Program Lead, Credentialing Centre

The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) is committed to engage highly qualified employees to carry out its objectives and to provide a work environment that is conducive to personal and professional growth. In CNA’s commitment to inclusion and the dismantling of racist and systemic discriminatory practices we are eager to attract a diverse workforce. We will provide equal employment opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants for employment, encouraging those who have not been historically well represented, to better serve the diversity of nurses and people living in Canada.

The Organization:

CNA is a powerful, unified voice for the Canadian nursing profession. We represent nurses and nursing students in all 13 jurisdictions as well as retired nurses from across the country. We advance the practice and profession of nursing to improve health outcomes and strengthen Canada’s publicly funded, not-for-profit health system. We are guided by a set of ethical values of Respect, Integrity and Commitment. We are seeking an individual who is an innovative thinker and will have demonstrated experience in handling challenging issues in a diverse, transformational and dynamic work environment.

Position: Program Lead, Credentialing Centre

Role:  

The Program Lead, Credentialing Centre, is responsible for the overall management of the certification professional development and accreditation programs as well as being the liaison with CNA’s Network of Nursing Specialties (CNNS). The Program Lead is responsible for the day-to-day planning, execution and evaluation of the operations. The Program Lead is also responsible for developing program policy, monitoring key performance indicators and fostering collaboration with individual as well as national and international stakeholders. The Program Lead, Credentialing Centre, reports to and acts as a key resource for the Chief Operating Officer.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plans, organizes and evaluates the overall operations, policies and procedures in collaboration with the Chief Operating Officer
• Represents CNA at events as required
• Assesses and makes recommendations on services required to meet the needs of its constituents
• Ensures the programs meet or exceed relevant professional standards
• In collaboration with the Lead, Customer Excellence develops a marketing and promotions plan for the Centre
• Leads and manages projects for the division as required
• Ability to build effective relationships with nurses, national and international nursing organizations, employers, policy makers, researchers and business partners
• Links with policy makers and researchers together to facilitate their interaction and to assist in forging new partnerships in support of evidence informed decision-making
• Works in collaboration with other divisions to ensure the implementation of an effective marketing and promotional plan for the division
• Researches, drafts and leads the development or contributes to the writing of reports, concept papers, background papers, position papers, correspondence and responses to specific inquiries
• Conducts environmental scans, literature reviews and trend analysis to determine the need for change to policies and innovative approaches to provide services as it relates to certification and professional development
• Manages the staff within the Centre

Qualifications:

• Registered Nurse or Nurse Practitioner
• Master’s degree in nursing, education, health administration or a related field
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in managing large-scale programs/operations
• Able to demonstrate recent experience in health care or education
• Able to demonstrate recent leadership experience in health care and/or education
• Development, implementation and evaluation of innovative programs
• Ability to lead teams with diverse interests
• Fluently bilingual in English/French
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and related software
• Knowledge and understanding of regulatory issues in nursing
• Acumen in adult learning principles and program evaluation
• Superior leadership and communication skills
• Evidence of sound judgment and decision-making skills
• Understanding of legal and ethical issues related to the nursing profession
• Understanding of budgeting and financial statements
• Ability to work in a collaborative manner with senior management, staff, peers in other organizations, clients, CNA members and board members

Desirable qualifications:

• Project management experience
• Business acumen
• CNA member
• CNA certification

For confidential consideration, please forward your application to: hr@cna-aiic.ca

We thank all applicants however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

If contacted for this position, please advise us if you require any adaptive measures at any point in the recruitment process and we will work with you to meet your needs. CNA will consider all qualified candidates and select the best individual for the position.