About this role
Competition # : 49608 Department: Seniors and Long-Term Care Location: HALIFAX Type of Employment: Permanent Union Status: Exclusion - Non Union - NSPG Closing Date: 31-Aug-26 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time) About Us
The Department of Seniors and Long-Term Care offers opportunities to grow and advance in a dynamic sector that touches the lives of many Nova Scotians. ¿Along with our partners, including Nova Scotia Health and the various continuing care partners, we're committed to continually improving our continuing care system. 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, Planning and Accountability, you will provide strategic leadership for planning, performance measurement, accountability, data and analytics, research, and clinical assessment functions within the Workforce, Innovation and Partnerships Branch. This role is central to helping Seniors and Long-Term Care strengthen oversight of major investments, service agreements, modernization initiatives, and sector performance across home care and long-term care. This is a strategic accountability leadership role. It requires a leader who is comfortable with numbers, evidence and analytical detail, but who can also step back to see the broader system story. The director will help senior leaders ask the right questions about performance, outcomes, risks, investments, provider obligations and improvement opportunities, and will help turn information into clear choices, practical advice and timely action.
You will lead a multidisciplinary team that includes research and statistical resources, the interRAI and clinical assessment team, and related data and platform expertise. Building on the team's strong foundation, you will help strengthen how