Job Description
Advisor, Public Health Knowledge Brokering
Health Services- Public Health
Status: Contract Full Time; 15 month duration
Salary Range: $100,172-$125,213 per annum plus comprehensive benefits
Work Mode: Hybrid*see below for more details about this work mode.
Location: 7120 Hurontario Street, Mississauga
Hours of work: 35 hours per week
Who we are: As part of the Region’s Health Services, Peel Public Health works to keep people healthy and reduce their risk of becoming sick. Public Health supports people in Peel in living their healthiest possible life and contributing to the community with public health programs that are dynamic, inclusive and equitable. Core public health functions are assessment and surveillance, health promotion and healthy policy development, health protection, disease prevention and emergency management.
We are seeking a dynamic leader to head our Knowledge Brokering (KB) and Knowledge Mobilization services, focusing on enhancing Evidence-Informed Decision Making (EIDM) within the Department. This role is crucial for supporting Ontario's Public Health Standards and advancing workforce development in public health.
- Expert Guidance: Mentor staff in EIDM and research application, providing expert analysis and interpretation of research across various domains.
- Process Management: Develop and renew research application and knowledge mobilization processes, and create tools to support these processes.
- Training & Support: Identify learning needs and provide training in EIDM and research processes, ensuring accurate application and minimizing bias.
- Collaboration: Work with epidemiologists, librarians, and other specialists to ensure effective implementation of EIDM methods and tools.
- Network Development: Build and maintain relationships with public health and knowledge translation academics across Canada to support research application in public health.
- Supervision: Recruit, orient, and supervise direct reports, ensuring their successful integration into departmental priorities.
This role is integral in advancing public health practices by leveraging research and fostering a culture of evidence-based decision-making.
In this position, you will supervise 2 Librarian and Information Services Specialists.
What the role requires:
- A Masters degree in a health, education, or other related discipline
- Three to five years’ experience in public health practice in addition to equivalent experience in research application and knowledge translation processes in a university setting
- Demonstrated success in supervising professional trainees and providing feedback
- Detailed knowledge of various domains of research in public health practice including excellent knowledge and understanding of knowledge translation research
- Highly skilled technical knowledge of research data and interpretation and understanding of statistical analysis methods
- Combination of education and experience may be considered
Skills/Abilities:
- Knowledge of theory and experience with team and organizational change
- Excellent teaching and advanced mentoring skills for postgraduate level specialists
- Extensive and highly skilled knowledge of research design and critical appraisal of research
- Excellent skill and experience in group facilitation and team building
- Detailed knowledge of various domains of research in public health practice including excellent knowledge and understanding of knowledge translation research
- Skill and experience in developing presentations using Power Point and other media along
- Strong network of, and ability to link others to, academics to support research application
- Strong writing and editing skills
- Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias
Perks @ Peel and why you will love working for us:
- Comprehensive Health, Dental, Vision benefit plan including psychological health, effective start date
- Voluntary enrolment into OMERS pension plan
- Accrue Vacation on a monthly basis starting at 3 weeks per annum
- 3 Paid personal days and floating holidays
- Flexible hours supporting your wellness and wellbeing
- Annual performance review and merit increases based on performance
- Supportive leadership and a culture of respect and inclusion
- Access to learning and development resources
