At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead strategic initiatives and drive performance excellence in a dynamic healthcare environment.
- Company: Join Durham Community Health Centre, a leader in community-based health services.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, comprehensive health benefits, and pension plan with growth opportunities.
- Other info: Embrace a collaborative culture focused on innovation and continuous improvement.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on community health while advancing your leadership skills.
- Qualifications: 7-10 years of senior leadership experience in healthcare or related fields.
The predicted salary is between 125000 - 140000 $ per year.
Durham Community Health Centre (DCHC) is a charitable registered organization that provides integrated, accessible, and equitable community-based primary care, wellness services, and health education for Durham community members facing barriers to health and well-being.
DCHC offers equity-focused programs and services for priority populations, including Indigenous peoples, Black communities, 2SLGBTQI+ community members, newcomers to Canada, seniors, and clients without a family doctor. This approach helps community members access both preventive care and care when they are ill.
Our interprofessional team includes physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, counsellors, dietitians, outreach workers, medical secretaries, and administrative staff. Together, we place each client at the centre of care and respond to their needs through integrated clinical care, wellness support, and health education.
This is an exciting time to join DCHC as we advance an energizing path toward greater impact in local health care. Guided by our Strategic Plan, Theory of Change, brand, client stories, and resources, we are diversifying, expanding, and strengthening how we serve the community.
The Senior Director will be responsible for aligning enterprise performance, strategic initiatives, and quality improvement with DCHC’s long-term vision. This role is a unique opportunity for an innovative leader to build high-impact frameworks for evaluation, decision support, special project execution and quality transformation.
As a member of the Executive Leadership Team and strategic advisor to the CEO, the Senior Director provides enterprise leadership across strategy execution, performance intelligence, transformation, risk, quality, accreditation, and organizational alignment.
- Enterprise Strategy & Execution: Translate DCHC’s strategic plan into clear annual priorities, business operating plans, performance measures, and funder accountabilities. Lead enterprise strategy execution and monitor progress against strategic commitments.
- Enterprise Performance & Intelligence: Establish DCHC’s enterprise performance management framework. Develop integrated, real-time dashboards, scorecards, quality indicators, and performance reporting tools.
- Strategic Initiatives & Transformation: Lead CEO and ELT-sponsored strategic initiatives, complex enterprise projects, and transformational initiatives that improve service delivery and operational effectiveness.
- Enterprise Risk, Quality & Organizational Excellence: Lead the enterprise risk management strategy, including proactive risk identification, mitigation, monitoring, annual planning, and reporting.
- CEO Advisory & Enterprise Alignment: Serve as a strategic advisor to the Office of the CEO. Provide executive analysis, strategic options, decision support, and recommendations that enhance program and organizational effectiveness.
The Senior Director ensures DCHC has the clarity, intelligence, discipline, and execution capability to turn strategy into measurable organizational and community collective impact.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration, Business Administration, or a related field (master’s preferred).
- 7-10 years of progressive senior leadership experience in enterprise performance, strategic execution, quality improvement, program evaluation, risk management, or transformation leadership.
- Proven success in leading high-impact initiatives, enterprise-wide projects, and complex change management efforts.
- Strong ability to analyze data, identify trends, and translate insights into strategic action.
- Exceptional leadership, stakeholder engagement, and executive communication skills.
This is a high-stakes, high-impact leadership role. A strategic powerhouse who can execute with precision. A collaborative leader who thrives in a multi-disciplinary, fast-paced environment.
Benefits: Comprehensive health benefits, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP), Growth and Development opportunities; annual professional development allowance. Full vaccination against COVID-19 is mandatory for this position.
DCHC encourages applications from individuals who reflect the diversity of the communities served, including Indigenous peoples, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, and other equity-deserving groups.
Senior Director - Enterprise Performance, Evaluation and Strategic Initiatives in Oshawa employer: Durham-Community-Health-Centre
Durham Community Health Centre (DCHC) is an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and inclusive work culture, prioritizing the well-being of both its employees and the diverse communities it serves. With a focus on professional growth, competitive compensation, and comprehensive benefits including participation in the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP), DCHC offers a unique opportunity for leaders to drive impactful change in a dynamic healthcare environment. Join us in making a meaningful difference while advancing your career in a supportive and innovative setting located in Oshawa.
Contact Details:
Durham-Community-Health-Centre Recruitment Team
