Digital Health Lead (Program Admin Officer 4)

Competition # : 50006

Department: Health and Wellness

Location: HALIFAX

Type of Employment: Permanent

Union Status: NSGEU - NSPG

Closing Date: ​13-Oct-26 ​ (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)

About Us

The Department of Health and Wellness offers opportunities to grow and advance in a dynamic sector that touches the lives of all Nova Scotians. Along with our partners, including the Nova Scotia Health Authority and the IWK Health Centre, we are committed to continually improving our health care system. With a focus on collaborative primary health care, continuing care, improved supports for mental health and addictions, digital health, capital infrastructure, and more, the department is thinking differently about how to plan, fund, legislate and monitor to improve access and service delivery. To do this, we need leaders at all levels of the organization who embrace a challenge and believe in their ability to make a difference.

About Our Opportunity

As a member of the Digital Health Initiatives and Governance team, you will help advance Nova Scotia's digital health priorities through strategic planning, governance, performance measurement, and cross-system collaboration.

You will work with partners across government, health organizations, and pan-Canadian digital health initiatives to provide analysis, advice, and coordination that support informed decisions and maximize the value of digital health investments.

Primary Accountabilities

As a Digital Health Lead, you will:

- Support strategic planning and governance activities that advance provincial digital health priorities.

- Monitor progress across digital health initiatives and provide analysis to support planning and decision-making.

- Develop and report on performance measures, outcomes, and benefits realization.

- Prepare briefing materials, recommendations, and governance documentation for senior leadership.

- Coordinate engagement with partners across government, health organizations, and pan-Canadian digital health initiatives.

- Research emerging trends and leading practices to inform strategy, policy, and program development.

- Support initiatives that strengthen digital health services and health system transformation.

Qualifications and Experience

You have a bachelor’s degree plus 6 years of relevant experience. An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience will be considered.

You have demonstrated experience in several of the following areas:

- Project, program, or portfolio delivery.

- Strategic planning and governance.

- Research and policy analysis.

- Executive briefings and recommendations.

- Performance measurement and evaluation.

- Stakeholder engagement and facilitation.

- Digital or health system transformation.

- Public sector, healthcare, or digital service delivery.

Experience working across government, healthcare, clinical, or technology environments is considered an asset.

You are a strategic and analytical professional who thrives in complex environments and can translate evidence, diverse perspectives, and competing priorities into practical advice and solutions. You are a skilled communicator who adapts your approach to different audiences, builds strong relationships through collaboration, and demonstrates sound judgment in your work. Organized, proactive, and adaptable, you are equally comfortable working independently or as part of a team, identifying risks early, and remaining focused on achieving results as priorities evolve.

We will assess the above qualifications and competencies using one or more of the following tools: written examination, standardized tests, oral presentations, interview(s), and reference checks

Equivalency

Applicants relying on an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience must clearly demonstrate the equivalency in their application.

What You Can Expect

No two weeks are the same. You may be preparing briefing materials, supporting governance discussions, analyzing performance information, engaging partners, or conducting strategic research and environmental scans. You will work in a publicly accountable environment where progress often depends on consultation, alignment, and governance processes. Success in this role requires patience, sound judgement, and the ability to respond effectively when priorities shift, opportunities emerge, or timely advice is required.

Benefits

Based on the employment status and union agreement, the Government of Nova Scotia offers its employees a wide range of benefits such as a Defined Benefit Pension Plan , Health, Dental, Life Insurance, General illness, Short and Long Term Disability, Vacation and Employee and Family Assistance Programs. For information on all our Benefit program offerings, click here: Benefits for government employees .

Working Conditions

- The normal work week is 35 hours, based on 7 hours per day.

- Occasional overtime may be required.

- This position requires in-person attendance five days per week at the Department of Health and Wellness office in downtown Halifax.

Additional Information

This is a full-time, permanent position.

What We Offer

- Career development where you have access to career guidance, tools, resources, and ongoing training for every stage of your career

- Engaging workplace: our employees feel valued, respected, connected, and tuned in, we have forward-thinking policies and strategies

- Countless career paths

- A dynamic, client-focused office environment where service excellence and teamwork are our focus.

Pay Grade: PR 17

Salary Range: $3,410.48 - $4,005.58 Bi-Weekly

Employment Equity Statement: Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the citizens we serve. The Government of Nova Scotia has an Employment Equity Policy, and we welcome applications from Indigenous People, African Nova Scotians, Persons of African Descent, Racialized Persons, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ Persons and Women in occupations or positions where they are under-represented. If you are a member of one of these equity groups, you are encouraged to self-identify on your electronic application.

Accommodation Statement: We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. Candidates may request accommodations based on any grounds protected by the Human Rights Act. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process, please contact us at [email protected].

This is a bargaining unit position initially restricted to current civil service employees represented by the Nova Scotia Government Employees Union (NSGEU). If applying from outside a government office, employees must apply correctly via this link:

Failure to apply correctly means that your application will not be given first consideration as a bargaining unit applicant, and will only be included if external applications are pursued.

External applicants and current casual employees will only be considered if there are no qualified civil service bargaining unit candidates. PLEASE NOTE: Candidates will not be considered for an interview if applications are incomplete or are missing information.

If you are receiving a pension from the Nova Scotia Public Service Superannuation Plan (PSSP) or any related plans, you cannot receive pension payments while contributing to the same plan. If you accept a position that requires PSSP contributions, your pension payments must be stopped. Please contact the Nova Scotia Pension Services Corporation for more information.

Offer of employment is conditional upon the completion of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials, the results of which must be satisfactory to the employer. We thank all applicants for the interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. All questions and concerns may be directed to [email protected].