Project Manager - Mental Health and Substance Use Transformation

Position Summary
Interior Health is looking for an experienced Project Manager - Mental Health and Substance Use Transformation to join our team on a full time permanent basis.

This position offers a flexible work location from British Columbia.

What we offer:
-Employee & Family Assistance Program
-Employer paid training/education opportunities
-Employer paid vacation
-Medical Services Plan
-Employer paid insurance premiums
-Extended health & dental coverage
-Municipal Pension Plan
-Work-life balance

Salary Range:
Salary range for the position is $88,990 to $127,923. Interior Health establishes salaries within the minimum and maximum of the salary range based on consideration of the qualifications, experience of the applicant, and an internal equity review of the salaries of other employees.

About the job:
In accordance with the established vision and values of the organization, the Project Manager for Mental Health and Substance Use Transformation (MHSU-T) plays a pivotal role in the development, implementation, and management of consistent project management tools, frameworks, and templates to support the transformation of mental health and substance use services. This role ensures that all projects within the portfolio are aligned with the MHSU strategic objectives and key performance indicators (KPIs) as outlined in the strategy implementation and monitoring framework. The Project Manager will report directly to the Director, Planning and Initiatives, MHSU-T and work closely with leaders from across the Health Authority and key partners, both internal and external to the Health Authority including Indigenous, physician, and community partners, to facilitate ongoing collaboration and effective application of initiatives that support local healthcare.

The Project Manager is an expert resource to staff and leadership, supporting managers, and practice leads in the planning, development, implementation, and transition phases of various projects, ensuring they meet established timelines, budgets, and quality standards. This position serves as a key liaison between project teams, the Director of Planning and Initiatives, and other partners, fostering a collaborative environment to drive successful project outcomes. The Project Manager develops reports, ensures the timely and effective implementation of decisions, works on specific projects as assigned, and analyzes and prepares information to achieve results in key priority areas.

Typical duties and responsibilities:

• Utilizes standard project management methodology and a collaborative approach to develop and standardize project charters, project management tools, frameworks and templates that will support leads across the portfolio in various project initiatives.

• Provides guidance, training and support to project leads throughout the project lifecycle, including planning, development, implementation, and transition phases, ensuring adherence to project management best practices.

• Ensures that projects within the portfolio are aligned with the MHSU strategic goals and works collaboratively with the Quality Performance Team to develop ongoing monitoring and quality improvement initiatives.

• Cultivates and fosters relationships to develop comprehensive project plans with input from key partners and other interested parties and provides leadership and support in the development of strategies to meet these needs.
• Provides research support for best practice and change management initiatives to support improvements.

• Develops and coordinates a process for managing the progress to plan, including but not limited to preparation and maintenance of status reports, design of reporting templates, compilation and analysis of data and information; monitors project and/or system change progress; identifies barriers and missed milestones.

• Leads and facilitates project meetings, steering committees, and collaborative discussions to ensure alignment among all parties involved in projects.

• Assists in the preparation of briefing notes, reports, slide presentations, discussion papers and gathers, analyzes, and provides information on assigned topics.

• Builds relationships with key partners and other interested parties to plan future service delivery models, including input into business case development and standardized reporting and information sharing.

• Liaises externally with and supports and/or identifies opportunities to partner with other health authorities, regional entities, community agencies, and private partners in system redesign of care and service improvements.

• Plans for patient engagement strategies to ensure patient views are considered in service planning.

• Creates communication plans and communicates and presents information clearly and concisely to key partners and other interested parties, physicians, staff, and managers including formal presentations at meetings.

• Provides regular status updates and attends various meetings as required.

• In alignment with IH’s Occupational Health & Safety Program, maintain a healthy and safe work environment through complying with and implementing applicable Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, responding to requests from WSBC, identifying hazards and communicating risks, ensuring compliance with employee training, conducting effective incident investigations, and implementing required corrective actions.

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualfications
Honouring Interior Health’s commitment to Truth and Reconciliation and the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA), and Pursuant to Section 42 of the BC Human Rights Code, preferential consideration and/or hiring will be given to qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, or Inuit).

Education, Training, and Experience
• A level of education, training, and experience equivalent to a Master’s degree.
• Five years of recent, related experience at a senior level, working within a complex public or private sector environment, and experience in Project Management.

Skills and Abilities
• Strong knowledge of complex health systems and supporting work across multiple portfolios.
• Strong knowledge of project management principles, practices, and tools.
• Demonstrated ability to guide, support staff in applying project management practice, tools, and principals in various stages of project work.
• Organize work, simultaneously support multiple projects, balance multiple priorities, and manage challenging and competing demands within a limited timeframe.
• Creatively plan and promote new program and service delivery models.
• Demonstrated analytical, statistical, research, and indicator development skills.
• Ability to work with health information technology, applying advanced computer skills to access and analyse all data and information related to priority areas.
• Knowledge of the principles and processes related to quality improvement.
• Superior written and verbal communication abilities and independent problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
• Knowledge of project and change management processes, project development, and implementation.
• Proven leadership skills working with diverse groups of people. Demonstrated ability to develop effective working relationships and collaborate with key participants across a range of partners and other interested parties.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office Suite and Excel.
• A class 5 BC Driver’s License.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.