all aspects of CME budget including preparation, submission, maintenance, reporting and forecasting within expected timelines
• Leads continuous quality improvements within the division and provides solutions to improve current business processes and make them more efficient
• Establishes and maintains effective internal controls, policies and procedures for finance, human resources, IT and infrastructure to ensure that the CME’s day-to-day operational activities are efficient and effective and are in-line with approved strategic initiatives and budgetary allocations
• Identifies and seizes opportunities to improve fiscal and operational performance of CME by continually analyzing the change process and making necessary adjustments to maximize effectiveness
• Utilize project management tools to monitor projects and produce reports for the Associate Dean
• Establishes and maintains strong working relationships with all key stakeholders, including external organizations, leaders from assigned departments, central office colleagues, educational program leaders, and external partners, including other medical education units, to facilitate joint initiatives, initiate proactive improvement, address emerging challenges and promote appropriate and effective integration of operations
• Builds a management culture based on teamwork, open communication, prudent risk taking, innovation, mentoring and accountability
• Maintain professionalism in all interactions being aware of the nature of the complex, multi-stakeholder environment in which this position works

Benefits

• The University of Saskatchewan provides an accessible and inclusive workplace. Should you require support through any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us for assistance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior