Be the Difference! Join our Organization Design Team!

Location: Edmonton

Position Type: Full-Time

Reports To: Corporate Director, Organization Design and Work Architecture.

At Covenant Health, we believe in creating an environment where both our people and those we serve are at the center of everything we do. We're seeking an expert-level Job and Organization Design professional to lead our efforts in planning, executing and implementing job and organization design projects and rolling initiatives that contribute to organizational effectiveness, designing human behavior at scale.

Are you an complex systems theory savvy and strategic thinking corporate professional with a knack for driving continuous organizational improvement? Do you have a have the expertise required to articulate the tangible components of an organization's design, inform the transformation journey and drive alignment with strategy? If yes, we are excited to welcome you onboard as our new Practice Lead- Job & Organizational Design!

POSITION OVERVIEW

As a Practice Lead, you will contribute to the design of Covenant Health's organizational structure, processes, and strategically aligned roles within the organization's job family framework. You will also provide expert advice and guidance to Covenant Health leaders on job and organization design related projects and issues.

Key Roles Responsibilities:

• Expert Advisor: Design and maintain the systems and processes for job creation, job evaluation, and organization design; the methodology and process for Organization design within Covenant Health; and the Covenant Health Job Family Framework and associated documentation.
• Horizon Scanner: Look for indications in industry forecasting and environmental scans that shifts are coming. Stay current on emerging roles in the health sector and beyond. Conduct ongoing organizational diagnostics, collect data, and monitor the overall environment.
• Productive Project Manager: Manage the planning, execution and implementation of job and organization design projects (e.g., Job Family Project). Define the scope and objectives for new projects. Create schedules for project deliverables, track progress and follow up on action items. Provide well researched and understandable recommendations to leadership based on project findings to mobilize support and garner approval.
• Responsive Job Designer: Design individual jobs and new jobs that fit within current structures and complement current job systems and organizational designs. Demonstrate a broad understanding of the internal and external context in which they operate. Constantly build own organizational and political acumen. Develop both generic and customized job profiles that fit within the job family framework.
• Open Critical Systems Thinker: Understand Covenant as a whole and examine interrelationships before making specific organizational changes that could impact the whole system disproportionately. Understand organizations are made up of many interacting parts which can be driving the performance/behavior of the whole system. Incorporate aspects of successful implementations from other organizations but adapt them to create Covenant specific solutions.
• Astute Relationship Builder and Adaptive Communicator: Make effort to develop connections, build trust and create shared understanding. Work effectively with all position levels within Covenant Health. Maintain credibility and reputation to effectively influence leaders. In cases of disagreements on approach or recommendations, present thoughtful, well-researched and substantiated arguments. Maintain a transparent and responsive relationship with clients and other stakeholders.

What You Bring to the Table:

• Education: Relevant degree (i.e. Organization Development, Design field etc.). Equivalencies may be considered.
• Experience: 6+ years of progressively responsible experience in both organization and job design. 3+ years leading a multidisciplinary professional team to deliver Organizational design initiatives.
• Skills: Complex data interpretation, Strong interpersonal, relationship building and critical thinking skills, Effective communication skills, Discretion, Diplomacy and Tact. Strong stakeholder management, negotiation, and time management skills. Efficient database management, situational analysis, problem solving, and organizational skills.
• Tools: Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, Outlook and internet software application.

Some Required Competencies Include:

• Team Management: You know how to influence and drive a team and various stakeholder groups towards the achievement of a common goal without having direct authority.
• Strategic Stakeholder Engagement: You excel at strategic relationship building and are able to leverage professional connections to deliver on the different areas of work that contribute to the vision of the organization.
• Collaboration & Communication: You understand the relational dynamics between your team and other cross functional teams within the organization. Work closely with HR, leadership, department heads and other stakeholder groups to ensure a unified approach to delivering job/organization design initiatives.
• Passion: You have a genuine commitment to improving the healthcare experience for both employees and those we serve, as well as a knack for leading organizational effectiveness initiatives within a complex unionized healthcare organization.
• Business Acumen and Resilience: You understand healthcare! You get the business! You have the skills to keep your eyes on the goal while effectively juggling multiple balls! You're able to pivot and reevaluate priorities in a dynamic and ever-changing work environment while ensuring consistency and alignment with the overarching goal.

What We Offer:

• A collaborative and innovative work environment where you can make a real difference.
• An organization that shines the spotlight on and celebrates individual efforts and teamwork.
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional development and growth within the organization.
• A culture that values work-life balance and well-being.

Ready to Transform Healthcare with Us?

If you're ready to take your organizational design expertise to the next level and contribute to a high-impact healthcare organization, we'd love to hear from you! Apply now and help us to lead continuous improvement initiatives that have an impact on the structure of our organization and positions us to effectively deliver quality healthcare services.