Director, Health Policy and Systems (Saskatchewan)

Location: Remote with a hybrid working model; day-to-day work is remote, with travel to the Toronto office when requested and attendance at meetings with stakeholders in Regina and Saskatoon as needed. Applicants must currently reside in Canada and be legally entitled to work in Canada.

Salary: $95,000–$119,000 CAD annually.

Company

Heart & Stroke promotes health, saves lives, and enhances recovery through work focused on heart disease and stroke.

What you will do

• Lead Saskatchewan advocacy priorities, policy planning, health systems improvement, and patient engagement aligned with national organizational priorities.
• Build relationships with government officials, agencies, NGOs, health charities, coalitions, volunteers, and people with lived experience to advance policy and health systems change.
• Develop advocacy positions, policy briefs, strategic plans, special projects, and funding opportunities with partners and internal teams.
• Represent the organization externally through stakeholder meetings, presentations, media engagement, donor meetings, and government relations.
• Monitor research, healthcare systems, government decisions, public policy trends, and emerging opportunities across Western Canada.
• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team, including goal setting, performance management, resource deployment, and professional development.

Requirements

• University degree focused on health policy, health administration, or health systems. A graduate degree is preferred.
• Minimum 8 years of progressively responsible work experience.
• Experience with talent management, coaching, leadership, advocacy, knowledge translation, and health systems improvement.
• Experience networking and convening government, NGO, and public stakeholders to solve complex health-related problems.
• Experience advocating to federal, provincial, regional, and municipal governments within the health portfolio.
• Strong background in program planning and evaluation, with a firm grasp of health policy and systems change theory and models.
• Understanding of healthcare delivery systems and the roles of federal, provincial, regional, and municipal governments.
• Understanding of Indigenous health, social, political, and cultural issues and Heart & Stroke's position in relation to them.
• Extensive knowledge of government decision-making processes, advocacy strategies, health policy, and program development, implementation, and evaluation.
• Excellent project management skills and ability to lead complex projects and policy initiatives across government and health-related settings.
• Ability to build relationships with senior officials and influence, motivate, and lead diverse stakeholders.
• Financial management skills for planning, preparing, and administering a budget.
• Strong verbal and written communication, leadership, and facilitation skills.

Nice to have

• Professional accreditation.
• Project management designation.
• Experience in the nonprofit sector.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive, equitable, diverse, welcoming, and barrier-free work environment.
• Flexible hybrid working model with remote day-to-day work.
• Vacation, personal, and wellness days, plus paid company-wide closure from December 25 to January 1.
• Health, medical, dental, and vision benefits; life and disability insurance; and an employee assistance program.
• Defined contribution pension plan with employer matching.
• Mobile phone and home office setup reimbursement, plus professional development opportunities.

Hiring process

• Apply by October 29 at 5:00pm by submitting a resume.
• Qualified applicants will be selected for interviews, which may be virtual or in person.
• Advance notice will be provided if an in-person interview is required.