Manager Community & Stakeholder Engagement

Expected Start Date: August 31, 2026
Union: OOS
Facility: Saskatchewan Healthcare Recruitment Agency
City/Town: Saskatoon
Department: Saskatchewan Healthcare Recruitment Agency
Type: Full-time
FTE: 1
Shift Information: Days
Hours of Work: Monday to Friday 37.5 hours per week. Work hours outside of regular office hours, including evenings and weekends, may be required.
Relief: No
Float: No
Field Hours: No
Salary or Pay Band: SAHO Pay Band 6

Job Description:

Reporting to the Executive Director of Corporate Services, the Manager Community Engagement will:

• Contribute to the development of the Agency’s short and medium-term direction.

• Contribute to the development of the annual plan.

• Lead the planning, development and implementation of community engagement, policy, settlement, immigration and retention strategies and tactics to meet the Agency’s objectives.

• Establish and maintain effective external relationships (e.g. communities, employers, regulators, post-secondary institutions) that support collaboration and advance the annual plan and objectives of the Agency.

• Implement recognized best practices in policy, engagement, settlement and retention and use quality improvement principles to evaluate performance and ensure goals and accountabilities are being met.

• Accountable for the development, oversight of immigration and settlement frameworks, guidance and escalation pathways to support physicians and health professionals.

• Sets the strategic direction for community and stakeholder engagement approaches that influence long-term retention outcomes across Saskatchewan.

• Accountable for ensuring effective use of data, analytics and reporting to inform settlement, immigration and retention decision making and performance monitoring.

• Provides final approval and executive level accountability for policy positions, engagement strategies and briefing materials related to settlement, immigration and retention.

• Provides strategic leadership and oversight of cross‑functional, province wide engagement, settlement and retention initiatives with internal teams and external partners.

• Accountable for the design, effectiveness and continuous improvement of settlement, immigration and retention processes, including oversight of workflows, engagement approaches and reporting.

• Directly supervises and is accountable for the performance, work planning and professional development of the Senior Policy Analyst and Stakeholder Relations Lead.

• Exercises independent judgment in approving engagement and policy approaches and making recommendations that inform executive and Board-level decision-making.

• Provides functional leadership and oversight to ensure policy analysis, stakeholder engagement and recommendations developed by the Lead are integrated into Agency-wide strategies and initiatives.

• Manages reputational, operational and stakeholder risk associated with community engagement, settlement, immigration, and retention activities.

• Provides senior operational back up to the Executive Director of Corporate Services supporting continuity, coordination and issue escalation across finance, IT, facilities and administrative portfolios.

Travel Required: Extensive local and some national and international travel may be required.

Education

Typically, the knowledge and competencies for this position would have been acquired through:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant discipline.

Competencies

• Experience in providing leadership & supervision of professional staff.

• Experience contributing to strategic planning, policy development or system level initiatives involving multiple stakeholders.

• Excellent written and verbal communications skills and high proficiency in systems and technology, specifically with Microsoft 365 and related applications.

Knowledge and Abilities

• Minimum 5-7 years of experience working with diverse and external clients. Immigration and Settlement experience is a bonus.

Other Information

• For more information on the Saskatchewan Healthcare Recruitment Agency please visit https://healthcareersk.ca/