Knowledge Exchange Specialist

CityofOttawa • Ottawa, ON

4d • CA$93,765 - CA$114,098 • Onsite

About The Position

The mandate of the Supportive Healthy Environment’s team is to lead and influence the development of upstream, evidence-informed policies by embedding health, equity, and well-being into decision-making across sectors. This is achieved by translating data, building effective multi-sectoral relationships, engaging in systems-level partnerships and analyzing local policy context with an aim to shape the built environment, housing, climate change, and other policies influencing the environments and conditions for health and well-being. You are responsible to utilize data, research and community informed approach to influence policies that can contribute to healthier, more equitable communities; and identify high-impact, targeted opportunities for upstream healthy public policy interventions. Leveraging leadership skills, you will provide coordinated & strategic approach to mediating policy tradeoffs for broad and cross-cutting policy areas. A key role will be building effective multi-sectoral relationships with an aim to influence other sectors and communities whose actions contribute to the conditions that support health. Your ability to utilize effective multi-sectoral approaches and collaborative practices will enable identifying levers of influence that strengthen collective action. Knowledge exchange includes, but is not limited to, the terms knowledge to action, knowledge translation, research use/utilization, knowledge mobilization, and implementation science.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in health sciences or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of related experience working in the field of knowledge exchange in public health and/or with health care partners.
• Knowledge exchange methods and best practices
• Evaluation and research methodologies
• Project management methodologies and new practices
• Local health systems and key partners
• Critical appraisal methodologies
• Experience using Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and other software packages
• Knowledge of applicable health and safety legislation, including the rights and duties of workers
• Excellent written and oral communication
• Ability to manage competing priorities
• Ability to influence higher level managers and peers
• Demonstrated initiative and creativity
• Self-starter
• Able to work independently and take direction from various sources
• Demonstrated collegiality and professionalism
• English oral, reading, writing

Responsibilities

• Utilize data, research and community informed approach to influence policies that can contribute to healthier, more equitable communities.
• Identify high-impact, targeted opportunities for upstream healthy public policy interventions.
• Provide coordinated & strategic approach to mediating policy tradeoffs for broad and cross-cutting policy areas.
• Build effective multi-sectoral relationships with an aim to influence other sectors and communities whose actions contribute to the conditions that support health.
• Utilize effective multi-sectoral approaches and collaborative practices to identify levers of influence that strengthen collective action.

What This Job Offers

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