Director of Administration and Chief Operating Officer
Job Overview
Job title: Director of Administration and Chief Operating Officer
Job description: The Department of Psychiatry is a clinical academic department within the Faculty of Medicine that provides high-caliber psychiatric education to residents, fellows, medical and graduate students, and mental health professionals. Members of the department provide expert secondary and tertiary mental health care to the people of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island within the mental health programs at Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health. The department boasts a very strong research program and collaborates with researchers anywhere from across the street to around the world.
The Department is seeking a Director of Administration who will also serve as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Department’s Academic Funding Plan contract. As a senior member of the Department Head’s leadership team and reporting to the Department Head, the Director of Administration and Chief Operating Officer (COO) provides strategic and operational direction for the overall management of the Department and support of its strategic vision.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide leadership, stewardship and strategic oversight to the full range of operations including finance, administration, research, education, policy, planning, governance, human resources, performance/accountability, administrative space planning, IT, and communications.
- Provide financial expertise, analysis, leadership, administration and management of the Department’s annual operating budget including management of physician compensation, academic supports, and Academic Psychiatry Inc financial resources.
- Manage the Department Academic Funding Plan and the Department Practice Plan.
- As a strategic advisor, work with the Department’s global strategic plan to ensure that units’ individual plans are built upon a shared mission with all programs and stakeholders, and that strategic initiatives are aligned and coordinated with financial resources.
- Lead, manage, coach and mentor direct reports and, indirectly, the staff within the Department. Oversee short- and long-term human resource objectives.
- Lead administrative best practices, quality improvement and renewal of administrative processes to meet the needs of the Department.
Note
Due to operational requirements, the successful candidate will work on campus and will be required to provide proof of vaccination.
Qualifications
Graduate degree in Business, Public or Health Administration with a professional accounting designation (CPA) and seven to ten years of experience in senior administration and management in a complex decentralized public sector organization (preferably in an academic health care field), or an equivalent combination of education and experience, is required. Demonstrated competency in financial management and budget preparation with excellent analytical skills are required. Human resource management and supervisory experience are required, preferably in a unionized environment. Excellent oral and written communication skills are essential.
Job Competencies
The successful candidate is expected to demonstrate proficiency in Dalhousie’s core and leadership competencies (https://www.dal.ca/dept/leaders.html), in particular:
– Respect & Inclusion
– Communication
– Thinking and Acting Strategically
– Relationship Building
– Resource & Process Management
– Accountability for Performance & Results
Additional Information
Dalhousie University supports a healthy and balanced lifestyle. Our total compensation package includes a defined benefit pension plan, health and dental plans, a health spending account, an employee and family assistance program and a tuition assistance program.
Application Consideration
Applications from current university employees and external candidates are assessed concurrently. Current university employees will be given special consideration.
We sincerely appreciate all applications and note that only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted directly by the hiring department or Human Resources.
Diversity Statement
Dalhousie University is committed to fostering a collegial culture grounded in diversity and inclusiveness. The university encourages applications from Indigenous persons, persons with a disability, racially visible persons, women, persons of a minority sexual orientation and/or gender identity, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community. For more information, please visit .
Number of Vacancies 1
Open Date 12/03/2021
Close Date 01/16/2022
Open Until Filled No
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Company: Dalhousie University
Expected salary: $80106 – 108379 per year
Location: Halifax, NS
Job date: Sat, 04 Dec 2021 23:03:57 GMT
Job Source: Careerjet.ca