Manager, International Educated Nurse Recruitment
Req ID: 199743
Location: Provincial
Department: People Services
Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly FT long-assignment (100%) x 1
Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 4-Apr-25
Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We're on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.
Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.
About the Opportunity
Reporting to the Director of Recruitment and Volunteer Services and working as part of the broader People Services team, the International Recruitment Manager provides leadership and coordination for Nova Scotia Health's province-wide recruitment and staffing efforts, with a specific focus on Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs).
In this role, they are responsible for ensuring Nova Scotia Health meets its staffing requirements by attracting and hiring qualified candidates to support patient care. This includes leading a team of recruitment staff, offering guidance to ensure best practices are followed, and driving continuous improvement in recruitment processes.
The International Recruitment Manager also participates in special project groups aimed at enhancing recruitment strategies for IENs. This involves consulting with internal clients and external stakeholders to assess workforce needs, developing targeted plans to address those needs, and ensuring performance aligns with KPIs for administrative efficiency and candidate quality.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
- Bachelor's degree in human resources, health, business, public administration, or a related field or a combination of education and 10 years of progressive leadership experience.
- Minimum of 5 years experience in progressive positions involved in planning and delivering comprehensive human resource services and in delivering recruiting and staffing services within a complex, integrated service model, which is provided throughout several locations with multiple partners and stakeholders
- Significant management experience and knowledge of all aspects of human resources management, including recruitment and staffing.
- Demonstrated up-to-date knowledge of recruitment, in the following areas: best practices to source and attract candidates, developing and placing recruitment advertising for optimal results, recent labor market trends for hard-to-fill positions, various collective agreement provisions relating to recruitment, provincial labor standards and human rights legislation related to hiring.
- Significant knowledge of and management experience in developing and managing both programs and employees that support recruiting and staffing.
- Knowledge of healthcare organizations and the health sector, especially related to Nursing would be considered an asset.
- Demonstrated experience in using project management principles and techniques to successfully implement projects.
- Experience working with a diversity of staff and stakeholders, and demonstrating cultural competency, diversity and social inclusion.
- Ability to analyze and interpret statistical data, and monitor quality and performance indicators and benchmarks related to the workforce to evaluate and improve recruiting and staffing initiatives.
- Competencies in other languages an asset.
Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
Hours
- Long Assignment, Full-time position; 75 Hours Bi-weekly
- Approximately a 12-month assignment
Compensation and Benefits
$42.94 - $53.68 Hourly
Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.
Once You've Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.