City of Toronto

Manager, Health Equity

City of Toronto

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Toronto • Canada

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Salary

💰 CA$123,833 - CA$170,184 per year

About the role

  • Develops and implements detailed plans and recommends policies regarding program specific requirements
  • Manages, motivates and trains the unit's staff, ensuring effective teamwork, high standards of work quality and organizational performance, continuous learning and encourages innovation in others
  • Supervises the day-to-day operation of all assigned staff including the scheduling, assigning and reviewing of work
  • Authorizes and controls vacation and overtime requests
  • Monitors and evaluates staff performance, approves salary increments and recommends disciplinary action when necessary
  • Develops, recommends and administers the annual budget for the unit, and ensures that the unit's expenditures are controlled and maintained within approved budget limitations
  • Leads a team to build internal capacity so that Toronto Public Health programs and services are equitable and inclusive of Toronto's diverse populations
  • Supports the Senior Management Team in building a city-wide agenda to reduce health inequities
  • Initiates, implements and evaluates systems to ensure Toronto Public Health is compliant with provincial mandatory health equity and Indigenous health guidelines, as well as City Council and Board of Health directives
  • Provides strategic advice to the Senior Management Team on achieving health equity and Indigenous health excellence
  • Supports the Senior Management Team in effective decision making as it relates to health equity and Indigenous health
  • Provides strategic issues management related to equity and Indigenous health
  • Advises the Senior Management Team of actual or anticipated problems
  • Communicates with relevant stakeholders, offers consultative advice on high profile health equity and Indigenous health issues, and formulates appropriate responses
  • Supports the Senior Management Team by initiating, building and maintaining strong partnerships to advance a city-wide health equity agenda
  • Brokers relationships between Toronto Public Health and corporate offices/divisions, various orders of government, health sector partners, Indigenous service providers, and partners in other sectors
  • Develops presentations, reports and briefing notes on topics related to health equity and Indigenous health
  • Analyses and advises the Senior Management Team on impacts of social, health, economic and administrative policy changes at all levels as they relate to the social determinants of health
  • Supports the development of strong policies and advocacy positions for Toronto Public Health and the Board of Health related to social justice and health equity
  • Leads the development and implementation Strategic Plan priorities on health equity and Indigenous health for Toronto Public Health
  • Supports Toronto Public Health strategic and service planning processes to align with health equity and Indigenous health goals
  • Leads/coordinates/advises the development and implementation of strategic health equity and Indigenous health projects and reports by working with directors and managers in various directorates
  • Supports Toronto Public Health programs and staff to improve Indigenous cultural competency/humility and equity-competency, and makes recommendations for equity-based service planning, delivery and evaluation
  • Ensures the development and implementation of effective education, communications and change management to achieve health equity related objectives, processes and programs
  • Conducts and facilitates health equity research by considering developments within the field, corporate policies and practices, legislation and initiatives by other levels of government
  • Provides key information and analysis, draws conclusions and makes recommendations which support effective divisional decision making in equitable programs, policies and city-wide health equity and Indigenous health strategies
  • Supports health equity and Indigenous health data governance and surveillance efforts
  • Monitors data to identify systemic barriers and recommend evidence-based solutions
  • Monitors community health and social indicators and identifies emerging issues and priorities in the external environment that could impact on community health needs and/or service delivery pressures and uses this information to assist in the establishment of public health interventions that reduce health inequities in Toronto and improve the health of the whole population
  • Leads/assists in the development of health equity and Indigenous health performance measures and tools for the needs of Toronto Public Health
  • Deals with confidential and sensitive information affecting Toronto Public Health operations, assets and resources
  • Directs and reviews the preparation of staff reports to ensure accuracy and that policy recommendations contained within are evidence based, defensible and feasible
  • Supports staff in scientific publication and presentation/dissemination activities

Requirements

  • Post-secondary education in a professional discipline relevant to the job function or an equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Experience in leading and developing health equity and Indigenous health programs in a large public sector organization(s)
  • Experience in community engagement and relationship-building with Indigenous communities
  • Experience in public policy development, program planning and evaluation, and project management
  • Experience in leading staff and the ability to maintain positive staff relations
  • Excellent strategic thinking skills in addition to research, analytical and conflict resolution skills
  • Ability to manage advisory and consultation processes involving councilors, staff, external partners and community members; including the ability to maintain effective working relationships
  • Highly developed interpersonal and communications skills, written and oral, and negotiation skills at all organizational levels
  • Highly developed sense of discretion, judgement, and political acumen to deal with sensitive and confidential issues
  • Knowledge of Ontario Public Health Standards and Public Health Competencies
  • Knowledge of collective agreements, City guidelines, policies applicable statutes, municipal by-laws, and relevant legislation
  • Ability to anticipate change and influence others in responding to change
  • Commitment to the principles of social justice.
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