Director, Coordination & Development-Regional Primary Care Networks
Your Opportunity:
This is an opportunity to influence the future of Primary Care in Alberta by leading strategic initiatives that improve patient and provider experiences. You will work in a highly collaborative environment, engaging with diverse stakeholders to create sustainable, innovative solutions for community health. This position will be part of Primary Care Alberta effective November 18, 2024. By applying on this posting, if you are the successful candidate, you agree to and will become an employee of Primary Care Alberta.
Description:
The Director of Coordination and Development provide strategic leadership, operational oversight, and stakeholder engagement to advance integrated, patient-centered primary health care in Alberta. This role focuses on aligning programs, partnerships, and initiatives across Regional Primary Healthcare Networks (RPHCN), community providers, and health system agencies, facilitating a linkage between strategic priorities and practice. The role supports the development of the capacity and capabilities required to meet the mandates of PCA by championing innovation, fostering collaboration, and ensuring that planning, coordination, and development efforts contribute to accessible, equitable, and sustainable primary care services.
- Transition Company: Primary Care Alberta
- Classification: Program Director
- Union: Exempt
- Unit and Program: Regional Primary Care Networks
- Primary Location: Southport Tower
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Employee Class: Regular Full Time
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 18-NOV-2025
- Date Available: 01-DEC-2025
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 10
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
- Minimum Salary: $55.74
- Maximum Salary: $98.04
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Master’s degree in health administration, Public Health, Business Administration, or related field (or equivalent education and experience). Minimum 5 years in progressive leadership roles within healthcare, with expertise in primary care or integrated care systems. Collaborative leadership style and ability to effectively lead a team. Advanced facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills. Strong collaborative leadership and conflict resolution abilities. Expertise in system integration and quality improvement. Ability to navigate politically sensitive environments.
Additional Required Qualifications:
Progressive leadership roles in healthcare, with specific experience in primary care or integrated care systems. progressive leadership roles in healthcare, with specific experience in primary care or integrated care systems. In-depth understanding of Alberta’s primary care policy framework, funding models, and governance structures. Advanced skills in stakeholder engagement, communication and facilitation. Expertise in system integration, human-centered design, and quality improvement methodologies. Ability to operate in politically sensitive environments, mediate conflict and influencing interest-holders without direct authority. High-level analytical skills to evaluate pilots, measure outcomes, and recommend scale-up strategies.
Preferred Qualifications:
Preferred Certifications in Project Management (PMP or PRINCE2), Change Management (Prosci or equivalent), Human-Centered Design training.
Please note:
All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.
Security Screening:
A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.
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