Senior Policy Lead

Salary Details

The salary range for this position is CAD $46.39/Hr.

- CAD $66.68/Hr.

Come work as a Senior Policy Lead with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!

Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Senior Policy Lead to join the Health Promotion & Public Policy. Apply today to join our team!

Reporting to the Manager of Health Promotion & Quality Improvement, the Senior Policy Lead provides regional leadership on policy advocacy, analysis, and monitoring to support the advancement and impact of health promotion work across VCH Communities of Care. Working closely with Medical Health Officers, Directors and staff across VCH Public Health, this role is responsible for leading the co‑creation, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of healthy public policy and health‑promoting initiatives.

At the direction of Medical Health Officers, the Executive Director of Population Health, or Manager, the lead provides expertise in thematic areas of core concern to public health, and seeks to influence the development, mobilization, and adoption of healthy public policy within and through key sectors and settings across the VCH region. These include but are not limited to: government, non‑governmental organizations, private sector, schools and other early childhood environments, and other sectors and settings as identified.

As a Senior Policy Lead with Vancouver Coastal Health you will:

• Be guided by policy monitoring and working closely with MHOs, Public Health Surveillance Unit and other staff in VCH Public Health, the lead is expected to build and maintain in-depth knowledge of municipal and regional policy making processes, as well as senior government policy making as it pertains to population health and are called on by senior leadership and staff for their familiarity with the key policy areas and policy influencing actors both in the region and at the provincial and national scales (non‑profits, NGOs, industry association, advocacy organizations, etc).
• Be supported by Policy Analysts and other key staff in VCH Public Health, monitor policy discourse and key legislative processes as they pertain to regional districts and other regional governance bodies (eg. Trans Link), school districts, and municipalities, and provide guidance and support to MHOs, Directors and other staff on the work of relevant senior government ministries, crown corporations, and agencies whose policies have bearing on the health of populations and be of relevance to local communities.
• Stay informed and provide strategic briefings to MHOs and/or the Executive Director of Population Health on the status of various policy sub‑systems, potential windows of opportunity, network actor mapping and potential policy interventions for consideration – and/or problematic or potentially concerning policies being considered by policymakers.
• Assist MHOs and other teams to produce reports on the health status of communities in the region in collaboration with the Public Health Surveillance Unit and other staff in VCH Public Health.
• At the direction of the Manager or Executive Director of Population Health, this position may liaise with legislative and regulatory bodies, and is expected to maintain close working relationships with contacts in all levels of governments, but especially local and regional governments, as well as non‑profit and non‑governmental agencies to support implementation of system policies affecting population health trends in the region and influence policy trajectories.
• Draw on resources within VCH Public Health (E.g., Policy Analysts, Epidemiologists, Injury Prevention and Health Protection staff etc.), synthesize and critically appraises research in order to inform evidence‑based decision making.
• Develop and coordinate research and/or evaluation activities to assess impacts of policies and programs on population and/or public health.
• Develop and maintain effective collaborative relationships with expert knowledge holders in academia, NGOs, think tanks, institutes and other organizations and engage in partnership driven research to support the health promotion and healthy public policy aims of VCH Public Health.
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