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Application Deadline: November 23rd, 2026

Title: Manager Health Networks

Salary range: $74,000 - $84,000

Benefits and Pension Plan

Full Time Permanent Hybrid work environment

Overall job purpose The Manager Health Networks is responsible for coordinating and facilitating CHC’s Policy and Practice Networks and Child Health Hubs, creating opportunities for members to connect, collaborate, exchange knowledge and advance shared priorities in children’s healthcare.

This role oversees the operational management and ongoing development of the Network Program, including meeting coordination, workplan development, goal setting, member engagement, knowledge-sharing activities and online community management. Working collaboratively with CHC colleagues, Network leaders and members, the Manager helps ensure that Networks are active, purposeful and responsive to member needs while maintaining alignment with CHC priorities.

The successful candidate brings strong project management and organizational skills, excellent communication and relationship-building abilities, and an interest in fostering collaboration across Canada’s child and youth healthcare sector.

Key responsibilities

Network Management and Coordination

- Work with Network chairs, co-leads and members to establish priorities, define goals, develop annual workplans and identify meaningful outcomes.
- Organize and facilitate virtual and in-person meetings, maintain Network meeting schedules, agendas, action logs, membership information and workplan.
- Support Network leaders in maintaining momentum between meetings and advancing agreed-upon priorities.
- Monitor Network activities and progress against workplans, identifying opportunities to strengthen participation, effectiveness and member value.
- Establish practical measures to assess Network participation, engagement, outputs and member value,.

Member Engagement and Network Growth
- Build positive relationships with members and support an inclusive, collaborative environment that encourages active participation and peer-to-peer learning.
- Identify opportunities to recruit new members, broaden participation and strengthen engagement across CHC’s national membership.
- Support onboarding and orientation for new Network members, helping them understand the Network’s purpose, activities and opportunities to contribute.




- Facilitates the exchange of diverse perspectives and experiences across professional disciplines, organizations and jurisdictions.
- Support succession planning and continuity for Network leadership and activities.

Knowledge Sharing and Collaborative Activities
- Coordinate knowledge-sharing initiatives that enable members to exchange promising practices, practical resources, research, innovations and lessons learned.
- Identify opportunities to translate Network discussions and member expertise into practical resources, presentations, summaries, webinars and other knowledge products.
- Facilitate connections between Networks and other CHC programs, events and initiatives to maximize opportunities for collaboration and knowledge mobilization.
- Track and communicate Network achievements, outputs and emerging insights to support broader organizational learning.

Online Member Portal and Community Management
- Manage the day-to-day operation and ongoing development of CHC’s online member portal, with a focus on supporting Network activities and member interaction.
- Maintain Network spaces, ensure content is current, organized, accessible and consistent with CHC’s communications and information-management practices.
- Develop and implement approaches to increase portal engagement and integrate its use into Network activities.
- Provide basic user support and orientation to members, troubleshoot routine issues and coordinate with technology providers or internal colleagues when required.

Project Management and Continuous Improvement
- Develop project plans, timelines, deliverables, task lists and progress reports, as appropriate.
- Anticipate and address operational challenges, manage competing priorities and ensure timely follow-through.
- Identify opportunities to improve processes, tools and approaches to Network management and knowledge sharing.
- Contribute to departmental planning, reporting and broader CHC member engagement initiatives.

Key skills and competencies Project management and organization: Plans effectively,



coordinates multiple activities, tracks deliverables and ensures commitments are met.

Relationship building and member service: Establishes trusted relationships, responds to member needs and creates a welcoming and productive environment for participation.

Facilitation and collaboration: Supports constructive discussion, encourages contributions from diverse perspectives and helps groups move from conversation to action.

Communication: Communicates clearly and professionally, adapts messages to different audiences, and synthesizes discussions into useful summaries and next steps.

Digital fluency: Uses online platforms and collaboration tools effectively to support engagement, information sharing and virtual community building.

Initiative and problem-solving: Anticipates needs, identifies opportunities for improvement and takes ownership of assigned responsibilities.

Knowledge sharing and continuous improvement: Recognizes opportunities to capture and share learning, demonstrate impact and strengthen the value of collaborative activities.

Adaptability and teamwork: Works effectively across a small, collaborative team, manages changing priorities and contributes to shared organizational goals.

In addition to the competencies listed above, other skills, behaviours & competencies required for this position include:

- Bilingualism (English/French), an asset

Education

Post-secondary education in health administration, project management, public administration, communications, community development or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Additional Comments:

- Project management courses an asset
- Knowledge mobilization courses an asset

Experience

Minimum experience required: 3-5 years

- Experience coordinating projects, professional networks, communities of practice, membership programs or collaborative initiatives.
- Demonstrated project management skills, including planning, scheduling, coordinating deliverables, tracking progress and managing multiple priorities.
- Experience facilitating member engagement, stakeholder relationships or professional communities.
- Familiarity with online collaboration platforms or community engagement tools.
- Experience developing workplans, tracking goals documenting outcomes, preparing meeting materials, summaries, reports and other professional communications.

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