Senior Consultant

Your Opportunity

Join Children’s Health Alberta as a Senior Consultant and play a pivotal role in advancing care for children and families across the province. This is a unique opportunity to lead high-impact initiatives that improve quality, access, outcomes, and system performance at a provincial level.

In this role, you will work alongside clinical, operational, executive leaders and patients and families to drive meaningful change, influence strategy, and implement innovative, evidence-informed solutions. You’ll lead complex projects, leverage data and analytics to inform decision-making, and collaborate with partners across the healthcare continuum to create sustainable improvements in care delivery.

If you are passionate about healthcare transformation, quality improvement, and making a lasting impact on patient outcomes, this role offers the opportunity to lead change at scale and help shape the future of pediatric health care in Alberta.

Description

The Senior Consultant (SC) leads provincial initiatives that improve access, quality, consistency, outcomes, and value across Children’s Health Alberta. Working with program, clinical, and operational leaders, the SC provides expertise in quality improvement, change management, clinical practice, and health system transformation.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the planning, implementation, evaluation, and sustainment of provincial improvement initiatives.

Analyze data, evidence, and leading practices to inform strategy and decision-making.

Develop and evaluate performance measures, standards, policies, and practice improvements.

Provide consultation and project management support for complex initiatives.

Lead working groups and support stakeholder engagement across the care continuum.

Use analytics and performance data to provide recommendations to senior leaders.

Build partnerships with clinical, operational, academic, and system partners.

Prepare reports, presentations, and other deliverables to support program priorities.

The SC applies leadership, innovation, and project management expertise to drive sustainable improvements and support high-quality, evidence-informed care for children and families across Alberta.

Join Children’s Health Alberta as a Senior Consultant and play a pivotal role in advancing care for children and families across the province. This is a unique opportunity to lead high-impact initiatives that improve quality, access, outcomes, and system performance at a provincial level.

In this role, you will work alongside clinical, operational, executive leaders and patients and families to drive meaningful change, influence strategy, and implement innovative, evidence-informed solutions. You’ll lead complex projects, leverage data and analytics to inform decision-making, and collaborate with partners across the healthcare continuum to create sustainable improvements in care delivery.

If you are passionate about healthcare transformation, quality improvement, and making a lasting impact on patient outcomes, this role offers the opportunity to lead change at scale and help shape the future of pediatric health care in Alberta.

Classification

Senior Consultant

Union

Exempt

Unit and Program

Children's Health Alberta

Primary Location

Southport Tower

Location Details

Eligible to work remotely within Alberta

Temporary Employee Class

Temp F/T Benefits

FTE

1.00

Posting End Date

28-OCT-2026

Date Available

16-NOV-2026

Temporary End Date

31-MAR-2028

Hours per Shift

7.75

Length of Shift in weeks

2

Shifts per cycle

10

Shift Pattern

Days

Days Off

Saturday/Sunday

Minimum Salary

$38.73

Maximum Salary

$66.42

Vehicle Requirement

Not Applicable

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of a Master’s or clinical post-secondary degree (e.g., nursing, nutrition, occupational therapy) with experience in Children’s Health.
• A demonstrated clear pattern of professional and personal development.
• Extensive knowledge of Alberta’s healthcare system and the continuum of care.
• 3-5+ years of experience leading provincial, multi-site, or complex healthcare improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrated expertise in quality improvement, change management, project management, and system transformation.
• Strong leadership skills with experience leading interdisciplinary teams and influencing without direct authority.

Additional Required Qualifications

• Proven ability to analyze and interpret data to inform decision-making and drive measurable improvements.
• Experience managing multiple priorities, competing timelines, and complex stakeholder environments.
• Exceptional facilitation, mediation, negotiation, conflict resolution, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong relationship-building capabilities with clinical, operational, executive, academic, and external partners.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to present complex information clearly to diverse audiences and senior leaders.
• Skilled at navigating ambiguity, managing sensitive issues, and balancing competing interests.
• Experience developing, implementing, and evaluating sustainable change initiatives.
• Knowledge of research methods, evidence appraisal, and healthcare analytics.
• Strong organizational, planning, and time management skills with the ability to work independently.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, MS Project, and Visio.
• Ability to travel within Alberta and work flexibly to support provincial initiatives, partner engagement, and implementation activities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Formal training in change management, quality improvement, implementation science, engagement, and/or project management
• A minimum of a Master’s or clinical post-secondary degree (e.g., nursing, nutrition, occupational therapy) with experience in Children’s Health.
• A demonstrated clear pattern of professional and personal development.
• Extensive knowledge of Alberta’s healthcare system and the continuum of care.
• 3-5+ years of experience leading provincial, multi-site, or complex healthcare improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrated expertise in quality improvement, change management, project management, and system transformation.
• Strong leadership skills with experience leading interdisciplinary teams and influencing without direct authority.
• Proven ability to analyze and interpret data to inform decision-making and drive measurable improvements.
• Experience managing multiple priorities, competing timelines, and complex stakeholder environments.
• Exceptional facilitation, mediation, negotiation, conflict resolution, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong relationship-building capabilities with clinical, operational, executive, academic, and external partners.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to present complex information clearly to diverse audiences and senior leaders.
• Skilled at navigating ambiguity, managing sensitive issues, and balancing competing interests.
• Experience developing, implementing, and evaluating sustainable change initiatives.
• Knowledge of research methods, evidence appraisal, and healthcare analytics.
• Strong organizational, planning, and time management skills with the ability to work independently.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, MS Project, and Visio.
• Ability to travel within Alberta and work flexibly to support provincial initiatives, partner engagement, and implementation activities.