Director, IT Risk and Compliance

Job title: Director, IT Risk and Compliance

Company: Nova Scotia

Job description: Competition # : 29464

Department: Health and Wellness

Location: HALIFAX

Type of Employment: Permanent

Union Status: Exclusion – Non Union – NSPG

Closing Date: 5/19/2021 (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’re 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 the Director, Information Technology Risk and Compliance, you will lead and provide oversight of health sector information and technology risk and compliance. This is a key role within the Department of Health and Wellness and coordinates with stakeholders including information management and technology service providers across government and the Nova Scotia health sector, bringing your subject matter expertise to the management of information and technology risk and compliance for digital health program areas, data analytics services, and vendor/service provider contracts. Under your oversight, you will ensure the Health Sector meets established objectives for the governance and management of IM/IT and health sector-level risks.

Primary Accountabilities

Program Leadership & Management

• Provide leadership for the Department’s IM/IT Risk and Compliance Programs and supports the Executive Director on program and strategic initiatives.
• Leads the development and implementation of the Department’s IM/IT Risk and Compliance program, including the development of risk management frameworks including identification, analysis, prioritization and oversight (monitoring, reporting) on risks associated with IMIT.
• Provides oversight and coordination among health system stakeholders across government and the health sector to deliver health IM/IT risk and compliance program-specific initiatives and projects, ensuring that the strategic operational plans are aligned with Provincial priorities and objectives.

Subject Matter Expertise

• Monitor activities and best practices nationally and in other jurisdiction to ensure that the Nova Scotia program leads and is aligned with the standards in Canada.

Operational Delivery & Management

• Develop and ensure that the risk framework, policies, processes, and controls are in place to ensure that authorized users have secure access to quality data and/or the digital health applications/services/tools required to do their work effectively.
• Plan, develop and implement strategies to ensure the goals for the overall program support the provincial health plan, departmental business plan and branch operational plans.

Operational Delivery & Management

• Ensure a coordinated and integrated approach to health IM/IT Risk and Compliance for all programs, initiatives, and services through leading a high-performing team while collaborating with key stakeholders across the health sector.
• Ensure routine monitoring and reporting to branch and department leadership related to Health Sector IM/IT Risk and Compliance.

Stakeholder Engagement & Management

• Participate in intra and inter-departmental liaison activities, ensuring alignment with internal and external stakeholders in the promotion and delivery of the program to the province.

Team & Project Management

• Lead one or more teams of project and stakeholder staff, ensuring the effective management of human and financial resources.

Qualifications and Experience

As the successful candidate, you will possess a bachelor’s degree in a related field with extensive, progressively responsible leadership experience in the area of IM/IT risk and compliance. You will also possess demonstrated experience in the following areas:

• Strategic and operational experience.
• Experience leading a risk program with formal risk management frameworks.
• Project management.
• Experience working with partners and other stakeholders, both internal and external, to successfully achieve objectives.
• Experience in collecting, synthesizing and interpreting compliance data with a goal for analyzing risk and delivering sound advice to senior leadership.
• Demonstrated communication skills with the ability to lead teams and influence key partners.
• Experience in managing budgets, contracts, and consultants

The following may be considered an asset:

• Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) or Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP) designation
• Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT) certification

Leadership competencies required at this level of work are: Decisiveness; Strategic Orientation; Developing Others; Team Leadership; Self-Awareness and Personal Impact; Effective Interactive Communication; Partnering and Relationship Building; Intercultural and Diversity Proficiency.

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

An equivalent combination of related training and experience may be accepted in place of education qualification requirements. Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must demonstrate such equivalencies in their application.

Benefits

The Government of Nova Scotia offers its employees a wide range of benefits such as Health, Dental, Life Insurance, Pension, General Illness (Short and Long Term), Vacation and Employee and Family Assistance Programs.

What We Offer

• Career Development where you have access to career guidance, tools, resources, and ongoing training for every stage of your career.
• An engaged workplace where we foster respect and recognition.
• Forward-thinking policies and strategies.
• Mentorship through iNSpire; a new formal, interdepartmental mentorship program that connects employees so they can gain knowledge and experience to support their career development.
• Countless Career Paths for Nova Scotians.
• Department Specific Flexible working schedules.

Pay Grade: EC 13

Salary Range: $3,705.20 – $4,642.15 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 and Other Racially Visible Persons, Persons with Disabilities 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.

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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 Competitions@novascotia.ca.

Expected salary: $3705.2 – 4642.15 per month

Location: Halifax, NS

Job date: Fri, 07 May 2021 01:05:55 GMT