Health Promotion and Evaluation Specialist

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Job Requisition :

Time Type:
Full time

Employee Group:
Staff

Job Category:
Medical Health and Wellness

Employment Type:

Temporary

Department:
Campus Wellness - Health Promotion

Hiring Range: $73,695.42 - $92,119.28

This position is being offered as a Secondment or contract opportunity.

Contract end date:
December 24, 2027

The Health Promotion & Evaluation Specialist is responsible for planning, implementing and evaluating health promotion programs and initiatives in order to enhance student health, recreation and wellness. Expertise is required in the areas of research and evaluation, project planning, community engagement and health promotion strategies. A focus of this position will be building relationships with campus stakeholders (e.g. student support services, faculties, students and student associations) and community agencies to help identify student health needs and develop strategies to promote positive heath behaviours and prevent disease.

Develop, implement and evaluate health promotion initiatives that enhance the health and wellness of undergraduate and graduate students. This may involve partnering with campus stakeholders to develop strategies in the areas of physical activity, healthy eating, sleep, mental health, substance use (including tobacco and alcohol) and other areas as identified.

Employ project planning and project management skills to develop workplans that include goals, objectives, outputs and outcomes. Ensure project deliverables are completed within timeline and budget.

Utilize evidence-informed planning to assess relevant data and literature in order to identify priorities. Apply appropriate health promotion strategies such as health education, health communications, community capacity-building, developing supportive environments and healthy public policy.

As part of the health planning process, consider underlying social determinants of health (SDOH) and develop appropriate strategies that work to address them. Assess health inequities and work with stakeholders to propose solutions to reduce these inequities.

Under the direction of the Associate Director, Health Promotion, work with stakeholders to advance projects of the Wellness Collaborative (a university-wide wellness strategy). Tasks may involve planning and chairing meetings, priority setting activities, sending regular updates and overseeing joint projects of the collaborative.

Conduct situational assessments and environmental scans; implement and plan projects; and develop indicators to advance strategic initiatives.

Apply a public health lens to critically appraise evidence and research to inform health promotion programs and policies.

Conduct literature reviews, environmental scans, situational assessments and formative and outcome evaluations to assess effectiveness of current programs and inform future initiatives.

Apply quantitative and qualitative research methods, including statistical analysis. Prepare ethics proposals, grant proposals and write research reports.

Consult with Institutional Analysis & Planning (IAP), the faculty of Applied Health Sciences and other departments on the design, administration and analysis of data and research that informs projects of Campus Wellness.

Investigate, identify, manage and monitor data and information related to health promotion programs and services.

Keep informed on research in the area of student development, wellness and health promotion, strategies for health behavior change, program planning and evaluation. Interpret key findings and present to staff, management and other key stakeholders.

Utilize knowledge translation skills to disseminate research findings in an accurate, timely, and meaningful manner. Tailor the information to meet various audiences on campus and deliver presentations of research results.

Foster and maintain positive working relationships with other Campus Wellness and Athletics and…