Senior Evaluation Specialist Foundry

Are you a strategic thinker and experienced leader in the field of Evaluation Are you passionate about improving health and wellness for young people across BC We have an exciting opportunity at Foundry for a Temporary Full-Time Senior Evaluation Specialist to join our Evaluation Team! As the Senior Evaluation Specialist you will play a critical role in advancing Foundrys transformative Evaluation Strategy. This includes developing and implementing a new evaluation strategy and framework building evaluation capacity across Foundrys Central Office and network of centres and mobilizing our data within Foundrys learning health system to drive improvements and ensure equitable access to high quality services for young people.

Education:
Graduate degree in evaluation research-related science or a social science discipline plus five (5) years experience working in a health care environment managing and coordinating evaluations or quality improvement projects or an equivalent combination of education training and experience.

Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrated knowledge of health research methodology principles and procedures.
• Demonstrated knowledge of outcome measurement tools.
• Demonstrated knowledge of evaluation approaches including developmental formative and summative evaluation.
• Demonstrated ability in coordinating and managing evaluations at an organizational community and systems level.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and facilitate multi-partner evaluation initiatives.
• Experience supervising and coaching staff including staff working remotely.
• Knowledge of the delivery of care in a public health care system government processes and health authority structures and responsibilities.
• Effective communication skills to function within a complex interdisciplinary environment involving diverse program partners including health care providers community partners and youth and families.
• Ability to problem-solve and make decisions independently.
• Ability to work with Microsoft Office software and competency with data collection and analysis platforms (e.g. R SPSS NVivo Qualtrics).
• Experience generating reports and materials to communicate findings to various audiences in an effective written visual and spoken manner.
• Ability to lead and manage responsively in an environment of change and redefinition.
• Strong interpersonal skills including facilitation and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage a geographically distributed team.
• Ability to plan organize and manage priorities to meet tight deadlines.
  
  

• A competitive salary:The salary range for this position is $46.37- $66.66per hour depending on experience.
• Growth opportunities:We welcome individuals at all stages of their career offering opportunities for professional development and growth.
• Inclusive culture:We respect the diversitydignityand interdependence of all persons. We value the cultural richness that our diverse workforce brings to the care of our equally diverse population of patients and residents.
• Hybrid work opportunity.
• Meaningful impact:You will have the opportunity to work for an organization that is deeply committed to safeguarding of our surrounding environment by contributing to high quality care while promoting sustainable practices in your everyday work.
• A comprehensivehealth benefits packageincluding dental vision and life insurance as well as pension.

Your Day To Day:

• In collaboration with Foundrys Evaluation Lead provides leadership in the development and implementation of Foundrys evaluation strategy. Develops coordinates and implements Foundrys Evaluation Framework to support continuous learning and improvement.
• Works collaboratively with Foundrys Community Engagement Indigenous Wellness Knowledge Translation Services and Policy teams and partners to ensure that Foundrys evaluation and data collection efforts are context informed and include consideration of youth families Indigenous peoples government and other partners.
• Working collaboratively with the Foundry Central Office team Centre leadership staff and young people leads the implementation of evaluation plans by overseeing literature reviews identifying partners and collaborators and creating evaluation frameworks and measurement plans.
• Oversees multi-site data collection to meet the reporting requirements for the evaluation plan/framework. Provides direction to Evaluation Coordinators and Youth Peer Evaluators who support implementation of centre-level collection and use of Foundrys data collection systems.
• Analyses synthesizes and interprets data as requested by Foundry leadership. Supports and/or leads the development of evaluation reports and knowledge products (written and verbal) related to evaluation activities and projects in formats as required by funders or tailored to the needs of users.
• At the direction of Foundrys Evaluation Lead works collaboratively with Indigenous partners to ensure that Foundrys evaluation and data collection efforts respect principles related to ownership control access and possession of data that is identifiable as being from persons of Indigenous descent.
• Supports the development and maintenance of Foundrys Minimum Data Set as well as the maintenance of an up-to-date data dictionary that supports research evaluation and data team activities. Provides input into the ongoing assessment of Foundrys Minimum Data Set.
• Provides leadership and supervision to Evaluation Coordinators and Youth Peer Evaluators. Coaches and mentors staff; encourages staff development; monitors and evaluates staff to ensure effective performance of duties.
• In consultation with the Evaluation Lead monitors day-to-day aspects of evaluation including engagement and collaboration on evaluation development and implementation data collection collation analysis and reporting.
• Facilitates Learning Health System cycles data interpretation and use in ongoing development and refinement of the integrated services model.
• Attends local and provincial evaluation meetings as well as meetings on behalf of the Evaluation Lead to provide support guidance and expertise to others undertaking evaluation processes.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Who We Are:

Providence Health Care is one of the largest faith-based health care organizations in Canada. For the people at Providence living our Mission Vision and Values means providing British Columbians with compassionate socially justexceptionaland innovative care every day.

From our humble roots 129 years ago Providence Health Care has grown into a globally recognized leader in research teaching and care. As individuals within a mission-driven organization we choose to be part of PHC because we value its long-standing dedication to social justice and compassionate care its active efforts to advance environmental sustainability and planetary health and its meaningful engagementin the process of Truthand Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples.

We acknowledge that Providence Health Care and the new St. Pauls Hospital site islocatedon the traditional ancestral and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples including the territories of thexʷməθkwəyəm(Musqueam) Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) andSəlílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh(Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.