At Ontario Health, we are committed to developing a strong organizational culture that connects and inspires all team members across the province. Our vision is that together, we will be a leader in health and wellness for all. Our mission is to connect the health system to drive improved and equitable health outcomes, experiences and value. How we work together is reflected through our five values: integrity, inspiration, tenacity, humility and care.
What Ontario Health offers: Achieving your career goals is a priority to us. Benefits of working at Ontario Health may include the following based on employment type: - Fully paid medical, dental and vision coverage from your first day
- a health care spending account
- a premium defined benefit pension plan
- three personal days and two float days annually
- three weeks’ vacation to start (for individual contributors), increasing to four weeks after two years
- career development opportunities
- a collaborative values-based team culture
- a wellness program
- a hybrid working model
- participation in Communities of Inclusion
Want to make a difference in your career? Consider this opportunity. The Ontario Palliative Care Network (OPCN) is an organized partnership of community stakeholders, health service providers and health systems planners. Together, the OPCN develops a coordinated, standardized approach to high-quality, sustainable and person-centered hospice palliative care for all Ontarians, regardless of age or disease type. The Provincial Palliative Care Program, a part of Ontario Health, executes the mandate of the OPCN, and supports the operational and tactical activities of the OPCN. These activities include working in partnership with the Ontario Health Regions, who lead regional execution on the provincial priorities and strategies.
The Program Analyst will specialize in budget monitoring and analysis as guided by the Program Manager, support aspects of contract management, along with the coordination of Program initiatives to further advance and support the provincial palliative care priorities.
Here Is What You Will Be Doing
- Support budget monitoring, tracking and analysis for the Provincial Palliative Care Program.
- Support aspects of contract development and management in collaboration with the Provincial Performance and Accountability team. This includes working closely with health system administrators, clinical experts, health service providers and internal partners across OH who are managing funding agreements with health service providers.
- Contribute to performance management of provincially funded palliative care initiatives by supporting the development and monitoring of financial/contractual agreements across the province.
- Analyze allocations and budgets under the guidance of the Program Manager and Team Lead to support financial and business decisions.
- Support the monitoring and analysis of related reporting to ensure completion of specific palliative care deliverables on time and escalate project risks as appropriate.
- Develop and maintain internal Ontario Health relationships and regional team relationships to advance regional palliative care priorities and program goals.
- Support palliative care initiatives within timelines, including identifying and effectively communicating with relevant stakeholders, managing project work plans, and driving results in a collaborative setting.
- Assist and support the development of various products including but not limited to briefing notes, budget related analytical reports, executive summaries, status updates, and presentations to support internal and external communications, business reporting and decision-making.
- Support working committees and/or consultation sessions with key stakeholders as needed.
- Performs cross-functional tasks and/or other budget and analytics duties as required.
Education And Experience
Here is what you will need to be successful:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Health Policy, Health Science, Health Administration, Public Health, or related discipline, or equivalent education/experience required.
- Master’s Degree in one of the above disciplines is an asset.
- Minimum of 1-2 years’ work experience required, which should include administering, monitoring and evaluating budgets and carrying out performance and financial data analysis, utilization analysis, and evaluation and reporting. Preferably in the health-care sector.
- Experience in contract and stakeholder management.
- Experience in coordinating and supporting decision making processes in a complex work environment.
- Experience assisting in coordinating and supporting project activities, monitoring and reporting on progress, and, anticipating and resolving issues, risks, and conflicts.
Knowledge And Skills
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Teams, PowerPoint, and Excel, including usage of pivot table; advanced formulas.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to anticipate issues and develop contingency plans with support.
- Ability to support various initiatives while taking into consideration timelines, dependencies, risks, and available resources.
- A commitment to supporting a coordinated and standardized approach for delivering palliative care services for all people in Ontario, regardless of their age or illness.
- An understanding of Ontario’s health care system and key provincial priorities for palliative care and broader health system improvement, with knowledge of health care delivery.
- Proficiency in working with and analyzing financial documents including budgets.
- Experience in analyzing, synthesizing and summarizing information into summaries reports, briefs, business cases and other documents.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse stakeholders in order to establish trust, credibility, and respect.
- Good communication skills, both oral and written. Internally, communicates with colleagues throughout the organization to discuss information and problems related to program implementation. Externally, communicates with various stakeholders together with manager and/or director when required
- Excellent problem solving, critical thinking and analytic skills to support effective decision-making and risk/issue management.
- Excellent attention to detail with good organization and time management skills.
- Proven ability to work in a collaborative team environment, as well as independently and interact comfortably with all levels of organization and personnel.
- Strong ability to deal with ambiguity and flexibility to pivot to adapt to changing demands.
- Able to excel in a fast-paced and objective-based environment.
- Supports the advancement of equity, inclusion, and diversity across Ontario's health care system.
- Supportive in engaging with First Nations, Indigenous, Metis and urban Indigenous people as they self-determine their own approach to palliative care.
Location: Toronto, Ontario (currently hybrid; subject to change).
Employment Type
Permanent Full time
Contract Length
N/A
Salary Band
Band 4
External Application Deadline Date
December 12, 2024
All applicants must be a resident of Ontario to be considered for roles at Ontario Health.
Ontario Health encourages applications from candidates who are First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and urban Indigenous; Francophone; members of Black and racialized groups; 2SLGBTQIA+ communities; trans and nonbinary individuals; and people living with disabilities.
Ontario Health is an accessible employer, and we offer accommodation in all aspects of employment, including the recruitment process. If you require a disability related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please email careers@ontariohealth.ca and a member of the team will connect with you within 48 hours.
