Lead | Collaboration and Communications

Job summary

Interior Health is looking for an experienced Lead, Collaboration and Communications to join our team on a full time permanent basis.

Job details

Interior Health is looking for an experienced Lead, Collaboration and Communications to join our team on a full time permanent basis. This position offers a flexible work location from within British Columbia, but does require regular travel/in office time in Kelowna. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about Microsoft 365 and the role technology plays in enabling collaboration, communication, and productivity across Interior Health. As our Microsoft 365 ecosystem continues to expand, we are looking for a Lead who can bring strong technical and product ownership expertise while also providing day-to-day leadership and support for the team. The role will serve as the primary steward of our Microsoft 365 platform, helping shape strategy, governance, roadmaps, and service evolution to ensure we continue to meet the needs of the organization. Reporting to the Manager Collaboration Systems, the successful candidate will work closely with teams across Interior Health, provincial partners, and vendors to identify opportunities for innovation, guide product direction, and ensure our collaboration and communications services continue to deliver value for staff and the organization. For individuals looking to expand their leadership experience while remaining closely connected to technology strategy and product. What we offer: -Employee & Family Assistance Program -Employer paid training/education opportunities -Employer paid vacation -Employer paid insurance premiums -Extended health & dental coverage -Municipal Pension Plan -Work-life balance Salary Range: The salary range for this position is $90,770 (min) to $113,462 (midpoint) to $130,481 (max) per annum, based on 1.0 FTE. Interior Health typically establishes salaries within the minimum and midpoint of the salary range based on qualifications, experience of the applicant, and an internal equity review of the salaries of other employees. About the job: In accordance with the established vision and values of the organization, the Lead, Collaboration and Communications (Lead) provides operational leadership, product ownership, governance oversight, and strategic direction for Microsoft 365 and enterprise collaboration services. The Lead is responsible for defining the vision, strategy, and execution of initiatives to ensure alignment with the business needs of Interior Health (IH) and the Health Technology portfolio. This includes evaluating emerging technologies in an effort to find technology solutions that provides value to the organization.

What you’ll do

- Provides operational product ownership for Microsoft 365 and enterprise collaboration services. - Evaluates emerging technologies, vendor roadmaps, service enhancements, and industry trends, assessing organizational impact, risks, opportunities, and business value. - Represents IH in the Health Technology community by liaising with provincial partners, other organizations, software vendors, and on various internal and external committees. - Represents Interior Health on provincial working groups, advisory committees, vendor forums, and collaboration initiatives. - Manages the activities of the Collaboration Technologies team by performing duties such as: • Coordination of work activities within the department by establishing work schedules and priorities, assigning tasks, and monitoring performance. • Maintaining timekeeping/payroll documentation and performing other related duties such as: scheduling for relief staff, authorizing overtime, and arranging vacations in accordance with established procedures. • Hiring staff by reviewing applications, conducting interviews, checking references, and on boarding new staff. • Evaluating employee performance, determining related training and orientation requirements, and facilitating employee personal and career development. • Providing direction and coaching to team members to meet organizational needs and expectations. • Promotes a safe, respectful, inclusive, collaborative, and service-oriented work environment. - Acts as a liaison with members of the assigned areas/departments and vendors to trouble shoot problems, assess priorities, research and evaluate alternatives, and implement recommendations. - In alignment with IH’s Occupational Health & Safety Program, maintain a healthy and safe work environment through complying with and implementing applicable Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, responding to requests from WSBC, identifying hazards and communicating risks, ensuring compliance with employee training, conducting effective incident investigations and implementing required corrective actions. - Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Baccalaureate Degree in Computer Science, Communications or Leadership. • Minimum of 5 years in managing a complex business environment (preferably health care) including responsibilities for planning, project management, system development, staff development, and supervision. • Or an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Benefits

• Dental care
• Extended health care
• Vision care
• Paid sick days
• Pension plan
• Employee assistance program
• Paid time off
• Training paid by the employer

Listed skills

• proficient in office software · Preferred
• systems administration · Preferred
• Organization · Preferred
• Budgeting · Preferred
• Collaboration · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred
• Communication Skills · Preferred
• Leadership skills · Preferred